The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-05-21
HOME AND FARM.

"A Western New York farmer says
he has always found that horse of
from 1850 to LOO pounds can endure
more than one of ], 300 weight.
When a COW has depraved appetite
and chews coarse indigestible things, or
liGks the ground, it indicates indigestion
and she should have some physic. Give
one pint and half of linseed-oil or one
pound of EPSON salts, and afterwarS'
give in some bran one ounce of salt and
the same of ground ginger twice a week
Spanish Eggs-Cook one cupful of
rice half an hour in two quarts of boil
ing water, to which has been added one
tablespoonful of salt. A stick of CHINA
mon improves it. Drain through a
colander and add one tablespoonful of
butter. Spread very lightly ON hot
platter. Place on the rice six poached
eggs, and serve.
Scratches should be treated as fol-
lows: Wash the part daily with water
and soap, in which few drops of car
bolic acid are mixed. Give the horse a
dose of one pound of salts and afterward
one ounce of hyposulphite of soda daily
until the disease disappears. Then apply
to the parts an ointment of four ounces
of lard, one ounce of turpentine, half an
ounce of bees wax, and one dram of
acetate of copper well stirred in the
melted mixture until it is cooled.-N. Y.
Times.
"A simple and inexpensive mode OF
growing water lilies is to saw clean
barrel in half and sink the bottom half
in the lawn. In this tub put several
inches of sand and loan and plant the
roots therein. Then carefully fill the tub
with water, and during the season as
fast as the water evaporates pour in
more. On the approach of cold weather
the tub must be protected by covering
of boards and sufficient coarse material
to keep the water from freezing.
Filling horses rack with hay, as
some persons do, and permitting a con-
slant supply to remain before the animal,
is one of the most probable means of
producing disease, and most positive in
rendering animals unfit for fast work.
Large supplies of hay have the effect of
making the stomach large and weak, the
belly in course of time becoming pendu-
lous. Not only does the stomach in
crease in capacity, but the large intes-
tines become enlarged.
Copper utensils or brass articles may
be as thoroughly cleaned and look as
bright by washing them with solution
of salt and vinegar as by using oxalic
acid, with the advantage of running no
risk of poisoning either children or care
less persons. Use as much salt as the
vinegar will dissolve, and apply with
xrinrO clxy. no.
polish with pulverized chalk, and the
article will look like new, with little
labor, as the acid of the vinegar is very
efficient in removing all stains from
either copper or brass.
-Wafiles.-One pint of flour; one
teaspoonful of baking powder; half a
tcaspoonful of salt; three eggs; butter
the size of an egg; and one and quar-
ter cups of milk. Sift salt and baking
powder with the flour; rub in the but
ter Mix and add the beaten yelks and
milk, and last stir in the whites which
have been beaten to a stiff froth. Bake
at once in well-greased waffle-irons. BY
using two cups of milk, the mixture is
right for pancakes. If sour milk is used,
substitute soda for the baking powder
Sour cream makes delicious waffles.
Rolled Steak.-Two pounds of beef
steak from the round, three tablespoon
fuls of bread-crumbs, one tablespoonful
of catsup, one tablespoonful of butter,
one half tablespoonful of salt, one half
tablespoonful of sage, one half table,
spoonful of marjoram, two bay-leaves,
pepper. Make stuffing of everything
noted above, excepting the steak and
bay-leaves; spread it over the steak roll
it up; fasten with skewer, and tie with
Irvine roll in flour. Put one spoonful
of butter into the frying-pan and brown
the steak; when nicely Drowned put into
stewpan. Stir one tablespoonful of
dry flour into the butter; add half pint
of boiling water, salt, pepper and one
tablespoonful of walnut catsup; pour
over the steak, and let it simmer three
quarters of an hour, or longer if not
tender. D.
Onion Soup.-Take three large
onions, slice them very thin, then fry to
light brown in a large spoonful of
either butter or stock-fat, the latter
answering equally as well. When brown,
add half a teacupful of flour, and stir
constantly until red. Then pour in
slowly one pint of boiling water, stirring
steadily until it is all in. Boil and mash
four fine large potatoes, and stir into
one quart of boiling milk, taking care
that there are no Jumps. Add this to
the fried onions, with one teaspoonful of
salt and half teaspoonful of white pep
per. Let all boil for five minutes, and
then serve with toasted or fried bread.
Simple as this seems, it is one of the
best vegetable soups, though it is made
richer by the use of stock instead Of
water. ese.s5s4ga