The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-22
utes will be sufficient to boil them.
When cold put up in glass jars.

utes will be sufficient to boil them.
When cold put up in glass jars.
MANY farmers who find that their
I" medders kinder run out " forget how
much a crop of grass exhausts the soil.
A crop of English hay that weighs two
tons, removes from the soil about sixty
two pounds of nitrogen, seventy pounds
of potash, and eighteen pounds of
phosphoric acid. From an acre a crop
Of clover hay, weighing two and a quar-
ter tons, abstracts about one hundred
and seventy-fve pounds of nitrogen,
one hundred and ten pounds of potash,
and thirty-two pounds of phosphoric
acid. Two or three crops in succession,
without manure, would almost exhaust
the best land.
PERHAPS the incest mutton is a small
leg, the bone taken out, and the cavity
stuffed with forced meat. The best beef
roast is (for three) about two and a half
or three pounds of porter-house. Sir
loin ranks next. A rump roast is very
nice. Two or three pounds is a very
great plenty for three. In chops, we
think that from the hind leg of mutton
best, unless you can get a "meaty" sir
loin. The same in pork, about one and
aquarter to one and a half pounds is
sufficient, beefsteak about the same
quantity. Porter-house steak is cheaper
than s%irloin, having less bone. Rump
! steak and round, if well pounded to
make them tender, have the best favor.
; BREAKFAST should be a thoroughly
informal meal-particularly ina house
| where many guests are gathered. There
should be no waiting for everybody. II
must be understood that A, who is in the
middle of his meal, is not expected to
7 hurry on to overtake Z, who is at the
! end of his meal, any more than he is
expected to tarry until G, who has moi
yet begun, should overtake him. Late
arrivals must not be scowled upon; or
I the other hand they should be rather en-
couraged, as suggesting liberty, ant
e creating variety. That letters may, a
any moment, be opened by the recipient
9 should be a matter of course To opel
and glance into the newspaper, too
e ought not. to be made a high misde
. meanor, so long as you refrain from
heated discussion of its contents, and d,
n not become too pronounced in your pc
litical utterances. In short, breakfas
should be a picnic indoors, regulated b.
the joyous anarchy which makes a sue
cessful picnic the most rational and salts
g factory of all occasions on which W
t meet to eat. The conditions are favor
able. There is a certain freshness in tn
y atmosphere Of the breakfast-room sprun,
: from the new thoughts and expectation
which have been born with the newday
Those present feel that degree of conf
dence which recent conversations wit
s the l~ooking-glass and an immediatel
n antecedent toilet impart. Sleep ha
is brought nature to their aid, and al
e they have themselves invoked. The
l. are conscious, therefore of being at thei
best, and the thought is full of encourag,
ment. A lady's morning dress charm
us without being elaborate. and charm
b. us most of all because it is not elaborat
,r while the morning dress of men is /.
10 least suggestive of ease and comfor
a Altogether, breakfast is an intensely s.
ut cial institution, if properly understoo'