The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-09-23
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

A plant from the West Indies, called
rita or silk grass plant. is being intro
duced in the South. it produces very
fine and silky iiber. and as it is perennial
1t is thought it will rival cotton. A
sample sent to the Commissioner of
Agriculture at Washington produced
quite sensation.
The farmer who gets in corner
with bis work should see to it that his
best land is most thoroughly cultivated.
If anything must be neglected let it be
the poorer. The best land is usually the
weediest, and if not attended TO prompt
ly will soon be be, onl help. After the
hurry OF harvesting the extra help then
employed will probably be needed in
hoed crops. Indiana State Sentinel.
"A. j. Downing, who was one of the
best horticulturist5 America has ever
known. said ''lf were to preach q
sermon on horticulture | should take as
my text, stir the Soil Frequent and
deep stirring will enable one to grow
vegetables on comparatively poor and
slightly MANFRED soil, while without it
one fails to gain the proper advantage,
even from the richest and finest soil +"
N. T. Herald
Manchester Pudding: Put one and
n half ounces of bread-crumbs into Il
sauce pan with half pint of new milk.
set it over the fire. and stir the bread
well in until it boils; then take it off and
add the rind OF lemon grated. two
eggs, two pounds of powdered loaf
sugar, and two ounces of butter melted
line pie-dish with puff paste, cover the
bottom of it with preserves of any kind.
pour in the mixture, and bake. lap
list Wcekly.
Sweet Pickles: One pound ofsugar.
one quart of vinegar, and spices to taste
to every two pounds of fruit. Boil the
vinegar and sugar together, and remove
the scum as it arises. Boil the fruit in
clear water until it can be pierced with
a straw; then drain OFF the water and
put the fruit into the spiced syrup.
Peaches, pears. sweet apples, water
melon rinds, and ripe cucumbers, can
be made into delicious sweet pickles.
and if put up in glass jars, will keep for
years Detroit Post.
Washing Painted Wood Work:
The best way to do it is to put hand
full OF whiting into bowl, having
ready piece of soft flannel and some
clean warm water. Wet the flannel,
squeeze it dry, dip it into the whiting
and rub the pan up and down until it
is clean. Wash off with cold water,
and when it is nearly dry finish it with
soft leather If the paint is very dirty,
mix a little bullock's gall with the VIII t.
ing. In washing the wainscot care
must be taken not to touch the edge OF
the pa per with the wet flannel, as this
would give the room shabby appear
ance.-Cht ago J0arnut.
The horse is like his driver and the
dog like his master. A nervous, timor-
GUS man is sure to have a skittsh horse,
shying at anything unsteady, and a
runaway if he gets a chance. Many u
COW is spoiled by a lack of patience
and quietness in the mixer, and the
amount of milk depends more on the
mixer than on the pasturage. If a
man is afraid of horse the animal
knows it before he gets into the st ibIe.
A noisy, boisterous fellow about fatten-
ing stables will cause serious loss in
gain of flesh to the animals, so impor-
tant is quiet to them when they are di-
gesting their food. EGchdnge.
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