The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-05-18
HOME AND FARM.

Bee culture makes money and
honey.
To WASH On CLorns.-Take
equal parts of skinned milk and
water; wipe dry; never use soap.
Varnish once a year
A tea spoonful of powdered char
coal in molasses every morning is a
good remedy for sick headache.
In order to preserve ones health
particular care should be taken 60
keep the feet constantly dry. avoid
ing exposure to dampness.
In order to arrest modification,
make a strong decoction of white
oak bark, thickoned with powdered
charcoal and Indian meal, apply it
to the part till well.
A tea spoonful of cayenne PEP.
per, two tea spoonfuls of mustard,
and four table-spoonfals of aaxseed
meal. mixed with boiling water,
makes an excellent poultice for
rheumatism or acute pains.
The Scientific American asks and
answers: Does water, placed in a
cup on the top Of stove. have
any effect in purifying the air ? No,
but it prevents the excessive dry
ness of the air, which is very inju-
rious to health.
Corn STARCH CAKE-One pound
of sugar, half a pound of butter,
six eggs, beaten separately; three
quarters of a pound of corn starch ;
three table-spoonfuls of flour.
Flavor to taste.
PURE WHIFEwAsH.-One pound
of pulverized alum. one pound Of
rice; boil them with four gallons of
water; pour over half bushel of
unslacked rock lime. Stir well, and
cover for an hour, then add six gal
Ions of cold water. stir well, and
add a quart of alcohol. Thin, if
necessary.
Eating too often is unhealthy. 1t
is weakening and injurious to mix
fresh food with that which is partly
digested, and the stomach needs
rest after the labor Of digestiag a
meal. In growing persons four or
five hours should intervene between
each meal. Children who are grow
ing fast need a simple luncheon OF
bread between meals.
CREAM CANDY.-Sifted sugar
four pounds; butter the size of an
egg. five tablespoonful of creami
vinegar, six tablespoonful, enough
water to keep from burning. Cook
it three-quarters of an hour; stir il
constantly over a moderate fire
Test it by dropping a little in colo
water, take it out and if you car
pull il, it is done. 1t is very mic,
when properly made.
Coon CoFFEE.-There are many
recipes for boiling coffee. If The
ground coffee is placed in a tin pig
gin, and absolutely boiling watel
poured upon it, it will take less cof
fee, less time and less trouble, and
make better coffee, as well as I
more wholesome beverage. Physi
clans in this country and in Eng
land tell us that the injurious quail
ity in coffee is extracted by boiling
BREAKFAST DIsHEs.-In cooking
oatmeal, wheaton grits. cracked
wheat, or any of those nice break
fast dishes, cook it in a covered til
dish in kettle of boiling water; Il
this manner there is no danger o
scorching. Corn-starch pudding
sea-moss farina, and all other arti
cles mixed with milk, can be cookies
the same way.
EGGs A LA CREME.-Hard boi
twelve eggs; slice them in thi
rings; have ready a plateful o
grated bread crumbs. In the bot
tom of q large baking dish place
layer of the crumbs, then one of tn
eggs; cover with bits Of butter, an
sprinkle with pepper and salt. Cor
+ tinue thus TO blend these ingred
ents until the dish is full; be sur
: though, that the crumbs cover IL
eggs upon the top. Over the who
q pour a large teacupful Of cream, an
Z brownsnicely in a moderately heato
e oven.
e A WALTzISe BULL.--Mr. in
J. Osbourne, a farmer living near L
s porte, Ind, recently bought S fiji
l. blooded bull, of which he was vel
proud. He went into the line bloOde
e bulls stall the other morning, sla
u ped him Familiarity on the back, AT
n told him 70 ''waltz over" And q
a fine bull waltzed John Osbour:
u over the side of the STALL then G
D. corted him out of the barn, walk'
e. him across the barnyard, and helps
d him over the fence, and then ser
= naded him until noon. sssing
a coax him back; but be wouldn't
y eoaxed.
= MorHERs.-Many q diseourag
mother folds her tired hands
night and feels as 4 she had, aft
all, done nothing, although she h
not spent an idle moment since 8
arose. Is it nothing that your
ia helpless children have some one
re come 70 with all their childi
a