The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-03-18


Prof. Knapp. in the Iowa Home
stead, says In reference 70 the lax seed
remedy for hog cholera. that as an H.
terativo % keep tho blood IN good con-
dition there u nothing equal 10 fIax
seed. but that rs cure when animals
are diseased, there Is nothing In il.
For toilet soap. make the I've and
use nice lard or beef tallow; add eight
ounces Of glycerina just before taking
up. and stir until nearly cool. Perfume
with oil Of almonds and cassIa, or use
the oil % cassia with oil 81 bergamot
or rose geraninm. The soap may be
colored red with tincture OF dragons
blood Or yellow with little annatta.
Seed Cake. One pound Of butter
peaten ~ cream, one pound Of Suited
lump sugar, one pound Of flour well
dried, eight eggs (yclks and whites
beaten separately and caraway seeds
70 taste. Mix the ingredients, and beat
al well together for an hour. Put the
batter into tin shape lined with paper,
and buttered. Bake in moderate oven.
Pressed Beef. Boil beef OF any
good kind Till the bones fall out; pick
y over carefully. removing all gristle
and inediblc substance. chop Ii line.
season with salt and such herbs as taste
suggests, press In pan with heavy
weight When cold cut in slices and
serve Very tough and cheap pieces 81
pcef may be made really delicious by
this mode Of preparation.
When you want TO lind out "thc
truth At the bottom OF WELL and |
sometimes very disagreeabIe truths lie
there take looking glass at least
loot square. and At morning or evening /
turn the slanting rays Of the sun down
into the well. Whatever II contains
may then readily be seen and fshed
out. With ordinary open wells, SAYS
the american dgricuiturisf, this should
DC Zone often, Is dead animal in the
water may be the source Of serious ILL
ness IN the family.
-Bavarian Cream. One quart 81
cream, four eggs. sugar, half ounce OF
lsinglass, vanilla extract. Whip to
sun roth one pint Of rich cream, and
place i on sieve; boil another pint Of
cream with the isinglhss. the yclks Of
the eggs, sugar and fay0ring TO taste;
when u comes TO boil take il on the
nre, put L on the ice. when il begins To
thicken. stir in spoonful at a time
the whipped cream. and beat II until il
y the consistency Of sponge cake. then
put into mods and set il on the ice.
"A correspondent Of the Western
Rural says: " \ have procured 4 water
proof backing for harness, boots and {
shoes which seems TO be Just the thing I,
needed, for have tested il for several \
months Bces-wax, two pounds, resin.
me half pound, fish oil. three-fourths y
q pint, neat s-foot oil. three-fourths i
pint. spirits turpentinc. two and a half y
'Ints. glyccrinc. onc-half ounce, lamp Il
black, one-fourth pound. Melt the wax
md resin, then stir in the other in
yredienfs. when Il il ready for use. II
apply with brush, and polish with Z
vet brush. 4 I,
--Hominy bread Is very delicate. and =
= the recipe i equally good with cold D
'oiled rice, which is often at hand. / 4
I'VE the manner Of making ii: A large 4
Up q cold boiled rice or hom;av. as 7
auch Indian corn meal, and the same \
hour and milk. 70 make thick batter. ii
zen peat IN three eggs, tcaspoontul II
SAT- and . desscrtspoonful Of sugar; v
~ ~ tablespoonful Of butter melted,
~ bake IN shallow tin pan In q hot y,
ven; cut y out IN squares, and serve hot III
\ napkin This and all breads hav- s.
y corn meal need to be literally but -
red ~
Pink Eye in Horses. --"Pink eyc~ Il ~
q common name for Inflammation ~ ~
e eyes, caused by cold. rheumatism ~
chronic opthalmia. Il should Is
Gated BY local applications and cool ca
g medicines. Battle the eyes III cold =.
alter, in which four grains Of sulphate VI
zinc 70 the ounce OF water Il dis Y,
lived. Repeat this twice day and "a
ject . small quantity in the eve. Give
e pound Of EPSON salts. and the next r rl
y begin one ounce Of hyposulphitc of oA
ga. TO be given daily for two or three III
seks Feed no corn during this time; ~ "a
We instead scalded oats and wheat 90