The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-01-11
FARM, GARDEN kND. HOUSEHOLD.
Rarm Notes.

freezing point, mud il that is attended to
carefully, yBry littlefear need be enter
tanned i6bOnt having fruit all winter long,
provided 4 is not al eaten up early,
Lucky is he WIN owns u reclaimed
swamp with tho muck all thrown out, in
u heap, and mixed with lime, for this
forms sthnulaut to trees which cannot
harm, and never fails to invigonto in d
wonderful manner. %
The Western Indiuas predict no grass,
hoppers for the next six years; and now
somebody wants them to predict no In,
dians during the same time. r.
Here is0a paragraph contributed by
Eph. Beaumont, Hartlald, Wis, "the
bearings of which lie in tire application
of it," "Eleyen years agO l planted an
evergreen purchased in Rochester, N.
Y, md the following year had a SPLEEN
did crop Of Canada thistles come up
around it, l have ding them, lioed them,
and sailed them every year since. Five
years ago tho evergreen got discouraged
and died; and yet last summer l had half
dozen Siclily-looking Canada thistles
come up" The only glimmer of hope
in tho whole business Turks in that COM
pound word in the concluding line,
. About sick Animals. = t'-
Nearly all sick animals become so by
improper feeding, in tho first place.
Nine cases out Of ten tho digestion is
wrong, Charcoal is the most Efficient
and rapid corrective. 1t will caro- L. u
majority ofscases, il properly admins
tered. An example Of its use. The
hired man came in with the intelligence
that one Of the finest cows was worry sick,
and 4 kind neighbor proposed tho usual
drugs and poisons. Tho owner being Ill,
and undbl6 to examine the COW, conclud-
cd that the trouble came from oyereating,
md ordered u tqac1pful of ipulverized
charcoal given in water. II was mixed,
plncod ina junk bottle, the head held
upward, and tho water aud charcoal
poured downward. In Ave minutes i'm
provement was visible, aud in = few
hours the animal WIS in the pasture
quietly eating grass, Another. instance
Of eqtfif success occurred with a young
heifer which liad become badly bloated
by Getting green apples after hard wind.
The blolt was so severe that the sides
were almost as hard MS barrel. , The
old remedy, saleratus, WIS tried for cor
rectiug the acCitlity. But the attempt TO
put ttidown always caused coughing, aud
It did little good. Half u teaoupful of
fresh powdered charcoal was given. In
six hours NIL appearance Of the bloat had
gone, aud the lleifer was well. -Lipe
Stock Journal. p ."' - >
To Roast n Goose. .. .---
Let the bird be about eight msntlls
old, md killed at least twenty. -four hours
before 1t isc06ked. The fatter Il is tho
better. Remove every pin feather, SINCE
carefully, draw md take away everything
not eatable from the neck and body. All
the loose iGt should be removed and tried
out by itself. TAkc the neck, middle
joint Of the witigs, liver, heart, and giz.
zard, and stow them together gently for
severRf hours. They will make anice
pic. For the Btuiiing takc two large
onions chopped fine, n tablespoonful Of
pulverizcd Fage, q tcAspoonful Of black
pepper, md two tcRspoonfuls Of salt,
adding n little crlmblOd bread. Goose
is strong food, and requires strong dress
ing. When the body Of the bird is
stuffed, close tho opening TO keep tho
steam in aud the fat out. Put butter or
u slice OF fat pork on the breast when
the goose is put IN tile oven, but do not
put my wtltcr in the dripping.pan. Bake
two,hours, basting every 20 or 80 inin-
utes with tile fat in the pan. Wien the
goosB is done remove from tile pan, pour
OF the fat and set it away, add to the
brown gravy in the pan the gravy from
the giblets, bring the whole to boil aud
serve. Apple sauce and onion sauce are
proper Accomplishments to roast goose.
Delaware biscuits.
A lady correspondent Of the German.
town Telegraph thinks she Inns made q
decided Improvement III her biscuits and
thus gives the benefit Of her experience {:
al take as much flour ny | think win do
nnd.use my Judgment with regard to the
amount u lard. Some folks like more,
some less They are neither no light nor
good when too greasy. / put salt TO the
taste and rub it all together, then add
cold winter slowly and B little as will
possibly answer. / make the dough 80
very stiff that 1 cal neither knead or
beat it, with any comfort, until il is set
away awlilc-some twenty or thirty min.
utas, when ii softcns a little. then
beat il until it is very light, and make
out the biscuits and bike in n quick
oven, which Ind better be too hot than
too cool. cover up the dough, when
1 set it iiy 10 soften. They bake in If.
teen or twenty minutes, il not too large,
and when done they feel very light"
] =, TO Make Hard sonr. 's'-' !
The followingis recipe Tor making hard
soap whichis excellent aud economical
Nearly every family accumulates through
the winter drippings from beef aud NUT
ton. These can be utilized for the grease
by boiling in water, allowing il to cool,
then removing from the water and boil
ing till all the water is expelled. Oh
course the whittier the grease the nicer
the soapi Take nix pounds Of sal soda,
six pounds Of grease, three and hali
pounds new stone limo, four gallons soft
water, half apound Of borax. Put soda,
lime aud water into m iron boiler boi
till all is dissolved. When well settled
pour of tho clear lyc, wash out the ket
tie and put in the I've, grease and borax
poil till It copies TO soap, pour into tub
to cool, md when sufficiently hhrd cut
into bars land put on boards to dry,
This is very nico for washing white
flannel aud cilico. B
To Keep POtaioe. .,r