The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-10-27
HOUSE AND FARM.

MINNIE's WHITE MUFFINs -One-hal
cup of sugar, one-halfcup of water, one
and one-half cups of -four, the whites o.
three eggs, one tablespoonful of butter
one and one-half teaspoonfuls Of baking
powder; bake in muffin-pans.
SPRINGFIELD RUsfRu. SAPs.-Three
fourths cupful lard, three-fourths cupfuI
butter, one eupful sugar, one pint molas
ses, one teaspoonful soda, one table
spoonful ginger, one tablespoonful spice,
then enough -four to roll soft and very
thin in rings.
CLEANING SILyERwARE.-Dr. B. f,
Davenport recommends the use of hypo
sulphate of soda for cleaning furnished
silyerware. a saturated solution is EN-
ployed, applied by cloth or brush. i
is well to preserve the salt in dry state
as the solution deeomposes readily.
KEROSENE FOR WARTs. Sit is said thai
common. kerosene placed on warts vii
remove them in couple of weeks. i
should be applied twice a day, and i
the surface of the wart is hard and dry
it should be scratched to promote The
absorption of the oil. No scar is lef
after the cure
MENDING SToCKINGs.-Before chill
dren's stockings begin to be thin at the
knees and to need darning, put a piece
Of cloth under and sew with fine stitches
so that they will not show soft flannel
or pieces of old stockings which are
strong enough to be worth using are
better than any heavier cloth By
the trouble to do this, stockings may be
made to last as long as without it.
WHEN TO Cur TIMBER. An old far
mer with large experience, says that
hickory cut in July or August will not
become worm eaten. He says oak, chest
nut, walnut and other timber cut from
the middle Of July to the last of August,
will last twice as long as when cut in
Winter White-oak cut at this season
ifkept off the ground, will season through
if two feet in diameter and remain per-
fectly sound for many years. Whereas,
if cut in Winter or Spring, it will be-
come sap-rotten in few years.
WHAT A Coop Cow WILL Do.-A
good COW will make 200 pounds Of but
Ter in season, and skim-milk, fed to
80 pigs, will grow 200 pounds Of dressed
pork. or the same skim-milk fed to a
calf will pvt on at least 200 pounds Of
live weight. 4 good steer fed in the
ordinary way will dress 800 to 1000
pounds at four years, having grown on
the average $50 pounds Of meat each
wear. whereas the COW has made 300
pounds Of butter, and the refuse Of her
milk has produced nearly as much meat
in the pork or growth Of young beef in
the calf as the average growth Of a
steer for one year.
To GET RID or RATs.-A writer in
one of our exchanges says eve cleared
our premises of the detestable yermin
by making whitewash yellow with cop
peras, and covering the stones and ratters
in the cellars with thick coat of it.
In every crevice where a rat might tread
we put the crystals Of the copperas and
scatter the same in the corners of the
floor. The result was perfect STAN
pede of rats and mice, Since that time
not a squeak of either rats or mice has
been heard about the house Every
Spring a coat of the same yellow wash
is given to the cellar as a purifier, as
well rs a rat exterminator, and no
typhoid. dysentry or fever attacks the
family.
DoN'T WHIP a FRIGHTENED HORSE
1t seems to be characteristic failing
IF most coachmen to lay the lash upon
horse that exhibits fear at any object
n the streets or beside the road. Mr.. /
Bergh, President of Society for the
of Cruelty to Animals,
avs, in the organ of that Society, /
what every reasoning being ought to
know, and that is, TO never whip your
horse for becoming frightened at any
object by the roadside, for if he sees d
stump, log, or heap of tan-bark in
he road, and. while cycling it carefully,
mi about to pass it, you strike him
With whip, it is the log. or stump, or
he tan-bark that is hurting him in his
way of reasoning, and the next time be
viii be more frightened Give him
ime to smell all Of these objects, and
Use the bride to assist you in bringing
. -. - I'll l. H. zIsoo,- - fo,~