The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-09-04
Farm and Household Column

p "-. ANOs III
: Farm and Household Comm,
A Hint to Fa,mers.-In Soma a.,
! tlons-and it wonla be a ilec;,led mi
vance in thonghtfnlness and kindncs
~ an secti"ns-fa,me,s give each q
tne 3 .'"ya, and girls, too, 4 strjD q
IAN" TO raise whatever thew choosI
upon 1t, and dispose Of the produe
: .nr their own benefit. It lis = fato,
. .,at tney all appreciate, and it IA ,
pleasant and serviceable emrl"v-
ment for them in their skill ut rsis;n..
' Mel' nttle crops, and the proceeds an,
pt'ed to their own nae are freqnenfty
W. some ta'ae; and the whole af,
tangemeht, while it instincts them 81
me cultivation Of the soil, caly IN ~ .
plants IN the children the idea of
' snrif" and economy. Sometimes:
wi'ere 2 good many animals .re ra;s''
! ed' a pig, a lamb, a calf, up to even
a cot, according to the are Of the;r
cnl!dren, Is given to eacl, to rear and
TIC SiSs ap q sell ..,! Farmers, think 81
lmpart to your sous and daugbters.-
Germantown Telegraph: e9.a' te.s
Scalds and Burns-Hall's Journal
Of Health gives the following adviEe
on the treatment of scalls aud burpsl
"On the instant Of the accident pluueo
the part under cold water. This =.
lieves the pain in q second, and III
lows all hands to he composed. If
the part cannot be kept under water,
cover it over with dry -four, m inch
deep or more. In many instances
nothing more ia needed after the, A6uri
simply let it remain until It ,falla,off,
when the new skin will he found I'm
der. In severe cases while the part
injured is under water, simmer i ieel
or two in az eafthen vessel, With half
their bulk. Of hogs larl,. until the
leeks are soft, then strain thnongh q
muslin rag. This makes greenish-
coiored ointment, witch, when cool,
spread thinly on = linen clotl, and ap.
ply IT, to the injured part. II there
are blisters, let out the water. When
the part becomes teverish, and an.
comfortable, renew the ointment, and
a rapid, painless cnre will ~ Tue re-
suit, if the patient IN tho meanwhile
lives exclusively on fruits, coarse
bread, and otherlight, loosening diet"
Dried Currant,. TAKE " quarts Of
not over.ripe currants, picked frsa
their stems, aua-Esll s.ssaabea,sas
pounds Of the. ,wlitest. coffee .erpslsil
sugar. II Boil in u preserving Kettle
until the currante ARE we'll broken up,
and then strain 81 the Inice through
a cola1def, md; returning the liquid
to the Kettle, boil it until Of the con.
sistency Of Jelly; turn in the pulp of
the cnrrapts, and cook until the whole i,
is quite thick, stirring it continually,
least itsls~Wfd 6nrn. Now turn OFT
upon platters, and place them nj i T., =
ono day will dry tl,s,. lit. y sSi.s.
Then turn upon the other side, aud
dry we'll Cat into small pieces, and
keep iu . glass jar. 1t is an iuvalua.
bic CONNECTION for illness, and can
either be held in the moath, tore !
'ieve: its dryness and bad taste, or
else dissolved In ice water and given
as cooling drink. =,
To Cxu Tomatoes:-De st,ro thew
are perfectly fresh and ripe in,merse
them minute or two in scaltling VA.
ter-in IN OK muszle if you have one.
remove the skin, put the pulp into \
colander to drain; then nut in the
~ eservins Kettle and boil till iust
done; minute ta, lolg will make
the seeds give out their bitter flavor, ).
put ut once in cans and seal. If thes.,
are followed, sou may hay8
tomatoes. all winter us fresh as though
just from the vine. o. '''
To Remove Freckies.-Stir A litt1o.
grated horsera,lish in q pint If sour
MIX. LET the mixture stand over
night and wash 'yonr face with i
three times day. The freckIes viii
after a few days treatment.
Lettuce Dressing. Boil 2 eggs hard.
Mash the yelks with q very little cold
water; put ! teasl,oonful al sugar, i
light teaspoonful of mustard, ana NOT
luite a full one If salt. Mix Nil tl,es.,
things we'll with tho yelks. Adj
slowly 3 tablespoonful Of best olive j,
,il, until perfectly smootl,, and only -,
tablespoonful Of water.
Z II, 5't05., tsiGfisI % IN VI ytirt
Plain Snet Pudding without s.nl..
i pint III milk; ! b Of snet, chop.
jed Rnes 3eggs, we'll beaten; ! tea.
'poopfnll Of sllt |, add tlpnr gradually,
until yon have made, a thick batter.
Tie III acloth which has hesn ,lipr.d
y boiling water, aud weIlm shrthklcil :"
rith Rour;t let tho water boil before :
'ntting in the p"ddiag; aud bail :
'onrs. To be eaten with canned or
/ Currant ce.-Sqnerse- the juice
rom 4 quarts Of Jelly, and add to it
hints az lea water and mounds ~