The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-07-09
HONE AND HARN.

-I,caa, with small chests do not fat.
ten readily and are very susceptible 70
disease.
Lemon Pic with crust. -One cup
sugar, one lemon grated-remove seeds,
one tablespoon corn.starch, two eggs,
yolks and whites beaten separately, one
teaspoon butter, ono cup boiling water.
food roads add value 10 the real es.
tate near them. Farmers do not always
think Of ,ha, when road discussions ore
under way.
To Remove old Paint.-Takc sal soda,
two pounds; lime. onc-quarter pound;
hot water, one gallon: stir all together
aud apply IN old pain, while warm. The
mixture will soon loosen the paint so THAT
You can easily remove Il.
TO clean Marble from Crease
Make q paste IL ca,cined masnesia and
fullcr's earth In equal parts with warm
water, and spread II on the creased mar.
bic. When 1t is dry, wipe off with soft
! towel. and, u necessary, repeat the up.
plica,ion until completely effective.
Never leave an excess of fruit TO
mature upon n tree under the impress
zion that by So doing YOU can hope &c
increase the yield either In quantity o,
quality. An excessive crop Is always SC
cured at the expense Of quality with loss
Of value, aud no, infrcquently at the ey
penss of the health, aud even ultimately
vi the life ii tho tree itself.
AS general rule,th best mulching
for young or old fruit trees Is o clean,
wcll-cul,ivated top soil, but there are
some exceptions. Trees may stand In
positions where they can not be subject.
ed to efficient culture, and In such In.
stances mulching broad circle Is y good
substitute. The operation Is very i'm.
por,ant for ncwly-set cherry.trees,
which often perish when the soil becomes
heated and dried In summer by the suns
rays. A good, heavy mulch applied In
time will prevent any harm.
In making tea tho pot should bs
carthen, rinsed with boiling water, and
left to stand q few minutes on tho stove
to dry; put in the tea leaves. and let the
pot stand few minutes longer; pour on
boiling water, leaving the pot standing
where II will be Mt the boiling point, yet
will not boil. for from three to five min.
utes; for moderate strength use one tea.
spoon Of tea 10 pint Of water; II the
water Is soft Il should be use rs Is soon
II boils, but II II IL hard it Is best to boil
It twenty 70 thirty minutes; the boiling
causes the mineral matter which hard.
ems the water to sink to the bottom Of
the kettle, and the water becomes soft.
. 1t would seem to DO about time fol-
. breeders Of horses to turn their Attention
toward encouraging the very valuable
quality Of fast walking. Millions arc
: wasted yearly on the fast trotters, which
are Of no benefit TO the farmers; while
not cent goes for tho development Of
Q fast walkers. Yet . fast walker Is 8
Y prize. One Of our neighbors has . fine
!. gray gelding that made five and . hall
r miles in one hour and ton minutes . few
D days since with . good load behind him
!. This speed ought to b the rule instead
1 Of the exception among iarm.horses
3 Let the managers Of our agriculture
s societies offer prizes for this quality ant
o see how the fast walkers would come {.
D the front.-CAristian At Work.
. Strawberry Syrup.-Make = syrul
u In proportion of three pounds Of suga
Q To hall.pint Of water. Boil and skin
Q until clear. Have ready the straine,
juice Of strawberries. Allow two and
y half pints Of strawberry juice to the pin
u Of water. After you add this let it bOi
n hard for not less than five minutes
o Take it from the fire before 1t loses Il
y fine color, and pour hot into self.sealin
% jars. This syrup preserves even the Odo
II Of the fresh strawberry when opene
months afterward, and favors ice.crear
o delightfully."-. With the addition Of . III
!, tie pokeberry jelly the delusion Is pei
= feet; you fancy that you are enjoyin
Is fresh strawberry cream. No sweeter
10 ing is needed for tho cream but what
~ ,. supplied by the syrup.
~ Household bugs may Be destroy>
~. 40 In the following manner: Take the fu
= niture In which they harbor to pieces On
- carefully wash al the joints with sos
y and boiling wafer, carefully exploring q
-. the cracks and openings with . sti
~ ~ piece Of wire. When tho wood is dr..
~ saturate the joints with kerosene oil, u
". ing . small paint brush. Fill up Il
- cracks with . mixture Of plaster On
u linseed oil. II the rooms are papere,
~ -, saturats tho places where the paper ioil
II. the Dashboard with benxin.. using
. brush or . sponge and carefully avoi
:" ing the presence Of . light. DO Il
To- same with the Innings Of trunks and ha,
~ general cleaning up. II the 6o
w. cracks are infested fiji these with plast
~ NJ and linseed oil. BY using these preca
~ tons whenever any Of the pests are se'
!" around, and hunting them out, q
~" house may be kept free from them, U
ny less they have found . lodgmsnt In q
~ frame Of building, when nothing she
y. W Of . fire will clean them out. Bugs n,
~. % urally harbor In tho woody. Y. 81
@f
. Canning.
IN A lady says, In tho Fruit Recorde
en- 1--WE have ton acres Of fruit Of Oh kline
!: ~ and I take great deal Of pride In ca
III ming fruit. | get nearly all Of the priz
-: .. ut the fairs. wish you could Just pc
:. into my cellar 10 Geo my tomatoes q
w. peaches-sOme canned last fall and sol
. year ago-not mentioning my 9th
fruit. viii tell you how | can my
unaxCea 10Th rad and vallov ~