The Red Cloud chief., 1880-10-07
o PlRH AND GARDEN.

hOAk, KAB1 AM oAnpLSs
HoRsE. hate solitude. and are made
savage by being kept alone.
TIE New York Sptra Of ne Time,
saysihere / .no cure for \ confirmet wind
gall Blis,erina and rest would. no d1ubi.
reduce the size Of the wind gall tem-
porarily; ba, . long journey or . few
fast drives invariably bring them back
again as large as ever.
PRESERVING SAcK.-In Germany
sacks are admirably preserved by steep
ing them in n solution OF iannln Tor
iwenty-four hours and instantly drying
them; two pounds Of tan IL allowed ~
steep in twelve quarts o. boiling water
for one hour. and is then filtered
A CORRESPONDENT Of the Massachu-
sets Fough1sdB gives the follow ing
remedy for choked COWS: One pint Of
milk. half n pint OF sof; soap simmered
together. Give the Cow half the guam
iity. Hold the COWS head up and rub
the throat. Then let tie head 90 down
suddenly. IL thst does not relieve. give
the other half. | have never known a
Ease where the second dose has been
required.
The Iowa Msdisonias. gives another
reason WHY farmers should keep a few
bees: And then YOU want few hives
Of Italian bees TO fertilize your red
| clover and make Il yield seed (tor
ciorer will not produce seed where
there are no humble bees or ~italians.)
and gather up the fragments in the
shape Of honey, and take the sweets
from the fruit blossoms. the buckwheat,
the smartwecd. the linn and the golden
rod"
TOMATO SoUP.-Take a shin-spne,
have il broken. and put in a soup-ketIe
with five quarts Of cold water; allow il
To boil steadily. and skim In an hour
put in two dozen goni-sized tomatoes:
DO not skin them; boil until your soup
il reduced To one-half:s take a potato
mashcr and crush the tomatoes; pass
through a strainer; return 10 kettle. and
remove beef before serving; season with
salt and pepper. This Is a plain
try tomato soup.
CoLoRING PICKLES AND SWEETS
GREES.-The following green coloriny
extract is said TO be destitute Of any
poisoning properties: Dissolve i've
grains Of saffron in one fourth ounce of
distilled water. and in another dish dis
solve four grains indigo carminc in one-
hall ounce distilled water. After mix
ing thoroughly let stand twenty-four
hours, then pat together, and the result
will be a green solution capable of
coloring -four or five pounds Of sugar.
APPLE CHEEsE.-Peel and quarter n
quantity Of apples. stew them with a
little water, a good deal OF sugar. the
thin rind Of a lemon ami a few cloves,
or a stick of cinnamon. When quite
done pass them through n hair sieve;
and To one quart Of the PURGE thus OBJ
tanned add half a packet of gelatiDe,
dissolved in water; mix well, pour into
a mold. and when set, turn ii out and
serve with a cuStari poure about II.
Ii is well To remember that the PURGE
must be thoroughly we'll sweeteued and
favored to carry of the i~nsipidity of
gclatine.
MANGE i'm calves. SAYS the New York
Tunes. is caused By a mite burrowing
in the skin. The cure is reached by
dressing the part with an ointment COM
posed OF four ounces of lard. n ounce
of sulphur and one draclun of c~reo,ote.
well mixed together. Rub this into the
skin every morning, and give each calf
one teaspoonful of sulphur daily for two
weeks. BY giving this quantity of SUI
phur fc 4 week, tsice or thrice in the
year. this disease is prevented. The
sulphur is absorbed into the blood and
passes through the skin in the peTspira
ton, and in this manncr reaches ana
destroys the parasitic mites, if present
there, or secures such a condition OF
the skin as to repel them if they attack
the skin.
CTR FLowERs.-The main feature
in arranging cut bowers is to show each
flower separately AMI not a quantity
crowded together. forming , mas OF
petals. but that each tlowermay be seen
reposing quietly among the green. Civ
ing TO each bloom in individual charac-
ter. A few colors in a bouque: have a
much p~rettier effect than a mixture OF
many colors. Red. white and buff 60
well together with green between. \
few rose buds with their W leaves.
and a little green smilay. make a bou-
quet more handsome than n composed
of many kinds of inferior flowers. In
all floral arrangements. whether for
vases. bouquets or designs. it is better
to put in the green first, and gradually
working them up TO the required bright
ness. ALWAYS remembering that the COZ
lection had better lack a flower than
have one too many, the object being TO
form a graceful, refreshing and sug-
gestiye picture.