Huntsville gazette., 1881-10-15
/ HOME AND FARM. ar

EARLY maturity is the most valuable
characteristic of improved stock, To
keep young stock growing is the only
way to attain success in stock raising.
On the homestead every boy and
girl should havettheir own tree to care
for, and havesthe fruit. They should be
taught to plant the seeds of fruits and
to care for the seedlings, and how to
bud or graft. -Greeas's Fruit Groacer.
To Make Ginger Loaf.-To four
pounds of dough add one pound Of raw
sugar, half pound of butter, one ounce
and half of caraway seeds, one ounce
and half of ground ginger. Bake in
the usual way. 1t very much resembles
Scotch hot cross buns 1t makes very
nice cake, either for tea or luncheon. !
Cream Cakes.-Into half pint Of
good cream stir pinch of salt and as
much flour as will make stiff batter;
then add a teaspoonful of carbonate of
soda; bake. at once in a shallow tin, in
very quick oven, and serve hos, with
sifred sugar over. II liked sweet two
ounces of sugar may be stirred in with
the other ingredients.
Mustard Pickle.-Two quarts cu-
cumbers, two Of green tomatoes, two OF
onions, two of cabbage or cauliflower; /;
soak in "a weak brine ever night, cook
each separately until tender. For the
paste: One gallon vinegar one large
cup flour, one pound mustard, one and
one-half pounds sugar; stir the paste
till it boils, then pour it over the vege-
tables. This pickle will keep year.
Horses often suffer from irritation
Of the skin under the hair Of the name
and tail. It may be due to want OF
proper cleaning of the skin, or to some
irritation of the blood caused by dry
feed. The parts should be washed with
warm water and soap, and then rubbed
with alcohol, to which a few drops OF
tincture Of cantharides are added. Give
the horse some scalded bran with salt in
it for few days.-N. Y. Times,
= An old farmer who claims to have
tried the receipt and found it to be all
that it claims gives us the following
hints for the manufacture of healing
salve for the relief of the pain and an
noyance of chapped hands. Gum CAM
phor, 2 OF; beeswax, 2 OF; mutton tale
low, 1-2 or. Melt the two latter togeth-
er, and then put in the camphor, having
first shaved the latter fine; stir until cool.
This will cure chapped hands in one
night, and is so simple and inexpensive
that it can be procured by every one.
The Poultry Monthly says if rat
is caught alive, dipped into tar and then
liberated, every other rat will promptly
leave the place or at least that portion
of it honored by him with a visit. The
writer attempts to explain the phenom-
enon by stating that the "other rats
prefer to leave rather than live with q
disgraced member Of their familv."
We do not accept the explanation, but
are of the opinion that a tarred rat
would be source of great annoyance
to his companions, who would not like
to have their own coats similarly mat
ted up. Tar poured into the holes OF
rats will often make them emigrate to
more cleanly quarters rs--Mobile Register.
Lace curtains may be cleansed as
follows: Fold them carefully into a
small compass and tack them lightly
but securely between pieces of flannel;
put into the boiler with soapy water and
boil; rinse two or three times in clear
water, the last time in blue water.
Starch in thin solution Of starch. Pass
through the wringer, then mark, and
pin each curtain carefully on sheet fas-
tened on a mattress or the carpet in an
unused room, and let it remain till dry.
The object of tacking the curtains be-
tween flannel is to prevent their being
torn by their own weight when heavy
with water. The more pins are used in
fastening the curtain to the sheet to dry
the better. Enough should be used to
prevent the slightest appearance Of
scallops i'm the edges of the curtain.
Lace curtains may be passed through
the wringer without injury, otherwise
they must be squeezed, not wrung, from
one water to another.