The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1874-11-25
Farm, Garden and Household.
Tho Housewife.


specific against epidemics as an
esculent, but sliced and kept in sick
room, where; they will absorb any at
mospheric poison. They should be re-
placed by fresh ones every hour. It is
noticed that in the room of O smallpox
patient they will blister and decompose
very rapidly, but will prevent the
spread of the disease. Their applica-
tion has also proved effective in the
case of snake bites.
FISH RIssonEs.-Take some fish.
either fresh or that has been cooked.
shred it, and let it stew with some but
ter, covering it over until sufficiently
done. Soak a roll in milk, beat ND the
fish and this together in q mortar with
little fnely-chopped mushroom and
three eggs season with salt and pep
per-. Mix all well together bake in
small cups, first buttered, and turn out.
Serve with or without sauce.
The BEST WAY TO SERVE R1cE.-Soak
1t for some hours in cold water, to
which a little salt has been added.
Have stew-pan ready, containing boil
ing water, into which put the rice. and
boil briskly for ten minutes. Pour it
into coIsnder, and set it by the fire to
drain. The grains will be separated
and very large. Sgt9s
A good method of keeping potatoes
for family use is to pack them in bar
reis with n.dried sand, covering the
tops with turf, and keeping them in a
dry and cool atmosphere. Then they
wiz neither shrivel nor shrink to any
real extent.
EcoNoMcAL CovERLET.-Sheets of
brown paper pasted together at The
edges and laid over blanket on the
bed will give the warmth of two more
blankets, and the article, with care.
WILL last considerable time.
Medical Hints.
A CURE FOR SoFT CoRNs.-Dip n hit
OF soft linen rag into turpentine. and
wrap 1t around the soft corn: wet fhe
Cloth In it night and morning, and in a
lew days the corn will have disappear
ed; put the relief to the throbbipe.
burning pain, comes almost immeii-
ately after the first or second applica-
tlon. Wear cotton between the toes
and the oorns will not reappear.
TO REMOVE STNas.-In many cases
be obtained by pressing upon the nI.ca
containing the sting with the tube of a
small key. This extracts the stino. and
then drop of aqua ammonia will mem
tralize the acidity of the poison. and
ailay the smart of the wound. A little
Dlt OF saleratus moistened and laid over
sae affected part will also heal it.
COURT THE SUN.-Sleepless people
and there are many in America-should
court the sun. The very worst soporific
ls !audanum, and the very best is sun
SHINE. Therefore, it is very plain that
poor sieepers should pass as many
hours OF the day in sunshine and as
rev as possible in the shade. Many |
women are martyrs, and yet do not
know it. They shut the sunshine ont
OF their houses and hearts, they wear
wells, they carry parasols. thew do all
that Is possible to keep off the subtlest.
and yet most potent influence, which is
intended to give them strength and
beauty and cheerfulness.
Preserving Fodder.
Corn fodder and oats are preserved
fresh by German farmers, with entire
success. This is done by closely pack
ing fodder on the roots after they are
pulped and mingled with cut-strsw, In
pits or troughs dug in dry soil, and
covering the mass with thick layer of |
earth to exclude the air. In this way /
fresh beet or turnip leaves, green-corn |
fodder. clover, lucerne, pulped beets.
mangels and turnips are perfectly we'll |
preserved during whele year. After |
being thus stored fermentation sets in |
and is completed in two months. The |
food thus preserved goes by the name
of sour hay, bat it is not sour. being.
on the contrary, alkaline from the pres.
ence OF ammonia. When fed with cut
straw it is especially valuable as pre-
venting the constipating effects of the
dry fsod. Stock eagerly consume the
fodder, and are kept in heathful con-
ditlon during the winter season by it's
use. Among the products of the fer
mentation variety of fatty acids, with
some alcohol and other carbohydrates
unusual in fresh fodder, have been de-
tected. 1t contains less water than
green fodder, and is therefore to be
considered as to that extent q concen-
trated food. Probably upon dairy
farms where fresh food is desirable dur
ing the winter and early Spring this
plan OF preserving fodder might be
found valuable addition to our re-
sources.
The Proat OF Sheep Raising.
N. g. Abbott, of Vassalsboro, Me-,
had moving field of forty acres
covered with white and yellow daisies,
and the grass was killed in many places.
he thinned out ten acres of it for sheep
pasture and allowed them to feed on it
two years. The third year he moved
it and got the heaviest crop of hay that
he had ever grown on it even with top
dressing. Timothy and red-top came
In, and in some places the clover was