Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-04-07
noNE. $40 ANp GARpEN.

SAYS the Indiana Farmer. "A War
rick County farmer recently lost eleven
horses and mules from eating corn
stalks. which icing cut up formed indl-
'gcstible balls in their stomachs, pro-
ducing death w q short time.
"A New York farmer says that pota
10 tops make the best mulch for straw
berries They are free from weed
seeds, heavy enough not TO be blown of
and viii not pack and smother the plants
as straw or hay will sometimes do. la
spring they are so well rotted as not TO
need removal.
"A physician writing TO the New
York TritfnC says: "All moles and dis
colorations can be removed with n sun
glass cosing from $3.50 to 50. Seat
the pat cut in q clear. strong sunlight;
bring the concentrated rays Of this -
to bear ON the eNcrescence i've or ten
minutes. In three or four weeks the
mole VIII scale or and new skin come
on leaving no trace Of the nmvus ma
ternus. II the mole should no be en-
tireiS removed at the first application,
repeat till il isn
Those who plant trees for landscape
effect should give attention TO the
grouping oil variousiy colored foliage in
the trees planted. A writeri in he Oar
den speaks, among other effects, OF the
fine combination and contrast effected
by planting together the copper beech
and she white poplar; the dark. rich
leaf Of the one and the light, ~siiyer-gray
Of .Ae other presenting q striking APP
pearance when turned up by the wind
or ia the sunshine. The ailanthus and
sumach are recommended for grouping
together. and the naples and the sweet
gum.
Ham with Egg Cake. -Beatup two
eggs well; pot into them small squares
OF white bread; add some chopped
parsley. peppor and salt, and n little
nutmeg; str in with a pinch of baking
powder and some milk. Put n piece Of
butter into the pan. pour in the batter
and frizzle brown on side. then turn
sud finish. Hare ready q slice OF ham
frizzed. or some cold ham that has been
steamed. Never boil your ham; a small
pece of a couple or three poHnds cut
thick and put above the boiling water.
will 20 twice rs far as when ii has been
boiled TO rags. Food and Hcalp.
Bean Soup.-One pint Of dried
white beans, quarter of a pound fat salt
pork, cut into strips, two pounds
cracked bones OF ans kind--ham bones
are very ~good-quarter onion, and q
few reiase stalks OF celery, three quarts
of cold water. pepper. Soak the beans all
night in hike-warm water. In the norm
ing drain aud put them intotbe pot with
pork bones and vegetables. Cook
slowly four or i've hours, stirring well
and often, as beans are apt to catch y
upon the bottom OF the pot. Rob
through a cullender when you have
taken out the bones Everything else
should be pressed through the holes
Return TO the tire, pepper 10 taste, and
simmer I've minutes, stirring most OF
the time.
Horse diseases are more likely 10
occur in damp, cold, marshy localities
than in those that are dry and warm,
hence horses should at least have dry
stables on a grayeily soil with good,
natural or artificial drainage, and if
possible a southern exposure. Impure
air is one Of the strongest predisposing
causes. Horse stables should be kept
clean. sweet and airy. and all affections
Of the lungs that viii impair breathing
and the proper aeration of the blood
should be corrected Impure water
and spoiled or insufficient food and
oyerwork ARE likewise 70 be guarded
against. But abo 70 all other things
sudden exposures 10 cold and wet, or 10
cold draughts when heated. are TO be
avnided L r. in AZ Y TBfHBNp