Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-05
FARM AND PRESIDE.

Spring )r0e floods and freshets, and much
damage will result unless prevented.
Washouts of roads, fields, yards, etc., may
be averted by providing number Of out
let's for the water at tie places we're it first
gathers: Here it should be spread in sew
eral channels and prevented from gather
ing into dangerous stream.
The use of some active fertilizer early
in the spring will be beneficial ON almost
all crops. When used with discretion,
these are very profitable. But at this sea-
son only those that are perfectly soluble
will be found available.
Lettuce, radish, spinach and pepper-grass
also bed of beets for early green's should
be planted as soon as the ground can be
raked deep enough to cover the seed.
For starting melons and cucumbers in
doors, the best pots are small pieces of sod
turned grass side down, and placed upon a
board, WheE the season is warm enough,
set out in the garden, having, loamy soil
covering all but the leaves of the plants.
Meadows and pastures are frequently
injured by pasturing as soon as the snow
is off. Nothing is gained, but damage re-
suits from such course.
Improved seed, like improved stock,
must be grown with special care, or it will
rapidly go back to its original state. In
experimenting with new kinds, every care
should be given to keep up the vigor of the
plant and maintain the character of the
product. t t]...f
Shallow planting is preferable for an
early crop, when the soil has not been
thoroughly warmed up.
Dig trench for celery. Buy your plants
if you have no hot-bed.
TREATMENT OF CUTTINGs.-In house
culture, cuttings should not be started be-
fore the month of February. Plants
from cuttings then taken, will, if we'll
grown, be large enough TO furnish cut
tings themselves by the middle of April,
which will in turn be good plants for
bedding out by the last of May. If a
hot-bed is obtainable, cuttings may be
raised in great quantities. About the
middle of April plunge pots full of cut
tings into a gentle .hot-bed; they will
root in few days, and may then be
ported off. They should then be grown
in cold frame, with plenty of air in
fine weather, and by the middle of May
there will be fine stocky plants for the
garden.
FRUIT BREAD.-Mr. Campbell Morfit,
of Baltimore, Maryland, has patented
new method of preserving the juice of
lemons, currants, oranges and other fruits.
He mixes the juice, with or without sugar
with any kind of cooked meal, makes the
mass into cakes and bakes them. These
cakes are afterwards ground up and used
to make very palatable fruit farina. The
fruit Juices are said to retain their original
flavor and character indefinitely and thus
the fruit bread may become valuable and
convenient addition to the daily ration of
sailors, and soldiers in the field.
MARLBOROUGH TARTs.-Quarter, and
stew very tender, juicy tart apples. To
teacup of the pulp rubbed through sieve,
put the same quantity of sugar, the same
of wine, half a teacup of melted butter,
juice and rind of lemon, a grated nut
meg, four eggs and tumbler of milk.
Mix all the ingredients together and turn
into deep pie plates that have been pre-
viously lined with paste, with rim of puff
paste around the edge. Bake the tarts
about thirty minutes.
AN INVALUABLE REMEDY FOR RHEU-
MATIsM.-Take pint of spirits of tur-
pentine, to which add half an ounce cs
camphor. Let it stand till the campnor is
dissolved; then rub it on the part affected,
and it will never fail of removing the
pain. Flannel should be applied after
the part is well fomented with turpentine.
Repeat the application morning and even
ing. 1t is said to be equally available for
burns, scalds, bruises, and sprains, never
failing of success.
A GOOD REMEDY.-My remedy for
toothache. 1t is also ''sure cure'' for
sick headache, neuralgia, and rheumatism:
One half pint alcohol, one ounce
gum camphor, one ounce chloroform,
one ounce hartshorn. Put the cam
phor into the alcohol, and after it is
all dissolved add the chloroform and harris
norm. Use this freely on the face and in
jhe tooth.
RINGwORM REMEDY.-On Of paper
made by burning sheet of ordinary wri-
ing paper upon plate will cure ring
worm, which is caused by contagion OF
ome impurity of the blood; the oil will be
'een after the paper is burned in the form
# yellow spot; this applied with the
niger twice day will in very short time
ure the worst of ringworms.
SOFT ICING.-The whites of four eggs.
me pound and half of powdered sugar,
wo tablespoonful of lemon juice. For
his icing the eggs must be whipped alone.
Break the whites into broad dish whip
With long, even strokes for fifteen minutes:
hen add the sugar; whip it well in; then
he lemon juice, and, if needed, allow ex-
ra sugar for the juice.
CHOCOLATE IClNG.-Mix we'll together
ne-quarter of cake of grated chocolate.
ne-half cupful of sweet milk, one table
poonful of cornstarch; let it boil just two
minutes, stir constantly, remove it from
he fire; flavor it with one teaspoonful CT
anllla and sweeten it with two table
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