Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-07-17
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to potato bugs as Paris green.
To CURE toothache, take of chloro-
form, spirits of camphor, laudanum. of
each one dram. Apply on little cot
ton wool.
If child has bad earache, dip
plug of cotton wool in olive oil, warm it
and place it in the ear. Wrap up the
head and keep il out OF drafts.
COFFEE CAKEs.-One cup butter,
onc-half cup sugar, one cup molasses,
one teaspoonful saleratus dissolved in
cup of strong coffee. one nutmeg, one
teaspoonful cloves, one cinnamon. five
cups of flour, and one cup of raisins
chopped.
WHIPPED POTATOES. -Whip boiled
potatoes to creamy lightuess with a
fork; beat in butter, milk. pepper and
salt; at last the frothed white of an
egg: toss irregularly upon a dish. set in
the oven two minutes to reheat, but do
not let it color.
The pain of sprained limb is quick
" removed by ice-cold water. The
terrible pangs of whitlow or felon are
cut short by intense heat. A large pro-
portion of all cramps and spasms can be
relieved by water of proper temperature
and intelligently applied.
IT is good plan to put new earthen-
ware into cold water, and let it heat
gradually until it boils; then coo, again.
Brown earihenware. in particular, may
be toughened in this way. A handful
of rye or wheat bran, thrown in while
it is boiling. will preserve the glazing
so that it will not be destroyed by acid
or salt.
To BREAK AHALTER-PULLING HORSE.
Take 4 common rope or leather
halter. place it on the horse in the usual
way, then run the rope or strap through
the hole or ring where you hitch, carry
the rope to the ankle of the hind foot
and tie it; then let him try himself, and
five minutes trial will satisfy him. 1t
will break up the trick altogether.
LEMON PUFFs.-Beat and sift n
pound and quarter of loaf sugar, and
mix with it the peel of two lemons
grated whisk the whites of three eggs
to 2 firm froth. add it gradually to the
sugar and lemon, and beat it all together
for one hour Make it up into any shape
you please, place the puts on oiled
paper Il tl4i- pun III
oven, and bake six or eight minutes.
HoMINY CRoQuErTEs.-To cupful
of cold, boiled hominy (small grained).
add tablespoonful of melted butter,
and stir hard, moistening by degrees
with a cupful of rich milk, beating to q
soft paste. Put in teaspOonful of
sugar, and lastly well-beaten egg.
Roll into oval balls and dip into beaten
egg, then in cracker crumbs, and fry
in hot lard. Flour your hands before
rolling them.
CRIB-BIrING and wind-sucking begin
and continue as bad habits, and are not
to be got over like a disease, though
the indigestions and tympanites caused
by them may require medicinal treat
ment. Crib biting is best prevented
BY muzzle, which may be formed Of
wire and removed when feeding.
Wind-sucking is only to be overcome
by broad belt around the throat.
buckled so tightly as to prevent the ami
NAL curving the neck and indulging in
the habit.
To CURE HEAvEs IN A HORSE
Feed sound oats and no hay morning
and noon; and at night in place of hay
supply clean oat straw. Never work at
too rapid pace; never put to active
work for full hour after meals; drive
slowly for the first hour; see that the
bowels are kept loose. allowing two or
three ounces of Glauber salts daily in
the food. if necessary. Then give daily
in the food four grains arsenious acid.
one dram bicarbonate of potass. one
half dram iodide of potassium. two
drains. ground ginger. Continue this
for a month.
SALT-AND-WATER CUCUMBERs.--Put
fifty freshly-pickled cucumbers in