The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-06-28

So by applying to the Commissioner of
the General Land Office and paying for
them at the rate OF ten 10 twenty dol
lars per county, according to the mum
ber of surveys in the county. Two ad-
ditional clerks have been put on this
work, and think it will be complete
and ready for the printer in ten or
| twelve months.
hiOlms and Farm,
A Coop CHICKEN. - An epIcure
writes us: "Y Y,u may talk about your
spring chickens, hut for me give me a
setting her, or rather hen that had
hatched three brouds successively--got
down to skin and bone--then been fed
literally until the bones are covered
with flesh. When she is in condition,
ready to begin laying, off with her
head. You will have the chicken flesh
in its prime"
God Almighty first planted gar
den, and indeed ii Is the purest OF all
human pleasures. 1t is the greatest re-
freshment to the spirits of man. with
out which buildings and palaces are
but gross hsBdiwoTks, and man shall
ever see that when ages grow to civil
ity and elegance, men come to build
stately sooner than to garden finely,
as if gardening were the greater per-
fection.-LOrd Bacon.
POTATO CRoQUETTEs. = Peel four
good sized potatoes; boil with pinch
of salt; when done, drain from the
water; let them dry for few minutes
and mash smoothly, keeping them
warm; then add onc.half tablespoon
full of butter, one tablespoonful OF
milk and one egg, the yolk and white
beaten separately. Beat these one at
time into the potato with fork, un-
til all is light puff; last Of all add the
whites. and beat only enough to mix
them well. Set away to cool. Form
nto oblong rolls, dip in egg (be sure
that it covers every parD, then into
fine cracker crumbs, let them stand for
an hour or longer, ami fry in boiling
lard or drippings. Drain well and
serve on a folded napkin. ....
INFLAMED UDDER IN Cow. w.-Fomen-
| tations of warm water must be applied
to the bag, and constantly perscvered
with; and the uddcr itself must be
kept free from milk, both by allowing
the calf to suck and by drawing with
the hand. Stimulants should next be
applied, with smart friction, such as
the soap liniment, or turpentine lini-
ment. Bag should be supported by a
sheet tied over the loins, and having
holes in it for the ttats. Feed moder-
erately on sloppy food, and administer
dose of salts. II, IN spite of all the
efforts for relief, an abscess should
form, it should be opened with Ian
Get, and the matter evacuated; the re-
sulting wound may be dressed with an
ointment of Venice turpentine, one
part, and hogs lard, two parts.
GAPING CHIcKENs.-The Lancaste,
Farmer gives this remedy for gapes in
chickens: SIN a recent conversation
with an experienced chicken-growerr
he informed us that he had been very
successful in conquering that preca
rious disease in his young fowls by the
application of air slaked lime. AS soon
as manifestation of gapes in ms fowls
appears, he confines his chickens in a
box, one at u time, sufficiently large to
contain the bird, and places q coarse
piece of cotton or linen cloth over the
tor. Upon this he places the pulver-
lied lime and taps the screen sufficient
ly 10 cause the lime to fall through.
This lime dust the fowl inhales and
causes it to sneeze, and in a short time
the cause of the gapes is thrown out
in the form of a Shiny mass or masses
of worms, which had accumulated In
the windpipe and smaller air vessels.
This remedy he considers superior to
any he has ever tried, and he seldom
fails to efft ct perfect cure"
KEROSENE FOR SQUASH BUGs.-A
correspondent OF the Neso England
Farmer says in relation to using kero-
sene oil to exterminste. squash bugs
1.-TWO years ago had lne let of
Hubbard squash vines in my garden,
and was anticipating handsome yield,
when, suddenly, observed here and
there patches in winch the leaves be-
gan to turn yellow and then brown,
and on examination / found them COW
cred with this most annoying pest. ]
Immediately tried the ordinary RENE
dies, and was about giving up the bat
tie when it occurred to me that 1 would
try what virtue there was in kerosene.
| took pan OF ashes (holding perhaps
six quarts) and seiziug the lamp filler,
poured on enough Of that fluid TO
moisten the ashes and fill them with q
strong perfume, but not to convert In
70 paste. / threw several handfuls
into each spot where the enemy was at
work. After q day or two observed
that there was no increase Of the lep-
rOus blotches in the squash bed.
made careful inspection and found
that the miscreants had retreated."
NAIL IN THE Foor.-Horses are Of
ten senously injured, and sometimes
entirely ruined, from taking up nails.
In such cases both cur treatment and
| opinion as to consequences must de.
pend on the situation, direction and
depth Of the wound. which Is. there
fore, essential to ascertain minutely.
II the injury is Slight, and there Is lit
tie or no lameness. all We have 70 do is
TO cut away small portion OF horn
around the wound, apply stimulant,
such as tinctdre Of myrrh, 70 the part,
and over this little tar ointRent 20
protect the wound from dirt. Should
the injury be more severe, after cutting
out the part we should immerse the
foot in blood-warm poultice Of ground
linseed and bran, and continue it I'M
til the Inflammation is subdued and
TIE wound suppuratcs kindly, when it
may be treated a. common wound !;
andif, In the course Of healing, granu-
lations should sprout above the level
of the horn, q little muriate Of anti
mony may be applied with q feather.
IL there Be much horn 70 be supplied
the applicahon Of the compound tar
ointment will be Of advsntsge. This
uintmeut Is best prenared as follows:
IL, gasfb5f u peund; palm oil or
i,fst. .s-se vznnss @ melted together
over 5 sI0z Gre, ind Then properly In
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