The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29
Farm, Garden and Household.

Corn Con MEAL.-A writer in rural,
slys Of the value OF cob meal for stock,
that he would MS soon have ashes Us the
meal.
A Car SToUY.--A Detroit man came
very near killing his own child with n
clup which he hurled atau offending cat,
aul then tried to make the matter worse
by committing suicide, The child WAS
oily stunned, however, and the father
ttougAt better Of his designs agaiIs!
himself.
Cons BRrAD.-Tako fonr cups sour
m lk, one of these partly filed with cream;
one egg, n little salt, two even teaspoon.
fulS pnlvCrized soda ; mix the soda with
avery little corn meal, and stir all togeth.
or TIL III ioams then add corn meal til Il
thin batter is obtained, aud pour into hot
tins, oiled, an inch deep and bake in u
quick oyen.
SowING CLOVER SrHD.-Fnrmers who
grow clover seed are recommended by
writer in the Rural World, to SOW the
seeds IN the chat without hulling, since
II is actually worth more and will bring
better crop than the same quantity OF
seed will liz hulcd. He SAYS many Of the
seeds aro injured by hullng, and the
chalr is a protection to the young and
tender plants.
NERVOUS on StcK HEADACHE. Sewer.
n years since was very much afflicted
with nervous headache. Some one told
me it was ocCasioued by drinking green
tea, it netting rs poilon to some coustitu
tlons, After that drank black tea, n ID
have never been troubled with such head
aches Stree. Other causes may produce
nervous headaches, OF course, but Uo
lieye this is one.
A Persian emigrc, recently arrived at
Bombay, states that his father was 100
ycars old, and delighted in 100 grand
sons aud grandiarghtcrs, After some
years the train extended to such length
that the great grandpa could not even
make out WHO it was addressed him by
the name Of grandpa His usual QUes.
ton was my dear, which Of my dangh-
terS' sons are you"
PiowINo. Start the p'owg the mo.
ment the ground is dry enough, but not
before aud where it can be done, har.
row md SOW rs fast rs you plow. Do
not wait to finish the field. We know
there is soMe lass Of time in CHANGING
work so often, hut its nothing compared
with the extra time and labor required
to prepareplowel land that hni been cx.
posed to heavy rains, and then had to
lie for several days until the turlncc VA,
crusted over before ii was dry enough
to harrow, Our springs IRE so short,
aud the weather so uncertain, that or
rule shoi'd be never to leave the fo 4
until al the land that has been plowcd
is narrowed and sown.
Sour Rrcpr. Put four pounds Of
fresh hosf in six Qsarts Of cold water
and let 1t boil slowly for five or six hours
(Illc lady correspondent who furnishes
Il is recipe usually hoil her meat the pre-.
ccd'ng davl Then take it from the pot
and partially skim of the top CRATE, OF
finely slice, one large or two small car.
rots slice two or three onions, one tur.
nip pnd two potatoes; sHltHrd black pop
per to taste nod cne.qnarter Of n red
pepper, one tablespoon Of summer savo.
ry; let these Ingredients boil slowly to-
gltler for nclrly two hoifS Jd.t before
taking up for the table NIX tablespoon
OF flour in il Ito cold water stir into
the solp, letting 1t boil up twice, aud
yosr soup is aoGc.
How TO BMoHrES Straw MATING
AND UI1rcLoTH. Wash il twice during
the Summer with suit and water, ray
about pint OF salt dissolved in about n
pailiul Of warm, soft water, drying the
mating quickly with n soft cloth. The
salt will prevent IL from turning yellow.
Far away, and from quito IN opposite
quarter, we hear another friendly voice
begging us to say to our readers That ai.
ter oil-cloths are scrubbed and dried,
they should be rubbed all ever with II
clothdipped in milk. you've no idea"
says our friend, chow brightly the col.
ors come ont. Husband says it's the nj.
bumcn in the milk, but | think it's the
very thin film of greeso deposited.
Meantime our oil.clotls shine the whole
year round"
FINDING THE LIVE WEIGHT OF CATTLE
ny MrAsuRrMENT.-In answer to CORE
spondent, the London Fed says: Take
the length OF the back from the junction
OF the cervical mud dorsaI processes TO
the tail, and the girth Immediately be.
hind the elbow, square the girth, and
multiply the result by the length, and
then by one OF the following decimal
multipliers;
DLciNLL MULnPtIErs
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