Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-06-04
FARMER ana House Keeper

Jelley molds should be creased
with cold butter, when you wish
TO remove the jelly or pudding,
plunge the mold into hot water,
n move qaicAly, aad Tie conseuts
will come out in perfect form and
without any trouble.
Indian Baked Pudding. Take
two quarts of sweet milk, boil one
quart, and while boiling stir in as
much fine Indian meal as will
make a very stiff batter; add a tea
spoonful of salt, and make very
sweet with molasses. Butter the
pan, and pour the batter In, and
pour the remaining quart of cold
milk over 1t. Cut little bits of
butter, and put them on the top,
and bake two hours in moder-
ate oven.
1t Is said that the best way to
drive crows out Of a cornfield l. to
save rotten eggs aud put them in
small heaps, at several points In
the field. Crows are fond OF eggs,
but the frat tast of rotten one
will cause them to shake the dust
from their feet and leave the field
for better pasiurags. Try 1t.
To fix pencil marks so they will
not rub out take well-skimmed
milk and dilute with an equal
bulk OF water. Wash the pencil-
marks with this liquid, using
soft camel's-hair flat brush, and
avoiding all rubbing. Place upon
Eat board to dry,
Founder in horses. Founder or
laminitis OF Inflammation OF the
vascular sensitive laminm of the
horses foot. Ii is usually caused
by over action, rapid driving, and
especially by allowing the horse
to stand in the wind or cold un-
covered, after active exercise, or
by drinking freely OF cold water
when warm, and allowed to stand
still afterwards. 1t may also be
caused by arrangements Of the di-
gestive system. Usually one or
both OF the fore-fest are affected,
but the Ind feet may also be in
voIved The feet are hot and ten
der, aud the animal stands as
much rs possible upsn his heels
aud tretnolrs when moved The
disease Is usually manifested the
next day after Exposure
DR.. Cressey in recent lecture
before the Connecticut Board of
Agriculture, said that any case of
foundnr can bs cured II taken
within thirty hours of the attack,
The horses feet should be placed
in tubs OF warm water, blanket
heavily and get the animal
thoroughly warm. In short the
taeatment consists In equalizing
the circulation by making the an
imal sweat, and thus relieving
the feverlsh condition. Any one
who has horse which becomes
foundered should at once adobt
vigorous treatment. In order to
remove the disease the case must
be taken ia hand before the affrc-
ton becomes established.
Calcimine. Whitewash rubs off
the wall upon the hands and cloth
ing; calcimine does not. Caleb
mine--prepared kaolins-can be
obtained at almost any drugstore
al a trifiing cost. To prepare it for
use, place in q vessel of suitable
size, then scsld 10 with sufficient
water to make it the consistency
Of hot mush, let it partially cool,
then thin down with skinned
milk to the proper. consistency for
use. Skinned milk is best, as
the fatty or butter part of new
milk would spoil the mixture.
Observe these directions and the
will be ready for use.
Apply with whitewash brush.
This mixture will work smoothly
aud not drag under the brush as
most mixtures for whitewash. It
can be colored to suit the taste of
those using it.
If you wish to produce a glue
hat will resist water boil one
pound of glue in two quarts of
IL IN m oh unilk