The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-09-11
Farm and Household ColusnD,

Farm and Household Coluzno.
Experiments 10 Deep and Shallow
Settling Of Nilk.-Nach discass.ee
has been had from tine 70 TIM e
regard to the best results to DO d.
tanned IL aetting milk deep or sbs,-
low. aud although the question Is not
yet fully settled between the advo-
Gates Of the two eystcms, it would
appear that the bulk of the testimony
fasors the. latter system as to qusuti-
ty while the deep setting gives tue
best results. In Farrand's expert.
ment it took on tho Arxt trial, with
milk deep Get in pals, "a pounds Of
milk for Of butter; aud shallow In
pans, Is pounds Of milk for l pound
Of butter. In the second trial, Is
pounds Ii ounces of milk set 10 pals
gave pound Of butter, while in pans
only "a pounds 10 ounces were 10.
quired. 1u the third experiment it
took p pounds - ounces of milk sse
in pals aud Is pounds 2 ounces Of
milk in pans, respectively to make q
pound Of butter. The milk was set
in pals to the depth of from 7 IL l:
inches, and that III paus from 9 to
~ inches, and skimmed in from ~ to
% hours. Franklin Hooker, Of Yer.
mont, tried the experiment by first
mixing the milk thoroughly aud them
setting one half in pals aud the other
half in pans. The milk stood 10
hours before skimming, and the re-
suit was that it took ~ pounds IA
ounces Of milk set in pals for l pound
Of butter, while that set in pans gavo
l pound Of butter from % pounds ]
ounce Of milk.
The Housewifss Table.-The fol.
lowing il very valuable housewife
table, by which persons not having
scales and weights ut baud may rcadi.
" measure the article wanted b
form any recipe without tho trouble
of weighing, allowance to be made
for an extraordinary dryness or u,ois.
ture of the article weighed OF meas.
ured:
Wheat -four, l pound il l quart.
Indian meal, pound 2 ounces 90
quart.
Butter, when soft, l pound IL l
quart.
Loaf sugar, broken, l pound isl
quart.
White sugar, powdered, / pound l
ounce are l quart.
Beat brown sugar, l pound 9 ounces
are quart.
Tn eggs are pound.
Sixteen large tablespoonfals aro
pint.
Eight large tablespoonfals are !
pint. 8. !
Four largo tablespoonful are gill.
Two gills are q half pint.
A eommon.sized tumbler holds half
q pint.
An ordinary teacup is l gill.
A large wine glass is gill.
A large tablespoonful is half an
ounce.
Forty drops are equal to l teaspoon.
full
Four teaspoonfals are equal to l
tablespoonful.
| A New York physician writes: II
believe sunstrOke and apOplsxy eau
10 cured almost sure If taken 10 any
kind Of time. First-Rub powerful.
, " on the back of tho head aud necs.
making horizontal aud downward
movements. This draws blood from
, the front brain and vitslises tho in.
voluntary nerves. SecOnd-Whils
rubbing call for cold water immedi-
, ately, which apply to tho face aud "a
> the hair on tho top aud side Of thu
/ head. Third-Call for = bucket d
, water as hot as can be borne, and
, pour it by dipperfu's on the buck u
> the head and neck for several. min
r utes. Tie effect will he wonderful
for vitalizing the medulla oblongata
! it vitaIizes the whole body, and thu
Q patient will generally start up int
/ full conscious life iu \ very shor'
= time. Persons Of large active brain,
and weak bodies will be more liable
< to sunstrokr or apOplexy, aud SHOULD
wear light. col0red, cool hats in sum
a mer, wet tho hair occasionally, and
/. they feel brain pressure coming u
!. should rub briskly on the hack Of tn
!. neck, aud put cold water on the frou
i. and top Of the head. These remarks
i. if needed, will prevent great DANCE
d and IHeat suffering. l have novc
Il known this method to fail.-Cincio
natl Gazette.
Q Breakfast Corn Bread.-To ! quar-
j. of bntter,nilk add soda sufficient I,
T. counteract tho acid Of the milk,
= egg, l large spoonful Of lard, grav,
10 driPpings best; salt to taste; thicker
: with corn meal to u batter, pour int
q buttered bako-pan half an inc
deep, bake to light brown, with
). quick fire, or you eau bake the sam
10 griddle cakes over the fire. An
Is other.-Scald l quart Of meal wit
8, boiling water until vet, cover aud le
y, it steam ! hour add sweet milk IN
iu til you can make thin cakes, bake i
80 Z hot oven. Salt to taste.
r. Claret Cnp.-This makes . pleasar
, drink for picnics and garden parties
~ but unless the claret is good it oss
e not be we'll favored. To ] b0ttle I
II claret add I tablespoonful Of crNs'
y, ed sugar, 2 or 3, thin slices Of le'ao,
:. thin slice of cucumber, aud sub