The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-01-23
THINGS WORTH REMEMBERING.


"A lady correspondent tells Moore's RI
raj that for many years past she has had
ripe tomatoes Ia February growing them
I'm her kitchen from seed s0Mn IN mldsum-
trelIises. AMI they are ornamental a. well
rs a pleasure the palate
Lightning rods. a. usually erected. do
not afford much protection. The conduct
ing power OF lightning rods i proportional
TO their solid contents and not 10 their sur
faces. lnsulaiors are Of no use in amy
case. The rod must be attached directly
To the building. the closer the better.
sharp points Tor the upper termination Of
rods are necessary rods are Of but little
value without them.
Among the elements Of useful ctlu-
cation noi The least important l. the knowl-
edge how to swallow pills. The Chicago
Maficat 1f,ncs j. responsible for the fol-
lowing: Put The pill, under the tongue
and beyond the teeth. and lci the patient
Immediately take a large swallow ofwaicr.
and he viii neither feel the pin nor taste u.
Ia tact. he cannot tell where IL has gone
aud have seen them look about the floor
10 see il they had not dropped Il.
The following j. Dr. Cornell's remedy
fora snake bite: Take one tablespoonful
of aunpoM,lcr and salt, and the yellow OF
am cgg and mix so a. 10 make plaster;
place on cloth and apply 10 the wound.
letting 10 extend ;n inch on all sides of the
wound. A. the poison j. drawn the plas
ter Will lose la sticking qualities. and when
full viii tall OH, Apply new plaster un-
ill il sticks. which Is sure evidence that
the poison is an out. This will cure a
snake hit. on either human being or beast.
Gut this out and save DO.
Farm horses Kept in the stable and
only worked occasionally should be fed
and managed with care. 4 common mis-
take +, 20 let them do nothing for several
DAYS. aud thcn pat them through \
sharp trot for mile 90 TWO unul the sweat
starts win "a no harm. bat rather good.
provided they are rubbed dry aiierwari.
But 10 drive them rapidly eight or ten
miles, let them stand IN the cold for an
hour or TWO. and then drive them rapidly
home. and give them litlle care when they
yet home, il thuughiie,- and cruel.
-Clcslsc bottles that have medicine IN
them hy putting ashes IN each. immer>ing
them iu col water. and then heating the
water gradually till il bOil>. Atler boiling
an hour let them remain in tlie water I'll
il j. cold Wash them IN soap sudS. and
rinse them till clear IN fair water. Pie
plates thai have been long used for baking
are apt % nnpart au unpleasant taste. on
account of the r.mciliiy Of The butter and
lard imhbcd. i'ui them in "a brass kettle.
with ashes and cold water, and boil them
an hour
Queen Of Pudlings. Take one pint
of nice brcad-crumh,. one quart OF milk.
one cup Of sugar. the yolk- OF four eggs,
Well beaten: the rind 81 "A fresh lemon
grated. piece OF butter the size of an egg
then bake until done. Now beat the
whites % the four eggs 90 a still froth.
add 4 teacnp Of white sugar into which
has previously been stirred the juice ~ the
lemon; spread over the padding large
glass OF Jelly. then pour over the Pudding
the white oi the eggs. Place in The oven
until lightly Drowned. Serve with cold
cream. Always beat the butter, eggs and
sugar tOg1-cr.
Directions Tor smoking hams.-Make
a small building 81 boards. mailing strips
over the cracks 10 couine the smoke
Haze within cross sticks ON which 90 hang
the iam.. Have only one opening M
top. and one IN the middle OF the floor.
Set il up So high thlr "a small stove cam be
st under 10. with the -moke-pipc entering
the tlonr Change ihc position of the
hams once or twice. that all ara treated
alike. When this cannot be done. use an
inverted barrel or lag~hoal. with a hole
in the bottom for the smoke 10 escape. and
resting On stones. ana keep small. -moul-
dcring fire tub- are hest. "a giving a
better flavor. and brands or chips 81 wal
nut wood are next best. Keeping a small
fire longer time is better than quicker
smoking, as too much heat gives the hams
a strong taste. ana they are less sweet.