The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-03-06
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


GOTH, BElleu, nlu BSullunLe'lSpOOu- |
full Of salt. (li tho corn is old, add little
milk Fry in hot butter and lard, half
Of each.
GRAHAM GmDDLE CAKEs.-One pint
Of milk, hnlf cup OF sour cream, half
n tcaSpoOnful OF sodn, tho same OF salt,
stir in graham flour not MS stiff ~ for
fine -four cakes (no eggs, have the grid.
die quits hot; or with yeast tho samc MS
with bucEwheat.
RoLLs.-Pour boiling water into gra-
laln ilour. stir with spoon, then stir in
dry flour and knead. Work into rolls m
inch anil IL half or two iuches in di-
amcter, and bake in quick oven, but not
no hot rs for gems. With experience
the rolls may be made much larger. Ex-
ccllcnt for dyspCptics, and good either
hot or cold.
PoTATo iEAsT.-Pcel twenty potatoes,
pour over boiling water enough to cover
them, Rdd one handful OF salt, then
cook. When done, do not pour tho WI.
ter of, but beat with fork until quite
fine. Thcn take four yeast cakes, dis
solve in one pint of warm water, add one
tcacup of white sugar, aud let stand for
abput mn hour; then add to tho above,
When well mixed, put III another hand
full of salt. It will DO ready tho next
,lny TO put in tho yeast jug. Ono small
tAacup Of this ycast, with tablespoon
full Of sugar in it, is enough for five
loavcs OF bread.
Medical Hints.
FISH BoSE IN THE TIERoAT.-If you
get fish bono in your throat, and it
continues to stick there, swallow IN egg
raw. 1t will DO almost certain to carry
tho bone along with it.
CURE FOR FELoS.-Take equal parts
of gum camphor, gum opium, CASTLE
soap, brown sugar. Wet to paste with
spirits Of turpGntiue. Let druggist
prepare it, and apply n thick plaster Of
it.
ToorHACHE. ounce alcohol; two
drums cayenne pepper; once ounce
kerosene oil; lot it stand twenty-four
hours after mixing. 1t cures, it is snid,
tho worst toothache ever known.
TIE EFFECr OF ALCOHOL on THE
BHArS.-LOug before tho erIl OF tenn
pcrancc ordinances and organizations,
Hyrti, by fnr tho greatest anatomist of
tho nGo. used to say that he could dis
tinguish, in tho darkest room, by ono
stroke Of the scalpel, tho brain Of the
inchriRto from that OF the man widowed
sohcrly. Now and then no would COL
gratulnto his class upon the possession
Nf al .IrTt nn,1'n INrntH lnN.r ll., nttnl
from its hardness and more complete
preservation, for the purpose OF demon.
strntion. When the anat0mist wishes to
preserve human brain for any length
ot time, lie effects that object by keep
ing the organ in n vessel OF alcohol.
From soft, pulpy substance, it then
becomes comparatively hard; and so,
too, before death, the use Of alcohol
causes the induratiou Of the delicate and
Gossamcr.like tissues.
Apple Seed, for Planting.
Colmnu's RWral lIorld, in answering
the question how TO manage apple seeds,
SIys: Take three or four times the guam.
tity Of sand that you have OF apple seed,
md mix the scotland sand well together,
and put in shallow boxes, aud expose to
the winter weather to freeze and thaw.
They should not be too wet nor too dry.
They should be stirred occasionally, and
kept ont OF the reach OF fowls, as they
will eat the seed. As the warm weather
approaches the seed will begin to gcrmi
nate, and at the proper time for planting
the ground should DO deeply plowcd
and finely pulverized TO receive the seed.
Rich soil is needed, and, il free from
weeds, so much tho better. Most per.
sons drop the seed with the sand, i'll
rows two feet, or two and half feet, or
three feet apart, so as TO admit OF horse
cultivation. The plnnt must have clean
culture aud thorough hand wccding md
proper thinning, so rs to be ready for
grating ut tho end Of one season sgrowth.
\ naturally well drained soil should be
chosen.
How to Manage Grnss Piafs.
During tho first and second season,
the grass plat, by the kind OF care it re-
rcivcs, may be made au eyesore or
pot of beauty. Frequent cutting aud
wiutcr protection are absolutely neces-
slry. The lawn mowers, now within
the reach OF every one, make grass cut
ting on tho lawn anything but hard
work. During the first growing season,
one should 60 over the young grass with
the mower at least once in every ten
days. Later in the summer, in spots
where the grass is coming in sparscly, a
torkful of yard manure should be scat.
tered. Cut at intervals Of ten days; il
IL policy TO leave the cut grass on the
surface MS mulch. Later in the fall,
before cold weather sets in, the grass
pl3t may bO covered over with horse or
yard manure, the coating to be left on
until the following spring, when the
cOarscr part may be removed by the
rake. This will leave tho ground IN OK.
ccllent condition for tn next years
growth.
A I.lnineni.
Il. s. Steele writes to the american
farmers club: Some time ago | was
good deal worried with n couple OF
horses which had sore backs. | tried
various remedies without success, and
was beginning to despair when the fol-
lowing receipt came to my notice:
1.-The inner bark of white oak bark
boiled down in MI iron kettle (nevcr use
Il brass oue) until it is rs black MS ink;
while boiling drop in piece O. alum,
about the size Of n hens cgg." This
Eminent is TO bo applied with sponge,
and is good FIR any sorc or bruise; in
fact, it is Il safe thing to keep in ones
barn ready TO Use when occasion re-
Quircs. As | found this SO useful, I
NrMtnrr 10 snnn il for ihn hennfit Of oil.