The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-10-02
NO. Is.
Farm ana Household Column,
Baking Powders.

"'"- I'"Nt'S are coming lHtO
general use, as they make. when pro-
pr'Iy used, TIE !:.ltcst of bread and
biscuits. aua save much tedious labor
ana the careful and prolonged atten.
ton required in raising I,y means Of
yeast. These powders are somewhat
rxp"iaiye--muct more SO tnau they
"Hglt to beard il vii! lie found y
great saving to make them at home.
"Dalsy Eychright," in the Country
Gentleman. gives three r.cipt,s for
making baking powders, either Of
which vii! p,oduce a good Article:
l. Take i've ounces Of taitaric ac-
III, eight ounces of Li-car,.ouate uf
soda aud sixteen cunccs Of potato
starch dry them all separately in a
cool oven, not hot enough to hrown
them. and mix tic whole hy rubbing
through il small ~-ive. :
=. Take six Uunccs of tartaric
nine ouEces Of bi-carbonato Of soda,
and nine ounces of powdered arrow
root; dry them separately as before.
J. Take sixteen ounces of corn
flour, and dry it well then mix with
1t eight ounces Of bi.carbonate Of
soda, and five ounces of tartaric acid.
Rice iloar can be substituted for tho
corn h"nr. All baking powders
should be kept in wide. mouthed bot
ties well corked, SO as to exclude all
air and damp.
Half 4 teaspoonfnl Of the mixture
Is sufficient Quantity for one pound
OF flour If used for pastry, and will
lender i less amount Of lard and but
ter necessary. In making bread with
them, two teaspoontn!s of the pow
der will make loaf that will weigh
two bounds, or will make two quarts
Of flour into light biscuits. The
powder must be we'll mixed with tho
flour, after which cold water is used
tor mixing up, and the dough should
be put into tins at once and baked in
hot oven. Quick worked makes tho
best buiscnits, bread, etc, but the
mixing must be tl.orousl.--Ru
New Yorker. -, ,, -.
| Worms in Hogs..-The most Ell.
clent means Of combating worms il
the use of drastic purgatives, which,
however, to be successful. require
caution in their administration. Com.
mon salt mixed in their food will, in
some instances, speedily exercise tho
worms; should it not do SO, turpen-
tine may lie given, which, will eradi-
cate them. 1t must not be supposed
from the fact that no worms are seen
t" come away from the hog, that tho
medicine is not doing its proper Office,
as many Of tue worms die in the in
testincs, and 90 through the same
process Of digestion as the food.
Soap Cure for Hog Cholera.--A
year ago l bought six hogs from !.
drove ottweDty that were dying with
cholera, and found, on driving them
home, that they were affected; they
vomitcd often. il put them with
twenty-five Of MY own raising, and
boiled some corn in weak lye from
ashes, used some soft soap in their
Stop from the kitchen, and / never
lost one, while the last of that drove
| left died. ! have one now which
took it mouth ago SO bad it would
cat nothing it seemed blind. cured
it by using one dose of common
soap, made thin with water, pouring
it down with tin cup, by holding tho
hog on its back.-Cor. New York
Tribune.
To Guard Horses from es.-Farm-
ers might easily save the flesh "f
horses aud cows, and confer great
l;inlucss on their animals, in prevent
Ing the usual annoyance of dies, Ly
simply washing the parts with tho
extract Of pcnnyr"yal. Flies will not
alight II moment Oh the spot to which
this has been applied. Every man
who is compassionate to his beast,
ought to know this simple remedy,
and every livery stable and country
inn, ought to have a supply Oh hand
for Travellers Yankee Farmer.
Value Of Earth. Worms. COM
mon earth worm, though apt t" 10
dtspised and trodden on, is really u
useful creature in it's way. AIR.
Knapp describes it as the natural
manurer Of the soil, consuming on
the surface the softer parts Of decay.
ed vegetable matters, aud conveying
downward the more woody tibrcs,
which there Mo!der and fertilizc.
They pe,foratc tho earth in all d.
rcc,ions, rendering it permeable by
air and water--botl indispensable to
vegetable life.
! Ringworm Reme1ies.-Takc fine
gunpow'ler, mash it very fine with !.
knife; molsten Will, water sufficient.
lly t. rub on like thin sa|ve; apply
to the spot affected two or three,
times a day until it heals. Take an
old penny or u piece Of copper, put it
in a tea cup, ane pour enough vine
gar on it to cover it; let 1t stand IN
til vcrligris appcrs rub the verdi
girls on the riny-worm, and a care is
certain.-IIome journal.
Bees--How TO Save Swarms. go
When they show The first symptoms
of swarming. stop up some Of the
= outlets to the hive, 50 rs to force
them to Il considerable time in com
ing ont. The swarm being made np
in part Of young bees many Of then.
unable to tiy well, and as the swarm
can do nothing until al! are out and
! flying in the air, by prolonSins their
exit, the feeble ones become tired.
and. finding their pans frustrated,
they alisht to arrange their journey
.