Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-06-27
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

Pieces of horseradish added TO the
vinegar on pickles improves their flavor,
and prevents mold. ~. ...4,... t..s
"A teaspoonful of spirits of ammonia
added to the rinse water will make rusty
black goods look as good as new.
"A writer in the London Garden
sTongly ocr recommends ,nen root ru-..ng for
qEer,luxurl9us qI d trees Wien do not bear.
an a,o S"y'' ~ -, numerous cases have seen
- aoundaht crop Of fine fruit produced
by pears and plums the very season after
this root pruning has been performed,
upon trees from which nothing has been
gathered for years previous" This work
must be done, of course, before the trees
start In spring .... ..,...
Tomato Pudding.--Place pared and
sliced tomatoes to the depth of an inch or
more, In a bright tin basin. Sprinkle
sugar over them. Next layer of light
bread in slices, well spread with butter.
Then a deep layer of tomatoes and sugar
again, and lastly u layer of bread and
butter on the top. Flavor with lemon or
nutmeg. Bake from one TO two hours,
according to the size of your dish. We
find the past winter that canned tomatoes
are excellent served in this way. OF"
Sowing Wheat and Oats Together. -
| The Western Farmer says; The plan OF
| sowing some oats with spring wheat has
| been practiced to considerable extent in
some parts Of Wisconsin, and probably
more this spring than ever before James
| ellis, Cooksville, Wis, informs us that in
his vicinity but little wheat was sown
alone, most farmers sowing from fourth
to "a third of bushel of oats per acre
with the wheat, The attacks Of the chinch
! bugs are thought to be prevented to a
| good degree, by this method. There is
little difficulty in separating the wheat
| from the oats.
Care of a Canary Bird.--Hang the
cage where the drafts do not strike the
bird. Give canary and rape seed, plenty
of fresh water, cuttle-fish bone, and clean
gravel on the bottom of the cage often
! Also, give the bird fresh water to bathe in
every day. After they have bathed, remove
the dish, Which should be shallow. The
room should not be overheated. A littlt
pepper occasionally regulates them. Dc
not give them cake or sugar. Wher
moulting, feed them on rape seed slightly
moistened. Hard-boiled eggs and crack
ers grated are excellent. Bad seed will
kill birds. Cabbage and sweet apples ar
good for them, and now and then an egg
"A Cheap Disinfectant-one pound o
green copperas costing seven cents, dis
solved in one quart of water, and poure,
down water-closet, will eifectually cor
ceutrate and destroy the foulest smells
On board ships and steamboats,, abou
hotels and other public places, there
nothing so nice to purify the air. Simpl
green copperas, dissolved under the bed i
anything that will hold water, will rende
hospital or other place for the sick FIRE
from unpleasant smells For butcher
stalls, fish markets, slaug sink
, aud wherever there are offensive putri
| gases, dissolve copperas and sprinkle
, about, and in a few days the smell wi
/ pass away. If Il cat rat or mouse dit
| about the house and sends forth an offe
= sive gas, place some dissolved copperas
4 an open vessel near the place where II
5 nuisance is, and it will soon purify the a
\ mosphere.