The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-07-15
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

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TO take out iron rust, use one ounce
of cream tartar and one ounce of salt OF
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The jarring process is, many think,
the most practical method of fighting
the eurculio. a.- .9s4u5} OH
"A teaspoonful lof pnlverized alum
mixed with stove polish will give your
stove fine luster, which will be quite
| permanent. THE
High farming is the growing of the
best crops on the best soilundef the best
conditions; and finally the crop giving
the best profit in return! .-.,-....
Ginger Snaps.-Boil together one
pint of molasses and teacupful of butter.
Let it stand, till cool; add two table
spoons ginger and one teaspoonful soda,
flour to, roll. Bake quick, in thin
rounds, on fat Sheet - ''t I.AAh
To Clean Marble.-Take two parts
of common soda, one part of pumice-
stone and one part of finely powdered
chalk; sift it through fine sieve and
mix it with water; then rub it well all
over the marble and the stains will be
removed; then wash the marble over
with soap and water and it will be as
clean as it was at first.
Farmers should make a careful Sc
lection of the cattle they feed. A two
years-old that weighs in October 1900
pounds is worth a great deal more than
a three-years-old Of the same weight.
He has a thrifty habit of growth and
can scarcely be fed at a loss When
sold he will bring a high price. 1t is
pure nonsense to waste corn or care on
a scalawag steer.
Berlin Potato Salad.-Cold boiled,
not mealy potatoes, cut in slices, pour
the oil upon them and let them stand a
little while; slice third of an onion as
fine as possible and one raw apple and
mix with the potatoes; add vinegar,
salt and pepper to the taste. The addi-
ton of Dutch herring makes a herring
salad.
-Scalloped Tomatoes.-Peel the to-
matoes and cut in slices one-fOurth of an
inch thick; pack in a pudding dish in
alternate layers with forcement made
of bread crumbs, butter, salt, pepper and
little white sugar spread thickly on
each layer of tomatoes; and when the dish
is nearly full, put tomatoes uppermost, a
good bit of butter on each slice. Dust
with pepper and a little sugar., Strew
with dry bread crumbs and bake cover
ed half an hour. Remove the lid then
and bake brown. .s. -.
Ventilation of Cupboards. This
seems to be a minor matter in the cree
ton of houses, but the want of thor
ough draft is apt to make itself I'M
pleasantly apparent to the smell. The
remedy of this defect is very simple. If
possible have perforationsmade through
the back wall of the closet and few in
the door. When the wall of the closet
cannot be perforated bore holes freely
in the door on the top and bottom. To
prevent dampness with the accompany
ing unpleasantness and injurious effects
of mildew in cupboards, tray of quick
lime should be kept and changed from
time to time as the lime becomes slaked.
Food for the Sick.-Frequently we
find sick people whose stomachs reject
all kinds of nourishment until condi-
tons follow that in many instances ter
inmate fatally. In twenty instances in
which we have heard the popular sick
bed nourishment prescribed and reject
ed by an invalid's enfeebled stomach,
we have never known the simple saucer
of parched corn, pudding or cruel re-
fused. The corn is roasted brown, pre-
cisely as we roast coffee, ground as fine
as meal in coffee mill and made either
into mush, Cruel or thin cakes baked
lightly brown and given either warm or
cold, clear, or with whatever dressing
the stomach will receive or retain.
Parched corn and meal boiled in
skinned milk and fed frequently to
children suffering from summer diar-
rhea, will almost always cure, as it will
dysentery in adults and we believe the
cholera in its earliest stages. e.