The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15
Fnrn. Garden and Household.

FOR CuAPPEp HANDs.-Thrce dnchms
camphor gum, three do. white hceswnx,
three do. spermnceti, two ounces olive
oil. Melt slowly upon the stove. 1t
will form white ointment when cool.
noME.MApE CHLORIDE OF LnIE.-An
excellent di,inf. Giant is readily obtained
by dissolying bushcl Of salt IN barrel
OF water, and with the salt water slack n
barrel OF lime, Which should be wet
enough to form n kind Of paste. For
the purpose of disiniectant, this home
mae chloride Of lime is nearly MS good
rs that purchased at the shops and drug
stores,
CRAcKFp HooF IN HoRsvs. Rural
Nerr Yorker OF Nov. 25th, somebody asks
for cure for n cracked honf, Having
some experience with cracked hoofs, l
give the following MS sure RENE ~ ::
Shoe the foot with new, heavy shoe,
with heavy bar ncrosS the heel. TIL"
horse can be worked every day, It will
operate equally as well on quarter
crack as split hoOf.
HAnvEsrNo CARROTS, by Warren Gale,
North Derby, Vt. He cuts the tops with
a hoe, plows between the rows with n
subsoil plow, which looScns the roots so
that with potato-hook or dnng.lork they
may he very easily gathered. The tops,
rs well MS all other root tops, il put in
layers nf a foot thick between rails, and
made into n pile Of five or six feet thick,
will keep for long time.
How To Bon FRESH FISH "A" Travelled
gentem m" saytthe only proper way to
boil fresh fish il, after evisceriting it, to
sew 1t up in linen cloth and plunge it
into hot water containing little salt.
When done, take ont, and cutting the
threads of the cloth down the hack Of tie
fish, cut the skin of the fish, so that in
taking of the cloth, the skin comes of
with It. leaving tho fish "iu't delicious"
Scaling the fish before cooking it, he re.
CARDS as very bad economy.
EFFICIENCY OF VACCINATION. is
stated in the Edinburgh Medical Journal
that at recent meeting Of the Glasgow
Melico.C hirurgical Society, mot enc
member was able to adlEce one single
instance of n rc.yacciIatrl person hay.
inc taken the smallpox" It was main
tanned thnt when smallpox prevails,
every individual above five wears Of age,
in an infected locality, ought to he re-
vacciratcd. We believe this is the uni
versal conviction of impartial medical
observers in all parts Of world.
BAKED PUDDING. following is
said to be one Of the best puddingS that
ever was used in The Metropolitan Hotel
Of New York: Five tablcspooniuls of
corn starch to one quart Of milk; dis
solve the starch in part Of the milk,
heat the rem ainder Of the milk to nearly
boiling, having salted 1t little. then add
tile dissolved starch to the milk, boil
three minutes, stirring briskly; allow it
to cool, and then thoroughly mix with
it three eggs, well beaten, with three
tablespoonfulls Of sugar flavor to youI
taste, and Lake il half m hour.
WATERING HOUSE PLANTs.-" How Of
ten should house plants be watered !" is
question frequently asked by those who
have had little or no experience in theil
culture. There certainly cannot be any
particular rule given in regard to time,
for some species require more water thar
others, and plants in large pots will need
it less frequently than those in small ones
The Temperature Of tue room has also {
powerful effect upon the evaporation o
moisture il ve'y warm, the plants vii
require more than If il is cool Their,
are, however, two very essential thins
relating to house culture Of plants whicl
should not lie overlooked First, Neve
apply cold water from cisterp or well
but lot it be somewhere about the tenn
perature of the air in vi ich the plant!
arc grown. Very cold water is sure t.
check the growth Of the plants. Second
When the plants are wntcred, give thu
soil in the pots good soaking, and ther
omit o ering again until the soil show,
That its needed. A little ut time, and
very oft'p. is too generally the practice
with the novice -RtTd Ntio Yorker.