The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-16


large brood, with hen confined in a small
coon and the chances are greatly against
the chickens.
Moving the coop daily helps the matter
greatly as when the coop remains long on
the same ground the yermin will infest that
also. and swarm over the chicks at night.
III possible. give the hen free run about
the grounds but il your Enclosure is Limited,
give her as much as possible. The feed you
give young chicks is all needed oy them Tor
their rapid growth, but if they ara Obliged
to sustain yermin in addition, the growth
will be slow and liability to disease aug
mentsd.
III YOUR garden plot is inclosed, put your
coops I'D near the fence, so that the young
chicks will naturally run through the small
openings, and they will wage busy warfare
on the insects which would do great damage
il left to themselves in that garden. The old
hen getting worried about their absence, or
bearn g the commotion as they run down
some nimble-winged butterfly or cabbage
miller, will call them TO her coop often
enough to keep quite large chicks from
doing any real damage to the vegetable.
Keep the hens confined and let the chicks
roam, for remember it is the old scratch"
that does the mischief. Fowls are active
and willing workers, but you must place
them in the position where they can be
most serviceable in destroying insects and
larvie. Misdirected energy is productive OF
quite as much evil as lack OF force.
Household Hints.
Mahogany may be polished by rubbing
first with linseed oil and then with a cloth
dipped in very fine brick dust.
To CLEAN BRoeMs If brooms are wet in
boiling suds once a week they will become
very tough, will not cut the carpet, last
much longer and always look like a new
broom.
CooKIEs.-Take one heapiug cup of sugar
twelve tablespoonfuIs of melted butter, six
tablespoonfuls of hot water and one table,
spoonful of soda. Mix quickly, with -four
enough to roll; roll thin and bake in quick
oven on wellgreased tins; keep in stone
jar.
PRESSED VEAL.-Take three pounds of
veal chopped fine, two pounds of fresh,
lean, raw pork, also chopped fine, three eggs,
piece of butter the size of an egg; pepper
and salt we'll; bake two hours. When cold
slice il thin. 1t is like pressed meat and is
very nice.
To REMOVE PAIET.-One pound of soft
soap, one pound of soda; dissolve in one
pint of boiling water; lay a thick coat
while hot) upon the paint with brush;
leave it for one or two hours until ii begins
to soften the paint, then scrape off what you
can and repeat. When all is removed wash
thoroughly with clean water.
Brunswick Black. thinned down with tur-
pentine until it has attained the right tone
and color, will, il little varnish is added
about onetwentieth of the bulk of the black
and turpentine-prove stain for initiating
walnut and teak wood. There is no Difficult.
ty in getting the mixture to dry hard, and
is will take coat OF varnish first class.
CATFISH IN BATTER Gut the fish in pieces
about two inches in length and one inch in
thickness, beat three eggs very light, adding
SALT pepper and enough Worcestershire
sauce to flavor them; dip the fish in this
batter, and then roll it in cornmeal or
in cracker crumbs; fry in plenty of lard
until 1t is dark brown; garnlsh with lemon
sliced, If no greens are available; celery
tops parsley, or small and tender lettuce
leaves are preferred.
RUBBER CAPS.-0ne objection II the in
grain carpet Is that the high heels which
servants delight in wearing on thick shoes
seem to catch at the threads and drag them
out of place, producing 81 rough surface; an
other is that the legs Of heavy chairs have
the same effect. One wav to save these car
pets is to cover the ends Of thee hair e5s with
rubber caps at a clsf of about seventeen
cents. The servants high heels are, of
course, amenable 10 no such remedy.
WASTE PAPER Baskets The fashionable
color for ornamentiDg waste paper baskets is
a deep rich orange. Scarfs of silk of this hue
are drawn carelessly about two sides Of
square baskets, or draped from the top of
those which are round or oval. Orange rib
bons are embroidered with daisies or corn
flowers, and drawn slantwise over one side
of basket or ran in and out of the meshes
of the wickerwork in such a way that all
the embroidery is fully shown.
PROFESSIONALISM English pincushion will
be found very pretty addition to toilet
table. The cushion should be round. with
an open space in the center for the reception
OF flower vase or glass, and can be either
OF simple colored paper muslin, coGered
with lace or muslin, or can be provided
, more deliberately with an embroidered or
painted silk and deep fringe or bordering to
match. The glass supplied with a few fresh
| flowers is great improvement to the toilet
table.
RICE MUFFINs. Boil a half pint of rice
until quite soft, and set aside until perfect
ly cold heat three eggs very light and put
them, with pint of wheat -four, to the rice
making IL into thin batter with quart of
milk: beat 1T well; add large tablespoon
ful of compressed yeast and set ii to rise, or
use two tablespoonfuls of Hecker's baking
powder (if baking powder is used they must
be allowed to stand after it has been added
Bake in the same manner as directed for
the above.-The Caterer for May.
BOILED SPRING LAMB-It is not general
ly known that spring lamb is excellent if
boiled, or rather steamed, instead of roasted.
1t should be cooked either in double pot,
or where that is not to be had should be
placed in a soup kettle upon two plates
| turned up reverse way, so that the small
quantity of water used need not touch the
meat. The water. should be kept rapidly
boiling and the lamb will cook in the steam.
Before placing it in the pot il should be
| rubbed with flour and sailed. Serve with
white sauce and chopped capers.
CREAM CANDY.-One coffeecupful of white
sugar, four tablespoonfuls of hot water to
dissolve it; boil without stirring, in bright
tin pan until it will crisp in water like mo-
lsssas candy. Just before it is done put in
oue-quarter teaspoonful of essence of lemon,
vanilla or peppermint When done pour
| into a buttered pan, and when cool enough
| to handle, work like molasses candy until
perfectly white; pull in strips of the thick
ness of your finger and cut in short pieces
with the shears. Lay on buttered paper on
plates.
MUFFINs Melt two ounces Of the best
butter IN one quart of warm milk and set
| aside until colo; beat four eggs until very
| light, and make batter by adding alter
nately and very gradually little of the
milk and butter and little flour until the
halter il Cf n r,rODor consfstonce which il