Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-29
HOUSE AND GROUNDS.

lumber, nor will rats, mice, or other vermln
gnaw through it.
A FARMER In Iowa estimates that the profit
OF raising one two-year old short-horn steer for
market is equal to that on IS scrub steers
which have to be kept three years or more be-
fore they are saleable.
PORK should never be eaten except In the fall
and winter. Veal should be avoided in summer.
Beef and mutton ale the staple meats When
meat comes into the house it should be at once
hung up In cool, dry place until wanted.
THE ADVANTAGES Of mulching are not so well
understood as they should be. The mulch, II
vet moist, will be a grand help In time CT
drought by retaining whatever moisture there
may be.
FEW realize the necessity of manuring Or
chards- When once planted, the trees are TO
remain on the same soil thirty or forty years. at
least. They In a few years exhaust the food In
the soil that they are most fond of, and then
they will cease to be productive and thrifty un
less properly fed.
No CHINESE farmer ever sows a seed OF any
kind of grain before 1t has been soaked In liquid
manure diluted with water, and has begun to
ge1mlnate; and experience has taught him that
this operation not only tends to promote the
| protect the seed from the insects hidden in the
ground
| POTASH dissolved In water, or lye from WOO
ashes, is the best wash for the trunks and large
| limbs of fruit trees Whitewash should not b !,
| used. as it closes the pores Of the bark. which
| should be kept open In order To insure healthy
Tree. Potash or I've answers every purpose
which whitewash would, with none OF its objec-
lions.
SARDINE OMELET.-Take a half-dozen good
sardines-must be whole; drain them thor
| oughly; remove carefully the scales and get
them dry; make an omelet as usual, but the
minute 1t begins to cook on the sides place the
| fish lengthways on the omeiet and turn the
| edges over them. Sometimes a very little
chopped anchovy is placed inside of each fish;
must not be cooked too much.
PAINT FOR OUTBUILDINGs-The best cheap
| paint for Out-hOuseS, &C., is frequently asked
| Tor: Muriate OF ammonia pound; concentrated
| I've, pound; water. gallons. Mix thoroughly,
with most of the mineral and earth paints. 1t
makes very cheap and durable paint paint
| ed house seven years ago, and it is standing
an right at this time. 1t would be good for
| single roofs.
RADIsHEs may be grown in very few days
by the following methods Soak the seed in
water for tWenty-fOur hours, then put In bag
| and expose 1t to the sun, and they will COM
mence TO terminate the same Gay. Then SOW
In a wellmanured hot bed, and water from time
to time with lukewarm water. In very short
time the radiShtS acquire a sufficient bulk to be
! good enough to eat.
| SLEEPLEssNEss.-Thef following is said to be
cure for sleeplessness: Get out OF bed and take
| a linen bandage, although handkerchief neat
folded lengthWise, will do as We'll perhaps
! water, pass the wet portion around the wrist
/ over this lay the dry half and tuck in the ends
! SO as to make all secure. Lie down again. The
| wet bandage will be found to exercise a most
! soothing Influence on the pulse. This will soon
| extend all over the nervous system, and calm,
rtfreshing sleep Will be the result
| THROW OPEN your bedroom windows top and
bottom every morning before you leave your
! room; order your sittlDg-roo windows to be
| similarly opened before breakfast. The fre5a
! air comes in at the bottom and drives out the
bad air at the top. When carpet is being
| for the fresh air coming in at the bottom drives
| out the Gust and dirt at the top. Every clean
Ing day Tor room have the window SlllS out
size well scrubbed with soap and water and
sand, also the sockets OF the window frames.
ASPARAGUs-P0icTude Suuce.-Scrape each
head with the back of a knife and tie the
asparagus in small bundles OF a dozen heads
each; cut off the ends evenly. Put them into
pan1ui CT last boiling water with plenty OF salt
and In about ten minutes they will be done.
Drain at once unite the bundles, and serve On
napkin with the following sauce in a boat: three
parts of olive Oil, one OF tarragon vinegar. a
little mustard, plenty OF pepper and salt to
taste, beaten UP with a fork until perfectly
analgamated. Instead OF the Oil drawn but
ter" can be used.
FEW YEARS SINCE had an old pasture that
had almost run out, covered with weeds and
patched with moss. / mixed few barrels OF
salt and wood ashes, and applied about two
half the lot. The result surprised me- Before
lall the moss had nearly ali disappeared, ana
the weeds were rapidly following suit while
the grass came In thick, assuming q dark
green color, and made fine pasturage. The pal
ance OF the lot remained unproductive as be-
fore, but the following year was sailed with
like resuits.-COr. Country Gentleman.
CEMENT FOR GENERAL Use. - For Joining
paper, cardboard, or model work. or similar
articles, good glue can be made Of glue, vi le-
gar and alcohol. Dissolve two ounces of the
best transparent glue in quarter Of pint o:
strong cider vinegar. Let Il simmer slowly by
Ing water. When 1t has become liquid, add one
ounce OF highest proof alcohol, and keep it
water when needed for Use. Dilute acetic acid
may be substituted for the cider vinegar
Chemist ana Drug.
STRAWBERRY CUSTARD.-Make a nice boile
custard of quart of milk and the yolks of five
eggs properly sweetened. Boil till it thickens
to the right consistency, take it off the fire and
put In the flavoring. Take gill of sugar and
pint OF ripe strawberries; crush them together
whites OF four OF the eggs, and while beating
them to stiff froth add gill OF sugar, a little
at time, Then to the sugar and eggs add the
while to keep 1t stiff. This makes a beautiful
pink float, which is TO be placed On top OF the
custard
SOWING FLOWER SEEDs.-In sowing flower
seed mistake is frequently made In sowing
them too deep; indeed, it Is very common
error, and accounts for many failures in the
termination OF flower seeds, wherein the florist
VI SttuSuldu is uuJuStly Dlaineu. Inc rule re-
commended OF covering seed only their thick
ness Is safe one to follow Some do not re-
quire TO be covered, but when SoTn all that is
required Is to press the earth down with a
board. This burleS the seed into the ground
sufficiently to ensure their termination II they
are sound. The soil requires to be finely puver-
lied, for If 1t be lumpy the seeds fall between
them, and may dry up before sprouting. Bllsans
and Zinnfas, and other medium sized seeds, may
be covered from quarter to half an inch. We
are referring now TO the harder ANNALS the
seeds OF which may be SOWn where they are to
grow AS we have said heretofore Ii Is better
TO sow the seed in boxes and transplant iatO the
open ground for in that way stronger plants
are generally obtained that stand drouth better
and give flowers easier. But the great majority
OF people 90 not take the trouble to do this
Where 1t is DONE when the plants are first set
out they should be watered frequently In dry
weather The ground needs 10 be kept 10 lse 20
that the plants may receive the full benefit OF
the rain and deWS-EfIlie FurHter.
RAISE CELERY.-We want to make our annual
appeal 10 our readers who have gardens to pro-
VIDE themselves With crop OF celery. 1t Is so
delicious so healthful, and under proper con-
dltlons Is so easily raised, that nobody who has
The proper piece OF ground need be without it,
we made the mistake last year Of setting our
plants rather too early, viz: on the 10th of July
1t would have been better to leave them until
about the goth. The plants grew very rank, and
rotted some They were also caught in the
early freeze and snow storm without protection
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