American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-20
Useful AND SUGGESTIVE.

A writer in Forest a,1h Stream re-
pels mosquitoes by applying Ia exposed
parts of the person lard OF heavy oil
mixed with carbOlic acid.
The most successful fruit growers
East and West have decided that there
is no better remedy for codling moth
than To pasture hogs in the orchard to
eat the wormy apples and the worms
therein.
A housekeepcr says that powdered
borax should be mixed with an equal
quantity of powdered sugar. in order to
induce vermin to eat it. Ii they do not
cat it, it will not kill them, and they
will not eat it without sugar.
Corn Fritters. quart of grated
corn, three eggs, the yelks and whites
beaten separately, two crackers, salt
and pepper. Beat thoroughly. Have
ready in skillet butter and beef drip
pings in equal proportions. 1t should
be hot, bat not burning. Drop the MKT
ure by the teaspoonful into the hot fat
and brown upon both sides. BE very
watchful lest they burn. The whites
of the egg should be beaten stiff and
lightly stirred in just before frying.
"A great deal of money may be
saved in u year by taking care of things;
by not letting the tea-kettlc boil dry,
and by taking thought about all things
For instance, when you buy \ broom,
instead of leaving it standing in a cor
ner of the kitchen, and SO making it
one-sided, bore a hole in the handle, tie
Il stout cord in it, and hang it up when
you are through using it, or screw a
staple in the top of Tire handle to hang
it up by; the broom will last twice as
long.
Chicken Pudding.-One full-grown
chickcn-let it be a young one. Cut
into small pieces; put in stew-pan,
with little water; season with salt and
pepper. and boil until it begins to grow
tender. Take the pieces out and lay
into 4 three or four-quart pudding dish.
Have a quart of green corn cut and
scraped from the cob, add to it three
beaten eggs. pint of rich milk, and
salt and pepper to taste. Pour this over
the chicken, dredge thickly with flour,
lay on bits of butter, and bake thirty to
fOrty-five minutes.
The following is one of the ways in
which corn is put up in canning estab-
lishments: Tin cans are first filled with
fresh corn, husked and cut from the
cob. They are then fastened up and
set in boiler containing enough water
to cover them and surrounded with
straw TO prevent their striking together.
The water is heated by degrees and al
lowed to boil an hour and Il half. Then
Il small opening is made in the top of
the cans for the escape of gases, and
these openings are Immediately scaled.
Afterwards the cans with their sealed
contents are boiled two hours and
half.
- . I,oN = <.T,
ting hay in stacks is more general in
Great Britain than the United States.
This is SO, notwithstanding the climate
there is more moist, and all the grasses
are of the cultivated varieties. The
stacks, however. are better made. They
rest on substantial supports made of
iron or timber, and elevated at some
distance from the ground. This in
sures them against moisture in the
ground, protects them against vermin,
and allows a free circulation of air be-
meath them.
DO not leave flat-irons on the stove
when you are cooking. Before putting
them on the stove see that it is perfect
ly clean. Wash the irons in warm
suds, then there is no danger of getting
little black specks on the clean clothes.
If you are troubled with the starch
sticking to the irons rub them with
salt, or with a bit of beeswax, taking
care to wipe it off on clean cloth.
To keep your ironing board clean and
free from dust ta'te two breadths of
calico Gan old dress skirt may be used),
and make a bag to slip the board in
when YOU put it away. If you lay
thin muslin cloth over a collar or
shirt bosom and rub the iron over it
two or three times you will have no
trouble with the starch turning brown
and sticking to the iron.
1t is one sign of a good farmer if
he prizes manure. 1t does not require
a good farmer to raise bountiful crops
on a farm already rich, but the art lies
in SO managing the farm that it will
produce good crops every year without
losing its fertility. A man may make
money from his farm while he is waste
full of fertilizers. but he is not a good
farmer, for he is constantly running his
land into debt. Good farming consists
of such management as will make the
farm produce the best possible results
without deteriorating the soil. This
can only be accomplished by rigid
economy in the making and use of ma
nure, and systematic rotation of crops
that will be the least exhaustive to the
soil