Huntsville gazette., 1882-11-04
HOME AND FARM.


When glass stopper sticks in the
bottle pass Strip of woolen cloth round
the neck of the vessel, and see-saw it
backward and forward. This friction
heats and causes the neck to expand. so
that the stopper becomes loose. On this
principle of expansion by heat a tight
screw may be withdrawn from a metal
socket by surrounding the latter with
cloth dipped in boiling water.-Prasrie
Farmer.
1t is sometimes very convenient to
know how to make cookies without
eggs; the following recipe is contributed
by reader of the N. z. Post: Take
two cups of sugar, one cup of butter,
one cup of milk, one even teaspoonful
of soda dissolved in the milk; hot water
may be used instead of milk, if it is
thought advisable; use flour enough to
make soft dough, roll thin, and bake
in quick oven.
A lovely sofa pillow is made of
square of pale-blue satin embroidered or
painted. Use this for the center of the
pillow, and at the top and bottom put
bands of terra Gotta plush and at the
sides old-gold plush. Sew all the seams
together on the wrong side, and on the
right side finish in herring bone stitch
with colored embroidery silk; edge with
short silk fringe. Cover the under
side of the pillow with pale-blue satine,
and then put on the top covering.-Chs-
cago Neaos.
A colts feet are sound and well
formed before he is shod, and the ills OF
the horses feet are Occasioned by shoe
ing, and cured by running barefoot" F"
Most ailments, such as SPAWN, rlng-
bone, etc., can be traced to bad shoe
ing. A barefoot horse will travel freer,
keep his footing freer, and show less IA
tigue from journey or a hard days
work than if shod. The kick of an un-
shod horse is not as dangerous as when
shod, and stumbling rarely occurs-cut-
ting, interfering, overreaching and forg-
ing never.-M. c. Weld.
=" Best crops of wheat have been
grown on ground settled well after the
first blowing, and then merely surface
loosened at seeding time" This is adj
ditional proof of what is now pretty
well established, that our mode of pre-
pairing for corn or potatoes by having
the whole deep furrow filled loosely
with uncompact mold is not the prep
aration that suits wheat and rye. Our
common practice of stirring deeply at
seeding time, and then compacting the
surface with horses and harrow, is the
upside down of what these plants re-
quire.-N. Y. Tribune.
Boiled starch is much improved by
the addition of little spermaceti or
little salt, or both, or little gum arabic
dissolved. Beeswax and salt will make
iatirons as clean and smooth as glass; tie
a lump of wax in rag, and keep it for
that purpose; when irons are hot, rub
them with the wax rag, and scour with
a paper or RAG sprinkled with salt.
Kerosene will make tin kettles as bright
as new; saturate wooden rag and rub
with it: it will also remove stains from
cleaned vanished furniture. e.-IndianG
State Sentinel.
Cold Catsup: Chop fine half a
peck of tomatoes, two roots of grated
horseradish, one small cupful of salt,
half cupful of black and the same of
white mustard seed, two tablespoonfuls
of black pepper, one cupful of onions
chopped fine, one tablespoonful of pow
dered cloves, one Of mace, one of cinna-
mon, one of celery seed, one quart of
nasturtiums, half cupful of sugar, and
one quart of vinegar. Mix all together
and put into jars. Cork tightly. 1t will
keep until tomatoes come again, and is
excellent t-RuraL World.