River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-01-30
THE HOUSE AND FARM.
UsssuI and Suggestive.

| Cottage Puddiag.--W With two cups OF
-four mix thoroughly two teaspoons bak-
| ing powder, one egg, one teaspoonful
| butter, three-quarters Of cup of sugar,
| one-half cup of sweet milk; flavor with
I lemon. To be baked quickly and eaten
| while hot.
Never put the hands nto butter There
is n excuse for so doing. and every sense
of cleanliness forbids it. True, the hands
are clean; still, as butter absorbs any and
contact, excessive perspiration of the
hands, or any humor of the blood, might
thus be impaired to the butter. a wood.
en- ladle to lift the butter from the churh,
or to turn it over while being washed,
answers Just as we'll and vast deal bet
ter.-IOsoa State Register.
One of the very best preparations for
repairing roofs that leak is TO procure
coal tar at the gas works, and mix finely
siftcd coal-ashes or road dust with it till
about as thick as mortar. Plaster with
this carefully on leaky-roof valleys or
cutters, or about chimney fiushings. 1t
will soon set as hard as stone, and appar-
entity as indestructible. This preparation
is very cheap, and would probably an
swer equally well spread all over a roof
previously laid WITHHELD or roofing paper
Once put on properly, 1t would seem to
be there for all tIme.--Prdtrte Farmer.
Profitable Poultrg.-A poultry raiser of
experience says his conclusion is that
farmers can do much better with good
common hens, WITH some good blooded
cock, than with flock of fancy fowls
A ,,Co1 crosse oo,onrr nouifrv ie ae vain
able as among stock. One of the most
profitable kinds for farmer is a cross
between the Leghorn hen and a Poland
or a Brahma cock. Their progeny are
good layers, nice for the table and profit
able for market. The White Leghorn is
the most profitable breed for eggs; they
need little more care than some other
sorts, but care of poultry pays.
What Stock Needs-A writer in the
Farm and Fsrestde remarks THE require
mcnts OF success in stock feeding for
profit are well-bred stock, clean, warm
quarters, pure water, sufficient salt, stall
for each, having rope and chain fastening
instead OF stanchions, gentle exercise
daily, when the weather is not stormy,
sufficient sweet clover hay, cured in the
cock, to supply their wants, and a uni
form supply of Underground corn meal.
Whatever method of feeding may be
adopted, the question in which the
progressive, practical farmer is the most
Interested is, How can | produce the
most tender, juicy beef in tire shortest
time, at the least possible expenseP
To Relieoe Oh0kcd C0DS.-The proceed
ings of the Elmira Farmers Club official
ly reported in the Husbandman, contains
the following: My way is to open the
mouth of the choked animal and insert
clevis wide enough TO keep the jaws dis
tended, and give space for the passage of
boys hand. hold the clevis in place,
while my bov passes his hand through and
picks out the apple or other obstruction.
Any boy whose hand is small enough to
pass without crowding, can easily remove
the trouble with entire safety. have
tried TO do it myself but my hand Is too
large There is no difficulty or danger if
the clcvis is firmly held in position
Another member said that an easy way
to bring relief is to Cause the checked
animal to jump over high bars, as high
as may be leaped with considerable ex-
ertion 1t never fails to eject the Offend
ing substance or cause II to pass it down
ward He had tried many times, always
with success.
A simple centrivance for cooling water
has been invented by T. Toselli, of
France. 1t is described in Les Mondes,
and consists of cylindrical cup for hold
ing any liquid into which may be plung-
ed an inner goblet, shaped like an in
verted truncated cone, and having lid
which rests on the outer cup. Putting
$50 grammas of the nitrate of ammonia
in the inner goblet, filling it with cold
water and stirring it so as 20 hasten the
solution, the temperature of the outer
liquid is soon reduced to at least IL deg.
O., or 32deg. F. The salt may be used
for an indefinite period, by spreading it
on a plate after each trial, and exposing
it to the sun until it crystalizes anew.
The inventor prepares salt which will
lower the temperature 28 deg. c., or so
deg. F. in the warmest countries.