Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-06-10
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

For omelettes take six eggs to one gill
of cream, beat the eggs very thick, add
| gradually the cream, a little pepper and
salt, and two tablespoonfuls of grated
ham or little chopped parsley, onion or
any desired seasoning, having ready a
pan of hot lard, and fry to light brown.
When done fold ne-haf to the other and
send to the table hot.
The soft corn occurs between the
toes and is produced in the same man
ner as the common corn; but, in conse.
quence of the moisture existing in this
situation, the thickened scarf-skin be-
| comes saturated and remains perma-
nently soft. The soft corn is best re-
lieved by cutting away the thick skin
with pair Of scissors, avoiding to wound
the flesh; then touching it with drop
of friars balsam. Caustic, as an appli-
cation for the cure of corns, is remedy
which should be used with great caution
and would be better left altogether in
the hands of the medical man.-N. Y.
Meas.
All preparations for removing super
iuous hair are dangerous, especially SO
if there is any broken surface to be
operated upon. The following is good,
but great care must be taken in using it:
Three parts of crystallized hydro-sulphu-
ret of sodium, ten parts tiuely-powdered
quicklime, and eleven parts of starch
carefully mixed together. Make into a
paste with warm water and apply it
warm to the place, previously shaved
close. A bone or wooden knife should
be used to apply it with, also to remove.
After removal used powdered starch.
One or more applications may be made.
Cincinnati Times.
"A very good board fence can be
made by setting the posts say eleven
and one-half feet apart, and spiking on
battens, leaving twice the thickness of
the boards to be used between the bat
tens and the posts. AS many spikes
mus. be used as the number of boards in
the fence, driving them through the bat
tens into the posts where it is intended
that the lower edges of the boards are to
come. Then twelve-feet boards can be
slipped in like bars, tapping the ends by
those of the next panel, and the fence
will be found as substantial as if the
boards were nailed to the posts, and
more convenient, as every panel is set
Of bars. This fence is not as easily in
jured by frost as the ordinary board
fence, there being no nails to break when
the posts are moved by freezing and
thawing.-Cor. Country Gentleman.
For years past the writer Ga CORE
spondent of the Journal of tie FARM has
been in the practice of clearing the cab
bage plant from an Insect that infests il
at an early stage Of its growth, and often
continues its ravages to later date.
These are little blue lice, which are so
nearly the color of the plant that it is
sometimes difficult to fix their identity.
This is, however, soon determined by the
curling of the inside leaves considera-
BILE time previous to heading. The con-
cave portions of these leaves being close.
ly inspected, disclose often hundreds of
the little insects, scarcely larger than the
seed of the plant. An etiectual eXter-
minator of these has been used for a
number of years, with unfailing success.
1t is simply this: Take some dry ashes
in a pan, and while the dew is on the
plant in the morning sprinkle the ashes
all over the plants, being careful to
spread it on the inside of the cured
leaves. Hickory ashes, or that of corn
cobs, on account of the strength of the
I've caused by the dew, is preferred If
well applied, it will not be necessary to
perform the operation more than once.