Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-11-07
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

ter, five Of flour, three Of eggs, one tea
spoonful soda.
TO CURE WAKEFUINEss. Take a spong,
bath just before retiring; have plenty O
pulverized borax in the water; rub wei
with a coarse towel to get up circula
ton
To PRESERVE LEAvEs.-Autumn leaves
can be perfectly preserved by rubbing
wax on q medium hot iron and ironing
the leaves on both sides. Autumn
leaves that retain their. color best are
those which are gathered when fros
comes early in September. Frost il
rather late this year for handsome
leaves
For Cough AND CONsUMPTION.-Me ell
some rosin at night on going to bed anG
let the smoke from it fill the room. In
haling the smoke heals the inhamma.
ton, and sleep is often produced wher
one could not sleep before for much
coughing. Persevere until cure is eff
lfected. A change for the better should
be felt within week.
YEAST CAKES FROM ONE CAKE.-Dis-
solve the cake in two cupfuls of water:
when dissolved stir in -four enough fo1
thick batter, and set in warm place to
rise; when risen well, which will be in
from three to nine hours, mix stiff
enough to roll out with white Indian
meal; roll thin, cut into square cakes,
and dry on your bread-board
PASTRY FOR MINCE PIE.-One cupf1l
lard, two cupfuls flour, one-half cupful
ice-water, pinch Of salt; use knife to
cut the lard through the flour until fine;
then add the water and mix with the
knife until no -four remains in the bowl.
Roll in sheet and place small bits Of
butter over; dust we'll; fold up, and re-
peat the process twice, using half cup
full of butter. Roll the crust thin; have
a quick oven; it will rise in fakes
Cook.
To ROAST CoFFEE.-If you desire to
have extra fine favored coffee, buy the
green coffee-pure Java. Pick it over,
wash it well, drain it and spread it out
on pie pans; roast it in a moderate oven,
or on top of the range: stir in often to
keep it from burning, and roast it until
it is a good brown; then drop. small
piece of butter in each pan and mix it
up just enough to make the coffee shine;
grind it fresh every morning. The fla
yor will then equal, if not excel, the
vienna coffee.
| Fowls IN AUTUMN-Not even the cold
rains OF spring are SO trying to the con-
situations Of fowls as the bleak storms of
autumn. Birds that have endured a
severe winter and shown no sign Of dis
ease will often succumb to the effects of
a chilly rainstorm.. Hens will often stop
laying week after the Storm This
delay and risk of sickness can often be
prevented by giving them plenty of soft,
warm food, with little red pepper in
it. AS the supply of worms stop give
the fowls a generous amount of scraps,
haziets, or some kind of animal food.
1t is only by such little extra attentions
that hens can retain their health, keep
on laying and be profitable to their
owners.
How TO KEEP VEGETABLES IN WINTER.
There are few general rules which
should be well understood, and which, if
Understandings applied, will enable
those who raise their own vegetables to
keep them in good condition, in nearly
all instances, much, longer than is often
done. These rules are: l. To keep
them cool, without freezing and without
alternating changes of temperature 2.
If they dry up and shrivel las beets and
parsnips), apply by external means a
certain amount of moisture 8. If they
do not shrivel, but rot las potatoes and
squashes), let the air which surrounds
them be dry and COOL Country Gent.
DUcKs.-Duck should be reared by
farmers who supply our city markets, to
a greater extent than they now are.
Well fatted domestic ducks generally
bring higher prices than chickens, and
can be raised without greater expense.
They acquire fat much more readily
than any other kind of poultry with the
exception of geese, and do not require
large supply Of water, asvmany sup
pose, for successful rearing. ! Nearly all
farmers have running streams upon
their premises, and if they have not
ALREADY, they can provide with little
trouble a pond that would hold sufficient
water for two Or three. hundred ducks.
Indeed, some duck raisers declare that
no water is necessary. Many complaint
of the difficulty of raising the duckings,
which often die before they can
take care of themselves. This loss is
usually the result of giving improper
food. Soft scalded coarse wheat bran,
mixed with Indian meal, is the best
nourishment. Ground corn and oats
mixed are also excellent. The eggs oil
ducks are richer than any others, but
although larger than chicken eggs, sells
in city markets at the same price.
FEEDING BEEs.-A writer in the Lon
don Cottage Gardener says "a trial of
many years has convinced me that no
more excellent food for bees can be
made than good, wholesome sugar.
thoroughly dissolved in water. without
boiling. find that half pint of hot
water will dissolve one pound of sugar
in a few minutes after careful stirring.
generally prepare a.canful at time,
which holds FIVE. pounds of sugar and
two and a half pounds. Of water. It is
made and ready for use in a few min
utes, and is none the less wholesome if
given to the bees while still warm. I
used always to boil the sugar, but found
that there was no certainty as to the |