National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-07-12
Farm, Garden and Household.

pint of mOlusscs. one teacnpful OF butter
half teocupful Of hot water, one tea
spoonful Of pulverized alum dissolved II
bot water, two tea-spoenfnls Of ginger
the whole mixed thoroughly with enough
OF flopr to roll ont End cnt into cards
Bake nj once in quick oven.
LOBSTER RAGoUT - Remove all tn,
meat Of boiled lobster from the shell
and cut il in small pieces. Pound tn,
spawn 10 smooth paste, with two ounce
Of butter, salt, pepper, and little mace
Put one gill Of water in a saucepan,
thicken With two eggs well beaten add
the spawn, md stir il over the fire brisk.
ly for ten minutes. Ada the pieces OF
lobster; hoil up once, and serve very
hot
Strawberries. Another communica.
tion in the journal last quoted describes
what the writer calls a new method OF
making strawberry bed: The plot
covers about square rod, and between
every rod is laid board about sixteen
inches in width. The boor1s remain till
the vines cease yielding for the season,
when they are removed and coat of
fine dressing well spaded in. where the
boards had laid, and the surface smooth
ed down. The runners Of the vines soon
root over the dressed space, and in the
Fall the boards are placed over the old
vines. Bv this method new vines are
had everv alternate year, and much time
is saved in wedding.
Cows TAILS AND HEELS. "A correspon-
dent tells Tile Maine Frmer how he
manages these sometimes unruly mem
hers ] bowed my kicking COW up in a
horse stall, fixed piece of hard wood
plank across the stall, ~ that il rested
about six inches from the floor, and two
inches forward of her hind feet. She
soon found the sharp edge Of the plank
was injured less than her shins, and
after few trials abandoned her bad
habit of kicking. had another COW which
kept a continual switching Of her tail
while being MIXED. I placed small
pole acro's the top of the stall, bored a
hole in board near The end, placed a
wire ring through it, slipped the pole
through the ring, so that the board hung
abont two feet from the floor, at the side
OF the cows near hind leg. She can
pound the board with her caudal appen-
dage all she pleases without inconven-
fence to her mixer. The ring slides on
The pole, and the board can be showed
aside when not needed.
HEALTH IN HARVEST. Harvest time
brings not only the hardest work bnt til,
most Indictment weather of the season
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mer the work of the farm is hurried
through without stop, or barely time fo'
rest. The excessive labor, mental ex.
citement, and often very unwise ex
posnre, result not uncommonly in
nervous or physical prostitution, and
sometimes in sunstfoke and other fatal
diseases. There is no reason why mere
exposure to heat or severe labor should
necessarily produce such effects, but
there are substantial reasons why impru
dence and neglect should do this Moth
ing is more injurious than the habit of
drinking spirituous liquors in any, even
the smallest quantity, or of drinking
water to excess while exposed to Excess
sive heat Habits of drinking are formed
without necessity, and nre fed and in
creased by indulgence. Proiuse drinking
produces profuse perspiration. and this
aea'0 PRODUCES thirst. II the first desire
is 'sl ted. /, is vanquished. and there j.
no ICED OF any greater supply Of liquid
to the system than under ordi lary cir.
cumstances and at other times. IF drink
is.absolntely needed, and desire arises
that cannot be resisted, it is better to
quench the thirst with cold tea or toast
water than plain cold water 1t refreshes
and invigorates, while water only ten
porarily stakes the thirst and relaxes and
weakvns the system. II is dangerous t.
drink very cold liquids at all, and it will
be found that cup of warm tea will
have more effect in cooling the heated
body than ice-cold water When in n
heated condition with violent exercise,
cold water poured for a minute on the
inner part of the wrists will cool the
blood gradually but rapidly, and with
safety. A handful Of grass or grape
leaves placed within the lat will keep the
head cool, and a piece of linen lining
fiom the back Of the hat, and covering
the neck, will give complete protection
to the back of the head. When the days
work is done, bath should never be
omitted not partial bath, but the
whole body shonld be sponged with soap
aud water, and briskly rubbed with n
coarse towel This will prevent sleepless
pes', relieve fatigue, and, above all
things, remove the accumulated dis
charge from the pores Of the skin, and
will permit on the following day the
escape OF the insensible perspiration. the
stoppage of which tends to produce
congo ton of the system, and often re-
suits in fatal sunstroke, All the hired
help shoull be provided with facilities
for making these evening ablutions aud
encouraged Ia perform them. Next to
perfect cleanliness, Diet is important.
S-vere work should not be performed
while the stomach is empty nor imme-
diately after eating The food shoulo be
of the most easily digested and cooling
character, and free from salt. salt pork
should BE- avoided and the egg basket or
the chicken roost should be taxed for
supplies as far as possible. Bread, milk,
Vegetables. rice, cheese, aud nation
should be the farmers food, and bacon
and buckwheat cakes, and pork and
beans should be postponed to the Wiz.
ter. Nothing is better than. half an
hour before retiring at night il the ap.
petite desires it, TO take pint Of fresh
milk and slice of bread broken up in
it. eaten cold. Milk taken by itself cur.
dies in a mass in the stomach and is not
easily digestible, but mixed with bread
i very easily digested becnuse il cannot
become a solid mass and is easily re-
dnced. Such diet, with . pure skin, n
cl ar consclepce. and always q separate
garment for the night, will not fail to