The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-17

yorite salad, take pound and g half
of any kind of cold fish, chopped fine;
one pound Of good old cheese, grated
very fipe; three tablespJonfuls of salad
oil, one teaspoonful of csyenne-pepper,
the same OF salt and white sugar, one
tablespoonful of made mustard, four
tablespoonfuls Of celery-seed, one
onion, little vinegar, two hard-boiled
eggs. First rub the yolk of the egg
to paste with the oil, adding the salt,
pepper, sugar and mustard, lastly the
cheese; work all well together before
putting In the vinegar; have some
crabshells ready, fill them and place
them on dish one by one until it is
all used up. THIS might be eaten with
crackers and butter for tea.
BoSEs-A writer for the Couatry
Gentleman ssys: 81 never throw
bones away, but on the contrary gather
all l can find scattered about, and pur-
chase all can get, To manufacture in
to fertilizer. The process is very
simple and inexpensive. Take strong,
tight barrel, or some large box con-
strueted for the purpose, and place
| covering In the bottom of about four
| inches of unleached ashes; upon this
place layer OF bones as close as they
can be packed together, and then COW
er with unleached ashes so as to hide
the bones completely, when another
layer Of bones can be placed, aud thus
alternate ashes and bones until the
vessel is filed. If the vessel is very
large water should be poured in when
every four or five layers are on; but
with a common barrel it is sufficient to
pour in couple of pailfuls when the
barrel is full, or better, still, place the
vessel out in the yard, where it will
get sufficient moisture from occasional
showers. If kept under cover water
has to be supplied in very small guam
titles, sufficient to keep the mass
moist. Leave the vessel thus all win =
ter, and in the spring it will be found
that the bones are dissolved. | empty
the mixture out and add hen manure
for my souion beds, or decomposed
grasses and weeds or stable manure
for other vegetables.
BOTANY FOR BEE KEEPERs. i have
made the action of behavior of insects
on flowers a study for years. Some
flowers are only visited in the morning
or forenoon, as the dandelion; others
in the afternoon, others at all times of
the day when not raining. l tell no
news by saying that Eastwood and rasp-
berries afford good honey, while tulip
tree and lobelis afford honey which is
unpleasant or unwholesome to some
persons. The RdRuhcuLdceG, crowfoot
family, afford us so species or more
upon which bees work; some of them
open vary carly in the spring. The
CTuc9erG, or mustard family, about
80 species; NdlcdceOe, or mallow fam
lily, over 20 species; GeraniGce0e, or
geranium family. Is; ARdcardiace0e, or
sumachs, 6; TitiaceOe, or vine family,
z; Sdpindace6e, or NAPLES, etc, IL /;
LeguniiH0s0e, or pulse family, 10 or
more, natives, besides some exot-
les; HOSaceoe or rose family, SO,
and several exotics; SritrdgaceOe,
honeysuckle, ETC., about 80; Com
POsitg, sunflowers, sisters, ETC.,
perhaps 325, besides many in cultiva-
ton; LobelidceR, lobe!il family, IS;
CdmpGnutGce@, bellflOwers, 2; Eric0cs9,
heath family, 60; lScrophuIaricacee, fig
worts, about 60; Terbenacea, verbenss,
10; Labtdte, minis, many of much
value, rs; B0rrdgibdceG, borage fami-
ly, %; AsclepiaddceG, milkweed fami-
ly, %; PolygOnacee, buckwheat family.
So; Li5iaces lily family, so. Besides
these there are many where there Is only
one or two, or few in small order.
perhaps not far from $40. Then, prob
ably, there are hundred or more
about which l am uncertain. If have
added correctly, l give above about
1775 species from which bees get more
or less honey or pollen. These grow
east of the Mississippi river and north
of Kentucky, in the United States.
Some, like the grasses and pines, have
no snowy or fragrant flowers, and af
ford little or no honey. As general
rule, those plants which produce odor-
Gus or SNOWY flowers afford honey, and
will be visited by honey bees, unless
the flower is Of shape which makes
it impossible for the bee to reach the
food.-Prcf. Beal, IN Country Geatte-
RGay