Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16
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oil will soften leather.

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Blue ointment and kerosene, mixed
In equal proportions. and applied to
bedsioads, is an unfailing bug remedy;
and o coat OF whiewash is ditto for
wooden walls.
WET, damp pastures hre fatal to
sheep. They are able to procure a
Subsistence on very poor pastures, but
such pastures should be dry.
40 keep a gun from rusting, clean
the barrel occasionally aud cover The
exposed portions Of the metal with q
film OF linseed oil. For lubricating the
lock, purified olive or sperm oil is best
To COOK a duck satisfactorily, boil
it fret until tender; this can be deter
mined by trying the wing, as that is al
ways a tough part of a fowl When
tender take IL ont, rinse it in clean
water, stuff aud put IL in the oven for
about three-quarters OF an hour. basting
toften. "a
AfIickory-nu cookies which will de-
light the souls or stOmachsI of children
are easily made Take two cups Of
sugar. two eggs, half a cupful of melted
butter, six tablespoonfuls of milk, or q
little more than q third OF a cup, one
teaspoonfulo OF cream of tartar, half a
teaspoonfni OF soda, one cup of chopped
meats stirred into the dough.
Whipped Cream.-Piace the cream
where II win become thoroughly chilled,
and whip with an eggbeaier Shanld
the cream be d%iflictlt to bring 10 a froth
beat il with the white ofian egg. While
whipping take or tie froth and place it
on a seiye, rewhipping an that passes
through. Sweeten and flavor. Use
with strawberry shOrtCake, or with
sweetened strawberries.
Almond cookies are yery nice. This
rule vii make r. large quantity, and
Hday 81 course be varied TO suit your
needs; Two pounds of butter, three
pounds Of sugar, one pound Of almonds
blapched and chopped, cut in halves or.
pounded, two teaspoonfnls of cinna-
mon, one teaspoonful of saleratus, one
cup OF boiling water. Que lemon, one
dozen eggs. knead in flour enough 10
make the dough rs stiff a scooky dough
should be, roll and cut in fancy shapes.
and after they are ia the tins sprinkle
the almonds thickly over them.
Treatment. Of Windgalls. If the
windgal1s are present and arc not Old
ones they may be treated by applying
a strong solution of alum by means OF a
folded piece OF cloth dipped in it and
bound upon the swelling With this
pressure may be applied by means of
pads bound on the puffs with bandages.
keeping them on two hours a day at
firss and gradually increasing the time
until they can be borne continuously.
If the pufs are made sore by the press
pEsgE ure the pads should he removed for a
timee-M K Tones
as ga ssa The chief cause of sore shoulders
from harness gals Is imprudent man
aF agement, by working horses in bad lit
ting collars. and neglecttng TO keep
them properly clean, especially IN warm
weather. In the treatment of CALLED
shoulders IL is essential that the animal
should have freedom from work. as it
would be absurd to attempt the healing
of any wound until the cause which
SASS produced ii was entirely removed. Tho
following is an excellent healing lotion
for all kinds Of harness gals; Sugar OF
lead, one or alum and white yitriol, OF
each one or; water, one pint; mix and
apply two or three times a day with "A
spOnge.-Fdrmcr's ReUielC.
Every summer we hear of deaths
caused by the use Of ice water; even
the drinking oflarge quantities of cod
water from the well, when one is over
heated, is often injurious. 1t is better
to drink moderately cool water fre2
quently than TO wait until one is Excess
sively thirsty, and then take ice water
or even very cold well-water. Water
may be kept sufficiently cool by cover
ing the jug or other vessel with cloths
which are to be kept moist. Nothing
is better in the bayfield, than the old
fashioned farmers drink, "Switchell."
This consists of molasses and water,
with enough vinegar to give a pleasant
sharpness; some ginger is usually
added. This satisfies thirst and is al
ways very welcome to the hands, who
appreciate any such provision for com-
fort.