Osage Valley banner., 1881-04-21
noMr. FARM AND GARDEN.

line uuilB OF tne luDciost htNuI
bloom but once. They require n sandy
soil.
"A Nice Biscuit -one pint Of scald-
cd milk cooled. two quarts Of siftod
Hour, three tablespoonluls OF shorten
ing, one teacupiul OF yeast and a little
salt,
All soils are improved by mixing,
The physical properties OF the soil have
an important influence upon its average
fertility. The admixture of pure sand
with clay soil produces an alteration
which is often Beneficial, and which is
almost wholly mechanical. The sand
opens the pores OF the clay and makes
it more permeable to the air.
Smut IN oats is the same rs wheat
smut, and should bo treated in the same
way. IL is sown with the seed, and, TO
prevent il, the seed should be stepped
as wheat Is in a solution OF one pound OF
sulphate Of copper in four gallons OF
water or a strong brine of common salt
the day before It is sown. The seed
soaks up the solution il not applied too
freely.
--lron pipe rusis aud gives disa-
greaable taste TO water that stands In
Il; lead pipe is dissolved by pure soft
water. and the carbonate of lead thus
formed is highly poisonous But with
either pipe, il the water is pumped
away until 1t Is fresh there will be
neither the bad tacte OF the iron nor the
danger from the lead. The iron flavor
is not injurious, but, although il is not
pleasant, is wholesome aud Of tonic
properties. But one may not like 10
take such medicine in all his food aud
drink aud il is easy to avoid it
Orange Pie or Pudding. One
pound of butter, one pound OF sugar
beaten 10 acream, one glass rose-water
ten eggs beaten tot o high froth; have
two oranges and boil the rind until it is
tender; change the water two or three
times while 1t is boiling. then beat il in
a mortar and squeeze the juice in, to-
gether with the rind of one lemon, graf
ed and the Juice OF the same; mix all
we'll together with the other ingredients.
and bake in pun paste without an up
per crust; half this quantity Is sufficient
for two ordinary sized pies.
Tho Chinese make tea as follows.
"The tea is put in clean teapot aud
hot water poured on II and left to stand
fifteen or twenty minutes and steep.
Here is the way we make our tea" He
thereupon took oil cover with cush-
ion of cotton two inches thick on the
under side aud lified out n pretty por-
celain teapot that was nicely set in the
centre of a lining stuffed around two
inches or SO in thickness with cotton.
The teapot after the boiling water is
poured into II upon the necessary guam
tity of tea, is set in this non. conducting
receptacle and sleeps fifteen minutes -
said the Celestial narrator, "and then
served. ~ Kansas Otiy Times.
Some one may be glad to know
how to make delicious lemon pie
which is not too rich TO be enioyed.
Prepare crust for the pie in deep
plate, then stir one tablespoonful OF
cornstarch into little cold water, add
one cup of boiling water, let all come
to boil. then add seven tablespoonfuls
OF sugar, the well-beaten yelks Of four
eggs and the grated rind and Juice Of
two lemons; while this is baking beat
the whites OF the four eggs and one
heaping tablespoonful of pulverized
sugar to stiff frOth; when the pie is
DdkcN. spTthu lNlS sUlpDlilif pNbI Tue
top, then set il i'm the oven for two or
three minutes; this is long enough to
give it the desired golden-brOwn cO,or.
The castom of attaching clog-yokes
TO animals TO prevent them from jump
ing over fences Is open TO many objec-
tions. The animal is more or less dis
figured; often the forelegs are injured.
aid sometimes the neck is broken. |
will offer my method, which / have long
practiced and like much better. 1t is
this: Take au old head-stall with a
brow-band, throat-latch and nose-band
going all around the nose. Get an old
bootleg. split it open, (or any piece Of
leather that is wide enough to extend
beyond both eyes of the animaD and
with copper riyots fasten this to the
brow-band and the nose-band. The
animal can see in front OF him by bend
ing to the right or left, but he will
never jump with his neck bent or when
he cannot see his way clear Cor.
Country Gentleman.