Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-06-25
y. HOME AND FARM.

Ten readily ana are very susceptible 10
disease.
Lemon Pie with crus) One cup
sugar, one lemon grated-remove seeds,
one tablespoon corn-starch, two eggs,
yolks and whites beaten separately, one
teaspoon butter, one cup boiling water.
Good roads add value to the real es.
tate near them. Farmers do not always
think of that when road discussions are
under way.
To Remove old Paint-Take sal soda,
two pounds; lime, one-quarter pound;
hot water, one gallon; stir all together
and apply to old paint while warm. The
mixture will loosen the paint so that
you can easily remove it.
To clean Marble from Crease
Make paste of calcined magnesia and
fuller's earth Unequal parts with warm
water, and spread it on the creased mar
BILE. When it is dry, wipe off with soft
towel, and, if necessary, repeat the ap'
plicationluntil completely effecdye.
Never leave an excess of fruit to
mature upon a tree under the impress.
sion that by so doing you can hope to
increase the yield either in quantity OF
quality. An excessive crop is always Sc
cured at the expense of quality with loss
of value, and not infrequently at the ex.
pense of the health, and even ultimately
of the life of the tree itself.
AS general rule, the best mulching
for young or old fruit trees is clean,
well-cultivated top soil, but there are
some exceptions. Trees may stand, in
positions where they can not be subject
ed to efficient culture, and in such in.
stances mulching broad circle is good
substitute. The operation isvery inn
portant for newly-set cherry-trees,
which often perish when the soil becomes
heated and dried in summer by the sun S
rays. A good, heavy mulch applied in
time will prevent any harm.
In making tea the pot should be
earthen, rinsed with boiling water, and
left to stand a few minutes on the stove
to dry; put in the tea leaves, and let the
pot stand a few minutes longer; pour on
boiling water, leaving the pot standing
where it will be at the boiling point, yet
will not boil. for from three to FIVE min
utes; for moderate strength use one tea.
spoon of tea to pint of water; ii the
water is soft it should be use as as soon
it boils, but if it is hard it is best to boil
it twenty to thirty minutes; the boiling
causes the mineral matter which hard
ems the water to sink to the bottom OF
the Kettle, and the water becomes soft.
1t would seem to be about time for
breeders Of horses TO turn their attention
toward encouraging the very valuable
quality of fast walking. Millions are
wasted yearly on the fast trotlers, which
are of no benefit to the farmers; while
not a cent goes for the development o.
fast walkers. Yet a fast walker is 9
prize. One of our neighbors has fine
gray geldng that made five and a hal
miles in one hour and ten minutes a few
days since witha good load behind him
This speed ought to be the rule instead
of the exception among farm horses
Let the managers of our agriculture
societies offer prizes for this quality ant
see how the fast walkers would come tt
the front. Christian at Work.
strawberry Syrup.-Make a syrup
in proportion of three pounds of suga
to half-pint of water. Boil and skin
until clear. Have ready the strained
juice of Strawberries. Allow two and ;
half pints of strawberry juice to the pin
of water. After You add this let it boi
hard for not less than five minutes
Take it from the fire before it loses it
fine color, and pour hot into self-sealin,
jars. This syrup preserves even the odo
of the fresh strawberry when opened
months afterward, and favors ice. cream
delightfully."-. With the addition of lit
tie pokeberry jelly the delusion is per
feet; you fancy that you are enjoyin,
fresh strawberry cream. No sweeten
ing is needed for the cream but what
supplied by the syrup. moss
Household bugs may be destroy0
in the following manner: Take the fur
niture in which they harbor to pieces an
carefully wash all the joints with soa
and boiling water, carefully exploring a
the cracks and openings with still
piece of wire. When the wood is dry
saturate the joints with kerosene oil, u:
ing small paint brush. Fill up tn
, cracks with mixture of plaster an
linseed oil. If the rooms are papereC
, saturate the places where the paper join
the Dashboard with benzin6. using
, brush or sponge and carefully avoic
ing the presence of light. Do tn
! same with the Innings of trunks and hav
, q general cleaning up. If the foe
cracks are infested fill these with plaste
{ and linseed oil. BY using these precal
{ tons whenever any of the pests are see
, around, and hunting them out, tn
house may be kept free from them, III
less they have found Judgment in tn
frame of a building, when nothing shol