The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-12-18
HOME AND FARX.

NJ. DEHERA1N thinks a thistle seed
will lay any length Of time in the ground
without rotting, and related an incident
where piece OF low land that had TAX
en- the deposit of q brook for years was
drained and burned over, saying the
first thing to grow was an immense crop
of thistles.
INK ON CARPETS. Take up as much
of the freshly spilled ink as possible with
a sponge, then wet with water and soak
with the sponge repeatedly; finally, rub
the spot with little wet oxalic acid, or
salt of sorrel, wash off with cold water
and rub with aqua ammonia.
MOLAssEs FRUIT.CAKE.-Tw0 cup
fuls each Of molasses and butter, two
eggs, q cupful of milk, . teaspoonful
each of soda and essence Of lemon, two
nutmegs, and -four enough to make q
stiff batter. Beat well, and add currants,
chopped raisins, and citron. Bake
quick. To prevent the raisins from fall
ing in the cake, beat them with eggs.
THE importance OF washing the head
frequently is shown BY the experience
of q quarantine physician Of high stand.
ing, who says that, according to his OBJ
servation, persons whose heads were
thoroughly washed every day rarely
took contagious diseases; but when the
hair was allowed to become dirty and
matted, it was hardly possible to escape
infection.
APPLE FoLLY.-Whites Of two eggs,
one cup Of sugar, three sour baked ap'
ples, vanilla. Beat together little the
whites Of the eggs and sugar, flavor the
inside Of the baked apples, put to the
eggs, and best till quite stiff. Serve With
cake.
IMPACTlON or dry murrain in cattle {:
The symptoms in acute cases are drow.
siness and stupor, accelerated pulse and
breathing, hardness and tenderness un-
der the right short ribs and tremor Of
the muscles. At later stage the eyes
glare, the animal moves about regard
less Of obstacles, often breaking its teeth
and horns against the more solid i'm
pediments to its course, and believing
learfully in the meantime. Death often
results in q few hours.
BLEACHING FLANNEL.-Flannel which
has become yellow with use may bt
bleached by putting it for some days il
a solution Of hard soap to which strong
ammonia has been added. The hes
proportions are one pound and a half Q
hard curd soap, fifty pounds Of sof
water, and two.thirds Of a pound o
strong ammonia solution. The sam
, object NAV be attained in shorter tim
, by placing the hannelf for quarter OF al
hour in weak solution of bisulphate Q
/ sodium, to which q little hydrochIori
acid has been added.
ENGLISH MlNcE PIE.-Three an
one. half pounds of chopped beet, tire
and one.ha pounds Of suet, three an
one-half pounds Of raisins, three an
one.half pounds Of currants, seve
! pounds Of chopped apples, one pound {
. citron, two pounds Of sugar, one ounc
: of nutmegs, four quarts Of cider, on
pint Of golden strip. Mix these ingrt
dents al together, and let them stan
over night before using; then bake
puff paste.
J, EXCELLENT GERMAN CHRISTINA
u CAkE.-A pound Of flour with half q
9 ounce of baking powder; rub in half
= pound of butter; then add half pour
I. Of sultanas, quarter Of = pound OF Gu
n rants, q few drops Of essence Of lemo
y q very little cinnamon and candied PEI
- !, and a few chopped almonds. Nj
y these ingredients with two eggs and
3 little milk well beaten first. Do n
y mix too stiff. Make it up in . lor
70 shape, about four inches thick. with I
~ incision down the middle. Put butter
=, !. paper on the tin, and bake nice brow
y! Strew powdered sugar over when tax
~ ~ out Of the oven.