The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-01-20


Liquid Glue. Very strong glue may
be made BY dissolying four ounces II
glue In sixteen ounces strong acctic
acid. by The aid Of heat
"A dealer In hay and feed at Pitts
hurgh attributes the pink-eye disease 20
the prairie hay uscd. and q y that
where timothy hay II led the disease has
not appeared.
-Ginyer Cookies .-Three cups 81
New Orleans molasscs. one u u lard.
three tablespoonfuls 81 soda and three
tablespoonfuls Of ginger. three eggs. .
little salt. Mix soft as possible.
To protect the foot Of q horse that
Is troubled with corns. a thick leather
sole should be fitted under the shoe. COW
ering the whole foot. Some soft tow
should be stuffed under this 10 make 4
soft. yielding pad TO protect the tender
sole from blows.
Mr.. G.. N. Clay says in the Ken
fuck'y Lire Stock Record that the finest
carriage horses be ever saw are the
Russian Orloffs. They are heavier than
English and American horses, and are
blacks and dapplc grays. He advises
breeders 20 import that stock.
A cornice Of sprigs Of cvergrccns
overlapping one another around the
room with q cornicc of overlapping
autumn leaves (pressed) over the win
dows and doors, affords q simple but
effective decoration for sitting room and
parlor.
Corn Bread.-One cup d Indian
meal, two of flour, half cup Of melted
lard. IN egg. half cup Of sugar, one
teaspoonful u 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 Buckwhcat Cakes.-To one
prnt Of buckwhcat -four. while dry. add
two tablespoonfuls baking powder. q
teaspoonful salt. one scant tablespoon
fail brown sugar or New Orleans mo-
lasses 70 make them brown, mix well
together. and when ready to bake add
~ pint cold water. or sufficient to
form a batter. stir but little. and bake
Immediately on a hot griddle. The
baking powder should never be put into
the batter. but always mixed with the
flour in a dry state.
Joseph Harris says we can make
our lands poor BY growing clever and
selling il. or we a make them rich by
growing clover and feeding ii out on
the farm. Drain when needed. cultivate
thoroughly 80 as 10 develop the plant
food in the soil, and then grow clover
70 take up and organize this plant-food-
This j. how 70 make land rich By grow
inc clover. and the clover takes II III
and prepares it in best shape for other
crops. The clover does not create plant
food. but merely saves IL.
Statistics brought up to October
show that the incubation Of splenic fe-
yer. according "a Pasteur' ! method. was
performed on 100 fIocks. comprising 68.-
600 sheep. 81 which 1856 we're vacci-
mated. and 2l.938 left uninoculatcd. 50
as 70 judge " the results Of the differ
ence Of treatment. Before vaccination,
the losses caused by splcnic fever
amounted. In the whole Of the focks. to
?. 1856 animals. During vaccination. aud
until is effects were perfected. 200
sheep out IL the whole number IL 33.576
persisted. During the same period. the
mortality rose % 800 out Of the group Of
n 1858 which were not vaccinated.
When the effects Of vaccination we're
complete in the first group. the mortali-
" from splenic fever fell 10 five. This
has persisted up to the present
time. and the next statistical account
will give. Il Is expected. the same salts
factory results 4 regards the groups 81
animals ~saccinatcd and left unvacci-