Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1880-01-15
HOUSE AND FARM.

Supplying the West with Stock.-The
Farmers Magazine asks: "What are
the western breeders doing that they do
not take means to supply the far West and
South with stOCk2 There Is an increasing
demand for Merino sheep. For the first
nine months OF the year $500 have been
shipped from Vermont alone for breeding
purposes. More than half of them went
to Texas"
CranbeIries. - Wash and pickEo
quart of cranberries. Put them in a por-
celain lined saucepan or an earthenware
crock, with cup and half of sugar and
half cup of water. Put them on the
back Of the range and let them stew very
slowly for two hours, without stirring.
When turned out to cool every cranberry
will be found plump and whole, and I'M
bedded in firm, ruby colored jelly.
CeNent for Lamps The Rural New
Yorker says that good recipe for a &C.
ment for kerosene lamps is,-Three parts
resin, one Of caustic soda, and five Of wa
ter. Mix this composition with half its
weight Of plaster.of-Paris. 1t will set
firmly in about three-quarters Of an hour
The cement commonly used is simply plas-
ter-ot-Paris, which is porous, and quickly
penetrated by the kerosene The above
mixture is said not to have this defect.
Agricultural Fair.-Chicago is to
have an agricultural fair next Fall which
will be under the management Of such
eminent aguculturists as Jack Haverly,
the theatrical manager, Charley Farwell,
the dry goods merchant and poker player,
and the Chicago Jockey Club generally.
Most of them couldn't tell Short-horn
COW from rhinoceros, but still, MS long as
the thing is to be, we hope that the gods
will favor it and crown the effort with
success, if they are able. 1t will not he
necessary for us to say that the Jockey
Club will have their race course, and per-
haps their barroom booming.
Simple Treatment for Sciatica -
DR.. Ebrard, of Mines, states that he has
for many years treated all his cases OF
sciatica and neuralgic pains with an I'M
provised electric apparatus, consisting
merely Of a fiat iron and vinegar-twO
things that will be found in every house.
The iron is heated sufficiently hot to va
porize the vinegar and is then covered
with some wooden fabric which is moist
ened with vinegar, and the apparatus is
applied at once to the painful spot. The
application may be repeated two or three
times day. AS rule, the pain disap-
pears within twenty-tour hours and recov-
cry ensucs at once.
Irregular Wearing of IIoois.-In eases
of irregular wear of the hOots, the only
remedy consists IN removing the excessive
growth by pairing with knife. Only so
much should be removed as to give the
foot an approximately natural shape. Ii
this is attended to regularly once month
or every SIX weeks. no further trouble may
be experienced. Such dcyiations IN the
natural shape of the hoOis are generally
the consequence of want Of wear, as in
leases where cattle are kept indoors during
long period. In pairing such feet, due
care must be exercised not to cut too close
to the vital parts, or to draw blood, in
which case bad results may follow.
Nasal Gleet in Horses.-Sometimes
long continued nasal discharge Is due to
chronic disease Of the sinuscs of the fore
head, or to diseased upper molar tooth.
II due to chronic catarrh, the following
treatment often proves scrviCeable: Take
three ounces of powdered Sulphate of cop
per; iOur ounces Of powdered gentian
root. and one drachm of powdered Span
lsh fly. Mix intimately, and divide into
twelve powders; Of these, give one every
morning, among three or four quarts OF
oats, dampened Just enough to make the
particles keep together. The powders
may he repeated after two weeks, if neces-
Sary.
The Flower Garden Most flower seed
are good for more than one year.
Asters, stocks and some other sorts are
worthless the second season. OF large
number Of varieties, Il portion will germi-
nate the second year, but not Il very high
percentage, such 4 phlOx, yCrbera and
many others. Seeds saved in favorable
season, and properly dried, will Of course
remain good longer than those saved in an
untayorable year, or carelcssly cured. As
a rule, round seeds are good longer than
thin, fiat ones, and many of the smallest
are good as long as any. Old baIsdm
seeds are generally acknowledged to be
better than new. Last summer, in the
garden Of an old German lady, saw
some flowers from seeds brought from the
old country sixteen years before. She had
petuuias, portnlGca and gourds,
: Quals on Toast.-1ake five qualls,
but don't remove the legs, for you woud
loose all the taste of the game. Wipe
them well, but don't wash them. String
them tight, so Us to raise the breasts.
Put it'll" butter oncach, little lemon
juice, and inside OF euch the quarter OF a
lemon without the peel. Then put very
him slice OF pork, about three inches
,quarc, round each quail, with two OF
three cuts in each slice, and string il
e tight. Let cook on a good fire, and when
Q they are nearly well done, for white meat
: game must be well done, cut the string;
don't spoil the look Of the slice of pork;
dress nicely on toast, and serve hot.
. Pour the juice on The quails after having
e taken the grease off, and put some slices
e oflemon around the dish, one for each
quail.
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