South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-06-02
Farmer ard House Keeper.

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return them again to tho kettle Sea-
SON with salt and pepper and let it
boil up again tor five minutes, skim.
ming 1t well. Add a tumbler Of mills
the lust thing before serving.
Ham Toast When ham gets un-
slightly for the table take oil a. NUE..
oil il rs you require and mincc finely.
To one pint OF mincc put two table
spoons of cream. or fresh rich milk.
Bo'lit five minutes; prepare we'll but.
tered toast, anu spread the mince on.
Strew over this well grated bread
crumbs, little parsley and some small
pieces OF butter. Brown iua quick O.
ven and serve hot
King Georges Pudding Ono pint
of bread crumbs, half pint OF flour.
tcaspoonful of baking powder silted
IN the flour, little salt, half n pounI
OF raisins, quarter OF n pound OF cur
rants, quarter of n pound of chopped
snet. cotieccnptul of milk, one egg +;
tie tightly in = bag, and boil three
hours. To be eaten with hard sauce.
Mint Sauce. -Thrce tablespoonsgul
OF fresh mint, chopped fine; five ta-
blespoonsiul of sugar. dissolved IN tho
vinegar. Serve hot, with roast lamb.
Pretty and scrviceablc tides arr
made OF rick rack, with narrow, bright
ribbons run in; for this purpose choose
M. IL braid and No. so thread. Tx.
perience proves that the linen thread
which comes on the red spools il
stronger. than any other. Fringe the
ends of the ribbons.
1t is said that coarse sponge cut in
halt.iach cubes and fried brown and
hard in drippnes. is greediIy eaten by
rats, and swells III their stomachs,
producing death. An instance ia
mentioned by the New York Sun
where this treatment cleared premises
OF the Tests, against which cjhcr ere.
med:cs' had been tried without effect.
Water for stock of all kinds should
possess the same qualities as that in
tended for the drink OF human beings.
1t should be free from vegetable and
animal matter, and should contain
carbonlc acid and some mineral sub.
stances. II should also be qnitc cold
during he warm weather. Chicago
Journal
Feed the Fruit Trees. When Ell.
riching the soil so us To procure COOL
crop OF corn and potatoes. do not for
get To apply n liberal dressing to the
too often neglected orchard. Rota-
ton OF crops cannot be followed with
fruit trees, hence tho greater necessi.
ty OF Systematically restoring to the
soil, SO far as may he done, those Gle.
/ mcnts consumed in the production OF
Il crop OF fruit. After an orchard
comes into bearing it is commonly
consldcd able thencetorili TO take care
al itself, the owner seldom failing t.,
expect fair returns, and the orchard
seldom failing 10 disappoint. The
reason ~ obvious the trees are Slow
y staI we'd, and the fruit becomes scra0
gy or small III quantity. Alternate
bearing years are the result of this
treatment, as is shown by the abuni-
ant crops that may bc obtained every
year by thorough cultivation, provid.
ell frost does not interfere. The bar
rem year Is natures method OF aiding
tue tree To collect from rain aud at.
nosphcre material for productive
year II Is just ~ reasonable To OK,
pect that n good crop Of corn can bo
taken annually for a series of years
from field TO which nothing has been
restored rs 10 expect fruit To maintain
its eXcellency on soil that is constant
~ growing thinner and poorerin need.
! ed material.
Two cases Of arsenical poisoning
by sleeping III room newly papered
IN hOLsc on Pearl street Cambridge.
port. Mass, have come 20 light. The
first Is that OF Mr.. Squire who re-
turned TO his room IN his usual state
OF health, but before morning became
very ~, and was subjected 20 scycro
vomiting and purgug On ths next
I night another person occupied ihe
same room and The same kind Of 10.
ness resulted Attention was fbop
drawn 10 iho wall paper. AMI a portion
was removed and given TO Medical
/ Examiners. Holt, Who submitted i,
to chemist, and upon its analysis the
presence o. arsenic was dctceicd.
\ little saleraius Rubbed on with
the finger or be Of linen. viii rc
move STAINS from cups and other arfi
cics Of tableware. II wilialso remove
spots from marblc'ze1 oilcloths, and
many stains from tin-ware.
One pound Of green copperas de
solved ~ One quart OF bo.llng wafer
viii destroy tool snieils loaero,I
boraS scattered in ilois i.aanis uiH
dispersc cocsrOalhcs
Leaves OF parsley. clicn alll. Oh.
ilc vinegar. wi!l prevent ,is6a.saaree.
able consequence Of tsILtcl breath
by onions.