The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-06-04
FARM AND PRESIDE.

-CampnOr put In drawers or trunks
will keep away mice.
-Horseradish Sauce. the
horseradish, boil an egg hard. pound
the yelk and add to the above a little
raw cream, mustard and vinegar added
the last thing. 1t must all be mixed
cold and then heated.
1t is law of nature that low forms
OF heritage thrive on poor soils, where
higher and better types could not exist.
Weeds abound in fields almost destitute
of fertility-felds that could not sup
port blade of timothy or red-top.
Mirrors should never be hung where
the sun shines directly upon them.
They soon become misty and grow
rough and graduated and do not give
back a correct picture. The amalgam
or union of tin-foil with mercury, which
is spread on glass to form looking
glass, is easily ruined by direct contin-
ued exposure to the suns rays.
TO talk of any wheat being ..vir-
tually rust-proof' is nonsense, says the
Mark Lane Express Qsondon.) Rust,
like the potato-disease, will attack any
variety of its host plant, though some
varieties are less hospitable than others.
For instance, a wheat with extra hard
chaff-scale and straw offers greater re-
sistance to rust than a soft-strawed
wheat.
Parsley and Lemon Sauce Dutch
Wash handful of parsley and mince
it up finely with the pulp and rind of a
lemon; melt pat Of butter in sauce
pan, mix with it a tablespoonful of
flour, add the minced parsley and lemon,
sufficient broth or stock d make the
sauce. little pounded mace and few
capers; stir over the fire and when part
ly cooked add. off the fire, the yelks of
two eggs beaten up.
"A Canadian correspondent of the
Scientific Anerrcan gives the following
simple remedy for scratches in horses:
i" Having tried many lotions, etc., only
TO obtain temporary relief for my horse.
concluded to try mixture of flowers
OF sulphur and glycerine, which mixed
into paste using sufficient gylcerine to
give 1t glossy appearance. and the re-
suits ! obtained in short time were
truly wonderful. / apply this paste at
night and in the morning before going
out apply plain glycerine."
The Country Gentleman says the
only effectual way of preventing horse
from chewing the lines or other objects
close by while tied or standing is to use
, strong, light chain for the hitching
strap. and also for any part of the lines
the horse is in the habit of chewing.
Some who use ropes or leather straps |
and lines rub them with aloes liquid,
boneset, tansy or other bitter juice, or
water. in which they have been stepped. |
such liquids, however, soon dry, and |
ire only efectual for short time. If |
he. horse is in the habit of turning his |
head around to chew any part of his |
harness, or blanket, or fiy-net, hitch |
him so short that he cannot get at them
with his teeth.
-Blanc-mange is dainty dish, which
s so easily made and so inviting that it |
$ surprising to see how few know how
o make it. To one pint of sweet milk
axe handful of Irish moss. look it over
arefully; if after washing it in one water
my of it is dark colored remove it; rinse
q several waters till it is perfectly clean,
hen put it in wide muslin bag, and
When the milk is hot put the bag into
and let it boil until it is thick; it takes
My few minutes; give your whole at
ention to it, as there is danger of the
milk burning on to the basin or pail in
which you cook it. The only safe way
to set the basin or pail in kettle Of
ot water. Sweeten and flavor it to
nit your taste. Pour it into mold to
COL, and in short time it will be ready
Or use. 1t is nourishing. easily digest
d, suitable for an invalid; it is also very
ice for tea, served with peaches, pine
pple or jelly. OF course the prettier
ne mold the more attractive it will
ppear. A very pretty design is that
an oval dish with an ear of corn in
be center.