Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-09
Useful Receipts.

mol ONLY upon tuc careful >"ttlN. pt tHr
>cions. but the operations should be per
formed earlier In the season than with most
other kinds Of fruit trees. The >cions
should he inserted a. soon as the frcezn.
weather is pa 81. a.d before the buds have
>wclicd 10 any considerable extent.
tLoVTR.-The common red clover We
suppose To be the best for feeding To swine.
We have used II for that purpose for many
years. Ten times ~ much of it ought 10
be fed to the swine aS there usually is
Ten to twelve pounds of seed per acre. j.
the quantity commonly used. - v. T..
Fduacr.
How To CURE \ BALKY lioR>E-l; Is
simply 10 place your hand over the horse :
nose and shut OF his wind until lie want,
to 20, and then let him 20. 80 says enc
who states that nc has long tried it. The
remedy is simple. always at hand. and a
merciful one Ia the beast Try It,.
II screws arr warmed and dipped in m It.
Ell taliow II will prevent ru>iinG. and they
can always be un>crewcd with ease. 4 large
quantity of screws can he creased in few
inmates. and the operation i one which
will ultimately result in great saving OF
time and labor
PEAS.-A farmer who raises large ulan-
titles of peas informs H. that the blrrk-
eyed maroon i the best he has ever used.
l. has a long pod; the peas are large and
rich. Ii i not quite a early A. the Dan
ORourke. but l. preferable l., other re-
spect>.-, v. T.. Eurmsr.
There Is no other plan: tina, produces 50
plSaSiug an effect a. a lGNuriant English or
IRISH ivy trained over the walls Of living
room. framing u door or A window. draped
about brackets. >tatucttcs OF pictures.
Every cow should fa;leu ole ps. - az
Old rule and good one; that l.. the daily
product OF 4 good cow should Nc iu huttcr-
mix and whey enough to feed ohc PIE. ar
ter the cream and Oh csc are rNfri-tei.
GRAHAM Flour MUfFINGs. One pint 81
sour milk. small teas pooufll 81 Soda. ou,
tablespoonful Of sugar. aud Graham h5Gr
sufficient 10 make thick batter. Bake IT,
rug or drop the batter iu >punafG.> "a IA
iiai tin, Adj a little >all before haht :
To WEIrrN SrEAw llAr>.-->crapc stick
sulphur with knife. NIX the pow icr L. u
mu>h with water. plaster r. iu.cSly uY-r
the straw. and place M hot wr.r several
hours; brush OF when dry Tbs J., au
easy and etieciual plan.
>CALLoPEp PoAIoES.-BnIinth the ,k,u~.
Peel quickly. when done. 5nl iup through
colandei. or coarse sieve. or mash
smoothly; season highly wiki ~ali. pepper,
aud butter; add TWO or three hgri-hui,cd
eggs chopped fine. -Four ~ = % quart
OF mashed potatoes are nice: hui ID nat
plenty. two will answer. Fiil a bake ,li>h
with II. and bake long enough tn form a
deiIe aieiy brown crust. Serve - soon -
taken from the oven.
BRouED HAM.-Cut thin slices from tl..
middle of the ham, true and uniform a.
possible, having the knife very sharp. But
if by carele>sn5>s some parts arc thicker
than Others. roll the thick part out. >toullv
with rolline-pn. Soak an hour or twa
in warm water. unless the ham is quite
fresh. Have the gridiron perfectly free
from roughncss, and well heated; then
broil over brisk fire. turning constantly,
that no part may be black. II cut thin
enough, it will take hut few minutes TO
brazil it. When doue. butter and pepper "a
sui, the taste. For breakfast. an omelei.
or eggs cooked in some acceptable way.
should always 90 with ham.
COMMERCIAL FKgTIIIzERs.-A wear ayo
noticed an item in new spaper stating that
ground bone and good unieachcd wood
ashes mixed in equal parts. and barrel
full OF the mixture wei with three parts @.
"a
iZer equal 10 the best o.phaie of lime |
tried this mixture last season on corn. us
inc phosphates on half of the piece. and
bones and ashes on the other half. both in
hill. found the corn planted on bone
and ashes looked the best while growing
and yielded the best when harvested. Let
1t be well mixed Cor. -NIiae Frmer.
4 SIMPLE REMEDY FOR DANDRUFF.-
There are doubtless few persons, especial
ly among gentlemen. who do not suffer
from the Inconvenience of dandruh. Ply
sicians seem Ia consider il hot OF >utilciclt
| Importance 10 engage their attention. and
the poor victims are LETT either TO practise
their virtue of endurance, or tor cure. 10
try some OF the many no,tIuR> advertised
ia the public prints. The into cradle itch
M which frequently accompanies the
troublesome complaint Is not the only I'M
pleasant feaiuIe, a. 10 persons of any pre-
tentions TO neatness the appearance of the
the white scales on the coat collar and
shoulders is very Objectionable. The writ
er. during number of years. tried the
different alcoholic solutions of castor oil
aud many other preparations. without per-
manent benefit. and as 4 last resort was led
Il adopt the plan of cleaning the scalp with
boraX and carb. pottas>a. This proved eff
fcctual. but after persistent treatment of
some months the hair be anne sen>ibly
thinner. and perhaps would have soon dis
appeared altogether. The belief that
/ dandrufi arises from disease of the skin,
although physicians do not seem TO agree
on this point. and the knowledge that The
/ Us of sulphur is frequently attended with
| very happy results in such diseases, IN
/ duced me to try ii in my own case. pre-
| paration of one ounce OF flowers of sui
| phur and one quart of water wa, made =
| The clear liquid WAS poured of, after the
mixture had been repeatedly agitated dur
! intervals Of a few hours. and the head was
saturated with this every mprning. In a
few weeks ey ry trace Of dandruif had dis
| appeared. the hair became soft and glossy.
aud now, after a discontinuance of the
treatment for eighteen months, there is no
| indication of the return OF the disease |
do not pretend to explain the modus oper-
dndf of the trea me 1t, for il is well known
that sublimed sulphur is almost Or wholly
insoluble, and the liquidsused was destitute
OF taste. color. or smell The effect speaks
for ITSELF Journal IF Pharmacy