Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-10-15

Farm and Household.

Angel Cake.--One cup and half
OF powdered sugar, one cup of flour,
| after sitting; one teaspoonful OF
cream of tarter. the whites Of eleven
eggs. SIfC the fiour and cream of
tarter four times, beat the eggs to q
stiff froth; beat in the sugar aud a
teaspoonful of vanilla; add the -four.
which beat in lightly but thoroughly.
Bake slowly forty minutes in an un-
creased pan. The pan should have u
tin strip projecting above each cor
ner, in order that when it is turned
over to cool the air may circulate
freely under it. Cut it out when
cool.
An exchange says: Very few
young mothers are able To control
their nerves so completely as to keep
from being startled " hen confronted
with cut finger with dripping blood
and the loud cries which announce
a catastrophe. Sometimes she eau
not collect her thoughts sufficiently
to recall any of the good remedies
with which she Is acquainted. One
way to AVOID this Is 10 write out
list OF help in trouble and lack it
upon the door of your room, alter
the manner of hotel reguia. ions.
There is nothing better for u cut
than powdered rosin. Get a few
cents worth, pound it until it is fine
and put it into An empty clean pep
per or spice box with perforated top,
put ON "a soft cloth around the in
jured member and wet it with cold
water once in % while. 1t will pre-
vent Inflammation and soreness. In
doing up a burn the main point is TO
keep the air from il. LIZ sweet oil
and cotton are not at hand, take
cloth and spread dry -four over it,
and wrap the burned part IN it. Ii
is always we'll to have some simple
remedies in the house where you eau
get them without a moments loss of
time. A little bottle OF peppermint
in case of collie, chlorate OF pot ash
for sore throat, pepsln for Judges.
ton, aud bottle OF brandy.
Prof. A. 4. Blount, of the Color
ado Agricultural College, expresses
himself very strongly in favor OF
light seeding of wheat. lie says that
"a single grain of wheat cannot
carry out Its habit and develop ac-
cording to its nature on less than
sixteen square Inches, and that every
pound OF seed heat should be made
10 produce lis Dushel all over the
world.o
John L. Russell, at the Farmers
Institute, at Salem, Mass, said: Il
consider bruised oats worth 20 per
cent. more than whole. They are
more completely digested. Prefer
oats to any other grain for horses.
Cracked corn Is very good under
some circumstances, but wouldn't
use meal or shorts. The disease
called big head is caused by feeding
corn.
The Scientific american says: In
the autumn Or early winter bore
hole one or two inches in diameter,
according to the girth of the stump,
and about eighteen inches deep. Put
into it one or two ounces of saltpe-
tire, fill the hole with water, aud plug
it close. In the ensuing spring take
out the plug and ignite 1t. The
stump will shoulder away, without
blazing, to the very extremity OF the
roots, leaving nothing but the ashes.
To obtain glossy skin, pour upon
a pint OF. bran sufficient boiling wa
ter to cover it. Let it stand until
cold and then battle the face with it,
only patting the skin with soft
towel to dry it.
A teaspoonful of powdered char
coal in glass of water often relieves
headache.