The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-04-22

HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.
The bulbs 81 the tuberose never
bloom but once. They require sandy
SOIL
"A Nice Biscuit. One pint Of scald-
cd milk cooled. two quarts OF sifted
flour. three tablespoonfuls Of shorten
Ing. one teacupful Of yeast and little
salt.
AL soils are improved by mixing.
The physical properties Of the soil have
an important influence upon It's average
fertility. The admixture Of pure sand
with clay soil produces an alteration
which Is often beneficial. and which n
almost wholly mechanical The sand
opens the pores Or the clay and makes
Il more pcrmeabie TO the air.
Smut In oats Is the same rs wheat
smut. and should be treated in the same
way. Il is sown with the seed. and, to
prevent Il, the seed should be stepped
as wheat Is in . solution Of one pound Of
sulphate Of copper in four gallons OF
water or q strong brine Of common salt
the day before il Is sown. The seed
soaks up the solution II not applied too
freely.
Iron pipe rusts and gives disa-
grceablc taste to water that stands in
II; lead pipe is dissolved by pure soft
water, and the carbonate OF lead thus
formed y highly poisonous. But with
either pipe, If the water Is pumped
away until IL Is fresh there will be
neither the bad taste Of the iron nor the
danger from the lead. The iron flavor
j. not injurious, but. although il is not
pleasant, is wholesome and Of tonic
properties. But one may not like 70
take such medicine in all his food and
drink and II Is easy to avoid it.
Orange Pie or Pudding. One
pound Of butter. one pound Of sugar
beaten 70 cream, one glass rose water,
ten eggs beaten to q high froth; have
two oranges and boil the rind until il Is
tender; change the water two or three
times while 1t is boiling. then beat 1t in !
a mortar and squeeze the juice in. to-
gethcr with the rind Of one lemon. graf |
ed. and the juice OF the same: mix all |
well together with the other Ingredients.
and bake in puff paste without an up-
per crust; half this quantity is sufficient
for two ordinary sized pies.
The Chinese make tea rs follows:
The tea IS put in a clean teapot and
hot water poured on il and left 10 stand
fifteen or twenty minutes and steep.
Here Is the way we make our tea He
thereupon took Oft cover with cush-
ion of cotton two inches thick on the II
under side aud lifted out pretty por-
celain teapot that was nicely set in the
centre II a lining stuffed around two
inches or 50 in thickness with cotton.
The teapot. after the boiling water *
poured into il upon the necessary guam
Iity Of tea. is set in this non. conducting
receptacle and sleeps fifteen minutes"
said the Celestial narrator, ''and then
served. ~ Kansas City Times.
Some one may be glad TO know
now 20 make delicious lemon bic
which Is not too rich to be enjoyed
Prepare crust for the pie in deep
plate, then stir one tablespoonful of
:ornstarch into little cold water. add
me cup Of boiling water. let all come
q boil. then add seven tablespoonful
II sugar. the well-beaten yelks pf four
'ggs and the grated rind and Juice OF
wo lemons; while this II baking beat
he whites Of the four eggs and one
leaping tablespoonful of pulverized
ugar to stiff froth: when the pie Is
'akcd. spread this smoothly over the
op, then set il in the oven for two or
hree minutes; this il long enough TO
i've il the desired golden brown co'or. (
The custom Of attaching cloe-yokes |,
Q animals 70 prevent them from Jump
ne over fences il open TO many objec- .
ions The animal il more or less dis
CURED; often the forclegs are injured.
nd sometimes the meek is broken.
VII offer my method. which / have long :
racticed and like much better. II il
his: Take an old head-stall with d
rowland. throat-latch and nose-band (
ding all around the nose Get al old Z
oot-leg. split il open. Cor any piece Of !
'ather that is wide enough to extend
eyond both eyes OF the animal) and |,
18th copper rivets fastcn this To the j
rowland and the nose-band. The y
nimai can see in front OF him BY bend i
y 10 the right or left. but he win v
ever Jump with his neck bent or when
9 cannot see his way clear. Corr q
ountry Gentleman. u
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