The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-12-09
Farm. Garden and Household.


white OF m egg is said to be specific
for 6sh bones sticking in the throat, II
is to be swallowed raw, and will carry
down bone easily and certainly. There
is another fact touching eggs, which will
be well to remember, When, as some
times by accident, corrosive sublimate
is swallowed, the white OF one or two
eggs taken will ncutrlliso the poison,
and change the effect TO that OF dose
calomel
CoFpER. TO insure the purity Of
coffee unqueStionably, the hest way is,
to buy the roasted berry and grind it at
home, but even this preCaution has not
always been successful, for some years
ago imitation coffee berries were manu-
featured from clay. These were mixed
with the genuine berries, mud roasted
with them, when they absorbed some OF
the colOring matter and oil, and so re.
maineda close imitation. On breaking
such imitation berries the coler would
be seen to be principally on the exterior
To SEPARATE LlonT GRA1x-F From
GooD-A correspondent Of the .iasrit1a
Artisan suggests the following plaa;
for wheat, take lye from wood.ashcs,
strong enough to bear up potato
Pour the grain into the lye, skim off all
that feats, pour of the lye The grain
eau be rinsed, il thought best, or it can.
be dried for sowing. II will not hurt
the grain, il II is not allowed to remain
in the I've, The grain should be spread
so that it will dry quick. This method
OF treating grim not only removes
light weight, but destroys Insects Of
their eggs that may be in the gEain. For
lighter grains make the lye less strong.
PvMPxlS-PlEs.-Choose the best pump
kins that can 10 found. Take out the
seeds, cut tho rind carefully away, and
then cut the pumpkin into tim and mar
row bits. Stew over q moderate fire in a
little water, just enough to keep tho mass
from burning, until soft, Turn of the
water, II any remain, and let the pumpkin
steam over slow fire about ten minutes.
When sufficiently cooled, strain through a
sieve. Swcctcn the pumpkin with sugar
and little molasscs, The sugar and eggs
should be beaten together, Tue tlavoring
requires ginger, the grated rinl Of a lemon
or nutmeg, and salt. To one quart Of
pumpkin add one quart Of milk and four
eggs for ordinary richness.
Heat the pumpkin scalding hot before
putting It upon tue crust to bake, other.
wise the crust will be soaked. Bake in u
very hot oven.
CRoss BREEDING OF HESs.--ln dc.
Gliding whether We nre to keep pure or
cross breeds, we are to keep in view our
particular aims. II the purpose is to OBJ.
tainegg5, tits generally better to use the
puro breeds, because the most eggs are
produced By those species which do not
set, and this ttaiL is very aptto disappear
in crossing Mt least II is not regularly
preserved. A sitting mud npn.sittlng
breed produce cross that sits in almost
every case |; two non-sitting breeds pro.
ducO cross (which by far the greater
part are sitters. II II Is intended to
misc fowls for the table, there is much
advantage in making q cross, or at least
no good reason for keeping the races
pure The first generation from prop.
or cross produces hardy chickens, OF
rapid growth and good constitution.
Beyond one generation, however, II is
not advisable to continue the cross.-
The Poultry World.
PACKING PoULTRY.-All poultry should
be thoroughly cooled before packing.
Then provide boxes, for they arc prefer.
able to barrels; place layer Of rye straw
that bus been thoroughly cleaned from
dust, on the bottom Pack by bending
the head oil the fowl under It. Then LAY
itin the left hand corner, with the head
against the end Of tho box, with the back
up; continue to iill that row in tho same
manner until completed; then begin the
second row the same way, letting the
head pass between the fump OF the two
adjoining ones, which will make It COM
plete and solid. In packing the laSt row,
reverse the order, placing the head against
the end Of tho box, letting the feet PISS
under each other; should there he q space
left between these two rsws wide enough
to lay in few sidewiSe, do so, passing the
feet under the same way, but should 1t not
be wide enough, then Ill tight with straw,
so the poultry as packed can not move.
This gives uniformity Of appearance, and
iirmness in packing that will prevent
moving during transportation Over this
layer, place straw enough to prevent one
layer from coming in contact with the
next.
How SHEEP HAVE BEES So1rD.-A
Pennsylvania farmer writes TO the
TfiGHns: The soil more particularly
adapted to soiliug sheep in tho field is
that Of light texture. II may be sandy
loan, grayelly loan, or any soil which
readily permits the water to pass oil.
Land that has been gubsOiled immedi.
ately before tho crop was sown is in
every way preferable. However, the
farmer should learn to make his soil Just
what he wants it to be. Manure, lime,
and cultivation will make clay soil as
equally adaptable to this System MS
sandy loan /; and plenty Of manure on
light sandy OF gravelly loam will ron.
der it Us 81 TO bear heavy cropsas clay.
SO that tho original quality Of soil is not
OF much Importance lit Is drained aud
made rich aud porous. / hive found IL
best to lay down the grass aud mixed
pasture without any accompanying crop.
The soil should be in good order, made
clean by aBummer fallow il previously
full Of weeds, brought toa fine stats Of
filth and sown tlickly. ! have used n
peck Of timothy, n bushcl of orchard
grass, buShel otbluc gnsC.
GREEN TooD ron Eow1s. Wright
in his book on poultry, thus talks OF the
importance OF green iood to poultry that
ia confined IIbn loei rnnnts;In IN II,a