Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-01-22
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perior to any other liquid, and will keep
the stone in better order.
In some recent experiments at Paris
the fumes of burning coffee were shown
to have q disinfecting power quite re-
markable.
IT is said that bag of hops in each
grain bin will keep grubs or weevils out
or kill them if already in. AniSeed also
attracts and kills weevils and prevents
their harboring
CHILDREN's PLUM PUDDING.-Half-
pound rasns, half-pound chopped cur
rants, half pound suet, one pound bread
soaked in milk, beaten smooth, quarter
pound -four, two ounces candied peel,
half-pound sugar, little spice, pinch
salt; boil six hours or less, according to
size.
DRESSING FOR ROAST TURKEY Two
onions, five ounces of soaked and
squeezed bread, eight OF ten sage leaves,
an ounce of butter, one egg, small
piece of pork minced and pepper and
salt to taste. Mince the onions and fry
them before adding to the other ingre-
dents. Some chopped celery is always
a good addition.
CoRN-BREAD.-Mix together half a
pound each of sugar and prepared -four,
one and half pounds Of lndian-meal,
two ounces of butter, melted, four eggs,
and three pints of milk; put the batter
into hot buttered pan, and bake 1t half
an hour in quick oven, but do not burn
it. If prepared -four is not on hand use
the ordinary kind, either with baking
powder or cream OF tartar and soda.
To REPAIR CRACKED HOOP
Cracked hoof may be cured by cleaning
out the crack and filling it with gutta
percha dissolved in naphtha or benzine.
Then secure the edges of the crack by
clasps made Of pieces of horseshoe nail
hooked into the hoof on each side of the
crack, by which it is prevented from
opening. Then burn the hoof little al
the upper end of the crack and across il
to prevent the split from extending up
ward.-N. Y. Times.
KEEPING PLANTS. -When frost come;
and you are afraid that the fire may gel
low, and your plants get nipped, just
get a lantern and some good oil, fix YOU
lantern nicely, and it will burn all night
and by placing it under your flower
shelf you will be pleased to find how
safely your plants get along. l have
tried this for some years, and find tina
the heat from common railroad Ian
tern will protect quite quantity o
plants if the lantern is placed among o.
under the plants. Inter- Ocean.
POTATOES in the raw state ough
never to be given to any animal, witt
the exception of sheep and geese. 1t i
said goose will thrive better, and tn,
flesh will be more gratefully favored
upon raw potatoes sliced than upon an.
other article, while Sheppard old sheel
particularly-will more speedily thriv
on raw potatoes than on turnips
but, especially in the beginning, raw
potatoes will scour cattle and horses
and not unfrequently cause death, Will
there is no danger from either boile'
or steamed potatoes.-Stocknidn.
A CHEAP AND EFFECTUAL DIsIN
FECTANT-Half drachm of nitrate O
lead dissolved in pint of boiling water
this solution to be poured into bucket
full of cold water, in which are dissolve
two drachms of common salt. Some G
{ this solution occasionally poured int
the sinks and vaults about the premises
will soon purify the place from any de
, leterious emanations; and cloths dippe
in the solution and wrung out and hun
, on lines about the rooms will keep tn
t atmosphere of even hospital war
sweet and healthy Its action o
clothes or furniture is perfectly harm
less Boston Transcript.
A USEFUL TABLE.-The following ia
J. BILE will help farmers to be accurate j
measuring things: yards wide by Sc
yards long, acre; 10 yards wide by As
yards long, acre; 20 yards wide by rs
!; yards long, acre; 40 yards wide by II
d yards long, l acre; 70 yards wild
by 60 yards long, l acre; s
i yards wide by 60 yards long, l acre
:, 60 feet wide by 726 feet long, l acre
10 feet wide by 369 feet long, acre
S 100 feet wide by 1863 feet long, acre
J. 22O feet wide by 1913 feet long, acre
240 feet wide by 18l feet long, acre
/ 440 feet wide by SO feet long, acre.
e box 24xl6 inches, % inches deep, hole
l barrel; box 16x16 inches, 8 incht
deep, holds bushel; box 8 1-2x8 l.
, inches, 8 inches deep, holds l peck;
box AKA inches, 4 10 inches deep, hold
{ 1-2 peck.