The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-14
HOUSE, FARM AND RANCH.

HOUSE, FARM AND RANCH.
A merchant in Perry, Georgia, put
a limb of jimpson weed in tub OF
shelled peas, in his store, and it kill
ed or run away the weevils that
were infesting the peas. Give this
remedy trial in wheat, ost and corn
| houses.
An old poultry raiser suggests
that fowls ought to be kept warm
and dry, fed with warm food, and
given variety. The old hens should
be taken out of the crop, and the
young ones left to themselves. By
this plan, he says, you can have your
egg basket well filled.
This is not a practical suggestion,
although just one, yet we give it a
place here: 1t is suggested that if
the young women who cannot bake
bread are unfit to be wives, then
young men who cannot earn the
bread are unfit be husbands. We
think both classes are OH the same
footing, so far as domestic virtues
are concerned.
The chemist of the agricultural de-
partment, in his report, gives it as a
scientific fact, that the fittest time
for cutting grasses in order to OBJ
tain the most nourishment is at the
time of bloom. AT that time the
weight will be the largest in proper
ton to the nutritlve value of its con-
stituents, and the hay will be much
more digestible than if cut late, as
the shrinkage will be much less.
A NECESSITY.-Pure and good
milk is a necessity in almost every
family. 1t may come into the house
in a wholesome condition, yet there
is ever the danger that it will become
tainted with the sewer-gas from
closets, or even with the dust carried
by drafts through sleeping or living
rooms. There can be no doubt that
while milk is one of the best and
most palatable of foods in summer,
it must be carefully guarded from
the farm to the table or it will prove
a potent vehicle OF disease.
Daniel bennett suggests that if ii
is desired to cure a restlve horse of
his restiveness, he must be used sole
ly by one and the same person, and
caught young; and let his rider or
driver bear in mind that with both
restive and nervous horses, the voice
will prove more effectual than the
whip. Stick to your nag, if possible,
under all circumstances, for, rely
upon it, if he can once get away
from you, he will redouble his efforts
to do so again. Unfortunately there
is always a risk in buying a once
willful steed, for in fresh hands he
may revert to his old tricks.
BOILED ToNGUE.-Wash clean,
and put in kettle of boiling water.
Skim well at first, and place where it
will slowly but constantly boil. Too
rapid boiling hardens the fibrine,
and renders the meat hard
and tasteless, without really
fastening the process of cook
ing. A pod of red pepper in the
water will prevent the unpleasant
odor of boiling from filling the
house. Add half a pint of salt, and
keep the tongue covered with water
until done. Boil until it can be
pierced easily with fork, take out,
apd if needed for present use take
off the skin and set away to cool; if
to be set away for some days do not
peel until wanted for table.
DRIVING WINHoUT HoLD-BACKs.
Every colt should be accustomed
to the pressure of the carriage upon
him from behind, so that in case a
hold-back should break and let the
carriage upon him, he will hold it
and not be frightened and run away.
This is q part of the colts instruc-
ton that is sadly neglected.
For the want of such educa-
ton numerous runaways occur
every year, and many persons are
injured more or less severely. By
accustOming the colt to the pressure
of the carriage upon him from be-
hend he soon learns not to fear it,
and resists and holds the carriage,
so that he may be driven without
hold-backs. Mr.. Murray thus de-
scribes his method of teaching the
colt this important lesson: 81 take
the horse, and backing him between
the shafts, continue to back him
slowly and easily until his hams
come in contact with the whiffletree.
He may start at first, but after few
trials he becomes absolutely indiffer-
ent to it. Then calling the groom
to the head of the horse, station
myself behind the wagon or car
riage, ,and, speaking kindly and sooth-
ingly to the horse, push it strongly
forward until it comes against him.
All this is done quietly, re-
member, and so gently as neither to
hurt nor alarm the animal. After a
few trials the horse becomes accus-
toned to it, and will actually brace
himself against your pressure. This
is what you have been after. He
has caught the idea, and will hence
forth enter honestly into your plan.
In few days he will even bear pain
in resisting your efforts and not
finch, and adjust himself in such a
way as to receive the pressure at the
angle of resistance. You can now
hitch him into.your wagon and leave
the breeching and hold-backs at
home" A horse thus trained will
not run away when a hold-back
breaks and let's the carriage upon
him