The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-07-16

HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.
POTATO BUGs.-Cooking soda dis.
solved in water to saturation is az fatal
to potato bugs as Paris green.
10 CURE toothache, take of chloro-
form, spirits of camphor, laudanum. of
each one dram. Apply on a little cot
ton wool. ~ WV
If child has bad earache, dip a
plug OF cotton wool in olive oil, warm it
and place it in the ear. Wrap up the
head and keep it out of drafts.
COFFEE CAKEs.-One cup butter.
one-half cup sugar, one cup molasses.
one teaspOOnful saleratus dissolved in a
cup OF strong coffee, one nutmeg, one
teaspOonful cloves, one cinnamon, five
cups OF flour, and one cup of raisins
chopped.
WHIPPED POTATOES. boiled
potatoes to creamy lightness 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.
THEpain of a sprained limb is quick
ly removed by ice-cold water. The
terrible pangs of whitlow or felon are
cut short by intense heat. A large oro-
portion OF all cramps and spasms can be
relieved by water of proper temperature
and intelligently applied.
ic ceoD1 ,>1o,, - 800
ware into cold water, and let it heat
gradually until it boils; then COO, again.
Brown earthenware, 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.
70 BREAK AHALTER-PULLINGH HORSE.
Take a 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 a
pound and a quarter of loaf sugar, and
mix with it the peel of two lemons
grated; whisk the whites of three eggs
to 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 puffs on oiled
paper On tin, put them in a moderate
oven, and bake six or eight minutes.
HOMINY CRoQUETrEs.-To a 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 a
soft paste. Put in teaspoonful of
sugar, and lastly a 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-B1T1NG and wind-sucking begin
and continue as bad habits, and are not
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 a 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 month.
SALr-AND-WATER CUCUMBERs.--Put
fifty .freshly-pickled cucumbers in a
stone jar, separating each layer with
fresh grape leaves, and sprig of sweet
fennel. Pour over them pickle made
by boiling pint and half of salt in a
gallon of water, and tablespoonful of
cayenne pepper; only let it come to a
boil; have it perfectly cold before put
ting it over the cucumbers; cover we'll
with grape-leaves; put clean piece of
light wood and brick on top to keep
the cucumbers down; they will ferment,
be slightly acid. and be ready for use in
three weeks. This is Holland recipe.
4 CORRESPONDENT of the New York |
Tribune says: 1t is asserted, and
have no doubt truly. that timber cut
from the middle of June to the middle |
of August lasts much longer, especially