Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-03-27
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

To prevent tin from rusting, it is
recommended to rub fresh lard over
every part of the dish, and then put in
hot oven and heat it thoroughly. Thus
treated any tinware may be used in wat
er constantly and remain bright and free
from rust indefinitely.
French Toast-Beat you eggs very
light, and stir with them one pint of
milk; slice some nice white bread, dip
pieces into the eggs and milk, then lay
them into pan of hot butter and fry
brown. Sprinkle a little powdered sugar
and cinnamon or nutmeg on each piece,
and serve hot.
-Parsnip Fritters.-Scrape and halve
the parsnips, boil tender in hot, salted
water, mash smooth, picking out the
woody bits; add a beaten egg to every
four parsnips, teaspoonful OF flour,
pepper and salt at your discretion, and
enough milk to make into a thick batter;
drop by the spoonful into hot lard and
frv brown Drain into a hot colander,
and dish.
About the last of March, says w. D..
/ Philbrick in The american CuttiUator,
the ground is sometimes in order for
early planting of such hardy seeds and
plants as are not injured by frost, such
| as onions, peas, radishes, dandeliOnS,
beets and lettuce. There is nothing
gained by working the ground before it
is dry enough to be mellow, but as soon
as it will work well it is desirable to gel
this part of the planting done, so as moi
to have it interfere with other things
later in the season.
Where it is desirable to pasture sheer
OF hogs in orchards, or where rabbits
make depredations, the bark of young
trees may be successfully protected by
washing the trees in spring and again il
midsummer, for sheep, and in lat,
autumn, for rabbits, with soap
suds and carbolic acid or so
luton of coal tar and whitewash
Both are sure in accomplishing the ent
in view, and are valuable in keeping OF
the borer, and giving healthy surface
activity to the sap, which will make tn
bark look fresh and healthy. An ounce
of carbolic acid to a pail of soap-suds i
sufficient.
The following is recommended as
cure for sleeplessness: '.Wet half
towel, apply it to the back of the neck
pressing it upward toward the base o
the brain, and fasten the dry half of tn
towel over so as to prevent the too-rapi'
exhalation. The effect is prompt an,
charming, cooling the brain and Undue
ing calmer, sweeter sleep than any mar
cotic Warm water may be used, thoug
most persons prefer cold. To those VIII
suffer from over-excitement of the brain
whether the result of brain work or press
ing anxiety, this simple remedy ha
{ proved an especial boon.''
Collie in Horses. One fruitful sourc
| l<f, Sr 1~<,1 r
corn is to be fed use whole corn; it
much more likely to be perfectly mast
Gated than cracked corn, and its impel
feet mastication causes the collie. It
also unwise to feed grain to a hungr
horse, for then large portion is apt t
be swallowed without being properl
! masticated. This can be seen in the
voidings. Always let the edge of
horses hunger be taken off with fee
of hay before feeding grain. Half a
hour extra spent before feeding when o
the road will bring you home half
, hour earlier at night.
! Mr. E. P. Beebe recently explaine
! to the members of the Union Count
. On. J.) Farmers Club his plan for rel
. ovating an old orchard; and making
! more productive. He first sees to it tn:
. the trees are literally fed. 'Then,n b
, said, :. in the spring of the year I SCRAP
= off all the rough bark with spade, an
: wash with a solution of pound of po
q ash with four gallons of water, applyin
). with broom; remove the old limbs,
) portion at time, and supply their plat
! with young, healthy wood, and in tv
q years have a fine, healthy looking tre
y with healthy fruit. When large hm|
are removed, cut them with a slant, {
: that the water will not long remain I
make the wood rot, and wax, oil or pail
them over till the wound is covered wit
new bark Trees should not be pr1lne
later in the season than when in bio
\ son.