The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-12-18
FARM AND FIRESiDE.


to store squashes. An upper room is
best where they will not freeze but still
keep very cool.
Strawberries. -Cover the soil of the
beds with straw or leaves just before
the ground freezes hard; let the cover
ing over the plants themselves be slight
or they may be injured
Apple Jelly.-Slice the apples.
skins, cores and all; put them in a stone
jar with small quantity of water to
keep them from sticking; then place the
jar in water aud let them remain boil
ing until perfectly soft; then strain and
to one pint of the liquor add three
quarters of pound of loaf sugar; boil
and clear with the whites of two or
three eggs beaten to froth When it
jellies pour into the glasses to cool and
seal them.
Pretty curtains can be made of un-
bleached cotton cloth, trimmed with
stripe of cambria; choose delicate and
pretty vine harmonIzing in color with
the other appointments of the room. If
you do not care for or cannot afford
cornice, make box plating of the
cambrics for heading.
How to Use an Oil Lamp. Always
keep lamp full of oil. Never allow it
to get more than half empty, as the
space above fills with gas, which is
easily ignited, especially il the oil is not
thoroughly rectifed. Turn the flame
down by hand as far as you can then
give a quick, strong puff down the
chimney, instantly extinguishing the
small remainder of the flame. Never
blow full flame down the chimney, as
it may be blown amongst the gas in the
lamp and cause an explosion.
The farmers wife, with her boys
to clothe as cheaply as possible, ought
to know whether the all wool goods is
better and lasts longer than that with
some cotton at half the price. My judy
ment is you will find the half or one
third cotton the better goods for serv-
ice. And so on through the catalogue
of things to buy. Buy with economy,
with thought and care. Such things
will last longer and give satisfaction eV-
cry time you handle theln.-Gate City.
Cranberry Pie.-There are various
ways to make a cranberry pie; some
make it open like a custard or pump
kin pie. This is good, but not
so good as to cover like an apple
pie. Do not stew the berries, as some
do before baking, but slit each berry
with knife. This will preserve the
freshness of the fruit, which is quite an
important thing. A cupful of berries
and an equal quantity of white sugar
will make a medium-sized pie. Those
who like a sweet pie should have more
sugar, also more berries if desired.
Bake as usual. A little flour sifted over
the fruit gives it thicker consisteDce.
One thing should not be forgotten, add
small teacupful of water.
Pickle for Curing Meat.-To five
gallons of water allow eight pounds of
salt. three pounds of sugar, three ounces
of saltpeter and two ounces of potash.
Boil all together until the impurities
from the sugar and salt rise to the top,
skim, pour into tub to cool and when
cold pour over the meat. The meat
should be killed at least twenty-four
hours before packing and a very good
way is to sprinkle with little powder
ed saltpeter as soon as the meat is cut
up-this removes surface blood.
Chambers mainly affects the nose,
gradually extending to the throat and
lungs. Pustules form in the linn g
membrane of the septum in one or both
nostrils. These break and leave ulcers,
with uneven, inhamed and thickened
edges. The ulcers in the nose increase
in number and gradually destroy the
membrane. There is a discharge of
variously colored. gluey or sticky con-
sistency. having tendency to dry and
form crusts ON the edge of the nostrils
There is also hard, nodular swelling
of the gland, closely adhering to the
inside of one or both sides of the lower
jaw. According to the progress of the
disease more or less frequent cough
exists. There are two forms of the dis
ease, acute and chronic. either of which
are highly contagious and absolutely
incurable. 1t is fraught with much
danger to handle such horses, and the
saliva or the discharge from the nose of
the horse, coming in contact with the
least sore or abrasion on the hand, or
picking ones nose or eyes with the
fingers after handling the horse, is apt
| to cause fatal contamination.-We Western
| Record.