American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-11-06
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Fine seed, such as grass. needs but
little covering; n quarter of an inch Ii
enough and less will do.
White mosquito netting sowed to-
| gcther, three thicknesSes. makes n bot
ter dishcloth than almost anything
else.
Fowls are very fond of milk, and
thrive well upon it. Sour milk will
bring better returns in eggs than in any
other way it can be fed.
--Suet PIdding--A cupful of suet
chopped fine, Il cupful of molasses, two
cupfuls of flour, Il cupful and half OF
sweet milk, Il teaspoonful each of soda,
cinnamon and cloves, and cupful OF
raisins. Steam two hours without lift
ing the cover.
Rice Chicken Pie.-Cover the bot
tom of pudding-dish with slices OF
broiled ham; cut up broiled chicken
and nearly fill the dish; pour in gravy
or melted butter to fill the dish; add
chopped onions if you like. or little
curry powder, which is better; then add
boiled rice to fill all the interstices and
to cover the top thick. and bake for
| half or three-quarters of an hour.
Care of Umbrellas. -Most persons,
| when they come in from the rain, put
their umbrellas in the rack with the
| handle upward. They should put 1t
downward. because when the handle is
| upward the water runs down inside to
the place where the ribs are joined to
the handle, and cannot get out, but
stays, rotting the cloth and rusting the
metal until slowly dried away. The
wire securing the ribs soon rusts and
breaks. If placed the other end up the
water readily runs off, and the umbrella
dries almost Immediately.
Seeing an inquiry recently answer
ed in the World concerning the clean
ing of old cider-barrels tempts me to
tell how 1 clean old pork barrels when
these are wanted to again pack meat
down in. 1t is simple enough. Fill the
stand a couple of days, then empty and
refill with fresh earth. After this has
stood two or three days. empty out.
turn the barrel bottom-side up and burn
some birthstone under it; finally rinse
out with clean water.-N. Y. World.
Among the most satisfactory and
easily cultivated of house plants are
zonaje geraniums Some of the new
dwarf varieties are especially adapted
to window culture, being compact and
small in growth and free boomers;
some of the semi-doubles also blossom
we'll, but the double geraniums are
more suitable for outdoors and green
house culture. The foliage varieties
are beautiful, and do well in window
which has only little sunlight. They
should have rich culture, and never
be allowed to bloom. Geraniums, to
flower well. must have plenty of sun
shine; it is also of the first Importance
to select such as are free boomers.
"A Hash that will Satisfy.-Cut
some beef in nice little slices from the
bone, removing all the hard parts and
skin; put the gravy in a saucepan with
pint of wafer, three tablespoonful
of catsup, desert-spoonful of minced
savory herbs, an onion chopped fine,
half a teaspoonful of salt and a third of
cayenne. Let these stew together for
fifteen minutes. Take out a cupful of
flour; stir it well into the stewpan again
and stew for ten minutes longer. Strain
it through sieve, return it to the pan,
place the slices of beef in it and keep
the saucepan on the side of the range
until the meat is heated Throughout
to boil, or it will become hard. A few
minutes before serving add half a wine
glass of tarragon vinegar. Arrange
some toasted sippets round q very hot
dish and serve the hash Immediately
after it is cooked.
-Over-Reach-N horse that is, in
the phrase of hOrsemen, "pigeon-toed"
and a quarter-grabber" can possibly
be of any value to his owner. Two
more Objectionable faults cannot be
found in horse for either speed on the
track or for road driving. No mode of
shooting can as rule remove these
faults. However, if you desire to try
to remove them, the following process
in shoeing will be found as well adapted
for the purpose as any know of. Pare
his forward feet level in every part;
adjust the shoes in a manner that will
equalize the proportion of his weight
evenly upon them, leaving the inside
quarter of either shoe little thicker
than the outside quarters. Do not let
the shoe project the slightest outside of
the walls of the hOofs. Ii the latter are
pound and a half shoe on each
foot will have the tendency to make
him alter his manner in handling them.
Try this. If it should prove successful
you can gradually increase the weight
of the forward shoes until his move
ments in this part of his body become
satisfactory. Let his hind shoes back
half to three-quarters of an inch from
the end of his Toes and put the weights
on him behind. By this means you
may possibly cause him to travel wider
behind, and thus pass his forward feet
outside q sufficient distance as to stop |
him from striking his forward quarters |
and pulling off the shoes.-M. Y. World. |