American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-19
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Never overload team nor discour-
age it by too heavy pull at first start
ing; nor start from bad place, if pos
sible to avoid it.
To remove grease spots from silk
dresses, ribbons, ETC., rub softly with
pieces of freshly-cut, stale bread-each
piece absorbs part of the grease until
all is extracted.
Corn Mullins. One cupful of Hour,
one cupful of meal, two tablespoonful
of sugar, and water to make thick
batter. Mix at night. In the morning
add two tablespoonful of melted but
ter and one teaspoonful of soda, dis
solved in a little water. Bake in gem
tins.
According to q statement in the
Northwestern Lumberman, 1000 laths
will cover seventy yards of surface, and
eleven pounds of nails put them on.
Eight bushels of good lime, fifteen BUSH
els of sand and one bushel hair make
enough good mortar to plaster 100
square yards.
One of the most effective methods
of preventing COW from sucking her
self is to make her wear a surcingle
having ring stitched in the lower part
tened by strap and buckle or a snap
hook short stiff rod, which passes be-
tween the fore legs and fastens to the
ring of headstalL This prevents the
practice of the vice.
Potato and Oatmeal Scenes. MASH
six boiled potatoes, while hot, until they
are quite smooth, adding a little salt
and a tablespoonful of butter. Then
stir in the finest oatmeal until thick
enough to roll out thinly. Bake on q
griddle iron, browning each side well.
Split the cakes and butter them. These
are excellent for children, and taole-
spoonful of sugar could be added for
them.
A physician finds a preparation of
oatmeal and beef-tea useful in giving
strength to weak patients. To make
it, take two tablespoonful of fine oat-
meal and make it perfectly smooth in
two spoonfuls of cold water; pour into
this pint of strong beef-tea; boil it
eight minutes; keep stirring all the
time; it should be very smooth; if lumpy
pass through sieve.
"A farmer who claims to have great
success in raising potatoes says that he
gets his best results by preparing
to plant he takes his wagon and goes TO
the woods and gets loads of leaves,
which he readily finds in the hollOws
and beside logs, and as he plants he
puts small fork full of this leaf mold
into each hill. The potatoes grow to.
unusual size. There is an absence of
small potatoes, and the crop in every
way. including digging, is greatly bene-
fitted. An idea worth trying. at least
For egg and toast a perfectly fresh
egg Is necessary; put pan half full OF
hot water on the stove, with little salt
in it, LET Il come to full boil, break
your egg carefully in it, cover. and put
Take out Of the pan with a skinner,
and slide into . bowl of hot water while
you make and butter your toast. Take
up the egg carefully on a perforated
SKINNER, shake dry. trim off any ragged
edges, and serve Immediately on the
toast. Sprinkle little salt and pepper
on the egg. If this is well and neatly
done it is appetizing for sick person.
BY sucking the ears Of each other,
or the neck, or any parts OF the body.
calves sometimes pull out hair and
swallow it. This forms ball in the
stomach in process of time. and is very
injurious to the calf, occasionally caus,
ing death. We have thought it posi-
BILE by sailing their milk or other food
little, that this might obviate the de-
sire of sucking, the same as it does
that of poultry picking at the combs
and heads of each other. There is a
natural craving of animals for salt. and
it ought to be gratified without injurin9
them.-Rurdl Neso Yorker.