American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-09-04
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

To allow a cow to fall off in flesh
while giving milk for butter making is
serious mistake, which can be easily
detected by the expert when tho butter
is placed upon the market.
-Wrinkled Silks.-To make silk
which has been wrinkled appear exact
ly like new: Sponge it on the surface
with a weak solution of gum arabic or
white glue, and iron on tho wrong side.
"A certain cure for felon is to wind
a cloth loosely about the finger, leaving
the end free. Pour in common gun
powder till the afflicted part is entirely
covered. Keep the whole wet with
spirits of camphor.
If you want good starch, mix it
with cold water; add boiling water un-
til it thickens, then add Il dessert
spoonful of sugar and small piece of
butter. This makes stiff and glossy
finish equal to that of the laundry.
Mix half-pint of vinegar and a
half-pint of milk. When they have
formed curd take the whites of five
into them sufficient quicklime to make
the whole into paste. 1t is a good
cement to hold broken glass and crock
cry.
Flour, like butter, absorbs bad
odors readily. 1t should not be kept in
place where there are onions, fish,
vegetables decaying or other odorous
substances, nor in Il damp room or eel
lar. Keep it in cool, dry, airy room,
where not exposed to a freezing tenn
perature, nor to one above seventy de-
grees, and always sift before using.
ounce of pure pearlash in pint of
spring water. and to the solution add a
lemon cut in small slices; mix the in
gradients well, keep the mixture in a
warm state for two days, then strain it
and bottle the clear liquid for use. A
little of this poured on stains will re-
move them; as soon as they disappear
the cloth should be washed in clear
water.
Cucumber Catsup.--Three dozen
full grown cucumbers, eight white on
ions, peel both and cut as fine as posi-
BILE, on this sprinkle three-fourths of a
pint of fine salt, then put the whole in
a sieve and drain for eight hours; then
take teaspoonful of mustard seed,
half cup of ground black pepper, mix
them well with the cucumber and On
ion; then put the whole in a stone jar
and cover with strong vinegar, closing
it tightly. 1t is fit for use in three
days, and will keep a long time.
Mock Duck.-Prepare a good dress
ing, such as you would for turkey or
duck; take round steak, pound it a
little, spread tho dressing over it,
sprinkle with salt, pepper and few
bits of butter, lap over the ends, roll
the steak up tightly and tie closely;
next spread two tablespoonfuls of but
ter over it, and brush it over with a
well-beaten egg; put water in the bak-
ing pan. lay the meat in on sticks put
across the pan; haste often; bake for
half an hour in brisk oven; make a
brown gravy and send to the table hot.
Fall seeding to- grass is becoming
more popular yearly. After harvest
seems to be a most favorable time for
blowing the land, narrowing and roll
ing it, SO as to put it in such condi-
ton of fineness as it should be. A
great deal depends upon this, especial
ly in the West and South. A finely
pulverized surface acts as mulch in
retaining the moisture needed for the
speedy termination of the seeds. Let
the seeding be done if possible before
the close of September. The clod
crusher will be of great advantage in
preparing and smoothing the surface
soil of the meadow.
Prof. James Law, in speaking OF
the best treatment for ringbone in
horses, says the first thing to be done is
to pare off the toe. then apply wet
bandages to reduce Inflammation, and
to every quart of water used for this
purpose add teaspoonful each of tine
ture of arnica and alum. Give the ami
NAL, at the same time, dose of physic.
five drachms of aloes or one pound of
glauber salts. When the tenderness
has subsidized apply a blister composed
of one drachm of cantharides, iOdide of
mercury, one drachn; camphor, five
grains; lard, one ounce, all mixed to-
gether. Cut off the hair from the front
and back of the joint and apply, rub
bling thoroughly. When the blister is
is well formed. wash off and dampen
the surface daily with lotion composed
of one part of compound tincture of
iodine and three parts water. In very
bad eases the blistering may have to be
repeated.