Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-08-01
HOUSEHOLD.
Home Made Happy.

HOme Made Happy.
visited friend recently in an Eastern
State who had one of the most beautiful
and happy homes it has ever been my for
tune to see. He was a farmer of only
moderate means. His family consisted
of himself, wife, three sons and two daugh-
tiers. In the rear of the house was grove
Of an acre in extent, The trees of natures
own planting and of good size. Through
this ran asparkling stream from the spring
at the milk house. The boys had formed
miniature lake, with capes, bays, PENN
sulas and islands, which was fed 10y this
run. Rustic bridges spanned the spaces
between these islands, and rustic seats
were found under nearly every tree.
Swings hung from the limbs, and the ia
cilities for various amusing games were
present. 1t was, in fact, a cosy little park,
and the father told me that all the addi-
tons to what nature placed there, was the
work of his three boys. A comfortable
shop with plenty of tools afforded the
means, and the boys were not deficient in
disposition. These ornaments had been
added little by little for several years,
without any material cost, and without
taking them from the labors of the farm.
Rainy days, mornings and evenings, and
winter afforded plenty of time to accom-
plish all that had been done.
This grove or park was the resort of all
the young folks in the neighborhood with
whom the family were intimate, and many
an hour of real enjoyment did it afford.
! wondered, as looked at it, why every
farmer did not try to have something like
it on his farm-a place Of resort, of amuse-
ment, of recreation The cost is trifing,
and is more than made up in the increased
value of the farm.-M. NJ. in Ohio Farmer.
FRUIT DRYING. = Whenever fruit is
dried in the sun-says an exchange 1T is
exposed to insects, who deposit more or
less eggs upon it. If the climate be calm,
as in the Atlantic States, the cold weather
sets in so early that these eggs are not
Matched out in autumn, and the fruit is
usually consumed before the following
spring, the consumers ignorant of the fact
of having eaten millions of insect eggs,
which become animated with life as warm
weather approaches, if any fruit remains.
In California and all semi-tropical lati-
tudes, these eggs hatch out before the APP
proach of autumn, and often destroy the
fruit before it is required for consump-
ton, and always injure it. Much sun
dried has been shipped to foreign ports,
and has been Iuined before reaching its
destination, and when sod nearer home
has been returned to the farmer. There
fore, even dried fruit is the most reliable,
clearly, and wholesome and healthy
Economy and policy all require that the
old method ofdrying fruit be abandoned,
unless it can be subject to some process
by which the insect may be destroyed.
Fruit dried by artificial means if careful
ly watched, is always more wholesome and
palatable, and when it is designed to thus
prepare it for the home or foreign mar
kets, patent ovens for the purpose should
be used, which may be so arranged as to
prevent burning, and which will cause the
juices of the fruit to dry rapidly, and
thereby impart finer and more natural
taste, since the process ofdrying is quick
ly accomplished.
SWEET PIcKLEs.-Seven large, or nine
small seed cucumbers; pare them and
scrape out the insides; just cover them
with water to which has been added ia
blespoonful of salt and soak over night.
In the morning take two quarts of vine
gar and one pound of white sugar, or if
wished very rich use two pounds of sugar.
Put in a tablespoonful or more, if desired,
Of cloves and cinnamon and good pinch
of cayenne pepper. If ground spices are
used, tie them up in piece of old mus
lin. Then put in the pieces of cucumber
and boil until tender; don't get them too
soft, as they soften by keeping. Put them
in a jar and pour the spiced vinegar over
them. They will keep year if you leave
them in the jar, and are the finest l ever
tasted.
POISONING BY MATCHES. Phospho-
rous, largely used in making friction
matches, is powerful poison when swal.
lowed, inducing bloody discharges from
the bowels and bladder, and great de-
rangement from the nerve centers. If
swallowed, the antidote is spirits of tur-
pentine, diluted with milk. An adult
should take an ounce of turpentine, and
if this should be vomited, more should be
taken. If retained, quarter of an ounce
the next day will usually complete the
cure. 1t is believed that PHOSPHORUS
loses its power to give off toxic vapors and
other influences destructive to life. in the
presence of turpentine.
APPLE DuMPLrNss.-Fill large pud-
ding dish with tart apples, pared and
sliced. Sweeten very sweet with brown
sugar or maple molasses, add one-half cup
of water if you use sugar and sprinkle
over it good pinch of salt. Take some
of your risen bread sponge and work into
it some lard or butter, roll thin and cover
your apples. Bake long time very slowly,
and when done break the crust into the
apples. Eat hot or cold as preferred. /
often put in little lemon or nutmeg, but
in Eye olden time" spices were oftener
omitted than now.
RASPBERRY yINEaAR.-Take ripe rasp-
berries, put them in pan and mash them
with large wooden spoon or masher
Strain the juice through jelly bag, and
to each pint of juice add one pound Of
loaf sugar and one quart Of vinegar. When
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