The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-19

LAND In grass should be protected
The first year from the merciless tramp
inc OF stock In wet weather the grass
i much Injured both from the tramping
and close grazing.
WAFFLEs.- quart Of milk. three
ercs, two teaspoonfuls OF baking DOW
der. one tablespoonful each Of butter
and sugar, and iour enough 10 make
rather stiii batter. Bake ia watile
irons.
REFLECTION FROM LANrs.- Never
set the lamp upon a red table cover: II
Won can not find time 10 make green
lamp mat put piece Of green card
board under the lamp and you will find
the reflection upon your work much
more agreeable to the eyes than that
from the red cover.
GOLD BALLOONS ron DEsEEr.-Take
one ounce of sweet almonds. blanched
and pounded smooth. three tablespoon
fuls peach marmalade. or any other
kind of Jam. two ounces of fine bread
crumbs and two wcll-beaten eggs Beat
well together. then add one ounce OF
Of butter melted 10 the consistency OF
cream Half ill some butterei cups with
the mixture and bake twenty minutes
in slow oven.
MIScE Pies WITH MEAT. 49, Two
pounds Of fresh roast beef chopped fine;
four pounds Of chopped greening ap-
pies; two pounds of chopped raisins.
one pound not cut. one pound Of finely
chopped suet, one pound Of sugar a
quart Of sweet picNle with juice: pint
Of maple sirup boiled with one quart Of
cider down 10 half; tablespoonful Of
cinnamon. dessert spoonful powdered
cloves and a grated nutmeg: salt
CHrLDREN's PUDDING. Cut up loaf
OF stale bread the day before il is re-
quired and put to soak in pan of cold
wafer. When going 10 mix. squeeze
the water ont through colander. put
the bread in a pan with two ounces Of
suet chopped fine. two tablespoonful
OF Hour, some grated ginge little
mixed spice. beat well mp with a fork.
mix hall pound OF molasses with a
little warm milk, then stir all together
and boil three hours in cloth. basin or
mold. This will make large pudding
much liked by children.
A Hint TO HoRsEMES- THE man
who has been exposed TO heat and ia
tigle. and is suffering from thirst. dares
not indulge freely in the use Of cold
water. lie calls for tea or coffee. the
hotter The better. and is soon refreshed.
But the poor horse. reeking AZ every
pore. cannot call for drink The care
ful owner wisely wifhhods the coOling
draught till the animal has had time to
cool A livery man. who has had a
long and successful experience. finds il
wise to treat his horses a be would
himself be treated. not with cup ~
tea. but with copious drau-hts of warm
water. This allays thirst y it'll no posi-
bic danger. since il is not the water
change. caused BY the sudden lowering
OF temperature by swallowing coll
water
A CORRESPONDENT Of the New York
World SAYS. IL have recently learned
what appears 10 me 70 be the true
method Of coloring and stripping a ra-
carpet before il goes 10 the weave-s.
method which insures against the ne
cessity Of adding every few DAYS more
rags to make mp the right amount The
rule for twenty-five yards - one pound
Of cotton rags for one thread on each
side of the stripe Two pounds viii
make two threads on each side and
four threads require four pounds
Weigh the rags previous 70 coloring
them. and then stripe according to the
weight. Observe the same rule for the
plain stripe: Il You want thirty threads /
you will need fifteen pounds. Wind (
your own stripe. l advise Lady readers
TO try this plan, for il Will save them
much trouble after the carpet has beer
taken 10 the weasers--