American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17
USEFUL AND SUGEESTIVE.


A hornets nest, being the finest
WOO " substance known, is the best
polisher for glass lenses.
To Peel Peaches. Dip them min
ute i'll not water, then in cool, and the
skin pcels of readily.
Il mix oils with water, first COM
binc them with milk, then dilute to the
desired degree with water.
Always have the patch run the way
of the cloth, set evenly. without puck
ering. White muslin, etc, should al
ways have a patch of thinner goods than
the original material.
-Mllet is excellent for small chick
ems, being easily swallowed by them.
Sunllower seeds may be fed freely. 1t
promotes laying. increases the gloss of
the plumage, and the general health
Farmers who have tried the use of
q few rods of portable fence for max
ing small Enclosure for hogs and mov-
ing it around rs circumstances require
have found IL mach more profitable
Than keeping hogs in pen all the
while.
--Prepared chalk for the toilet may
be made as follows: Tie up in 4 little
cotton bag five cents worth of COM
mon white chalk and boil it all day in
clearwater. Next day put it in the
oven and bake eight or ten hours with
slow fire. 1t will come out firm, hard
and free from impurities. ,~ae.. q:
Sweet apples make : delicious
pickles. Peel and quarter them, boil
them until tender in vinegar and water;
to one quart of vinegar add two pounds
of sugar; heat the vinegar. and dissolve
the sugar in it; add cloves and CHINA
mon, and pour over the apples while
hot.
= DR.. j. b. Lawes. of England. be-
lieves that live stock demand dryer
food in winter feeding than in summer.
He also believes that the American
farmer claims too much for cnsilage,
.whes, applied to grass or clover. since
they are best fed dry, the silo adding.
nothing to their value and the process
of drying in the production of hay sub
tracing nothing but water. s.
Pepper Sauce. Take twenty-five
peppers, without the seeds, cut them
pretty fine. then take more than double
the quantity of cabbage. cut like slaw.
one root OF horseradsh, grated, hand
full of salt, rather more than table
spoonful of mustard-seed, a table,,
spoonful of cloves, the same of allspice.
ground; simmer a sufficient quantity of
vinegart to rcOversk Is. and pour over 1t,
mixing it well through. = 80
Vinegar Pies. Que and a half cups
good vinegar, one cup of water, lump
OF butter Size of an egg, sugar enough
to sweeten to the taste; flavor with
lemon: put in stew-pan on stove;' take
five eggs, beat the yelks with one cup
of water and two heaping teaspoonfuls
of flour; when the vinegar comes to a
boil put in the eggs and flour, stirring
till well cooked; have ready crust for
four pies. put in the filling and bakei
beat the whites with two spoonfuls OF
white sugar to a froth, spread .on the
pies when done and color in the oven.
These are excellent.
Our readers must remember that
only recently has it been clearly DEM
oGstratod that dead branch on n Tree,
makes almost as great strain the
main plant for moisture as does a liv-
ing one. 1t is one of the most impor-
tant discoveries of modern botanical.
science to the practical hortieulturist,
as by this knowledge he can save many
valuable tree. When ono has been
tranSplanted some roots get iniurede
and the supply of moisture in the best
cases is more or less deficient. Any
dead branch, or any weak one, should
therefore be at once cut away.--Gdrd-
nsr's Monthly.
Cure for Lockiaw.-Here is the
!ecientiiic AniericGn's remedy for lock-,
jaw. 1t is certainly very simple, and.
easily tried: Let any one who has an
attack OF lockiaw take small quanti-
ty OF turpanttne, warm it aud pour it
on tho wound, no matter where the:
wound is. and relief will follow in less
than n minute. Nothing better cam BE
applied to a severe cut or bruisc than
cold turpentine; it gives relief almost
instantly. Turpentine is also SOW
ereien remedy for Group. Saturate a
piece of flannel with it and place the
flannel ON the throat and chest, and in
every case three or four .dneps on. a
lump OF sugar may be taken inwardly."
-Matrimony Tart. Pare and core a
dozen apples, put them into sauce pan
with little water to keep them from
burning; boil them until you con pulp
them. but do not forget, to frsquentiy
stir them; then add quarter pound of
currants, two ounces cahdled lemon:
peel, and enough sugar to sweeten it
nicely; if liked, aisO:.a little grated nut
meg. Pour this smixture into large
dish that has previously been lined Mtth
a thin paste. Then roll out another
piece the same size and thickness.
which place over the top; press the
edges together. all round .'lnake a hole
in the center, the same Us for mince-
pie, and bake.