, 1877-07-21
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

! flowers increase their size and body near
! " one-half over the first removal This
[ is vel worth full and fair tIial.
/ DUCKS AID HEX's EGcS Many con-
slider that ducks are more profitable than
/ Lens for use, taking into account the
number and size Of eggs laid by tae~l.
/ The solid matter and oil Of ducks ex-
ceed that Of hens egg by fully enc
( fourth
I BOILED CArLIFIowER. Choose those
that are close and white trim and plunge
! them. heads downward IN water with a
/ handful Of salt in II. After an hour dram
| them and boil rapidly in an uncovered
saucepan. They should be tender, IN
less very large, iii fifteen minutes. Serve
with butter sauce
Frozen FRCu CAKE. One pound Of
fruit, one quart Of good fresh cream,
sweeten To taste, rub all through 4 fine
seive, place IN freezers, scrape from the
sides Ike ice cream if nodded in fancy
forms II must be first frozen, then packed
well in Tho forms, and 7, packed II ice and
salt, ike the beginning place the forms
III warm water for q moment, so IS TO
turn out nicely.
GErEN Corn FEITTERs Crate Z SUI
ficent number Of ripe ears of corn TO make
a quart rlb together quarter of pound
of butter. quarter Of pound of sugar and
three tableSpoonfUls Of -four. pinch Of
salt stir INTO this one quart Of Tich milk
eight eggs well beaten, and lastly, the
grated corn if not thick enough, little
more -four may be added fry IN hot but
ter, or bake in pudding dish. You may
make half the quantity.
CHERRY BoUNcE.-StoRe and pat in
! Jar the cherries, place this jar into 4 pot
Of boiling water, set II ON the FIRE and let
4 the water boil around the cherries until
the juice is extracted then strain the
Juice, and to one gallon put four pounds
Of sugar put i'll kettle and let 1t hoil
until all the scum is taken off add q few
whole spices and Just before bottling add
4 quart Of brandy and one OF rum 70 each
gallon of the juice.
DAIRY UTENSILS. cleaning I'll mix
vessels and dairy utensils they should be
FIRST rinsed in cold water, then thorough
" washed with hot water and soap, per
haps through several waters, then rinsed
in clean water, and afterwards scalded IN
| boiling water, and in hot weather rut Gu;
Of doors and summed, and in wet or cloudy
weather they should re wiped dry oI
dried before a fire All slops or spatters
of milk in or abou. the mix room Should
be treated the same way rs soon IS dis,
covered.
REFRESHMENTS. - For small evening
parties, soc;ables, receptions, etc, where
the refreshments are handed around and
are Of a simple character, everything
should he excellent in the highest degree
delicately prepared, and attraetiyely sery-
ed Sandwiches and coffee, chocolate q
tea, a variety of nice cake, jellies, ice
cream or ices, and fruits are appropriate.
/ For more pretcntious occasion, SIM
pie table, prettily decorated with flowers
and set with fruit, lobster said, chicken
oroquett5, picked oysters, and one CT two
kinds Of ice cream and cake, and coffee
and tea IS quite enough.
Fcor DISEASE ~ CATTLE. - Fouls. o.
foot disease in cattle, IS caused by feeding
on low, damp pastures. The moisture
causes overgrowth Of hoTEey hoof liz
sheep II may lie caused by injuries to Tie
/ feet from sharp, s!aty stones. In this
case The disease resembles & stone b-uisc
on the foot, or felon on the hand. Car
bolic acid is an excellent real Gy for this
| trouble in sheep, so Is a ham rind bound
INTO the cleft Of the hoof The crease
/ from the smoked ham is cleansing, and as-
sists the healing process. If there Is
proud flesh or fGnco.d iii the way Il mast
he removed by the knife before The creo-
scte or acid is applied.
! COLLAR BRUISES AND HARNESS CALLS.
The following Is reconJncnded for col
lar bruises in horses Camphor gum,
| ounces alcohol, ten ounces t;ucture Of
| iodine, ; ounces tincture % cantha!idas.
> oune s-mix. 1t is very necessary, PAY
ticGlarly in warm weather, to keep the
harness perfectly clean, rs the dirt which
accumulateS from sweat and dust is q
I great source Of irritation. The sore shoul-
/ der may he bathcd occasionally with the
/ following lotion Liquor plumb sab
! aCetatis, iour ounces alcohol, SIX ounces,
tincJUre Of camphor, two ounces water.
SIX ounces. The following IS an excellent
liniment for general purposes: Alcohol,
twelve ounces gum camphor, two ounces;
tinctuTe or arniea, four ounces ; tinctrue
Of aconite root, one ounce-miX.
PROTECTION FROM FLIEs.-A cotcm-
porary records the discovery of a French
pharmaceutical chemist, who has discover
ed way to protect horses from attacks OF
| flies, according 10 a London medical pa
per His invention consists IN rubbing
the horses, especially the parts most sub
ject to attack, with little concentrated
oil Of laurel There Is not the slightest
| danger In its use, the cost Is SAID, TO be
very small Another repellant suggested
! by the same persons Is a solution of 60
grammes tone pound and five ounces
avoidupois) of assafcetida in two glasses of
! water and one of vinegar. If horses he
well washed with this not fly viii settle
/ upon them, as the assafoetida viii drive
the flies away This drug has no deleter-
ious qualities as an external application,
and may be used unhesitatingly.
VIRTUE OF TOMATO LEAVES. S.-A state
ment comes from South America thar a
singular property of tomato leaves has
been discovered by fruit grower Hav-
ing cut down some tomato vines, he used
them as a mulch around his peach trees
He soon discovered that the curcuho,
which was destroying his fruit, had aban-
doned the trees surrounded by the tomato
vines. Following up this accidental dis
covery he found the free use of tomato
vines proved perfect protection, not or
" against the curculio, but against other
noxious insects He found, also. by steep
ing in water some fresh leaves Of the to
mato and sprinkling the etfusion upon
other plants, the innumera5le insects
which cover them were all driven away.
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