St. Landry democrat., 1882-02-25
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drive and harness horse.
Never carry scissors Or a crochet
needle in your pocket without taking
the precaution to put the point of the
scissors in an empty spool; and the
needle can be inserted in cork. .
"A flannel cloth dipped into warm
soapsuds and then into whiting and APP
piled to paint, will instantly remove all
grease and dirt. Wash with clean water
and dry. The most delicate paint will
not be injured, and will look like new.
A large number of planters are en-
gagged in the cultivation of figs in the
State of Arkansas. and so far with sue
cess. Mr.. G. NJ Wilson, of Drew Coun-
ty. has a fine orchard, and says that his
experience goes to show that figs can be
grown in Arkansas at much cheaper
rate than any other place.
German Way of Frying Beef Steak:
PostaH out the steak a little, salt it
and fry quickly with hot lard on both
sides. Pour eff the lard and place the
steak On the dish. Put into the pan
some fresh butter and fry with it some
tinely-cut onions, and pour this over the
steak
Chopped cold cabbage and potatoes
warmed up together, with vinegar, but
ter, salt and pepper. make a nice relish.
Equal quantities Of mashed potato and
mashed turnip, warmed up in the same
manner, are also nice. Boiled carrots
sliced thin and fried in pork fat, like
parsnips and potatoes, are equally as
.rD0u for dinner hrpG tyfaSf
When the corn on the ear is fed to
horses they masticate it much more
slowly than if the corn was shelled. AS
a consequence, that on the ear is better
digested. A horse requires more time
to eat corn on the ear than if fed either
meal or shelled corn. If the horse can
not have time to masticate full feed OF
unshelled corn, then it is best to feed
something else.
1t may be well to remind those who
grow window-plants that by removing
them away from the window, and ar
ranging a cover of newspapers over
them, they may be preserved from harm
in severely cold nights. With the plants,
as with ourselves, it is not so much that
cold comes in, as that the heat goes out,
and often a Slight protection will pre-
vent the escape of heat.
A good freckle lotion for the cure of
freckles, tan or sunburned face and
hands is made thus: Take half pound
of clear OK gall, half dram each of cam
phor and burned alum, one dram of
borax, two ounces of rock salt, and the
same of rock candy. This should be
Il IL q
day for three weeks, until the gall be-
comes transparent; then strain it very
carefully through filtering paper, which
may be had Of the druggists. Apply to
the face through the day and wash off
at night.
One of the strongest cements, and
very readily made, is obtained when
equal quantities of gutta percha and
shellac are melted together and well
stirred. This is best done in an iron
capsule placed on a sand-bath, and
heated either over gas-furnace or on
the top of stove. 1t is a combination
possessing both hardness and tough
ness-qualities that make it particularly
desirable in mending crockery. When
this cement is used the articles to be
mended should be warmed to about the
melting point of the mixture, and then
retained in proper position until cool,
when they are ready for use.-E1-
change.
When tree stands SO that the shad-
ow can be measured, its height can be
readily ascertained as follows: Set a
stick upright-let it be perpendicular by
the plumb line. Measure the length of
the shadow of the stick. As the length
of it's shadow is to the height of the
stick, so is the length of the shadow Of
a Tree to its height. For instances: Ii
the stick is four feet above the ground,
and it's shadow is six feet in length, and
the shadow of the tree is ninety feet, its
height will be sixty feet-6: 4: 80: 60.
In other words, multiply the length Of
the shadow of the tree by the length of
the stick, and divide by the Tenth OF the
shadow Of the stick.
Fig pie makes. a delicate dessert.
Make thin, rich crust for the bottom.
Let it come to the edge, and bend it. up
ward just enough tohold the filling, but
do not make a thick ridge of crust; it
win not be eaten, and will spoil the
good looks Of the pie. For medium
sized pie take half pound of figs, chop
them fine, and cook with the addition of
cup Of. cold water, or part cider and
part water. If you cannot get cider, q
little brandy may be substituted. When
the figs are soft and smooth, put in the
crust and bake. Make a, meringue OF
the white of the eggs, beaten stiff, with
two tablespoonful of sugar beaten with
them: flavor with vanilla, and without
taking the pie from the oven, as soon as
the crust is done, spread this over the
top, and let it form for q minute or two,
not longer.