The Placer herald., 1873-09-13
HO USE ND FARM.

after feeding" ! say that it a horse is thirs-
sy, always give him drink and he will thank
you tor it. have often seen horses put III
the stable at noon for an hour or two, and
not eat pound of hay or grain, but looking
wistfully tol wator, and then their careful
owner, who would not let them have water
when warm, will come and give them enough
TO kill and drive The remainder of the day
on two buckets of water and no feed. Ten
chances TO one his horse gives ont with him
or gets sick before night Now, say, give
the horse water if he is ever so warm, give
him swallow, rinse ont his mouth and nos
tris, give him a bite Of hay; in short time
little more water, but net too much. If lie
Is watered several times, a little at u time,
until he is satisfied he will not drink more
than half what he would il yon let him gulp
It down all at once. Correspondence Ijib-
une.
PRESERVING PLUMs WITHOUT SKINS
Pour boiling water over large egg or magnum
bonum plums; cover them until it is cold !,
then pull off the skins. Make syrup of a
poand OF sugar and teacup of water for
each pound of fruit; make it boiling hot and
then pour it over; let them drain off and boil
again; skim It clear and pour it hot over the
plums; let them remain until the next day,
then put them over the fire in the syrup;
boil them very gently until clear; take them
from the syrup with skinner into the pots
or jars; boil the syrup until rich and thick /;
take off any skum which may arise, then let
it cool and settle, and pour it over the plums.
If brown sugar is used, Which is quite as
good, except 70, green cages, clarity it as
directed
How TO TEST THE RICHNESS OF M1LK.-
Procure any long glass vessel-a cologne
bottle or long vial. Take narrow strip of
paper, just the length from the neck to the
bottom OF the vial, and mark it off with one
hundred lines, at equal distances; or, if more
convenient, and to obtain greater exactness,
into fifty lines, and count each as two-and
paste it upon the vial, so as to divide is
length into a hundred equal parts FIJI it to
the highest mark with milk fresh from the
COW, and allow it to stand in perpendicular
position twenty four hours. The mum Der of
spaces occupied by the cream will give you
its exact percentage i'll the mix without any
guess work Hiss Agricuuurist.
L CANNING GRAPEs.-It is not known to
every one that the grape can he put Up like
other fruits ior winter use. But try 1t and
see. There is no fruit easier to- manages this
way, or that retains its natural flavor and
ex .eence better. Make a syrup OF 4 guar
ter of pound ofsugar for one pound of fruit;
! put The grapes whole into the scadng syrup
and skim out soon, and let them partly cool,
and'ihen can them as vou would any other
fruit lfyou wish to have the pulp clear of
the seeds, you have only to run it through
culander. Nothing in the line of canned fruit
makes more healthy and palatable pie than
the grape prepared in this way, or with less
trouble.
How TO Cook CoRNEp BEEr.-The Bos-
ten JouWat Of chemistry says; The rule
has Hibernian sound. Don't boil it, for
corned beef should never be boiled Itshould
only simmer, being placed on part of the
range or stove where this process may 90 on
uninterruptedly from four 10 six hours, ac-
cording to the size of the piece. If it is to
be served cold, let the meat remain in tn
liquor until cold. Though meat can be made
tender by letting it remain in the liquor until
the next day, aud then bring it to the boiling
point just before serving.
WARMING Cold BOILED PorATofa. Slice
and put them in basin with a little milk or
water, some cream if yoa have i, and lit
lie salt Let it remain on the stove until it
is thoroughly heated through, stirring often
Ito prevent its sticking; bit of fish left from
" former meal or somo beaten egg is nice
addition 70 It,
NuTRIT1vE PROPERTIES OF APPLES st is
stated that by careful analysis it has been
found that apples contain larger amount OF
phosphorus, or brain food, than any other
fruit or vegetable, and on his account they
are very important TO sedentary men wLo
work their brains rather than their muscles
They also contain acids which are needed
every day, especially for sedentary men, the
action of whose liver is sluggish, TO eliminate
effee matters, which, if retained in the sys-
TEN; produce inaction Of the brain, and in
deed of the whole system, causing iaundce,
eleepinesa, acurvy, and troublesome diseases
Of The skin.
FELoN ON THE FINGER-Thc following
e'hP'e PrescrlPl'oil Is recommended as Il cure
for fe.on on tie finger Take common rock
salt, such as,is used for sailing down beef
or pork, dry it in an oven; then pound it
fine; and mix it with spirits of turpenine
In equal parts; put it in a rag and wrap it
around the parts affected, ard, as it gets
dry, put on more, and in twenty-four hours
you are cured-ihe felon will be dead. 1t
will do no harm to try it.
CURE FOR SUMMER COMPLAINT. Take
ab ut two tablespoonfuls of grated comfrey
root and the white of one egg, beaten we'll
together; then have ready a boiling pint of
milk, into which stir the coinfrey and egg.
1t will tlicken like pap, and it is not un-
pleasant to take.
CURE FOR MEASLES. i have never seen