The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-10-15
HONE, FARM AND GARDEN.

HONE, FARM AND GARDEN.
WELL-FED animals never get lousy.
ALL bulbs and plants that die down
20 the ground in autumn may be pro-
Socted by covering with leaves, straw
and manure, but plants that retain their
leaves in winter will not bear such pro-
lection.
PUDDING WITHOUT Eees.-Rice.
large pearl sage. and tapioca are best
when the pudding is made without
eggs. Sprinkle q little of any one of
tho above at the bottom of a pudding
dish, add little sugar, and fill up with
milk. Stir well before placing in the
oven. TO the sago add a small piece
OF cinnamon. broken up. The rice must
bake quite four hours, the sage and
tapioca about three. Skim milk will do
II you cannot spare the new milk.
HE spread of noxious weeds is often
owing to their undisturbed growth on
the public highways. If there was a
general law making it obligatory on
farmers to suppress their growth on the
public roads bounding their properties,
it would no doubt be beneficial to ali
concerned. While some farmers vol
unfairly do SO at present, there are
many who allow them to mature and
scatter their seeds and thus increase
and multiply"
AT this time of the year, says the
New York Tunes, that very precious
herb tarragon can be obtained in the
market, and to make tarragUn vinegar
tor home use is exceedingly easy. Take
bunch of tarragon, which can be had
for twenty-five cents, divide it in two.
and put each half of it in quart bottle
OF wine vinegar; let il remain there for
about two weeks, and you have an ex-
cellent tarragon vinegar, quite as good
as can be bought in the shops. This is
for use in making salads, and add
much to the flavor thereof.
CRABAPPLE JELLY.-Wipe them
clean, cut in two and core them; put III
q kettle, add enough water to come VI
around them nicely, cover and stew
until tender, then take from the fire,
pour into a cloth and strain, hang w.
and let them drain, but do not press
them lest the pulp come through
When all the juice has drained from
them put the pulp through a sieve
then add one pound of sugar to two o
fruit. This makes very nice marmalade
Cook little while and can, then 70,
have the juice for jelly. Add sugar t.
it pound for pound and simmer littl,
while and you have the finest of jelly.
The Country Gentleman says: eth,
real profit arising from farming consist
in the attention to details. He VIII
looks closely after small things is tn
one who finds farming pays, for neg
lect in small things leads to careless
ness in large ones. 1t is the last item
which is added to any given produc
that yields the profit" Yet it is no
always advisable to strike for the larges
crop which a piece of land can b,
made to produce, for the exhaustion
the soil may be so great as to NOR,
than counterbalance the value secured
Some of the artificial fertilizers operat
upon the human system, producing
temporary excitement to be followe,
by corresponding reaction.
BORAx.-Lady readers who have no
tested the magic properties of bora
have been losing a great help and com
fort. If once used, you will never
"AoAOu0 q UOooiO On yOui COAiOI-OnOiCs !
removes stains and dirt from the hand
better than soap, and at the same tim
softens and smoothes the skin. 1t
splendid for washing the hair, and will.
without injury, cleanse brushes an
combs in few moments. For wash
ing purposes it saves both soap an
labor. 1t will extract the dirt from
articles of delicate texture without rub
bling, it being only necessary to put tn
articles to soak with solution of bora>
over night, and need only to be rinse,
in the morning. Two tablespoonful
of pulverized borax dissolved in quar-
of water, 10 which water enough j
added to cover pair of blankets, viii
cleanse them beautifully. 1t also save:
great labor in washing paint. 1t
said to drive away ants and reaches,
sprinkled on the shelves of safes an,
pantries.-Cor. Rural New Yorker.