American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-09-13
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

GRAPES FOR WINTER CsE.-Take ripe
grapes, pick off from stems, wash If not
perfectly clean, place in jar end cover
with molasses. After two or three days
seal over and tie them up tightly. For
mince pies and seasoning in winter, they
are delicious.
BAKED EGG PLANT-Wash the vegeta-
bles clean, and bake in the oven as you
would potatoes. Remove the skins while
hot, mash to paste, and season with
butter, pepper and salt. A raw .onion
chopped fine and a small pepper, are con-
sidered great additions to this dish.
To RESTORE CoLOR.-When color on a
fabric has been accidentally or otherwise
destroyed by acid, ammonia is applied to
neutraliZe the same, after which an appli-
cation of chloroform will, in almost all
cases, restore the original color. The APP
plication of ammonia is common, but
that of chloroform is but little known.
TEMPER OF TOoIs.-A correspondent of
the Detroit Tribune says: "If an edge
tool is so hard as to crumble, grind it on
a dry stone until the edge turns blue; it
will then cease to break, and the temper
will generally prove to be about right.
Scythes and axes are sometimes too hard
at the edge, but if treated in this way will
give no further trouble.
CROSSING DoRKINGs AND BRAHMAs.-A
poultry-keeper says Persons DESTROYS
of obtaining large fowls, equally good as
layers of large eggs, and also combining
good table qualities with early maturity
and being perfectly hardy, should cross
the Dorking hens with a small Brahma
cock The cross between the Dorkings
and dark Brahmas is also good for the
table, being also easily raised, but their
eggs are small"
HAIR WAsH-Take large handful, or
coffee-cupful, of dried or fresh sage
leaves, and boil for half an hour in one
quart of water. Add to it. while boiling,
one ounce of borax; and put a dozen or
twenty shingle nails Told rusty nails are
better than fresh, bright ones) into a
bottle. Then strain the sage tea through
a cloth, laid over funnel, into the bottle.
Cork it tightly, and it will keep for
months. Wash the roots of the hair in it
every morning or night. If used at night
it may stain the pillow case, but it will
boil out. 1t will not turn gray hair to lis
original color, but it invigorates the hair
greatly, thickens it, and prevents it from
turning gray.
WATERING NEWLY PLANTED TREES
There are times when water is almost es
sential, but it is best to avoid it if possible.
In many cases trees are injured more by
the kind hand holding the waterproof than
weather. If a newly planted tree showed
signs of whitening its leaves on the least
warm weather, we should most likely cut
off few of its branches, which would les
sen the evaporating surface. If it still
seemed to suffer, choose dry day to loos-
en- the earth on the surface about it-loos-
en- say half an inch, and then with a ram
rod COMMERCIALLY punch and pound it.
This will so thoroughly pulverize the soil
q Al
rounding ground. If, after all, the leaves
do not wear cheerful aspect, make a
shallow basin about the roots, and pour
in bucketful or two of water, and a day
or SO following fill it again with the dry
earth, pressing it in closely. This will do
for a whole season.-Gdrdener's MontAly,
TREATMENT OF HORSES DURING THE
HEATED TERM.-The New York Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
has issued the following circular relative
to the treatment of horses during the heat
ed term: The Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals would can attention
to the suffering of horses and mules in our
streets during the hot season, and recon-
mend drivers and others having animals
under their care the most considerate
treatment. 1t would also recommend feed
ing a small bundle of wet hay or couple
of quarts of oats in the middle of the day :;
to use but little corn, as ii is very heating,
and to soak whatever is used for twenty
four hours in salt water before feeding; to
use the wet sponge on the head; to fur
nish a little drinking water as often as
practicable, when not overheated, and, as a
further means of refreshing the animal,
to throw water upon the legs and such
parts as are liable to .chafe by perspira-
ton or otherwise; to drive slowly and
lessen the load usually imposed in cooler
weather; to loosen the check rein, or, bet
ter, dispense with it altogether; to cover
the animal with a fly net, or, preferably,
with light.sheet The following prepar-
alton is recommended for animals suffer
ing from being overheated: To one pint
of water put one ounce of chloride of am
monia, one ounce sweet spirits of inter,
one dram tincture of aconite; give ia
ble-spoonful every hour or two. Upon the
passenger railroad lines the Society would
advise slow driving, even walking, when
the weather is oppressive; to use the
sponges as above recommended, and to
have the men stationed at proper distances
along the route to water the animals; to
keep them shaded when practicable, and
to provide extra horses to relieve the load
on up grades"