The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-04-26
FlRM, GARDEN AND nousEnoLp.


BOILED FLOUR FOR ISyALiDs,-Tnke a
pound OF fine -four and tie 1t in linen
cloth rs tightspossiblo; after frequently
dipping II in cold water, dredge the out.
sido with flour till crust is formed
round 1t, which will prevent the water
soaking into II while boiling. Then boil
1t until it becomes o hard, dry. lnass.
Crate two or three spoonfuls Of this and
prepare it as you would rrow-root, for
which it is an excellent substitute.
HElDAcHE.-The administration Of
brisk purgatiye, or small dose of Ep-
som snlts, twice dny, is Almost ofEectual
rumedy for frontal headache when com.
bined with constipationi but II the
bowels be regular, the morbid processes
on which it depends seem to ba checked,
mud tile headache removed more Gifectu-
ally by nitrohydrochyric acid or by al
kaliOs, Civ before meals. II tho head
ache be Immediately above the eyebrows
the acid is best; but il il be little
higher up, Just where tho hair begins,
the alkalies appear to DO mora eflectual.
Attic same time that the headache is
removed, the feeling Of sleepinCss and
WEAKNESS which frequently leads tho
patients to complain thRt they rise up
more tired than they Lie down, generally
disappears,
CHILY ShREPHG RooMs. An Grrone-
ous idea seems to prevail in regard to
the heslthiulness OF our sleeping apart
ments II Is often asserted that they
should be cold in order TO DO healthy.
In abiding to this n medical journal
stltGs that a modente amount Of heat is
needed in winter time. There is no nd
vantage in going 10 bed in cold room,
nor in sleeping in cold room, nor In
getting up and dressing in cold room.
Persons may survive It; may have lost
health by it. 10 have the chill taken of
the air on going TO bed, and when dress
ing, Is comfortable and healthiul. A
room under forty.iiye degrees is cold
room for n sleeping apartment and
sleeping in IN indoor atmosphere lower
than that is always hurtful and positively
pernicious, for the simple reason that
such temperature causes tho carbonic
ncid gas Of sleeping apartment to CON
dense and settle in tho lower part Of the
room, where it is breathed into the
lungs, with all itspernicious results.
Farm Hints.
A hog should never DO fattened for
food without being fed on charcoal to
purify the meat. II is nm assertion,
that with plentyof salt and charcoal hogs
would never DO affected with cholen. and
trichinae.
In a portion Of Denmark, where one.
fifth Of tho land is cultiyatcdkto clover,
the vitality Of the seed is tested by
placing a quantity on knife blade, and
heating it over n lighted candle. The
good seed will pop open and pop of,
while the worthless remains and carbon.
ICES on the blade.
A Missouri farmer, while admitting the
value Of other CRUISES aud clover, thinks
red top is the best grass for summer pa,.
turagc. He claims TINT il will stand
drought better than blue grass. 1t Is
well adapted to tchaciots clay soils, and
will thrive on wet lands better than most
varieties.
i. s, Dyer, Of Vermont, says he once
rniscd thlrty.two pounds Of Early Rose
potatoes from four ounces Of seed, but
he used manure extrayagantly, spading
II in.
Ilew to Work.
The american Agriculturist saws: As
order Is kept by having place for every
thing, and keeping everything in its
placc, so work succeeds best when II is
rightly done, and ut tho right time.
There is q best and a worst way OF doing
everything, and best and worst time
for doing It, One who has vol consid.
cred his seasons work and has n list Of
all That has TO bo done will go right; ono
labor will succeed another with regu.
larity, and each will be well done. Every
job should tell. There should be no
making holes and filling them up again
on a farm, no hand.work where machines
can be used; 10 small weedslcit TO grow
large; no manure kept wasting by the
riin'or baked in tho sun while crops aro
starving for it; no work done twice over;
no cattle starved OF allowed TO suffer and
fail, to DO restored at n greater cost tIan
they are worth everything should be
ahead, and work must be driven and not
allowed to drive. The head must guide
tho hands always.
Household Hints.
To REMOVE PANT FROM CnorHrSd,-
Equal parts Of turpeptine and spirits Of
ammonia will take ont the paint spots
from any kind Of clothing, no matter
how old and dry and hard IL may be.
Saturate the spot with the LIQUID, par.
haps two or three times, till the paint ia
soft, then wash out all with soap suds.
CoRS CAKES WITHOUT Eaos.-Tlree
cups Of buttermilk, three OF corn meal,
ono OF wheat flour, one tablespoonful OF
salt, two OF sugar, one level OF soda;
dissolve the Inst three ingredients in
water, stir all together; II the meal swells
too much to spread nicely, add more
water.
GRAHAM MuRRlEs.-Three pints Of
flour, half q teacup Of sugar, the same OF
shortening, u teaspoonful Of saloratus,
two tCaspoonfuls cream Tartar, salt 10
tasto; rub oil together with tie hands;
moisten with cold water; bake in muffin.
rings half an hour in hot oven.
Dreary Homes.
OF all tho dreary places deliver us from
tho dreary iarm-houses which so many
people call "home." Bars for front
gate; chickens wallowing before the
door; pig-pens clbowing tic house in the
rear; scraggy trees never cared for, or
no trees at all; no towering shrubs, no
ncatneas, 10 trimness. And yet lawn