American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-01-29
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

To remove warts on horses or cat
tie. battle the warts two or three times a
week with turpentine and sweet oil.
-Decayed grain of any kind is highly
injurious to stock. 1t has a paralyzing
effect upon the animal fed with it, often
times causing death.
White Mountain Cake. cup
white sugar, one-half cup butter, one
and n half cup sweet milk. the whites OF
two eggs; one teaspoonful cream tartar.
one teaspoonful soda, one and a half
cups flour.
When windows and doors are
closed and several persons are sitting in
one room, the air soon becomes close
and impure from the gases that fill an
Apartment from the breath of those in
it. Set pitcher of water, uncovered,
in the room. and in a few hours it will
absorb all the noxious gases in the
room; the air will become purer. but
the water will be filthy and poisonous,
and should be thrown out and fresh
water put in it's place. The colder the
water the more gas will it absorb.
"A Waterproof Glue.-A strong
glue that will resist water is made by
adding half a pound of the best COM
mon white glue to two quarts of
SKINNED milk. and evaporatng the
mixture to the proper consistence OF
glue, in water glue-kettle. By still
further evaporation one OF the hardest
cements for porcelain, or for repairing
marble, is made. When dried in proper
molds this cement will form a substitute
| for ivory, and is as hard as bone, with
the clearness and elasticity ofivory.
"A Cheap Corn Sheller.-An ex-
| change says that a handy corn shelter
may be made from a piece of plank two
feet long. two inches thick and ten
inches wide. Drive eightpenny nails
pretty thickly into the central portion,
| Just so that they will not come through,
and for q distance of ten or twelve
inches along the surface of the plank.
A small strip should be tackled across
the upper end and on the under side to
hold on to the top of a box when in use.
The corn is shelled by rubbing the ears
upon the heads of the nails, the board
resting in slanting position IN the box.
-Hulled Corn.-The old way of
making hulled corn was to boil it in
strong I've made from hardwood ashes
until the hull or skin would rub off;
then remove and wash until all the I've
or potash was thoroughly removed.
But Il more modern way is to soak the
corn over night in warm water, and in
the morning put it in aniron kettle with
warm water enough to cover it. To
each quart of corn put one tablespoon
full of soda, boil until the hulls come of
readily, then wash in clean water sew
eral times, then put on and boil until
tender, adding salt. When done turn
into a sieve and allow the water tc
drain off.
| -IrCHY HORSES. sponge the affect
ed parts once daily with solution o.
borax in water. Attend to daily groom
ing and cleanliness of the skin. Mi,
among the food, morning and evening
table spoonful of Fowler's solution O
arsenic. In this connection we may
mention that protracted cases of itchi
ness in horses are often due to the pres
ence of hen lice in the stable. Wher
such is found to be the cause of annoy
ance to horses, no amount of treatmen
will succeed SO long as hens are allowed
to roost or roam about in the stable; no
so long as hen house, full OF vermin, i
allowed to remain in close proximity t.
the stable.-Prairie Farmer.
One of the most delicious pies mad
is a peach meringue pie. In winter on
can use the canned peaches, and tn
recipe is this: Stew and sweeten you
peaches; mash smooth, and season witt
o very little nutmeg. If you like tn
flavor, stew with them a little lemon
peel and remove when cold. Fill you
made by whipping to a stiff froth tn
whites of three eggs for each pie
sweetening with tablespoonful o
powdered sugar for each egg. Flavo
this with rose-water or vanilla; bea
until it will stand alone, and cover tn
pie three-quarters of an inch thick. Sc
back in the oven until the meringue
well ''set." Should it color too darby
sift powdered sugar over it when cold
Do not eat this pie warm.