The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-09-05
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

A writer In the Country Gentleman
saws he has raised some Ayrshire steers,
and finds them square, handsome cattle :,
good workers. IL exce'led by any for
work, 10 il the Devons. A pair now on
hand, four years past, weigh 2,04O pc,unds.
They keep as easily and flesh as quickly
as any cattle he ever owned.
The Garden, of London. records an
experience going TO show That sclons and
cuttings retain their vital' .cy much longer
than has been generally supposed; those
OF vines, plums, figs, apples and pears Ia
ken from England ~ the colony at Victo-
ria having been worked with success nine
months after Being severed from the
parent stock.
AN excel rent machine oil can be made
by taking one-third hogs lard and two
thirds CO.. Il oil, and mixing them together.
IL does not gum like many oils that are
purchased, and Is good for sewing-ma-
chimes, or, indeed, any machinery. by
changing the proportions, it can be made
thicker or thinner to suit the require.
nents.
Yeast Cake Recipe.-Three cups of
soft dough after 1t has raised, three eggs,
two cups sugar, one cup butter, two
thirds cup raisins, one-half teaspoon
soda, one-half teaspoon cinnamon and all
spice, one-third Of a nutmeg, two table
spoons milk. Add flour TO make as stiff
as stirred cake. Mix all together, place
in your baking tins in warm place till
light; bake half an hour.
Instead OF hanging tobacco in the Or
binary way, the method of Mr.. CUP con-
sists In hanging the stalks horizontally so
that each leaf is separated; and. instead
of allowing the plants to hang until dry
enough to bulk they are taken down sew
eral times and slightly fermented in piles;
the process being based on actual chemi-
cal analysis of the elements needed TO oh
tain the highest developments Of the
good qualities, and the throwing off the
bad qualities found in the plant when
green, or formed during the process OF
curing.
Potato Bread. Take six good-sized
potatoes, boil and mash very fine. Add
three pints boiling water. Sir flour in
till il makes a stifi batter. When luke
warm, add your yeast, set it in mode
rately warm place. In the morning knead
in -four and salt as stiff as you can. Set
in a warm place TO rise; knead again,
adding as little flour as possible. Let IL
rise again, and then put il into your pans,
making them halt full. When the loaves
have risen to the top OF the pans, bake
them TO good brown.
oil the Joints.-Thanks to the sewing
machine, there is in almost every house
hold a convenient little can of distributing
oil. Many housekeepers never consider
that il can be used upon anything but the
sewing-machine. while hinges creak and
keys turn with difficulty in their rusty
locks. Ii one has not this little can, a
trife of oil IN a cup and feather will
answer the purpose. Heavy articles OF
furniture provided with casters, are some
times more difficult to move than If they
were without them. A drop or two OF
oil will often do more than large appli-
cation OF strength.
Liquid Glue.--The farmer often requires
gluein mending woodwork. The Drag.
gists Circular thus tells how easily II can be
made: Anexcellent liquid glue can be made
by dissolving glue in nitric ether. This
ether only takes up certain quantity of
glue, so that there is no danger of the so
luton being too concentrated. The glue
obtained in this way can be made 10 have
the consistency of molasses, and its te-
nacity Is said to be twice that dissolved in
hot water. A few pieces of india rubber
of the size of bullet put into the glue
and well shaken will dissolve in few
days, and add TO the adhesiveness Of the
preparation, as well as protect it from the
action of the moisture.