Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-10-28
Farm. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


nss Cholera.
Professor Law, Of Cornell University,
IN. commenting on ono Of the many
"mre cures =" for hog cholera, nys !:
When tried in sufficient number Of
cases. and extending over q series OF
years, ali boasted specifics have broken
down. Keep your hogs clean is good
advice. Protect them from the hot,
reeking bed OF manure. where the
emAnations from accompanying dung,
urine, straw and other organic matter
arc added 10 those OF their own skins
and lungs when huddled together in
great numbers. Zee that both food and
water are clean, in tho sense Of being free
from disease germs aud from the micro
scopio PARTICLES OF deoomposing organic
matter which, within the system ~ we'll
~ outside OF IT, furnish appropriate
food for the disease, poison md favor its
increase, while they depress the vital
powers and lessen the chances of the vi.
rus being thrown of. No loss important
Is the purity OF the air, since the deli.
cato membrane OF tho lungs, perhaps
more than any other, furnish M easy
mode OF entrance for any injurious ex-
ternal matter. Finally, purity OF the
blood can only DO maintained by
healthy functional activity OF NIL tho vi
tai organs, which insures the perfect
cleanliness. The poison, even II gener-
ated or introduced will be virtually
starved out rs surely rs an army in q
closely besieged fortress. But it will be
observed that this implies the separation
OF sound from diseased animals, and the
free use of disinfectants (solutions of
sulphate OF iron aud chloride OF lime and
fumes of burning sulphur, etc. to puri-
~ the air, and other surrounding OBJ
jects, as well rs the simple clearing away
of filth. When hog cholera exists the
sick should be placed by themselves
under special attendant and under the
free use Of disinfectants. The healthy
should be carefully watched, and on the
first sign Of illness, as increased tempera-
ture, to be ascertained by the introduc-
ton Of clinical thermometer into the
rectum, they should at once be taken
from the herd and carefully secluded.
This, with active disinfection, will en-
able the owner to cut short an outbreak,
and save perhaps the great majority of
an already infected herd. Again, the
sale of animals from infected stock, to
be removed from the premises alive
should be severely punished, and the
disinfection OF the buildings where the
stock have been should be imperative.
We shall obtain the greatest success with
this disease when We treat it as conta-
gious malady, and whenever ii is found
to exist give our main attention to pre-
vent the further generation and dissent
nation OF the poison.
Household Recipes.
TOMATO CATsUp.-Peel and stew the
tomatoes, strain them through O sieve
or fine colander, and TO each gallon thus
prepared add three heaping tablespoon
fuls OF salt, the same of black pepper,
two OF allspice, three of ground mus
tard, half dozen pods of red peppers,
and quart Of vinegar; stew slowly till
it is reduced one third; bottle tightly.
PEACH CusrARD.-Line plate with
rich paste. Peel and mash dozen or
hore peaches, addsUgar to taste, acupful
OF cream, and the yolk of three eggs,
with the whites Of two. Bake in a quick
oven, and, when done, spread over the
top the remaining white of egg. beaten
to foam, with teaspoonful OF sugar.
Set in the oven for five minutes. and
serve.
LAKE TROUT WITH LOBSTER SAUcE.-
Boil the fish; make white sauce with
butter, flour, water, salt, pepper: add
the eggs or the coral of lobster pound.
ed fine, with piece of butter; pass for
chilly through a napkin; add another
piece of butter, some lemon juice; mix
we'll; then the meat of the lobster cut in
small square pieces; dish the fish on
folded napkin; garnish with parsley and
serve the sauce in bowl.
RUMp OF BEEF BRAIsE LA PoRTU-
aAsE.-Cook rump of beef of about
ten pounds the same way as beef a la
mode, but use no lard or Calls feet.
When done take off the beef, strain the
gravy through fine strainer, skim off
all the grease, add two ladlefuls of to-
mato sauce and one OF ESpagnole sauce,
reduce to consistency, dress the beef,
garnish with stuffed tomatoes, pour part
OF the gravy over and send the rest in a
bowl.
CABINET PUDD1Na.-Have O plain tin
it with Malaga raisins, slices of candied
citron and dry cherries; fill the mold
with alternate laye rs of sponge cake,
macaroons and preserved fruits; then fill
the mold up again with an uncooked
custard, made with twelve yolks of eggs,
three whole eggs, half pound of sugar,
a quart OF milk, and the grated rind of a
lemon; steam the pudding in boiling
water for two hours, boil slowly, and be
careful not to let the water boil over the
mold; when done, turn it over in a dish
and serve with lemon sauce.
Fall Planting.
A Newark IN. j. correspondent of the
American farmers club sends paper,
giving hints and suggestions, gained
f1om his own experience, in planting in
the fall. When he sets out fruit trees
at this season, he works the soil around
the roots, treads it down hard aud then
banks up cone of earth about the tree.
This last is done both to keep the tree
from swaying back and forth and to
keep the mice away; in the spring these
mounds must be removed.
When setting out blackberries, rasp-
pcirlcS, cuIIdubS, BoOSobeilles, grapes,
ETC., coarse manure-which serves the
double purpose of protecting the plants
from freezing and enriching them-is
preferable to banking up the earth over
them, though this last answers very we'll.
A large forkful of manure to one plant
is sufficient if put right over them. In
the spring, rs soon as the ground is set
tied and dry, the manure should be
drawn off the plant and worked into the
soil around it. The writer did not ad-
wise setting out large plantations of
strawberries in the fall in this climate
unless in light soil that does not heave.
Small patches may be planted, however,
with safety, for they can readily be pro-
tected by little mulch. Therefore,
while in the South fall setting is the
proper thing, it is deemed advisable
here to prepare the ground well and
plant as early in the spring as possible.
Mulching in winter is indispensable to
the best strawberry culture, no matter
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