American citizen., 1881-10-22
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

The sick room should be kept clean
and dry; no curtains, no valances. no
soiled clothes hanging about, no dusty
carpet. Neither vessels of water nor
bottles of medicine should be left stand
ing about. An open fire is number one
among the blessings of a sick room.
Sweet potatoes baked under a roast
of beef or lamb are very nice. Take
the skin off carefully SO as to leave the
surface smooth. wash and put them
under the meat, allowing half an hour
for mcdi,im-sized potato. If any are
left do not throw them away. but warm
them for breakfast. Slice them thin
and fry brown in butter.
Green Tomato Sauce.-Cut up two
gallons of green tomatoes; take three
gills of black mustard seed. three table,
spOonfuls of dry mustard, two and a
hall of black pepper. one and a-half of
allspice, four of salt, two of celery
seed, one quart each of chopped onions
! and sugar, and two and a-half quarts of
good vinegar. little red pepper to
taste. Beat the spices and boil all to-
gether until well done.
Apple Custard-Six tart apples,
half teacup of water, four spoonfuls of
sugar. three pints of milk, eight eggs.
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the water till tender, but do not letthem
break. put them in the pudding dish
and sprinkle sugar over them; then
make a custard of the milk, sugar, and
well-beaten eggs; flavor to taste; pour
this over the apples. and bake in mod
erato o1aRf abouE haH an. hour.
--Rexdy-M Made sGlue.-A good glue
ready for use is made without the ap-
iplicstion@of heat by dissoiving the glue
in conn1on whisky instead Of water.
Both are put to2ether in q Bottle, which
is then corked tight and allowed to
stand for three or four DAYS. If pre-
pared in this way. it will keep for years
and always be ready for usAF except in
extremely cold weather, when it will
be necessary to set it in warm water
before using. A strong solution of
isinglass made In the same manner is
an nexcellent cement for leather.
-Old-fashioned Apple Jelly.-Take
twenty large. juicy apples, pare and
chop; put into q jar with the rind
yellow part) of four large lemons,
pared thin and cut in bits; cover the
jar closely and set in pot of boiling
water; keep water boiling all around 1t
until the apples are 'dissolved' strain
through a jelly-bag, and mix with
one pint of mixed juice one pound |
sugar; put in kettle, and when sugar is |
melted set it. on the fire, and boil and
and skim about twenty minutes, or un- |
til it is thick, fine jelly.
Nuts intended for planting should
not be allowed to become dry. if it is
desired to have them sprout the season
they are planted. Immediately upon
falling from the trees they must be in
serted in soil. covering but slightly with
light, friable earth or sand, and early
the next spring the young plants will
appear. In the case of walnuts it will
be we'll to hull them before placing un-
der ground. Owing to the difficulty
in transplanting all kinds
of bearing trees, the seeds should be
placed where the trees are desired to
Nuts intended for planting
may be preserved over winter in slight
Iy moist sand placed in a cool cellar.
and of course set in the open ground
as soon as termination begins, which
will be very early.
1t is more economical to keep
calves shut up in stable handy by
than to spend time running after them
in field. The calves will do a great
deal better, as they are out of storms,
and not so much exposed to flies.
Under this system of care and feeding
we have never been troubled with
,cours, or other diseases arising from
exposure and from having food of an
improper kind. The calves are not
only healthy and thrifty, but all along
have n perfect development and ap-
oearanee. The hair is bright and silk
IN, and the body symmetrical. with
ust the right proportion of flesh and
bone. When calves are turned out too
-oung to pick their own living, they
become pot-bellied, and this ill-shape
hey carry with them all their lives.
They always run down and get stunted.
rom which Improbable condition they
carcely ever recover before winter.
md spring finds them runty, with
taring coats. sunken eyes, ill-favored
n all respects, and not worth any
more than when turned to grass nearly
year before. This is the way most
alves are raised. The opposite ex-
RENE is to let them suck and so lose
he use of the COW for the dairy, and at
he same tinse unfit the calf for prac- {
ical use: The calf should be kept
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