The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-03-31
HOME AND FARM.

GOOD flour is not tested by its color.
White -four may not be the best. The
test of good flour is by the amount OF
water it absorbs.
WHITEwAsH stables, henneries and
piggeries, as it gives an air of cleanliness
not only, but has tendency to eradicate
and destroy vermin.
A CORRESPONDENT inquiries for the
best breed of chickens. The Cochins
and Brahmas are of large size and are
good layers. Plymouth Rocks are equal
" desirable. The Leghorns and Span
ter keep but one kind.-Ioaod State
Register.
Eco DRINK.-The following drink
for relieving sickness of the stomach
was introduced by DIR. Halahan, and is
very palatable and agreeable: Beat
up one egg very well, say for twenty
minutes, then add fresh milk, one pint
water, one pint; sugar, to make it pal
atable; boil, and let it cool; drink when
cold. If it becomes curds and whey It
is useless
BUCKwHEAT CAKEs.-One quart of
buckwheat meal, one teaspoonful of salt,
and handful of Indian meal mix the
meals and salt; add sufficient luAewarm
water to make moderate batter; then
stirintwolarge tablespoonful of brewers
yeast; cover, and set it to rise in mod
erately warm place. If made over night,
it is well to add in the morning one
teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda, mix
ed in little water this will correct any
acidity, and render the cakes more ten
der. Bake on hot griddle.
MIR. ROBERT HALL, the leading live
stock salesman of London and Liver
| pool, said in recent speech in Toronto,
that he preferred to have hogs straight
on the back, with good, short noses,
well formed jowls, and well formed back
of the jowls. Length was desirable in a
pig for the English market, because it
affored large amount of good mixed
bacon. The taste for bacon was chang
ing in England. More lean and less fat
was now desired. To obtain pork of
fine flavor, pigs should have vegetables
as well as corn to eat.
| CHARCOAL, laid fiat while cold on a
burn, will cause the pain to abate.
Tainted meat, surrounded with it, is
sweetened; strewn over heaps of decom-
posed pelts, OR over dead animals, it
prevents any unpleasant odor. Foul
water is purified by it. 1t sweetens Of
fensive air if placed in shallow trays
around apartments. It is so porous
that it absorbs and condenses gases
most readily. One cubic inch of fresh
charcoal will absorb nearly one hundred
cubic inches of gaseous ammonia.
Charcoal forms an unrivaled poultice
for malignant wounds and sores. In
cases of what is known as "proud fesh''
it is invaluable. 1t hurts no texture,
Injuries no color, and is simple and
safe sweetener and disinfectant.
WINTERINa GERANIUMs.-In the ab-
sence of a greenhouse the next best po-
sition is the sunny window of a cool
room. If too much heat is given the
plants will incline to grow spindling,
and if superfuity of water Is applied
they will frequently decay. The happy
medium of both moisture and tempera-
ture is what will bring the most pleas
ing results. Pot singly, in rather small
pots, and cut the tops well back. If the
plants are not too large place several in
shallow box, with plenty of drainage.
Deep pits, covered with sash, will pre-
serve geraniums during ordinary win
ters in the Middle States, but great care
must be observed to give plenty of air
during mild days, as an excess Of damp
is destructive.
ALMOST every farmer prefers putting
his hand to a bright plow, says the
World, which turns the furrow with
comparative ease to both team and
driver, than one weather-beaten, and
dulled with the previous seasons dirt,
and yet many dollars dwindle impercep,
tibly but surely away each year, and
chinery. With one accord, reapers and
mowers, seed-drills, plows and harrows
are suffered to remain where last en-
ployed, to bear the action of pelting
storms and drying winds. The repairs
required the following season will cost
more than the building of shed or too
house, or the arrangement of a place fol-
them in out-houses already erected.