Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-11-18
HOME. FARM AND GARDEN.

-ColnngS tnat nave Deen SMOKED by
q Kerosene lamp should be washed off
with soda water.
An hour spent in making seed clean
will save day or q week in the future
in eradicating weeds
In making preparations for winter
protection, or for summer pasture, keep
in mind that the farmers depei dence is
to be more and more on his stock.
Bread of unbolted wheat flour is,
for making superior bone and muscle
to the growing child, far preferable to
bolted Hour, and oatmeal is fully equal,
II not superior to IL. Fed on these with
pure milk children will be sure TO have
good health and good teeth.
To Keep Preserves. Apply the
white of an egg with brush to n single
thickness of white tissue paper. with
which cover the jars, tapping over an
inch or two. 1t will require no sying,
becoming when dry inconceivably tight
and strong, and impervious to the air.
When people see horse's head
drawn up by the bearing rein, AMI see
him stepping short and champing his
bit, tossing his head and rattlinH the
harness, they assume that he is autine
in the pride of his strength and fulsnoss
of spirit; whereas the animal is really
suffering agonies of pain, and is trying
to gain by these movements momentary
relief.
Potato roses may be prepared as
follows: Pare carefully with thir
blade of a penknife some peeled pota
toes round and round until all OF each
potato is pared to the center. Do moi
cut the slices sufficiently thin O break.
Place in wire basket and dip into
boiling lard. Potatoes thus prepared
are supposed to resemble roses, hence
the name applied to this garnish.
Smoked Meat on Toast. Take
cold smoked tongue or ham that has
been well boiled, and CRATE 1t with
coarse crater ormince it line, mix it with
cream and beaten yelk of egg, and let
it simmer over the fire. Pre- Jare some
nice slices of toast, butter ham ratlei
slightly. lay them in flat dith that has
been heated over the fire, and cover
each slice with the meat mixture that
should be spread on hot. Place on the
table in a covered dish, for either break
fast or supper.
Children Pudding. Pit one table
spoonful of Carolina rice anil one table,
spoonful of tapioca into 9 three-pint
pudding dish; add one tablespoonful oil
coarse brown sugar and a small pinch
of salt. Let this soak close to the fire,
and let it be constantly stirred, Then
put very little bits of butter on the top,
and put it in moderate over. For
the first half-hour stir it often from the
bottom, then leave it. In two hours
you will have a pudding far exceeding
in richness one made with eggs, and
with q delicious flavor. Sage, or tap
ioca, or rice alone, are equally good.
Writing of obesity in neat stock,
well-informed correspondent of the
London LiUe Stock journal remarks
that "the time without doubt will come
when these moving masses of grease
will be passed over in the show-ring.
and the honors awarded to those in a
more natural condition, and with their
points unconcealed by useless cushions
of fat. Probably yet wider view will
be taken, namely, that animals over
burdened, unable to stand for long to-
gether, and almost asphyxiated, as in
the case of pigs, may be regarded as
being cruelty tortured" He goes on
to say that glnttony is usually morbid
condition in dumb beasts or man, an6
over-feeding the direct cause of many
diseases that not only affect the patient
but his or its posterity.
Ornamental shrubs, planted about
dwellings, are often neglected year aft
er year, and become distorted in shape
and stunted in growth. They may be
greatly improved by manure and prun-