The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.

lures the WOODWORK, Ddb bHe sun rays
harden the stone so much as, in time,
to render it useless. Neither should it
stand in the water in which it runs, as
the part remaining in the water softens
so much that it wears unequally.
CLEANING TNwARE.-Acids should
never be employed to clean tinware, be-
cause they attack the metal and remove
it from the iron, of which it forms a
thin coat. Rub the articles first with
rotten-stone and sweet-oil, then finish
with whitening and a piece of soft
leather. Nothing else viii give so good
polish.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Prairie Far
mer writes that ticks may be kept from
sheep, and even driven from them, by
putting sulphur IN their salt once a
month. He keeps lice from his cattle,
horses and hogs by the same means. If
lice troubled hogs, he puts sulphur in
their food. If chickens are troubled
with them, he puts sulphur in their food
and sprinkIes it in their nests.
TAPIoCA PUDDING WITHOUT EGGs.-
Soak four large spoonfulls of topioca in
about one quart of water for an hour
or two about one hour before dinRer
place it on the stove, and let it cook
until nearly transparent, adding water
if too thick, sweeten to taste and add
little nutmeg then have two or three
good juicy apples peared and quartered
in apudding dish, pour the topioca over
them. Set IN the oven, and as soon as
the apples are baked the pudding is
done. To be eaten with sugar and
cream.
To CANDY LEMON PEEn.-Clear the
lemon Feelings from the pulp, let them
lie two days in salt and water, scald
and drain them dry, then boil them in
thin syrup till they look quite clear.
Take them out, and have ready a thick
syrup made with fine loaf sugar, put
them in it and simmer till the sugar
candies about the pan and the peeling.
Lay them separately on hair sieve, to
drain strew sifted sugar over them
and dry in a slow oven. Orange peel
should be soaked in several waters till
all bitterness is gone, and then candied
in the manner above set forth.
COMPOSITION CAKE.-One and three
| quarter pounds of -four, one and one
quarter of sugar, three quarters of g
pound of butter, four eggs. one pint Of
good milk or half a pint of cream, one
pound of fruit, half a nutmeg, one-haIi
teaspoonful of cinnamon. Sift thor
oughly with the -four one teaspoonful
of soda and double that quantity o.
cream tartar rub the butter and sugar
together, break IN the eggs and worl
them in we'll then add the -four lit
tie at time, till it is well stirred in
then the spices, then the fruit, having
previously Toured and dried it. Sti
fifteen minutes, pour in pans and bak
Immediately.
| THE MODEL Hoa.-In a recent dis
cussion before the Farmers Club of 81
Louis, Professor @. W. Murtfeld said
Since the attention of farmers has bee
given to developing the hog, animal
eleven months old that weigh 800 or 80
1 pounds are often seen. 1t used to b
considered a good hog that reached 80
pounds in his eighteenth month. Thi
is the most desirable hog for packers
and the Berkshire" fills the bill near
err than any other breed. The " Pc
land China" is considered Improbable
except for the matter of lard. In thi
latitude, and south of it, black hog
preferable to a white one, because
,, can stand the heat better. If wante
i pig to eat, drink and sleep, shoul
choose the "Sufolk," but the mod,
hog is the 50 Berkshire"
Why CLOVER IMPROVES THE Som.-
Professor Voelcker thus explains IL
action of clover in increasing the fe
tility of soils All who are practical
acquainted with the subject must hay
. seen that the best crops of wheat al
produced by being preceded by crol
of clover growing for seed. ha'
come to the conclusion that the ver
best preparation, the best manure, is
good crop of clover. A vast amount
> mineral manure il brought within rea,
J of the corn crop, which otherwi
would remain in lOcked-up conditiC
in the soil. The clover plants take 1
tro zen from the atmosphere, and man
facture it in their own substance, whic
> on decomposition of the clover roc
and leaves, produces abundance of al
monia. In reality, the growing of cl
yer is equivalent, to great extents,
manuring with Peruvian guano, and
:, this paper of mine show that you o
tain larger quantity of manure tn
in the largest dose of Peruvian qua
which farmer would ever think of q
applying. 1t is only by carefully
= ! vestigating subjects like the one und
: consideration that positive proofs q
given, showing the correctness of int
ligent observers in the field.
- OATMEAL, BONE AND MUschE-Liet
= has shown that oatmeal is almost as L
n tritious as the very best English be
-, and that it is richer than wheaton bre
= in the elements that go to form DO
= and muscle. Professor Forbes Of Ed
,v burg, during some twenty years, me-
: ured the breadth and heigth, and a
90 tested the strength of both the ar
=. and loins of the students in the univ,
>, sity, very numerous class, and of :
Il rious nationalities, drawn to Edinbu
y by the fame Of his teaching. He fou
- that in height, breadth of chest a
shoulders, and strength of arms a
loins. the Belgians were at the bott'
of the list a little above them
French, and highest of all the Scot
- and Scotch-Irish, from Ulster, WI
x like the natives of Scotland, are fed
OF early years with at least one meal Z
~ of good milk and good oatmeal p
Is ridge. Speaking of oatmeal, an
u change remarks that n very good DIR
Us is made by putting about two spo