American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-28
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

One acre of land in Southern Cali
fornia can be made to yield great IA
clear profit by semi-tropical nut and fruit
culture as twenty acres in the Eastern
States devoted to ordinary farming.
-Mush and Fried Mush.-Stir corn
meal into boiling water till sufficiently
thick. Add salt; keep stirring it to pre-
vent it being lumpy. 1t should boil near
w one hour. Pour it out into pans, and
when cold it makes wholesome and
good dessert, if sliced and fried. Eat it
with sugar and cream, or butter and mo-
lasses.
Chestnut Cream.-Pound twenty-fi five
roasted chestnuts in a mortar with a little
milk then put the paste so made into
stew-pan with the yolks of two eggs half
| a pint of milk, two ounces of butter, and
| four ounces of powdered sugar; when it
| has boiled a little while strain it, put it
into a dish or glass for the table, and let
| ii cool.
Friction of the body is one of the
gentlest and most useful kinds of exercise,
either by the hand, piece of flannel, a
| tolerably arsetOwel, or a flesh brush
| Friction cleans the skin, promotes per-
| SEPARATION and increases the war nth and
| energy of the body. In rubbing the stom-
ach, perform the operation in a circular
| direction, as that is most favorable to the
course of the intestincs and their natural
| action.
| Snow Pudding-Pour one pint boil
| ing water on half box of gelatine add
| the juice of one lemon, and two cups of
| sugar. When nearly cold, strain, add the
| whites of three eggs beaten to q froth,
| then beat the whole well together and put
| in glass dish. Take the yolks of these
| three eggs, one pint of milk, one teaspoon
| corn starch, flavor with vanilla, and cook
| as you always do soft custard: pour it
round the jeliied part, or serve separately,
as you prefer.
To Color Cotton Red-Take muriate
of tin twO-thirds ola teacup; add sufficient
water to cover the goods we'll Bring to
boiling heat, putting in the goods one
hour and stirring often. Take out the
goods and empty the kettle and put in
pound, sleeping for half an hour at hand
heat; then put in the goods and increase
the heat for one hour, not bringing it to a
boil at all. Air the goods and dip as be-
fore. Wash without soap.
| Cure for Chilblains-Bathe the feet
for half an hour in water as hot as can be
borne; add hot water after the feet have
been in few moments, as they will bear
more than at first Let the water be at
least as hot when the feet are removed as
when put in. This draws the infiamma-
ton out and allays the itching which is
so very painful. Dry with cloth; then
battle well with hemlock oil (Which can
be got at any druggists at a trifling cost /;
dry it in by the fire. Repeat the applica-
ton three or four nights if needed. Care
should be taken not to chill the feet i'm
mediately.
Save the tea leaves for a few DAYS,
then steep them in a tin pail or pan for
half an hour, strain through sieve and
use the tea to wash all vanished paint
1t requires very little 'telbOw polish" as
the tea acts as a strong detergent, cleans
ing the paint from all impurities, and
making the varnish equal to new. 1t
cleans window sashes and oil-cloths in
deed, any vanished surface is improved by
its application. 1t washes window panes
and mirrors much better than water, and
is excellent for cleaning black walnut
picture and loOking-glass frames. 1t will
not do to wash unvarnished paint with it.
Whiting is unequaled for cleaning white
paint Take a small quantity on a damp
flannel, rub lightly over the surface, and
you will be surprised at its effects.
Among all the ways and machines I
have tried for washing clothes find moth.
ing equal to barrel and FOUNDER. Bore six
or seven inch and half or larger holes
into the end of six or eight inch sap
, ling Il use butternut, it bOres easily and
is handy, two or three inches deep, then
bore three-fourth inch side hole
, through to the bottom of the larger ones
to let out air and water when pounding
The FOUNDER should be six or eight inches
long or high, made little tapering, and
| hoop-iron band put round it near the
, top. For handle use a common hoe
, handle, such as l can buy at stores for q
dime. use strong oil barrel to pound
in; 1t is cheap and strong, makes a good
water barrel, or convenient to put dirty
clothes in. Soap your clothes well. and
put into your barrel just warm water
| enough to thoroughly wet the clothes. In
!. washing this way persons generally use
t too much water; it then makes hard
e splashing work. If the water gets toe
l dirty, change it, of course. If grea
e double-fisted men, with weak or ever
l strong and healthy wives and families
: would provide and use this simpl,
1 thing, think they would bless the day
S they first tried it.-C0r. american Agli
| culfurist.