South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-04-26
New: Series. Vol. 73-No. 10.
Farmer and ,House-Ksspsr.

FARMER ana 60uoe-koopoc
UAn Indiana farmer lost two OF his
fattening hogs by the cholera. A. soou
rs he found that tte'cholcra IVES among
his hogs he began 10 give all Of them
that seemed sick. stronS garden ReppsS
tea, and to every gill OF tsa he added
Two tablespo0nfuls Of coal Oil. All his
sick hogs have recovered and are DO
ing we'll. -
{ NTo produce walnut stain on wood.
lake ono quart Of water. ono and one.
Lalf ounces OF washing soda, two and
one.half ounces vandyke brown. one.
fourth ounce bi-chromate OF potash
boil for ten minutes, aud apply with a
brush Ia either hot or cold state.
V Eggs Form an Important article Of
food among ell known races. Tho Eng
lish. The great egg estsrsf receive an.
nually nom Ireland one hundred and
thirty mfiiious OF egg, IN Nom France
over one hundred and thirty millions.
The great object is to get fresh ones.
and many modes IRE resorted TO, TO as
certain this important point. Come
dealers place them in water, VIXEN, IL
fresh, they will lie on their sides; il
bad, they stand on one end.
LINEN PoLIsII.-Take or white wax
one ounce, spermacoti two ounces, and
q good pinch of salt. Mix and melt
these together. and when cold it will
form hard cake. Put piece the size
Of pea in tho hot starch for every three
or four shirts. When ironing go over
the linen.
BOILED Observation-Disclosures are
generally boiled with the shells on. which
makes them look black and uninviting.
Try our way. With q small penknifo
cut off the top and sides OF tho chestnut.
when the skin Will come off easily
When You have shelled them, put them
into an earthen pipkin with a desert
spoonful of salt, cover with boiling wa
ter, and cook them ten or fifteen min.
utes. or until they are done through
Take them out aud put them into the
colander to dry. Then cat them with
salt; and see If you do not think 1t
great Improvement on the old method.
VOftcn in fine orchard we find one
or more trees leaning over SO far as to
destroy the beauty Of the whole orchard.
1t is also much more difficult to cult.
vate around leaning tree. This trou.
bic may easily be remedied while the
trees are young, by partly digging up
and replanting them. The roots will 10
found smallest on the side from which
the tree leans !; therefore, these roots
should be loosened from blie earth, and
the trees set in perpendicular position
and carefully fastened by stakes and
guys, and the earth replaced around the
roots. 1t would be well to add some
rich compost TO promote their growth.
IF. as is very probable, the top Of the
tree has become one.sidcd. it should be
pruned so as to restore the balance. In {.
this way we have 'righted up pear trees
six inches through the stem; but the
best way is to look after the young trees.
and not permit them to depart from the
way Of uprightness.-O Ohio Farmer.
Eggs A La CREAME.-Six eggs boiled
hard and chopped fine. and stale bread.
Put in dish alternate layers OF chop
ped egg and grated bread. When the
dish is full, pour on one pint boiling
milk seasoned with salt. pepper, anil one
tablespoonful butter Bake light brown.
FoR BRoNcmTIs.--A residence in
sugar-house from the lst OF August I'm
Til January has been known To- give re-
lief.
a...H 90
SOUR SAUcE.--Half q cupful OF but
ter, and stir in tablespoonful or -four
and one pint boiling water, nearly one
cupful Of sugar, two spcorfcls good
vinegar spice TO taste.
For CRoUP.-A piece Of lard as largo
as butternut, rubbed up with sugar.
and divided into three equal parts and
given at intervals of twenty minutes.
will often work we'll.
To PRocURE SLEEP.-Twenty grains
or carbonate OF soda taken the last thing
on going TO bed, will frequently produce
sleep when all sedatiyes have failed.
BOILED RHUBARB PUDDING.-Line n
buttered basin with good snet crust
cut rhubarb into small bits and I'LL the
basin With alternate layers Of rhubarb
and moist sugar cover withcrust pinch
the edges together and tic over It q
Toured cloth put into kettle Of boil
ing water and boil from two hours to
two hours and onc-half.
SSowBALLs.-One cup OF sugar, two
eggs. four teaspoonfuls Of milk, one
one teaspoonful cream OF tartar, one
teaspoonful coda, II the milk is soar