The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-11-11
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Healthy Homes for Animals.

Healthy Homes for Animals.
Horses, cattle, sheep, dogs and the
| higher animals in general have vital
systems exactly like those of man, and
seemingly as sensitive, too. A dose of
any particular poison is just as fatal to
large dog as to man of similar
weight, and poisons that are breathed
in by the lungs of horse find their way
just as quickly to the blood "a they
would If inhaled by man, woman or
child; while bad food is just rs mis-
chievous in its effects upon the health of
animals as of humans. The inmates of
stables and sheds need light and venti-
lation fully as much as the denizens of
our handsomest houses. And yet thou
sands of horses, upon whose work men
and families depend for their livelihood,
are stabbed in close, dark, filthy in
closures, while COWS, of whose life thou
sands of children are partakers in the
most literal sense, fare far worse in all
that pertains to health. It is believed
by many careful observers that animals
are as sensitive as man even to malari-
Gus influences, certain it is that in ma
larious regions the horses and cattle are
always thin, bony and spiritless. Epi-
demic diseases that are not infectious
never appear without good reason, and
the frequency with which they affect ami
mails should inform owners OF living
property that it is expensive as well as
stupid to give improper food and un-
clean housing .-NeU York Herald.
Red Pepper and Poultry.
do not know if other persons who
raise poultry and pet birds are as much
dependent as am on red peppers; but l
have found so much benefit from its use
in my poultry yards and bird cages that
it may not be amiss to call the attention
of others to its good properties. l do
not speak of the article that is sold in
drug stores (and sometimes not remark
ably fresh) but of the capsicum that
grows in our gardens. have tried all
the diff rent varieties, and find that the
most pungent and eff 'acious is the small
kind usually known by the name of
birds pepper" The plant in itself is q
beautiful object; it grows about two feet
high, and in autumn its bright little
scarlet berries look like coral beads
peeping from under the dark, green
foliage. Indeed, one plant in pot
forms very pretty ornament for a
flower stand. The seeds possess stimu-
lating and reviving property, and l find
two or three given to newly Matched
chickens, especially if they are weakly,
have most happy effect. If a hen
looks feeble after molting, six of these
berries or pods given daily in some corn
meal and sweet milk improves her Won
derfully. Last summer two of my finest
canaries began to droop. Every day
gave them each one seed of the "bird's
pepper" and in less than week they
were quite well. The same remedy is
invaluable for mocking birds. s.-PoulLry
Bulletin.
Azaleas, if left to themselves, will de-
velop long shoots that after a time
become naked below and are furnished
with leaves only at their extremities.
Flower stems are formed on the new
wood OF each summers growth. Con-
sequen tly, the amount of bloom, other
things being equal, depends upon the
amount of young wood annually pro
duced. In order to have plants OF good
shape when they become large, it is nee.
essary to give attention to pinching and
training them from the first. The pNra-
mid form, or, more properly, that of
cone. and rounded at the top, is con-
sidered the best for the plant, as it allows
the greatest exposure of leaf surface.
Two principal methods are adopted to
regulate the growth and bring plants
into shape; one is By successive pinch
lngs as the growth proceeds, the other
by allowing long shoots to grow and
then bending and training them down,
thus causing many ofthe dormant buds
along their whole length to break and
develop into shoots Americ IN Guilt.
GATOR.
Recipes.
PUMPKIN FRITTERs. Use cod, boiled
pumpkin which has been served at the
dinner table; to each pint OF the vegeta.
BILE add one egg well beaten, two table
spoonfuls of flour, and pepper and salt to
taste; fry them on a hot griddle and use
them as soon as they are cooked. Cold,
boiled squash can be used in the same
way Picked pumpkin can be prepared
IN the same way as melon.
FRUIT CAKE.-One pound of flour, one
OF sugar, one of butter. two OF raisins,
two OF currants, one of citron, ten eggs,
one. quarter ounce cloves, one ounce
cinnamon, two nutmegs, one ounce of
mace, one-half ounce of allspice, one cup
of molasses; bake four hours.
KING GEORGES PUDDING One pint
OF bread crumbs, halt-p!nt of flour, tea
spoonful of baking powder sifted in
flour, little salt, half pound of raisins,
quarter of pound of currants, quarter
of pound of chopped suet, coffee-cupful
OF milk, one egg; tied tightly in a bag
and boiled three hours; to be eaten with
hard sauce.