The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-06-18

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OSK hole IN the fence will. BY and by.
cost ten times a. much a. il would q
fix IL AZ once. One diseased sheep will
spoil = iiock. One nnruly animal will
teach an Others in company bad tricks
CoRx PUFFs.-Scald live tablespoon
fuls of Indian meal. and when hot add
alump Of butter the size OF an egg;
when cold. add two eggs. beaten sep
arstcly, two cups of sweet milk and
eight tablespo0niuls Of wheat Hour.
CEMENT F0a MKNDrSG CHINA
Make q thick solution Of gum arabic
with warm water. and stir in plaster Of
paris: use while warm and set the article
awayfortwo % three days todry. II an
not DC broken again in the same place.
ALL scars made by pruning oil large
branches OF trees should be painted or
tarred. or otherwise protected from the
rain. Many fruit trees become hollow.
or fall into premature decay. from the
rain penetrating through old saw-cuts
made in pruning.
WASH FOR THE HASDs.-Four ounces
pulyerized borax. four ounces each Of
s2leratus and muriate of ammonia put
into q tin pan and pour in four quarts
of hot soft water stir until well mixed.
bottle for use after washing the hands
aud face. wei with the above.
CrrRoN CAKE. -(How TO keep the
citron from falling to the bottom Of the
cake) One cup Of butter. two Of SUI
gar. three of -four. four eggs and one
cup OF milk; add n teaspoonful Of
soda and two Of cream Of tartar and one
pinch of salt Make the cake As above.
put in the pan. cut the citron thin. put
II in the cake endwise. push down I'M
eli the batter covers citroD-
STRAWBERRY SHoRrcAKE.-Make
good pie-crust ln0t bi~scuit-crust)
enough for three LAYERS rolled . little
thicker than for pies. and bake in jelly
cake pans; prepare two quarts of
berries. and stir in sugar to taste about
half an hour before Your crust Is baked;
butter the crust while hot, spread the
berries between the layers, and serve
Immediately; no sauce i needed. IS the
Juice Of the fruit i sufficient.
RHUBARB PIE---First -tew and sweet
EN- YOUR fruit 70 taste. Line Your dish
with paste, brush the paste over with
fhe beaten white Of an egy TO keep it
from getting soaked. DO not put more
than half a cup u water TO a two quart
saucepan OF the rhubarb ia stewing. or
IL will be too juicy. Fill the dish three
quarters full, put strips Of paste across
rs for q tart pie. and bake in a quick
oven until the crust is done
PAINTED FLooEs.-For kitchen and
pantry floors there is nothing better
than 4 coat Of hard paint. The cracks
should be Tiled with putty before It is
applied. and the paint allowed TO dry 81
lcas' two weeks before using: and then
a. y easily kept clean b. washing not
scrnhbing with milk aud water. Soap
should never BE- allowed TO touch IT,
He'd lead and yellow ocher are good for
colorinE; the former makes ahard paint
that wears well.
PEACH B0RERs.-Peach borers are
not in the roots proper 80 much as in
the trunk INST Al or below the surface.
The borers already in the tree will come
ont in June and lay eggs for anew crop
unless YOU dig them out, or kill them
by the use ri a wire. To prevent their
ATTACKS another year. bind the lower
part Of the trunk with stiff paper. the
lower edge of which should be below the
surface. and the upper edge a foot
above; or make a mound Of earth = foot
high around the base. A few may
possibly ind an entrance under the pa
per. but they are early discovered and
killed
C0Lic.-As soon as the collie pains
are p~erceptible. give the animal a drench
composed Of eight ounces raw linseed
oil. one knid ounce Of laudanum, one
drachm powdered inter and eight fluid
ounces peppermint-water. Mix well
and drench slowly down the throat
from q common drenching-horn or ;
smcoth-necked champagne-bottle. If
entire relief Is not given in one hour
repeat the above-prescribed drench
in the same quantities Is here given.
IL you viii give proper attention to the
diet OF your horse and feed him with
sound. sweet and nutritious grain and
~provrpder. the only food in character
THAT a-ree- with the stomach and its
functions. You will not have any fur
ther difficulty as regards collie attacks
Large quantities of water should not
Be given at any one time to horses
that indicate the least predisposition to
attacks Of collie. The water furnished
al live stock should be at al times
pure, soft and fresh, and given in
small quantity At a time three or four
times daily. Both food and water
should be given in regular quantities
and II regular hours Of the day. The
stable should be properly ventilated
and lighted with sash windows. Where
strict attention Is given to the hygienic
and dietary care and general manage
ment Of live stock, health will surely
follow.
ssPianting In the Meon.-