National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-04-26
Farm, Garden and Household.

Com Cor MEAL--A writer in rural
SAYS of tao value OF cob meal for stock
that he would Us soon have ashes ~ tn,
meal.
A Car SToRY.--A Detroit man cam,
very near killing his own child with
clue which he hurled nj nm offending cat
and then tried 10 make the matter worst
by committing suiciGe. The child wal
only stunned, however, and the fyhe
thought better OF his designs agains
himself
Corn BREAD. Take four cups SOU
mix, one Of these partly filed with cream
one egg, little salt, two even teaspoon
fuIS pulverized soda mix the soda viii
avery little corn meal, and stir all togeth
er TIL il loams ; then add corn meal till {
thin batter is obtained, aud pour into hot
tins, oiled, an inch deep, and bake IN {
quick oven.
SowING CLOVER SEED. Farmers who
grow clover seed are recommended by
writer in the Rral World, to SOW the
seeds IN the chat without hulling. since
it is actually worth more and will bring
better crop than the same quantity OF
seed will if hulled. lie SAYS many Of the
seeds are injured by hulling. and the
chaH is n protection to the young and
tender plants.
NERVOUS OR SICK HEADACHE Sever
nj years since | was very much afflicted
with nervous headache. Some one told
me it was occasionel hy drinking green
tea, i netting as poi on to some constitu
tionH After that drank black tea, n d
have never been troubled with such head.
aches since. Other causes may produce
nervous headaches, of course, but ] be
lieve this is one.
A Persian emigre, recently arrived AZ
Bombay, states that his father was 1872
years old, and delighted in $50 grand
sons and granddauehters. 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 daugh-
tors sons are you p
PLowING Start the plows the mo.
ment the ground is dry enough, but not
before and where it can DO done, har
row and SOW as fast as you pillow. Do
not wait to finish the field We know
there is some loss of time in changing
work so often, but its nothing compared
with the extra time and labor required
to prepare plowed land that has been ex-
posed to heavy rains, and then had TO
lie for several days until the surface was
crusted over before it was dry enough
to harrow. Our springs are so short,
and the weather so uncertain, that our
rule should be never to leave the fed
until all the land that has been plowed
is narrowed and sown.
SOUP RECIPE. Put four pounds of
fresh beef in six quarts of cold water,
and let it boil slowly for five or six hours.
(The lady correspondent who furnishes
Il is recipe usually boil her meat the pre-
cedlng day. Then take it from the pot
and partially skim off the top; crate, or
finely slice, one large or two small car.
rots ; slice two or three onions, one tur-
nip and two potatoes; salt and black pep
per to taste add one.quarter Of a red
pepper, one tablespoon of summer savo-
ry; let these ingredients boil slowly to-
gether for nearly two hours. Just before
taking up for the table mix tablespoon
of flour in little cold water stir into
the soap, letting it boil up twice, and
yoHr soup is done.
How TO BRIGHTEN STRAW MATING
AND OH-CLoTH. y Wash it twice during
the Summer with salt and water, say
about pint OF salt dissolved in about a
pallful of warm, soft water, drying the
mating quickly with a soft cloth. The
salt will prevent it from tuning yellow.
Far away, and from quite an opposite
quarter, We hear another friendly voice
begging us to say to our readers that al
ter oil-cloths are scrubbed and dried,
they should be rubbed al ever with q
cloth dipped in milk You've no idea, "
says our friend, chow brightly tine COL
ors come out. Husband says it's the al
bumon in the milk, but | think it's the
very thin fin of Preese deposited
Meantime our oil-cloths shine the whole
year round"
FINDING THE LIVE WEIGHT OF CATTLE
BT MEAsUnEMENT.--In answer to CORE
spondent, the London Fed says: Take
the length of the back from the junction
OF the cervical and dorsal processes to
the tail, and the girth Immediately be-
hind the elbow, square the girtb, and
multiply the result by the length, and
then by one OF the following decimal
multipliers