St. Landry democrat., 1882-01-21
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

HOME, FARM AND UAhDEN'
Liquid Glue.-Very strong glue may
be made by dissolying four ounces OF
glue in sixteen ounces strong acetlc
acid, by the aid of heat.
A dealer in hay and feed at Pitts
burgh attributes the pink-eye disease TO
the prairie hay used, and says that
where timothy hay is fed the disease has
not appeared.
Ginger Cookies.-Three cups OF
New Orleans molasses, one cup OF lard
three tablespoonful Of soda and three
tablespoonful Of ginger, three eggs
little salt. Mix soft as possible.
To protect the foot of horse that
is troubled with corns, thick leather
sole should be fitted under the shoe, Gov
erine the whole foot. Some soft tow
should be stuffed under this to make
soft, yielding pad to protect the tender
sole from blows.
MIR. C. NJ. Clay says in the hen-
tucky Live Stock Record that the flnest
carriage horses he ever saw are the
Russian Orloffs. They are heavier than
English and American horses, and are
blacks and dapple grays. He advises
breeders to import that stock.
"A cornice of sprigs of eyergreens
overlapping one another around the
room with a cornice of overlapping
autumn leaves (presseO over the Win
dows and doors, affords a simple but
effective decoration for sitting-room and
parlor.
Corn Bread-One cup of Indian
meal, two of flour, half cup OF melted
lard, one egg, half cup of sugar, one
teaspoonful of soda, two OF cream OF
tartar; beat the sugar, eggs and lard TO,
gether; add flour with the soda and
cream tartar mixed in dry; lastly add
sweet milk; make about as thick as cup
cake.
Quick Buckwheat Cakes.-To one
pint of buckwheat -four, while dry, add
two tablespoonful baking powder, a
teaspoonful salt, one scant tablespoon
full brown sugar or New Orleans mo.
lasses to make them brown, mix well
together, and when ready to bake add
, one pint cold water, or sufficient tt
| form batter, stir but little, and BAKE
; Immediately on a hot griddle. Iht
} baking powder should never be put int
the batter, but always mixed with thu
! flour in dry state.
Joseph Harris says we can maxi
: our lands poor by growing clover ant
; selling it, or we can make them rich b,
growing clover and feeding it out OF
the farm. Drain when needed, cultivat
$ thoroughly so as to develop the plan
. food in the soil, and then grow Glove
to take up and organize this plant-food
4 This is how to make land rich by grow
inc clover, and the clover takes it u
e and prepares it in best shape for othe
: crops. The clover does not create plan
: food, but merely saves it.
Il Statistics brought up to October
: show that the incubation of splenic IL
yer, according to Pasteur S method, wa
:, performed on 100 tlocks, comprising 6o
: 600 sheep, of which 1886 were waco
"a mated, and 21,938 left uninoculated,
: as to Judge of the results of the diffe1
= = ence of treatment. Before vaccination
q the losses caused by splenic feVe
Z amounted, in the whole of the focks, t
: 1886 animals. During vaccination, an
!. until its effects were perfected, 1t
:, !. sheep out of the whole number OF 33,51
9 persisted During the same period, tt
e mortality roseto Soc out Of the group
: q, 1888. which were not vaccinate'
Il When the effects of vaccination WEI
$ S complete in the first group, the mortal
y ty from splenic fever fell to five. Tn
rate. has persisted up to the presel
time: and the next statistical aecoul
viii give. 1t is expected, the same sati
factory results as regards the groups
animals vaccinated and left unvace
le mated. -