Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-06-26
FARM AND HOME.

sweet milk. four eggs, and SIX tea
spOOnIals ofsugar must be beaten to
ceihcr Let the mixture thicker, by
setting pail in a kettle Of hot water
On the stove, stiring It all the while.
When cold add lemon extract.
MAKING BUTTER.-ReceGt exue.
rimeots indicate that the best tem
Verature Of the air, a. well as OF the
cream, for rapid churniug Of butter
is from "a TO % degrees, Instead Of the
average Of 66 degrees. as generally
taken. \ cellar, With temperature
regulated 10y means of tlermomc-
ter, seems most suitable Tor tie pur
pose, especially 10 SKINNER.
NERNlN.-A CORE spOndeut Of the
Prairie Farmer writes that ticks may
be kept from sheep, and even driven
from them, by putting sulphur in
their salt once a month. Hs keeps
lice from his cattle, horses end hogs
Nv the same means. lf chickens ore
troubled with them, be puts sulphur
10 their food and sIrinklesit in their
nests
FEIONs Macy persons are liable
to extreme suffer Dg from ielOns on
the inger. These Affections not IN
frequently occasion permanent crir-
ping OF the members effected. The
following simple prescription IS rec
commended az a cure for the distress
iug ai.ment: Take common rock
salt. such as is used for sailing down
beef aud pork; dry in oven; then
pound 1t iue and mix it with spirits
of;urpentins in equal parts; pm, in a
rag and rap it around the parts az
fected, and. as i; gets Dry Tut on
more, and in twenty four hours you
are cured-the felon will be dead
1t will DO no harm to try il.
There il one thing that every body
knows and hardly any body attends
90, that is to sprinkle Stacked lime on
the roofs once year, either in the
iall or spring. IF the sh.rsles are
covered ever SO dick with moss. the
line soon clears It of, leaving tLe rcof
clean aud white and good for a doz-
en- years longer. ]. ought to be put
on pretty thick. and a Iaiay day Is
hest for the work. Strong wood ash
Is viii aEsScs aiIc>t es eJil ,o Sec2
old Ioois IN repair. bat they wi. not
look as nice 10 make new shingles
last three or four times The usual pc
1iod, they need only be soaked a
few days 10 a tank full Of thick lime
water, which must be stirred up well
tefoTe tie shingles are put in.
How TO MAKE PosTS LAST FoR-
EvER-A correspondent of;he IVES
tern Rural says. discovered many
wears ago that WOOD could be made
10 last longer than iron. in tie ground
but thought the process 20 ~'up he and
inexpensive tsat IL was Tot worth
while mokiDg ary str about IL J
would as soon have poplar, Eastwood
OF quakiUg ash De any other kind 3D..
timber for fence posts. have -.tsu
cut Eastwood p7sts after hayia. been
scr seven years, that we're as sound
when taken up as shea they we're
i.rst put ia The ground. Tine aud
weather seemed ~ have no effect 90
them. The posts can be prepared for
less than two cents apiece Fer tbs
benefit Of others viii give recipe:
lake boiled huSeed oil and sta in II
ruiyerized charcoal 20 the eoosjstancy
q paint Put q coat Of this over the
timber, and there Is not a mau tia,
will live TO see It rot
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Nttle Rare meo,inc of tho S.s,.
ros,3 cr A,r;c,l,rrs NTr To,,;s a.
ll exrerienced dairvmap said. ~
lave taken GOOD deal OF mains 10
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