The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-04
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


io mas proved preventive Wnen ap-
piled to the healthy trees.
A German gardener has found by ex-
perience that black or green flies, cater
pillars, etc, are at once destroyed by
Swinging the plants affected by them
with water in which the stems of the
tomato plant have been well boiled.
The liquor is applied when cold, and
not only kills the insects but leaves an
odor which prevents others from CON-
log.
Diseased apple or pear trees are some
times attacked by insects. There is
remedy which causes the old dead bark
to cleave off, leaving in its place a
smooth, healthy surface. After rain,
and while the bark is still wet, throw
on the tree dry wood ashes until the
power of retention is full. Sow on the
ashes now, and as preventive of future
depredatlons sow on in summer, when
the insects deposit their eggs, which
will never hatch under the influence of
the ashes. Two objects are gained by
the operation-the ashes or I've they
produce furnish food for the trees, as
well as destroying its enemies, and i'm
parts cleanliness to the tree.
Frequent inquiries are made for the
best methods of destroying insects that
infest trees. The following suggestions
we Gull from the Atlanta Constitution
horticultural department: A number
otremedies have been tried and generally
proven beneficial. One remedy is to
spread a cloth under the tree to catch
whatever may fall-jarring the tree by
striking it with heavy piece of lum Der.
padded at one end to prevent injury
to the bark. Some have found it efiica-
ceious to smear the bark with tar, mo-
lasses or printers ink, or what is better,
wrapping cloth around the trunk and
applying the tar to these instead of the
bark. Others wash the trunk and the
large branches with soft soap or strong
soap suds or lye, or whitewash with
lime, busting the leaves with lime or
with powdered helebore, when the dew
is on, has been mentioned as q remedy,
Digging around the tree to expose the
larva to frost has been tried successfully.
Late plowing, by exposure to birds and
1rosts, will assist to destroy insects in
their nests. Infected leaves containing
the eggs of parasitic insects should be
taken from the trees and burned. The
vapor OF benzine has been proposed as a
remedy against insects destroying wood
work. A wash composed of one pound
Of flour of su phur and peck of QUICK
lime, mixed in close vessel with q
sufficient quantity of hot water to make
1t of the consistency of common white.
wash has been used with advantage as
remedy against insects and mildew in
fruit trees. Apply it when freshly made
with whitewash brush.
Recipes.
CHEAP PUDDING. teacups milk
four tablespoons flour, four eggs. six
tablespoons sugar, any flavor; bake hal!
an hour. Serve with sauce.
TURKEY PATTIEs. .-Mince part of the
breast fine, season with salt, nutmeg
grated lemon, white pepper und q little
butter warmed; fill the patties and
bake.
VEAL SAUsAGEs.-Chop half IL pound
of lean veal and fat bacon very fine
taste; beat well, roll into balls, fatten
and fry them.
To FRY OYSTERS. Choose fine large
oysters, lay them on a cl an cloth to
dry perfectly, sprinkle with salt and
pepper, then roll them in grated bread
crumbs, and fry them quickly in boil
ing lard.
GYPsY's PUDDING.-One cup of mo-
lasses, one of raisins, one of milk or
water, one cup of suet chopped fine one
teaspoonful OF salt; spice to taste; one
teaspoonful of soda; flour, not very
stiff; cam two hours.
To BRoIL OYSTERs.-Take the finest
and largest oysters, lay them on cloth
to drain dry. Sprinkle with peppe".
Have ready an oyster gridiron, over n
clear fire; put them on it, with very
little butter, and cook until they are
done and dry without burning.
GINGER POUND CAKE E-Take one cup
full of butter, )ne cupful of sugar, one
cuptul OF molasses, three cuptuls of
silted flour, three eggs, one teaspoonful
of cream tartar, one small teaspoonful
of soda dissolved in one cupful of milk,
one teas pooniul of ginger, and one table.
spoonful of cinnamon; are very good.
VINEGAR CANDY.-This candy is re-
commended for colds. Tree cupfuls OF
granulated sugar, half cupful of vine
gar, half a cupful of water, half n tea
spoonful of butter; season with lemon
mix the sugar, water and vinegar to-
gether, boil until the candy is founI to
be brittle, by dropping a little in cold
water; then add the butter and lemon.
Wells.
A criminal neglect is too common in
locating wells for the supply of b 9TH
man and beast. Pure water and good
health must keep company. Impure
water like foul air of dwellings, is an
insidious enemy to any household; and
yet wells are sunk in a majority of cases
with a reckless disregard of sanitary
laws. We have known death repeated y
visit household through the agency OF
a filthy well of water. The same ap-
plies to the brutes, but perhaps in less
degree. Wells are often sunk so rs to
receive the percolating liquids from
some near privy vault or cesspool, To-
Gated favorably for receiving their drain
age. Some previous soils convey the
taint several feet. One we examined
was affected at distance of fifteen feet
from the privy. We once saw well
sunk in lower corner of the harnyard,
which received most of the drainage
and supplied the water to the herd. The
water of a well is often poisoned by
neglect to keep it properly protected
about the top. An open or loosely-cov-
cred well is a trap for insects or reptiles.
From such well, which supplied two
families, was taken short time ago,
fifteen toads in various stages of decom-
position, an old shoe, and sundry bits
of wood. Nothing short of miracle
can give health to household where
the laws of nature are thus defied. Look
well, then, to the locality and protec.
tion of your COngregationalist.
To Avoid Diseased Fowls.