The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-15
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

Cure for Sprains. paste of
fresh butter and pulverized resin, spread
it on linen rag, and apply it to the
part affected.
Ginger Snaps. together half
a pound of butter and half pound of
sugar, mix with them half pint of
molasSes, half teacupful of ginger and
a pound and half of flour.
A Remedy for Cold Feet.-Every
night on going to bed DIP the feet into
shallow, cold water two or three times
quickly, then rub briskly with a coarse
towel till dry; then take hold of each
end of the towel and draw it back and
forth through the hollow of the foot I'M
til a glow is excited.
1.-The art of feeding mich cows is
not altogether understood by the dairy
men," said one of the best milk pro-
ducers. "While some cows will eat q
peck of meal n day, and give an in
creased quantity of milk, others fail to
digest as much.' 1t is with feeding
COWS as it is with manure and fertiliz-
ers-all beyond certain amount is
wasted, so far as the immediate return
is concerned.
Rice Waffies.-One gill of rice,
three gills of flour, one ounce of butter,
three eggs, a little salt Boil the rice
until tender, add the butter, flour, salt
and yelks of the eggs previously beat
en- Light, after which the mixture must
be beaten very hard Have the whites
of the eggs very light, stir in gently;
then ready for baking. Butter; serve
on heated plates.
Ham Cake.-A capital way of dis
posing of the remains of a ham, and
making an excellent dish for breakfast,
is: Take pound and half of ham,
fat and lean together; put it into NOR
tar and pound it, or pass it through
sausage machine; soak a large slice of
bread in half pint of milk, and beat it
and the ham well together; add an egg
beaten up. Put the whole into mold
and bake rich brown.
-Tapioca Fruit Pudding. Over one
cupful of sage or tapioca pour quart
of boiling water; let stand, occasionally
stirring, for an hour, over slow fire;
then pare and core enough apples to
cover the bottom of your pudding dish,
steam them till soft; then pour the tapi-
oca over them, having sweetened, sailed
and favored it. Bake an hour in slow
oven. Canned or fresh peaches may
be used in the place of apples.
Here is n tried and true plan of
preparing whitewash that will not rub
off: Slack lime in the usual way; mix
one gill of flour with cold water, taking
care to beat out all the Jumps, then
pour on boiling water, enough to thick
en- to the consistency of common starch;
pour it while hot into bucket of
Stacked lime and add one pound of
whitening; stir all well together. A
little indigo in the wash improves it.
WATERPROOF Backing Dissolve
an ounce of boraX in water, and in this
dissolve gum shellac until it is the con-
sistency of thin paste; add lampblack to
color. This makes a cheap and excel
lent backing for boots, giving them the
polish of new leather. The shellac
makes the boots or shoes almost en-
tirely waterproof. Camphor dissolved
in alcohol, added to the backing, makes
the leather more pliable and keeps it
from cTdchlHS' MS Is Solu dI lllly Genus
for small bottle. By making it your
self one dollar will buy the material for
a gallon.
Remedy for Whooping Cough
Make sirup of prickly pear (Op,sntio
UuIgaris), and drink freely. Take
about three moderate-sizedl leaves of the
prickly pear to quart of cold water;
cut up in pieces, and boil slowly half
an hour, strain out all the prickles
through close muslin or linen, sweeten
with white sugar, and boil little
longer. A safe and sure cure, and so
pleasant to the taste that infants will
take it with a relish. 1t is also good for
a cold that settles in the throat or lungs.
This species of cactus grows in rocky
and sandy places, or is grown in gar
dens.-COr. ~ Y. Times.