Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-18
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FARM AND FIRESIDE.

CHoKED CATTLE.-During the past
winter, says correspondent, we have fed
our COWS and young cattle many bushels of
apples, and during the time have had sew
eral cases of choking in the herd. One
COW, in particular, required close attention.
as she quite frequently got an apple lodged
in her throat while eating. Instead of at
tempting to punch the apple down at such
times, our first move was always to turn
her loose and make her move about the
yard few minutes. This alone was gen.
orally sufficient to cause the apple to move
either up or down; but, if not, a tablespoon
full OF soft soap was dissolved in a quart of
warm water, and, with some person to
hold her head, a little of tie suds was
poured down her throat, followed by
gentle hand rubbing Oh the outside of the
throat near the seat of the trouble Some
times two OF three doses would be required,
but generally one was sufficient. We re-
commend soapsuds as fully equal to sweet
Oil or other more expensive preparations.
while it is always easy to procure at short
notice. 1t one is feeding roots, apples, or
potatoes, to stock, he should keep little
watch on the animals while eating and at
tend to any case of choking Immediately,
Tor II left but for a short time, the parts
become lnflamed, and the removal Of the
distractions become much more difficult.
even it death does not take place before
the case is discovered.
GROWING HOUSE PLANTs.-The Bos-
ton Transcript says:
s'What is wanted for many kinds of
| plants and flowers is most heat at the roots
and fibres, where growth early starts, and
| from which the stimulus is conveyed to ev-
cry other part of the plant. A thrifty
| growth below the ground is sure to be fol-
lowed by fruit and flowers above This
can be accomplished by filling the saucers
| OF the flower pots with hot water. This is,
| OF course, absorbed and carried IN to the
roots and fibres, giving therequired bottom
heat. Unthrifty plants, in addition to this
should be placed On the mantel piece over
the kitchen range, keeping them, of course,
we'll Watered-at the roots,-and the bene-
tit is marked. In warm rooms the higher
temperature is at the top, al 4 the coolest
near the floor, where the pots are This
reverses the proper order, giving the roots
OF the plant the coolest place. Another
important matter in house plants is to give
them the morning sun. Windows where
flowers are kept should, therefore, face the
east. The reasons are not known, perhaps,
but the fact is patent to all whose business
is to develope healthy growth in plants and
plants and flowers, that an hour of morn
ing sun is worth three hours of afternoon
sum-
BUcKWHEAT CAKES Everybody knows
that buckwheat pancakes when properly
made and nicely baked) are delicious food.
but the Wholesomeness of said diet is not
generally known. It isl well. attested fact
that the use of buckwheat pancakes makes
some people itch; hence it is believed that
said diet is not desirable. What are the
facts in this case? When the liver is tor
pid (which is quite general in Michigan,
owing to .miasmal affections,) some tonic
is necessary to carry off and expel the sur
plus bile which has accumulated in the
system; hence, we hear and read of blood
purifiers, both liquid and globe-form; and
some people prefer to take the nauseous
quack medicine rather than eat nice pan
cakes, which give tone to the stomach,
acting On the liver, and general health to
the person, by cleansing the vitals, and
moving inward disease to the cuticle.
A VERY GOOD APPLE PIE.-Take a
large coffee cup full of bread dough, work
in it piece of butter the size of an ego, fill
deep dish with apples sliced thin, put a
little water on them, roll out the crust Just
TO cover the dish, and bake until the ap-
pies are perfectly soft !; then, with a knife,
lift the crust off, lay it upside down On a
plate larger than the crust; mash the ap-
pies with the back of a spoon in the dish
they were baked in, put piece of butter
IN them as large as nutmeg, sugar toy your
taste, Stir we'll together, spread them on
the crust, CRATE nutmeg over the top, and
you have very nice pie. Better if eaten
with cream.
VIRTUE OF THE PUNIPKIN.-At meet
ing Of Farmers Club, a correspondent
wrote of the virtues of the pumpkin, Civ
ing the following instance Of it's value for
lnflammatory rheumatism A woman's
arm was sweled to an enormous size and
painfully infiamed. A poultice was made
OF stewed pumpkins, which was renewed
every fifteen minutes, and in short time
produced perfect cure The fever drawn
out by the poultices made' them extremely
offensive, as they were taken Off I knew
a man cured of severe Inflammation of the
bowels by the same kind of application.
WARTs.-A costless, painless, easily OBJ
tanned infallible remedy for these ugly,
troublesome excrescences is common white
chalk. Simply rub the warts once or twice
a day and they will soon disappear. This
cure was accidentally discovered by one of
the teachers of this Institution who used
the chalk crayons daily in the exercises
taught his class on the large states, and it's
efficacy has been fully tested by another of
the teachers.
The FOLLOWING it is said will invaria-
bly, cure cold. First; eat nothing; Sec
ond, go to bed, covered up in warm
room; third, drink as much cold water as
he can, or as he wants, as much herb tea
as he can, and in three cases out of four
he will be well in thirty-six hours.
WASHING IN TURPENTINE.-Pain
should seldom wash their hands in tnrnnn