The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-04-14
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

Ill, Wnen bread is taken from the
oven, the loaves are turned topside
down in the hot tins, and are allowed
to stand few minutes the crust will
be tender and will cut easily.
Cream Corn Cake.-Three cupfuls
of corn meal, one cupful of flour, two
cupfuls of sour milk, half cupful of
cream, one egg, one teaspoonful of salt,
saleratus enough for the sour milk.
Beat thoroughly, and bake in shallow
pans.
Gut all grape-vines received from
the nursery this spring so that but one
cane remains and upon this permit but
one bud to grow. Pinch out every AK
Hilary bud (or lateraD as it unfolds. By
this plan q single strong cane will be
produced, that will probably fruit the
second season.
Many farmers do not know that
they have a mine of wealth-a small
one--in the very door yard Chip dirt
Is the very best material to mix with
the soil in setting out young trees. It
is full of the elements of plant food and
retains moisture. Ii you are setting out
new orchard plow up and utilize the
soil from the old wood pile.
-Cocoanut Pudding.-Puta cupful of
desiccated cocoanut, or CRATE one with
brown skin pared off, into q pudding
dish. Break in pieces two small sponge
cakes. Pour over the cocoanut and cake
quart of boiling milk with one table
spoonful of butter melted in it and four
tablespoons of sugar. Let it stand for an
hour, covered close. Beat four eggs
and stir into the mixture; then bake in
slow oven like custard pudding. To
be eaten either warm or cold.
Effects of the Epizooty.-The dis
ease known as the epizooty is an inham-
nation of the lining membrane of the
air passages, accompanied by fever and
swelling of the glands of the throat. 1t
often leaves those membranes thick
ened by Which the breathing is rendered
difficult. especially when it is acceler-
ated by work or exercise. The remedy
is to feed only dry oats and timothy hay
and no clover, and give half an ounce
of gentian root powdered. and half a
dram of iodide of potassium every
morning for two or three weeks.-N.
7. Times.
The Horses Eye.-Examine the
eye first, when the horse stands with
his head to the manger. Look carefully
at the pupil of the eye in the horse, it is
of an oblong form; carry the size of the
pupil in your mind, then turn the horse
about, bring him to a bright light, and
if the pupil of the eye contracts and ap-
pears much smaller than it was in the
darker light. then you may be sure the
horse has strong, good eye; but pro-
vlded the pupil remains nearly the same
size as it appeared in the darker light,
the horse has a weak eye, therefore
have nothing to do with him.
How many times l have heard this
said: II could get along nicely with
my work if my feet did not feel SO un-
comfortable and even painful" With
out any doubt the woman who makes
this remark goes about the house in
thin, loose slippers. 1 used to do it
myself. / thought 1 had to because
others did, but few experiments con-
WINGED me that the only way to do work
comfortably is to wear thick-soled shoes.
One very soon becomes accustomed to
them, and will find great relief There
is always more or less running. out
doors to be done, and there is great
danger Of taking cold if the feet are not
well protected w. B., in N. Y. Post.
Soda for Burns. ALI kinds of burns,
scalds and sunburns, are al
most immediately relieved by the sp-
plication of solution of soda to the
burnt surface. 1t must be remembered
that dry soda will not do unless it is
surrounded with cloth moist enough
to dissolve it. This method of sprink-
ling it on and covering it with a wet
cloth is often the very best. But it is
sufficient to wash the wound repeatedly
with a strong solution. 1t would be
well to keep a bottle of it always on
hand, made so strong that more or less
settles on the bottom. This is what is
called saturated solution, and really
such solution as this is formed when
the dry soda is sprinkled on and cov-
cred with moistened cloth.