The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-03-22
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Household Hints and Helps.

SPICE CAKE.-One coteecup OF sugar;
two-thirds cup of butter; two eggs; half
cup of milk; half cup of molasses; one
cup of raisins, chopped; two heaping
cups of flour; one and a half teaspoon
fuls of cinnamon; one teaspoonful of
cloves; one and half teaspoonfuls of
nutmeg; one and half teaspoonfuls of
salt; one and a half teaspoonfuls of soda,
wet in little cold water. Bake in slow
oven.
BAKED INDIAN PUDDING Three
tablesp Sonfuls Indian meal; one quart
milk-keeping out one coffeecup of cold.
Scald the remainder and pour upon the
meal; scant teacup of moIasses; two
teaspoonfuls of salt. Put in the oven
and add the cold milk without stirring.
CRACKER; PUDDNa.-One quart milk;
four soda crakers; two eggs, we'll beat
en-; one-fourth teaspoonful of salt. Roll.
the crackers fine and soak in half the
milk. Then add the rest of the milk,
etc. To be eaten hot with cold sauce.
GRAHAM ROLLS. - Halt teacup of
lard and butter, on which pour hot wa
ter to fill the cup; one teacup of mo-
lasses, one teacup of yeast, one pint of
lukewarm water, one full quart of gra-
ham flour, teaspoonful of salt. Make up
at night for morning rolls, and bake in
gem pans.
To MEND AND CLEAN KID GLOVES.
Turn them on the wrong side, and
sew them over and over in the ordinary
way. They will last longer and look
better if mended on the wrong side.
Turn them back again, and go over them
with a clean towel dipped in skim milk
and rubbed lightly on white CASTLE soap,
wearing them during the process and
until they are quite dry.
A simple method of supplying mois-
ture to room heated by a furnace is to
hang q wet towel over a chair in front of
the register, and the water will evaporate
and be taken up by the atmosphere as
fast as it is required. This is a plan
which every one can test for themselves.
An English physician, having learned
that two of his young lady patients had
exhibited symptoms of arsenical poison
ing after wearing tarlatan dresses of
green tint, analysed the coloring mat
ter contained in the same and found
considerable traces of arsenic. This
should be a warning to ladies in shop
ping not to buy such goods if of de-
cided green hue.
To CLEAN CARPETS. - Sometimes
flour (dry) rubbed in and repeated will
be efhcacious; but I have never found
fuller's earth to fail. Mix it in a paste
and spread it on with knife) wet ::
cover it over with cloth or paper pin
ned over to prevent tracking It around;
leave on day or two; if not then re-
moved renew the supply, and scrape
carefully off when the grease is re-
moved.
Raising Chickens .sby Hand"
Mr.. T. B. Rogers, the famous poultry
raiser at Wethersfeld, Conn, has
"senLed the precise thing" and has in
vented what he calls an "artificial
mother" for the rearing of young chick
ems. He estimates that at least fifty per
cent. of chickens Matched are lost by
suffering from cold, by being stepped
on by their mother, by cats and other
animals, and in various other ways. He
also finds that chickens to be profitable,
should be Matched in the winter. He has
Observation-Disclosures in nineweekswith one
hen-that is, he takes away the chickens
as soon as Matched, and places fresh eggs
under the hen, and in this way keeps
her busy propagating chickens. Mr..
Rogers next move was TO get some in
chickens when Matched, and he has con-
structed what he calls an artificial
mother" This box with two compart-
ments, and about three feet long by two
and half wide. In the rear is lid
covered with wool, shutting within three
inches of the bottom this is cut off
from the front part by strip that can
be raised on hinges. The front is pro-
tected by lattice work, giving plenty of
air and light, and on the outside are tin
troughs, in which gravel, food and
water are placed. The chickens can
easily get their bills into these, ard when
they have got their fill they can run un-
der the ,wool-covered lid, which is 80
soft and comfortable that they imagine
they are under the old hens wings. Mr..
Rogers had in one of these boxes brood
OF twenty one chickens. They were as
lively as crickets, and seemed perfectly
at ease Mr.. Rogers deals exclusively
in Light Brahmas, and thinks they are
the best layers, as we'll as the most pro-
htable fowls for the table.
Fighting Rams.
Says a correspondent of the Ohio
Farmer At certain seasons of the
year, rams are apt to develop their COM
bative propensities, and those who keep
several Of them together often have
trouble on account of their injurinp
each other. It is we'll known that they
always "back-up" to get a start to
butt. Stop their backing-up and you
disconcert them entirely. To do this,
take light stick "a piece of broom han
die will do), about two or two and one
half feet long. Sharpen one end and
Lash the other end securely to his tail: