The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-09-26
Farm and lEousehold Column

I WASHING PowDER.-.1n BELGIUM
and Holland linen is prepared bcauti.
fully. because the Iwasherwomen uso
refined borax Instead Of soda, las 8.
washing powder. Ono large handful
OF borax is used to every 10 gallons
OF water, and the saving of soap is
SAID to DO one.half For laces and
eambrics an extra quantity is used.
Bo:ax does not injure the linen,
AHA sost:Ns tho l.a.sest water, A
tcas?oontul Of bcrax added 10 an a.
binary kettle of hard water, in which
IT'S allowed to boil, will effectual.y
soften tho water.
CATsur.--l peck of ripe tomatoes.
cat slit in each one to allow tho
juice to escape, and put in porcc-
lam Kettle over slow fire, letting
them boil until the pulp is dissolved:
when cool enough, press through 1.
coIander then, if it is desired FREQ Of
seeds and very smooth, through =
hair sieve. Return to the fire. anil
add ! ounce Of salt, l ounce Of mace.
Y tablespoonful of celery seed eth.
or put in bag, to be taken out when
done cooking, or thrown in to be
lctt) mix smoothly with a scant Gun
tn! OF vinegar, l tablespoonful Of
black pepper, the same of powdered
cloves, and Of ground mustard. al
lowing it to boil five or six hours.
stirring we'll and often the last two:
remove the mace and pour into 4
stone jar. Let it stand On the cellar
floor, closely covered twenty-four
hours. Add a pint Of strong viIegar.
bottle, cork and seal. Keen in =
cool, dry place.
A little slyccrine added to gum or
glue is q great improvement, as it
prevents the gum or glue becoming
brittle. 1t also prevents gumlucj
tables from having q tendency to
curl up when being written on.
IMPROVING STocK.-There has boon
much complaint that the prices Of
short-horn stock are far above the
reach Of ordinary farmers. This j,
very true as regards what is known
as fashionable stock. Ten, twenty or
thirty thousand dollar animals arc
not for farmers who have their bread
to win from their farms. But yet it
Is i'". the golden scttiny which sur.
rounds It Ties: - animals, the fashion Of
their families, their pedigree, that
makes them SO attractive, just as the
golden setting might enhance the VAL
ue OF any article, without adding q
cent Of value to its own intrinsic
worth. There are thousans of short.
horn bulls in the country which with.
out doubt, would sire as good a steer
as might be got by a "duke." Not
long since bull of questionable
blood was sold for $500, about tho
same time as $4,000 would have
been given for the "Second Duke Of
Hillhurst," aud nun. erous excellent
Judges have held the first to DO the
better bull. Now, the lesson of all
this is that farmers should not be mis-
led by the glitter and glory of those
Wanted fashionable animals into tho
belief that there is no excellence else.
where. The grand patriarch from
which these dukes and duchesses
sprang wss purchased for $40, aud
there have been, possibly, as good
young bulls sold for less than 500
within the past thirty days in Ken
lucky, az was the bull Hubback in
1857. If farmers Should be misled
by the present high prices of FASH
ionable stock, it were better that the
dukes had never been born. Nothing
is more needed than an improvement
in our beef stock. Recently stock
was brought all the way from Texas
and sold in the New York market for
$25 to $50 q head. Those who arc
familiar with the beef that is supplied
to the markets of country towns and
villages know that there is much of
it that is Of no greater value than
this from Texas. The beef consumed
in country places is of the poorest
character. The best in the country
is taken to tho large cities, but yet
there is much there that is nferior.
The feeding Of all this inferior stock
is a waste and q loss to all concerned.
1t is loss even to the consumer, for
the poor, who can least afford to
consume inferior meat, are those who
use it. Breeders Of short-horu stock,
other than fashionable strains, COM
plain that there is no demand for
bulls. This is unfortunate, and We
apprehend it is owing to some extent
to a mistaken idea that there ia a
closer connection between high prices
and fairly good stock than is warrant
ed by the facts, that the absence Of
this demand is to be attributed. We
wonld suggest to breeders the nd.
vantage of turning some Of tho I'M
salable bulls into feeding animals,
and their exhibition as Oecf cattle ut
the agricultural fairs where they may
see and appreciate them. The exl,i-
bition of grade streers from short
horn stock might also add greatly to
the reputation Of the sires. The car
~ maturity and great weight Of this
class Of stock is an advantage that
cannot be too highly considered by
farmers who are raising cattle for