Huntsville gazette., 1883-12-01
HOME AND FARM.

Eggs are often laid before the shell
| has had time to form. Sometimes it is
caused by overfeeding, the ovaries being
stimulated beyond their natural degree,
ard sometimes on account of deficiency
of calcareous matter.-1roy Times.
1t is good plan to make a little
pair of sleeves to draw over the baby's
arms when he is playing on the floor;
rubber cord may be run in the top II
care is taken not to have it too tight;
sleeves made of stockinet draw on and
| off easily.-N. Y. Post.
-Lumps felt in cows teats are
| caused, says the Mirror and Farmer, by
impure circulation of the blood. Give
the following: Emetic tartar, four
| drains, iodide of potassium, four drains;
mixed and divided into eight powders.
Give one night and morning in bran.
Do not feed any corn meal or vegeta-
bles.
| Creamy sauce: Half cupful of but
ter, one cupful of powdered sugar, one
| fourth of a cup of cream or milk, one
| teaspoonful of vanilla or lemon extract.
Beat the butter to cream; add sugar
| OCdblliS II dli tilC hLIAC.
When light and creamy. add extract
and cream a little at a time. This is a
delicious sauce. and when well beaten
will be white and foamy all through
Boston Post
| Steak pie: Cut tender steak into
| thin slices and sprinkle them with a
little fnely-chopped mushroom, onion
and parsley, season well with pepper
and salt, rubbing the seasoning thor
oughly over them on both sides; then
roll up each slice of beef. Put into a
saucepan layer of bacon, then the
rolls and just enough water to cover
them; simmer gently until tender, but
not overdone, with the lid on the sauce
pan. Have ready pie dish lined and
bordered with paste. put in the meat
and a few hard-boiled eggs quartered;
reduce the gravy. pour it over the meat,
cover with paste and bake in. quick
oven.-N. Y. Herald
A new pest has come to trouble the
farmers of the Guadalupe and Oso Flaco
region, San Luis Obispo County, New,
which they call the "bean bird, as it is
very destructive to the fields of that
| plant, and in the past season has totally
destroyed the beans of some fields and
greatly injured all. The bird resembles
the wren, is tiny little animated limp
of gray feathers, appearing in great
numbers, but not in dense tiocks. never
| alight in trees, but make Their nests
and roost in the ground. - Chicago
Times.
"A mixture which is excellent for re-
moving grease spots and stains from
carpets and clothing is made of two
| ounces of ammonia, two ounces of
white castle soap, one ounce of glycer-
| inc, one ounce of ether; cut the soap
fine, dissolve in one pint of water over
the fire: add two quarts of water. This
should be mixed with water in the pro-
portion of a teacupful to one ordinary
sized pail Of water. Mix thorougiy and
wash soiled garments in it. For remov-
ing spots use sponge or clean flannel
cloth, and with a dry cloth rub as dry
as possible. Woolen goods may be
made to look bright and fresh by being
| sponged with this.-BoSton Transcript.
AS matter of economy and good
| management, says the RuraJ MesSe9gtr,
| be sure to have a rat-proof CRIB This
can be done at very little trouble or ex-
pense. Build the house of skinned
poles or latticework plank; let the sills
rest on small blocks four feet high, cap
ped with sheets o. tin or large tin pans
| inverted, and lie guarded to leave moth
| ing leaning against the house but STEP
ladder, and this must be kept under the
house except when in use to get out
corn. This being done, you will no
longer be pestered with the filth and
waste of rats and mice. This is the
year to have you a cheap rat-proof crib
and help TO save your shelled corn
crop.