American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-06-22
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

The Directors of the Washington Life
are some of our best and most reliable
men in the city.-THoMAs CARLTON,
Methodist Book Concern, New York.
A NEW tin tea-kettle takes a longer
time to boil than an old one, because the
bright surface reflects or throws Oft the
heat of the fire; but the old one, having a
dark surface, absOrbs the heat.
IT has been proved by experiment that
the more rapidly an animal is fattened the
less quantity of food is necessary to sus-
tain its mere vitality. Thus an animal
can be more cheaply fattened by consum
ing ten bushels of corn in two months
than if four months were occupied in the
process. Liberal and abundant feeding
is the most economical, and saving OF
time in producing the same result is a
gain in the profit.
Broom Corn - PROFESSIONALLY the
best way to dispose of broom corn seed
is to feed it to the fowls. The next best
mode is to give it to the sheep; they are
fond of it, and fatten upon it nearly as
fast as upon Indian corn. Ground with
corn, rye, oats, or barley, it is profusely
fed to cattle, and when mixed with wheat
bran, it is good for mich cows. The
Shakers frequently feed it to horses, and
at the season of the year when this grain
is abundant, they use it exclusively
CItTtsttuU CHtOH.
FRENCH JELLY.-One quart of calf's
foot or clear gelatine or stock; some ripe
fruit, or any preserved or brandy cherries
Have ready one quart of very clear jelly;
select ripe and nice-looking fruit, and
pick off the stalks. Commence by put
ting some jelly at the bottom of the mold
and let it remain about two hours to hard
en-; then arrange some fruit according to
taste round the edge of the mold; if cur
rants, lay them as they come from the
tree, on their stalks, and pour in more
Jelly, to make the fruit adhere, and let
the layer also harden.
COOP WoRDs.-Do not be above your
business, no matter what that calling may
be, but strive to be the best in that line.
He who turns up his nose at his work
quarrels with his bread and butter. He is
poor smith who quarrels with his own
sparks; there is no shame about any hon
est calling; don't be afraid of soiling your
hands; there is plenty of soap to be had
All trades are good to traders. Above
all things avoid laziness. There is plenty
to do in this world for every pair OF
hands, and we must so work that the
world will be richer because of our having
lived in it.
mental WEAKNESS, and will find in him q
torpid liver, INSTRUCTED kidneys, a dys
peptic stomach, constipated bowels, or an
inactive skin. If the brain-worker does
not sleep enough, nor exercise enough,
nor eat enough, or if he eats too much, OF
takes improper food, his digestive organs
run down, and the clock-work of the
brain, having no way to reconstruct the
machinery through which it receives i'm
pressions and transmits volitiOns and i'm
pulses, is obliged to cease work. The
of ha dx in haa n
and the brain will take care of itself, work
il all you can.-Dr. Trail.
To CURE HAMs-My recipe is as fol
lows: Make pickle-to eight gallons OF
water put twelve pounds of salt, three
fourths pound of saltpeter, one pint OF
molasses, one pound of sugar. Let il
come to boil and skim it. Have the
hams packed, and when the pickle is COO
pour it over them The meat must be
weighted down and be well covered with
pickle. Let it remain five weeks, Their
take them out and smoke them nicely
When they are we'll smoked, make good
strong sack of stout domestic, the exac
shape of the ham, and sew them in well
1 hav. tried this way for over fifteen years
and always have sweet meat.-Cor. West
ern Rural.
SPRAINs AND BRUISES. injuries
are sometimes very painful, and their con
sequences very serious. The dense ligi
ments and synovial membranes of the
joints swell, and sometimes inflame, as thu
result of local injuries, and the pain i:
often extreme. But simple water is al
the treatment necessary in any case. L
should, however, be of a temperature
adapted to the circumstances, the indica
ton being to unload the congested vessels
of the injured part as much as possible
If the part is hot and painful, apply colo
water or cold wet cloths, frequently re
newed, until the heat becomes normal. L
there is pain or tenderness without in
creased heat, apply lamentations until tn
pain is relieved. All the after dosing re
CURED in either case is wet cloth GOV
cred with dry one, and worn until al
tenderness is gone. This simple treat
ment will do all that any medication can do
and is better than all the liniments ant
lotions, plasters and pOultices, that wer
ever invented.-Seience Of Health.