Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-06-17
vol. 1I.-No. "a.
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

ONE hole in the fencewill, by and by,
cost ten times as much as u would TO
fix it atlonce. One diseased sheep will
spoil flock. AOne unraly animal will
teach all others in company bad tricks
Corn PuFFs. --sScald five tablespoons
fols Of Indian meal, and when hot add
alump OF butter the size OF an egg;
when cold, add two eggs, beaten sep
arately, two cups Of sweet milk and
eight tablespoonfuls of wheat Hour.
CEMENr ron METpMa CJuNA
+ Mako a thick solution of gum arabic
4 with warm water, and stir In plaster Of
paris; sewhile warm and set the article
4 away for two or three days TO dry. II can
not be broken again in the same place.
ALI scars made by pruning OFF large
branches of trees should be painted or
tarred, Or otherwise protected from the
I rain Many fruit trees become hollow,
or fall into premature decay. from the
rain penetrating through old saw-cuts
made in pruning.
WASH FOR THE HANDS. -Four ounces
pulverized borax. four ounces each Of
saleratus and murate of ammonia put
into a tin pan and pour in four quarts
Of hot soft water stir until well mixed,
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and face, wet with the above.
CiTRoN CAKE. -(How to keep the
citron from falling TO the bottom Of the
cake) One cup of butter, two OF SUI
gar, three of -four, four eggs and one
cup of milk; add one teaspoonful of
soda and two OF cream of tartar and one
pinch of salt. Make the cake as above,
put in the pan, cut the citron thin, put
ii in the cake endwise, push down un-
q til the batter covers citrou.
SrRAwBERRY SHoRTCAKE. Make
good pie-crust (not biseuit-crusD
enough for three layers rolled a little
thicker than for pies, and bake in jelly
cake pans; prepare two quarts OF
berries, and stir in sugar TO taste about
half an hour before your crust is baked;
butter the crust while hot, spread the
berries between the layers, and serve
Immediately; no sauce is needed, rs the
Juice of the fruit is sufficient
RHuBARB PIE. First stew and sweet
en- your fruit TO taste. Line your dish
with paste; brush the paste over with
the beaten white of an egg TO keep IT
from getting soaked. Do not put more
than half a cup of water to two quart
saucepan of the rhubarb in stewing or
il will be too juicy. Fill the DISH three
quarters full, put strips of paste across
rs for a tart pie, and bake in quick
oven until the crust is done.
PAINTED Floors. For kitchen and
pantry floors there is nothing better
than a coat of hard paint The cracks
= should be filled with putty before II is
applied, and the paint allowed to dry at
, least two weeks before using; and then
! it is easily kept clean by washing mot
acIubbing with milk and water. Soap
. should never be allowed to touch It,.
/ Red lead and yellow Ocher are good for
: coloring; the former makes hard paint
, that wears well.
! The London Farmer gives the fol
: lowing formula for making liquid graft.
inl wax Melt one pound ofcommon resin
a over gentle fire, add one ounceof be5t
y tallow and stir we'll; cool little and
a mix with it tablespoonful of spirits oI
turpentine and then add seven ounces o.
4 ninety-hye per cent, alcohol, The al
r cohoI viii cool it so rapidly that II will
be necessary To put 1t again on the fire
u stirring il constantly with the utmOs
II care TO prevent the alcohol from getting
y inilamed. To avoid this the best way is t
't remove fromthe fire when the lump com
; mencos To melt, and stir and repea
until the whole is homogeneous mas
similar TO honey. IL should be put ol
with painters brush. After fcy
n days exposure TO the atmosphere in
4 thin coat, il becomes as hard as a ston
n and impervious TO air.
= CoLIC AS soon as the collie pain
: are perceptible, give the animal drenc
of composed Of eight ounces raw linsee
n oil, one fluid ounce OF laudanum, on
gs draohm powdered inter and eight Hui
m ounces peppermint-water Mix we
ID and drench slowly down the throa
hi from common drenching-horn or
e. smooth-necked champagne bottle.
N entire relief Is not given in one hou
is repeat the represented drenc
Nv in the same quantities as here giyer
"a If You viii give proper attention to n
I'd diet Of your horse and feed him vat
~ sound, sweet and nutritious grain an
provender, the only food In characte
that agrees with the stomach and il
functions, you will not have any fh
ha ther difficulty as regards collie attack
,d Large quantities OF water should NJ
i be Qiven at any one time 10 horse
an that indicate the least predisposition
= attacks OF collie. The water furnishe
-, all live stock should be at all tim,
u. pure. soft and fresh, and given
IL smslf quantity at time three on fo'
ed times daily. both food and wat
n. should bo given in regular quantili
'c,. and at regular hours of the day. III
stable should be- properly Ventilat'
/. and lighted with sash windows. Whe
of strict attention Is given 90 the hygten
.ar and dietary care and general nIanag
,be ment OF live stock, health yill sure
r follauf.