The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-01
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

! An Excellent Linlment for Bruises
or Sprains.-Burning fluid, one dram;
sulphuric ether, half ounce; aqua am
monla, one ounce; camphor-gum, one
ounce. Mix to form liniment. This is
also used to relieve headache.
Corn and Tomato-If corn is boiled
on the cob, and then cut off and canned
with tomatoes, in the usual manner of
canning tomatoes, it will keep well and
be an excellent dish Have twice as
much tomatoes as corn.
Paste for paper-hangingi is best when
made with old flour, water and little
size OF glue; alum is also added to make
it spread more freely without losing any
OF its sticking quality; it should never be
used while warm, and should be made
rather thicker than ordinary cruel.
Choosing Meat-In selecting beef
take that which has loose grain, easily
yielding to pressure, of dark red color,
smooth, with whittish fat; if the lean is
purplish and the fat is yellow it is poor
beef. Grass-fed is the lightest, OK the
best, and neXt the heifer
-Delmonico Hash.-Take cold roast
lamb or mutton; throw away the fat por-
tlons; chop very fine, and add water
enough to make it quite thin; boil in a
frying, pan; add butter, salt and pepper
to suit taste; have ready hot toast which
has been well buttered and dipped into
cream or rich milk, and spread the hash
over the toast and serve Immediately.
--Furmenty.--Take nice winter wheat
wash and cleanse thoroughly, boil five OF
six hours. To every quart of milk add
eight tablespOonfuls of the boiled wheat,
three tablespoonfuls of Currants, quarter
teaspoOnful cinnamon, set on the range
to boil; then stir in a tablespoonful of
flour, wet in a little cold milk; have
ready in your tureen three or four table
spoonfuls of strip or good molasscs;
pour in the furmenty, stirring all the
while.
Tomato Catsup.-Boil one bushel of
tomatoes until soft, squeeze them through
a sieve; add half gallon of vinegar, one
pint of salt, two ounces Of cloves, quar-
ter ounce of allspice, two ounces cayenne
pepper, three tablespoonfuls black pep
per; mix these together and boil not less
than three hours; pour in a jar or keg till
cool, then bottle; it will keep well; the
cloves and allspice put in whole; when
boiled strain through a colander.
Mixed Pickles.-One-half peck of
green tomatoes; one cabbage; one dozen
onions, and any other vegetables you
may like; slice them and sprinkle with
salt; let them stand one night; then
wash them Ill cold water and wiring dry
in cloth Put them on to boil, cover
ing well with vinegar in which are
mixed two Tablespoonful of mustard,
two ounces white mustard seed, one
ounce cloves, one ounce allspice, celery
seed and tumeric powder, and half
pound of brown sugar. Boil till cooked
tender
This matter of windows in stables is
one of vastly more Importance than some
farmers think. Animals, no more than
vegetables, can thrive in the dark. Our
long winters are sufficiently trying to the
constitutions Of our farm stock under the
best circumstances, and an animal upon
which the sun scarcely shines at all for
five or six months will come out in the
spring in bad state of health, even
though the feed, and the ventilation, and
the temperature have been all right The
sun is the great life-giyer.- Vermont
Chr0njcle.
TO Propagate Rose Slips.-Any time
during July or August will do. Use a
sharp pen knife, or regular budding
knife would be better; then a smooth,
sharp, fiat stick to aid in lifting the bark !;
cut across the bark of smooth stock s.;
cut the bark only; then make another
cut down the stalk, starting from the
center of the first. The cuts should look
like the letter T. Cut off the slip that
you wish to propagate close to the main
stalk; do not cut it square off, but thin
ner and more pointed on the lower side
With your fiat stick turn back the bark
on each side of the lengthwise cut, and
insert the slip on the wood of the stalk,
fitting it well to the cross cut; place the
bark over the slip, bind it down with
soft cord or yarn, leaving the upper end
of the slip exposed; bind some damp
moss around the slip and stalk keep the
wrapping on for six or seven weeks All
other shoots must be kept from growing
on this stalk.