The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-07-14
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

III. W. Hill & Co., Decatur, Ill.,, ra-
port 00.000.000 of Hills triangular
hog rings sold since 1872, using go, 800
pounds of wire measuring 3.40S miles.
Break up into fine bits the shells of
eggs used in the household and return
them to the hens, by which they viii be
gladly eaten. If well crushed they will
not teach the hens to eat eggs.
Fruit gro wers who have the moral
courage to remove third or more of
the fruit that g SETS ON their trees will
be rewarde6by finer fruit and more of
it, in bulk if not in number, than those
who are less far-seeing.
One reason that is known to us,
says the London Field, why rearing
poultry in very large numbers fails is,
that where large numbers of fowls are
kept together, the place becomes taint-
ed with decaying manure, and disease
and failure are sure to follow"
Rice Pudding. Boil cupful OF rice
in milk until it is well swollen; add
three eggs well beaten, a quarter OF
pound of seedless raisins, little sugar
and nutmeg, all beaten up together
with the rice. Fill mold, and bake
for three-quarters of an hour.
TO keep ice in sick room, cut cir
Gle of muslin large enough to cover the
top of a tumbler and extend an inch
over its side, like the paper cover to a
preserve jar. Tie this securely round
the lumber with bit of cord or string;
Lay the ice upon the top of the muslin.
even if it is large lump and
stands up quite high. Do not cover it
at all; its evaporation will keep it cold.
English Buns. Take one cup of
yeast. one cup of sugar, one cup of but
ter, three cups of sweet milk. Mix at
night. emitting the butter and sugar;
make a very soft sponge; let it stand
till morning and then add the butter and
a pinch of soda and the sugar; let it rise
again until it is very light, then knead
lightly and put into the tins. When
light enough bake in moderate oven
till the top is dark brown; while hot
rub over the top with little bit of but
ter; this makes the crust tender and
smooth.
Food for Roses.-Get some SCOT
from chimney or stove where wood is
used for fuel, put 1t in an old pitcher
and pour hot water upon it, When cool
use it to water your plants every few
days. When it is all used fill up the
pitcher again with hot water. The
effect upon roses that have almost hope
lessly deteriorated, is wonderful in pro-
ducing a rapid growth of thrifty shoots,
with large thick leaves and great
number of richly-tinted roses. Never
despair of decayed rose bush until
this has been tried.
"A hone or stone should never be
used TO keep razor in order. When
razor has lost its edge or become Jagged
by neglect it may be restored on hone
oiled with kerosene oil, but without the
greatest care the edge will be wired and
spoiled. A razor should be kept in good
order by using strap of common
leather gluedt to suitable strip of wood
brought to smooth level surface. The
grain side of the leather is to be used.
This is to be rubbed with paste made
as follows: Take one ounce of finely
levigated oxide of tin, tin putty" and
make it into a paste with. sufficient
quantity of saturated solution of .oxalic
acid in water. A saturated solution is
one which will dissolve no more acid
and in which some of the acid remains
at the bottom undissolved. A little
jewelers. rouge is added. This paste
is spread on the leather strip and gives
fine smooth edge to razor rubbed
on it and drawn evenly from heel to
point. A razor should be strapped be-
fore and Immediately after using, and
will thus be keptin good order for years
withoutany need for the stone.-M Y
Times.