Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-06
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

II AMI Cs
Every farmer, whether operating
on large or small scale, should have
that time-honored helper and friend.
Order, to aid him.
The ola-fashioned marigolds are
said to be almost as good as arnica
flowers for all purposes for which the
latter are so highly priced. Steep the
flowers in a very little water till their
strength is extracted; put the tincture
in a bottle and fill the bottle with some
kind of spirit-brandy or whisky. ".
Y. Tribune.
Mrs. Stowe tells a good deal of
truth when she says that much time is
wasted and not half the efficient labor
performed for lack of more attention
to the convenient arrangement of most
of our kitchens. Some are too small
and some are great saharas where
everything is lost and nothing can be
found. Kitchens ought to be light
and nearly square. A long narrow
kitchen is the worst possible form.
There should be plenty of table and
closet room, Detroit Tribune.
Pork Pot Roast. Take piece of
lean fresh pork, put it in pot, brown
it little on both sides. either in but
ter or in its own fat then barely cover
it with water and let it simmer until
very tender; chop an onion and throw
i'll the pot with the seasoning; also
about two tablespoonfuls of smoked
liver chips, which seasons nicely and
makes very rich gravy; remove the
meat when tender, and thicken the
gravy with flour rubbed topaste with
butter and mixed smooth with hot
water.-N. Y. Times.
"A French pharmaceutical chemist
has discovered way to protect horses
from attacks of flies, according to a
London medical paper. His invention
consists in rubbing the horses espec-
tally en- the part most subject to at
tack, with little concentrated oil of
laurel. There is not the slightest dan
ger in its use, and the cost is said to
be very small Another repellant sug-
gested by the same person is a solution
of sixty grammeS zone pound and five
ounces aVoirdupoiS) of assatptida in
two glasses of water and one of vine
gar. If horses be we'll washed with
this not a fly will settle upon them, as
the odor of the assafmtida drives the
flies away. This drug has no delete
riouS qualities as an external applica-
ton, and may be used UNDERSTANDINGS.
in some sections of country the
large field ants are SO numerous that
they throw up mounds several feet in
height and SIX to eight feet in diane
ter at the base. In some parts of New
Jersey ants are a nuisance. Nj. de
Fergnot has recommended the follow
ing method Of destroying or banishing
ants us having proved quite successful:
Take two ounces of soft soap, one
pound of potash, and about two and a
half pintS of water. Boil the whole
together for some time, stirring the
ingredients occasionally. The liquor
may then be allowed to cool. With a
pointed stick or dibble make holes
here and there in the soil infested by
the ants, at Il safe distance from any
plants that may be growing there, to
avoid any chance Of their roots being
injured by the mixture (althouga this
is doubtfuD, and fill the holes once or
twice with the preparation. BY this
means NJ. de Feygnot was completely
successful in cleansing his melon beds
of these troublesome insects. ~. Y.
Her0ld.