The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-18
RARM, GARDEN AND HOUsEHOLD.
IIsusshoIA Hats.


double the amount Of It's exhilarntinl
qualities.
MARAaRmRsT or BRooMB. III broom
are wet In boiling auds once week the,
will become very tough, viii not cut uh'
carpet, last mneh longer, and Away
sweep like new broom.
RANCID BUrrKR. Butter that has be
come rancid may be restored by washing
IL thoroughly In good new milk, and
then working II over with cold HprinG
water. Butyrie acid, which, when pres
ent. canEes rAncidity, is soluble IN freal
milk, and can be removed in The mannel
stated.
CANNED CmEH Cider may be pre-
served for year,, by putting II up IN air
tight cans, after the manner Of preserv-
ing fruit The cider should be first set
tied and hacked OF from ihe dregs, but
fermentation should not be allowed b
commence before canning.
To SASH HoLDERa. - Window sashes
may be retained at any desired height,
by boring three or four holes in the aide
Ot the sash, and inserting into them
common bottle corkH, leaving them b
project about the sixteenth part Of AZ
inch. These will press against the win.
dow frame and hold the sash at any
height required.
CAMPHoR IcE.-Melt slowly together
white wax aud spermacei, each one
ounce eamphor. two ounces, In sweet
almond oil, one pound. NEXT, triturate
until the mass becomes homogeneous.
Then allow one pound OF rose water 10
flow in slowly during the operation.
Then perfume with altar OF rosemary,
one drachm.
Tsads In the GaFdsa.
Many persons have q loathing Of these
really interesting, II not handsome,
little animals Of the genus Buio (Btlfo
uuLgdris). The toad is perfectly harm
less, and is often useful in gardens by
feeding on noKious insects. One
writer gives il as his opinion that they
are worth more per head 10 the horti-
culturist than chickens, even allowing
that chickens did not scratch. DIR.
Harris tells a very interesting story OF
these insect devourerE, which we think
ought 10 put the reader in good humor
with them. He supposed the odur OF
the squash bug would protect il from
the toad, and 30 test the matter he offer
oil one 10 a grave looking Btlfa, under h
cabbage. He seized il eagerly, but
spit il out instantly, reared upon his
hind legs and put his front feet on top
Of his head for an instant as il in pain,
and then disappeared across the garden
F ga 80 a fraaa
ever made. Perhaps the bug bit the
bitter. Not satisfied with this DR..
Harris hunted mp another toad which
lived under the piazza, aud always sun
ned himself in one place in the grass.
he offered him a squash bug, which he
took and swallowed, winking in a very
satisfied manner. Twenty other fine
bugs followed the first in n few min
uies, with no difficulty or hesitation in
taking or swallowing. though, from the
wriggling and cont0rtionE, il appeared
their corners did not a. well within.
Hsrpe stabI~s-
Dark stables are an abominRtion and
should not be tolerated. There lis no
necessity 10 sacrifice comfort. either In
winter or summer, TO secure enough
light A horses eyes are enlArged-the
pupil az the eve is-by being kept in q
dark stable. He has the harness put on
him, and suddenly brought out into tho
bright, glAring sunlight, which contracts
the pupil so suddenly as 10 cause extreme
pain. To see just how il is 10 face &
bright light after having been in the
dark, take a walk some dark night for q
short time. till the eye becomes Accus-
toned 10 the darkness. then drop sud-
denly in some well-hghted room, and
you will scarcely be able 30 see for few
moments in the sudden light A dark
stable is invariably a damp one, and
such stables we ere not vet willing 20
put either a valuable or working horse
in. Give good ventilation, let the sun
shine and the air have chance 10 effect
an entrance, and your stables viii be
purer and more healthy.
Fat Hsrsea.
There il tendency Rt this season to
feed too much grain and get the horses
too fat. This is done at the expense OF
muscle, because an animal kept con-
stantly at work will not get "hog fat, "
the food going 10 furnish tissue and
muscle used MP and destroyed. Not 30
with an animal kept in q stall and given
no exercise, except, perhaps, that OBJ
tanned while being led 10 water. The
amount Of grain fed should be reduced,
and a plentiful supply OF hay kept in
the racks al all times. When possible,
the horses should be given the free run
of the yard every day. II only given
their liberty occasionly, they are liable
TO run and Jump 10 excess. Many valu-
able animals have been lost by rupture
or a fall obtained through giving exer-
else to exuberant animal spirits.-
Western Stock Journal
Feeding Fowls.
In a state Of nature fowls run over q
great extent Of ground before they get o
crop full. They pick up their food
grain by grain, and with il small pieces
Of dirt. blades OF grass and other things
that all help digestion. Placed before
the fowls in boxes fillel with grain, the
birds do in five minutes that which
should be the work Of two hours; they
eat a greedy I'LL, and, suffering unnat-
ural repletion they have recourse 10
drink the corn then swells in the crop.
and the sufferers, instead Of walking
about cheerfully, hide in corners and
squat about, TO the detriment Of their
health. This applies 10 the equally
bad practice OF throwing down the food
in heaps.
Sprniua.
Between the bones of the ankle and
the wrist there are muscles. When by
accident these are drawn out OF their
places. what we call sprain is produced.
When one is aware that he has suffered
this species Of arrangement, the first
thing 10 be done is TO keep the part in.
jured. perfectly still. and by no means
use il in the least. The muscles left tc
themselves will return TO their places
gradually. Hops stepped in vinegar
and applied hot TO the injured part will
quiet the anguish and restore wholeness.
But more important than any applica-
ton is perfect quiet.
Curious Reservoirs.