The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-14
Farm, Gars.;sn and Household.



one-half cup OF sugar, butter the size
Of an egg, teaspoonful Of soda, and
two teaspoonfuls Of cream tartar.
FURNITURE Po1lsH.-Make a mix.
ture OF three parts linseed oil, and one
part spirits Of tufpentine. II not only
covers the disdgured surface, but re-
stores wood to its original color, and
leaves lustre upon the surface. Put
on with WOODEN cloth, and rub with
WOODEN,
BAKED INDIAN PuDpNa.-Scald a
quart Of milk, stir into II seven table.
spoonfuls Of sifted Indian meal, tea.
spoonful Of salt, teaeupful OF molas-
ses, and desert spoonful OF ginger.
II you want whey pour in little cold
milk after it is mixed, Bake three or
four hours,
How TO MAKE APpLR DuMr1tYus.
First procure good sour, juicy apples,
pare and core, leaving them in halves.
Get all your ingredients ready before
beginning 10 mix your dough sugar,
soda, sour milk, lard, salt, flour and
apples. Now mako dough as for soda
biscuits, only adding little more lard,
to make 1t shorter. Take a bit Of
dough out on the kneading board, and
after kneading, roll this as for pie
crust. Then cut in pieces long enough
70 cover IN apple, allowing for lappihg
the edges. Put In two OF your npple
halves, sweeten according TO taste, and
cover apple and sugar with dough,
Lay the dunpliugs In your bread pan,
smooth the side up, first having your
pau well-huttered. Proceed In this
manner until you get your pan we'll.
filled, (be sure it is large.sized pan,
for thOy will go or like hot cakes), then
place q small bit OF butter on the top
OF each dumping, sprinkle handful
OF sugar over all, then place in mod.
crate oven, and allow them To bake one
honr. Serve mot too hot) with pud.
ding sauce, or with cream aud sugar,
Too Much PhySleGing,
There is nothing respecting which
mankind is more cro1aulous, than the
effect Of medicine. unfortunately adj.
ministered to t.aieir own species, and to
domestic aE1imals. II poultry are sick,
they are dosed with the first thing that
someJody recommends, without en-.
deavoring to ascertain what the ailment
really is. Then il, in spite OF the drugs
the bird gets well, the medicine gets
the credit, aud acquaintances arc ad.
yiBed to administer blue.pill, Iaiap, col.
chicum, cayenne, carbolic acid, or
whatever it happens 70 be. But II the
fowl dies under treatment, 1t was not
the fault OF tie drug, but tho bird was
too iar g.one before treatment, that's
oil. Nature did It." We do not con.
dean all dVctoring Of poultry. We
nope that in all instances, where Il will
pay, Il will DO intelligently performed.
But it will notpay In ordinary instances
to fuss with sick fowl, because OF its
small value, even when the disease and
the appropriate remedy are both clear
ly understood, II the medicine can be
mixed with the food, 30 as TO dose the
whole flock at once, but little pains.
taking is required. But where there is
one patient, and it must be caught and
held by one person, while another
forces pill down his throat, better of
with his head and have done with 1t.
Still, this method, though convenient,
is not very scientific, and will not be
popular with those poultry keepers who
have specimens, in these days OF rare
breeds and high prices, worth $40 to
800 each. When fowls are worth as
much as sheep or cattle, It will pay to
spend as much time in doctoring the
one as the ether. But let us go slowly
and surely, and not drug until we know
what the complaint Is, and what elect
tae medicine wili produce. me notion
mat me prescription wall 40 no harm II
IL iaiis 70 40 good, Is mlschievous, pe-
cause apt 70 DO ialse.
To Preserve Grapes.
A lady from Westf,sld p, sends tbe
following First. nick ar ali nnSonnd
or unripe grapes and Inv the cInstsrs
in an empty room on napera until div
for in All packages some viii he crnsbed
and dampen offers. Then INV emntv
crate Will do 10 mack them In First y
LAYER Of cranes then tbickness of mn.
per. 40 as 10 exclude tbe mir and teen
them separate. Chem graneS and then
paper. and 40 ON until Won have three