St. Landry democrat., 1878-07-13
Useful Inform alton.

INSECTS on vines can be driven off b,
sprinkling the vines with plaster, SCOT O,
air Stacked lime.
If you will plant seed of the castor
| bean where moles are troublesome, i,
will drive them away.
To restore the color of black kid boots
take a small quantity of black ink, mix
it with the white of an egg and apply
with soft sponge.
If you are taking cold, grease youl
nose, throat and breast, take a glass OF
hot lemonade and cover up warm in bed
Morning will see you better.
TuRN1P PIcKLEs.-Wash several tur.
nips clean, then boil till quite tender
then peel and slice them, and pour over
them hot vinegar. Add spices, if you
wish them.
SEVERAL persons have been poisoned
at Lewiston. Me-, lately, by eating her.
ring. The Journal says that St. John
herring are dipped in solution of arse
mic to make them look brighter.
CocoANUT CUsTARD PIE.-Grate one
cocoanut; add three eggs and one and one.
half cup of sugar; beat well add the
milk to the nut, one cup of sweet milk,
and piece of butter the size Of a walnut.
The great English agricultural writer
and practical farmer (Jethro TulD, liv~
ing and writing one hundred years ago,
held that frequent blowing and stirring
of the soil was equivalent to a liberal
coat of manure.
WORMS in horses are caused from hard
work, po9r food and general neglect.
For ordinary cases Of worms, common
salt, nutritious food and pure water will
prove satisfactory. Salt should always
be kept in the stalls of horses.
IT is stated that five hundred new
cheese factories are to be put up in the
state of Iowa this spring. Other parts
of the west are also increasing the num-
Der of cheese factories. In New York
the same tendency is evident.
A VERY excellent soup for summer !:
Eight potatoes, boiled soft, piece of but
ter size of two eggs. Boil one quart Of
milk and one quart of water together,
and pour boiling hot On the soft pota-
toes, strain, and then boil half an hour
in the milk and water.
GOLDFISH AND EGGs.-Shred fine, and
properly soak some Goldfish. Press it
dry as possible. To one cup of fish add
one cup Of eggs removed from the shell !;
beat the two we'll together and drop in
spoonfuls into hot pan and fry light
brown on both sides.
JOHNNY cake; Take a pint of sour
milk, break an egg into it, stir in a
spoonful or two of -four and add Indian
meal enough to make thick batter put
in teaspoonful of salt, stir it in five
minutes, then add heaping teaspoontul
of soda dissolved in hot water; bake in
pan or on a griddle.
CAULIFLowERs should be transpIanted
in rows some two feet apart, leaving
about two feet between the plants.
Cultivate as cabbage. Aid the growth
by liberal manurlng and protect from
the sun by breaking its leaves over the
head when in flower. Caulifowers suc>
coed best in deep, rich, moist soil.
To polish marble, make paste of two
parts whiting, one of pumice stone, and
benzine sufficient to mix. Benzine alone
will answer if the polish is good and the
marble only needs cleansing. If badly
spotted, use chloride of soda instead Of
benzine; let the paste dry on, and make
second application if necessary.
To wash the wooIon the sleeps back is
not profitable practice. The wool is
not half washed, and the difference in
price will not pay for the loss of weight,
to say nothing of the trouble and risk for
both men and flock. IF the sheep are
kept reasonably clean, and the wool free
from rubbish, it will be found better
than having to wash them to get rid of
the unnecessary filth.
Mr.. MORGAN M1zELL has large Or
ange tree on his place which generally
" takes" On about three thousand Or
anges, but never brings one of them to
perfection. When the fruit becomes of
moderate size they split open and fall
of: He has tried every means to find
out and remedy the evil, but so far has
not succeeded.-[Orlando (Fla.) Re-
porter.
SEE that the sink water is carried away
from the vicinity of the we'll and not
allowed to sink into the ground near the
house. Neglect of this is the fruitful
cause of typhoid fever and diphtheria.
Also clear out decsyed vegetables from
the cellar, scatter chloride of lime about,
and throw open wide the cellar windows.
The walls should be thoroughly white
washed.
A MOTHER thus writes: Once a week
invariably, and it was generally when we
had cold meat minced, I gave the chill
dren dinner which was hailed with de-