St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-28
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Keep sheep dry under foot. This
Is even more necessary than roofing them. :
Never let sheep stand or lie in mud or /
water.
-Wintering bees in cellars appears
to be an improvement over wintering
them outside. The bees consume less
honey, have less loss, and are healthier
in the end.
Experience on cold nights amongst
the Swiss Mountains has proved that for
winter warmth there is nothing equal to
hay quilt. This is large square cot
ton bag, with a few handfuls OF hay
shaken lightly into it.
-Parsnips and satisfy are not injured
by freezing, and may remain in the
ground and be dug as wanted, or dur
ing mid-winter thaw. But they be-
come poisonous after they begin to grow
in the spring,
A lady correspondent of the Conn.,.
try Gentleman claims that by dipping
the joint or feshy ends of turkey, geese
or chicken wings into strong solution
of copperas they are made moth-proof,
as well as more durable than when treat
ed in the ordinary way.
Cold Slaw.-Take two-thirds OF
cup of vinegar, one egg, two tablespoons
full of sugar, one tablespoonful OF SALT.
half teaspoon of mixed mustard, and
butter size of an egg; stir until it boils.
When cold, pour over the shaved cab
bage.
1Mince-Meat.- eight pounds OF
beef, two and one-half pounds OF suet,
three pounds of currants, two and one
half pounds of citron, four pounds OF
raisins, four pounds of sugar, one peck
of apples, four lemons, one ounce OF nut
meg, one-haH ounce of cloves, one ounce
of cinnamon, one ounce of mace, little
salt and one quart of cider.
-Doughnuts.- one pint OF good
buttermilk, two cupsful OF sugar, rolled
free from Jumps, teaspoonful OF salt,
half nutmeg, two teaspoonsful OF soda
dissolved in one-fourth teacupful OF luke
warm water; stir in -four till a thin bat
ter, then add three tablespoonsfui OF
melted lard; mix in flour till hard enough
to roll; cut into rings and fry in hot lard
Mutton Soup.-Boil a leg OF mutton
from two to three hours and season with
salt, pepper and about tablespoonful
of summer savory rubbed fine. just be-
fore serving add noodles made in this
way: beat one egg light, add pinch o.
salt, and flour enough to make a stit1
dough; roll out in a very thin sheet
dredge with -four to keep from sticking
then roll up tightly; begin at one END
and shave down fine like cabbage tol
slaw.
-Linseed-meali is safer food for COWS
than cotton-seed, because. it is not SC
rich food, and if pint or quart i
giyen in excess no harm is done, but i
too much cotton-seed is given it viii
hurt the COW and lessen the milk. Cot
ton-seed is costive and heating in 1T
effects, while linseed is Laxative ant
cooling, and this is a very serious an!
important difference. Hraw hnseed7ol
smells strongly Of turpentine it !
adulterated there is no such srnel
about pure oil-but the turpentln
would not make the oil injurious unles
there was too much of it in the Oil
Turpentine is stimulating and diuretl
in its effects, and is a useful medicine
times.
How can a horse be restrained froI
hanging the tonguep" A bit having
ring attached to the center will serve
retain the tongue in the mouth Ii Their
is any faccid dropping appearance
the one side Of the tongue and OF tn
lips or nostrils on the same side, theI
may be a partial 1paralyis, which ma
be benefited by blister, apple
beneath the lower jaw, betwee
the two branches, and also b.
meath the eye on the same sic
of the face. One part strong aqu
ammonia and one part of alcohol, we
rubbed in, and repeated several time
would serve the purpose. In obstina
cases the tongue may be suspended
small bag attached to the middle
the bit.