The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-12-31


ROASTED coffee Is one Of the most
powerful disinfectants known 10 SCH
ence.
BucKwHEAr CAKES. One quart OF
buckwheat. one teaspooniul OF salt. two
tablespoonfuls II Indian meal, one Of
molasses; put in tcpid water TO make
batter with Yeast sufficient 70 make
them light; compressed Is the best
To HARDEN THE SKIN. Make .
stron- infusion by sleeping oak bark in
wafer. To each quart OF the infusion
mix four drachms Of powdered alum
Apply the infusion 10 the back with q
sponge before saddling and after the
saddle Is removed daiiy.-N r. World
FROSTED APPLE PIE. Line pie tin
with pull paste. Slice in apples, sugar
them and add little butter, no water.
AMI little lemon essence or juice.
Bake. and when done. spread thick
fiosting of beaten egg and sugar over
it. return TO the oven till the frosting Is
warmed through.
The best way to prepare new iron
kettle for use is 10 Till IL with clean po-
tato parings; boil them for an hour or
more. then wash the kettle with hot
water. wipe il dry. and rub It with
little lard. repeat the rubbing for half q
dozen times alter using. In this way
ycu will prevent rust. and all the an
noyanc liable TO occur in the use Of q
new kettle.
The Lire Stock Journd says: A mod
crate quantity OF ca-enne pepper, mus
tard or ginger can, with great benefit,
be added 10 the food OF fowls 10 in
crease their vigor and To stimulate egg
production. This diet. although APP
parently artificial. is really natural; Tor
wild birds Of the gallinacean family
have access to very many hi. hly-spiced
berries and buds articles that give the
"game flavor 10 their flesh.
SNOWFALL PUDDING. - Boil one
quart OF rich milk and then thicken II
with tablespoonful of flour or arrow
root; beat up the yelks Of four eggs
with three tablespoonfuls OF white
sugar, then pour the milk slowly into
the eggs and sugar. stirring all the
time. Pour this custard into pudding
dish and brown il slightly beat up the
whites to a stiff froth. adding four
tabespoonfus OF sugar. and lavoring
with lemon; drop il on the cusiard
(when browned) in the form Of balls
as large as an egg. Set it back in the
stove to brown little.
BorLrxG MlLK.-The source of the
scarlet-fever epidemic near London
was traced bv DR. Stevenson. a med cal
officer Of health. 10 the milk sent there
from two farms III Oxfordshire. Scarlet
fever had previously prevailed in Ok
fordshre. and the milk sent out from
there was found to contain the infec-
tious germs. The doctor advises all
who have the care Of invalids or infants
to boil their milk before using it. We
are not in favor Of sounding useless
, alarms. but in the case Of infants or
! delicate persons we think it a. well to
: boil the milk before giving il, especial
" when it may come from several
; cows Rural Nep Yorker.
ONE Of the chief causes OF failure in
growing house plants j. the overheated
rooms in which they are placed. We
often see plants in broken pitchers and
/. old fruit-cans. growing in some dirty
I window of poor mans cottage, IA
more luxuriant and healthy than thos,
: in the heated houses Of the rich. be
cause during most Of the winter. plant
I in their natural state make little If an,
4 growth. the most they need being pro
!. lection from frost The cool rooms 0
Z the poor, ill-ventilated though the
! may be. furnish more fresh air than cal
: survive the furnace-heat and the uncon
I sumed gases Of house with all tn
:, modern Improvements"
n IF vanished work becomes defaced
a and begins 10 show white spots. tax
d equal parts Of linseed oil and tnrpen
n tine. put them in a vial. shake till thor
L oughly incorporated, thu pourin sma
e quantities on a soft cloth. and apply :
Il The spots. Repeat till the color is r.
n stored. and then with another clean sol
A. cloth wipe the mixture off carefully. J
@ deeply carved furniture. il the dust ha
y settled so as to be difficult TO remove
a. use first stitl-haircd paint brush to ~
N out as much Of the dust as possible b'
Il fore using the wet sponge; then roll th
~ sponge up in the hand. and rub il int
Of the carving two or three times; rins'
se and rub dry with the channels. and til
ish Off By wrapping the dry skin ovs
ie theivory nee lie, aid drying every dam
ne place in the carving. This need M
is take more time than is occupied
err telling il. III the furniture is oftc
ct busted. il Will not require any NOR
~ and it will look fresh and bright 4,
m wears with such care