Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-05-07
HOME AND FARM.

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"A Western New York farmer says
he has always found that horse of
from 1850 to LOO pounds can endure
more than one Of 800 weight.
Arrangements have been made for
Illuminating several of the stateroOms
and the great corridor at Windsor Cas-
tie with the electric light. If the ex-
pertinent prove successful, the light will
probably supersede gas at Balmoral.
When COW has depraved appetite
and chews coarse indigestible things, or
ticks the ground, it indicates indigestion
and she should have some physic. Give
one pint and half of linseeI-oil or one
pound of Epson salts, AID aftegward
give in some bran one ounce OF salt and
the same of ground gingertyice d week.
Spanish Eggs-Cook one cupful of
rice half an hour in two quarts of boil
ing water, to which has been added one
tablespoonful OF salt A stick of CHINA
mon improves it. Drain through n
colander and add one tablespoonful of
butter. Spread very lightly on hot
platter Place on the rice six poached
eggs, and serve.
Scratches should be treated as fol-
lows: Wash the part daily with water
and soap, in which few drops of car
bolic acid are mixed. Give the horse a
dose of one pound of salts and afterward
one ounce of hyposulphite of soda daily
until the disease disappears. Then apply
to the parts an ointment of four ounces
of lard, one ounce of turpentine, half an
ounce of bees wax, and one dram of
acetate of copper well stirred in the
melted mixture until tits cooled.-N. y.
Times.
"A simple and inexpensive mode of
growing water lilies is to saw d clean
barrel in half and sink the bottom half
in the lawn. In this tub put several
inches of sand and loan and plant the
roots therein. Then carefully fill the tub
with water, and during the season as
fast as the water evaporates pour in
more. On the approach of cold weather
the tub must be protected by covering
of boards and sufficient coarse material
to keep the water from freezing.
Filling horses rack with hay, as
some persons do, and permitting a con-
slant supplyto remain before the animal,
is one of the most probable means OF
producing disease, and most positive in
rendering animals unfit for fast work.
Large supplies of hay have the effect OF
making the stomach large and weak, the
belly in course of time becoming pendu-
lous. Not, only does the. stomach in
crease in capacity, but the large intes-
tines become enlarged.
Copper utensils or brass articles may
be as thoroughly cleaned and look a.
bright by washing them with solution
of salt and vinegar as by using oxalic
acid, with the advantage of running nc
risk of poisoning either children or care
less persons. Use as much salt as the
vinegar will dissolve, and apply with 6
wooden rag, rubbing vigorously; ther
polish with pulverized chalk, and the
article will look like new, with little
labor, as the acid of the vinegar is very
efficient in removing all stains from
either copper or brass.
-Waffles.- pint of flour; ont
teaspoonful of baking powder; half ;
tcaspoonful of salt; three eggs; butte
the size of an egg; and one and quar-
ter cups of milk. Sift salt and baking
powder with the flour; rub in the but
ter. Mix and add the beaten yelks anC
milk, and last stir in the whites whicl
have been beaten to stiff froth. Bak
at once in well-greased wallle-irons. b,
using two cups of milk, the mixture i
right for pancakes. If sour milkis used
substitute soda for the baking powder
Sour cream makes delicious waf1les.
Rolled Steak Two pounds of beef
steak from the round, three tablespoon
fuls of bread-crumbs, one tablespoonful
of catsup, one tablespoonful of butter
one half tablespoonful of salt, one hal
7 tablespoonful of sage, one half table
spoonful of marjoram, two bay-leaves
pepper. Make stuffing of everythin!
/ noted above, excepting the steak ant
\ bay-leaves spread it over the leak; rol
r it up; fasten with a skewer, and tie wit
l Irvine; roll in. -four. Put one spoonful
! of butter into the frying-pan and brow
{ the steak when nicely Drowned put int
5 stewpan. Stir one tablespoonful @
r dry flour into the butter add half pin
9 of boiling water, salt, pepper and on
tablespoonful of walnut catsup; pou
: over the steak, and let it simmer three
quarters of an hour, or longer if nc
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