South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-06-13
Farmer and House Keeper.

Vol. NO. lS.
Farmer and House Keeper.
IxD1AN CAxxs.--To mske psrfec, 10.
dian cakes use one pin. Of sour milk one
beaten egg, ono smail tablespoon Of
light brown sugar. and teaspoonf0l OF
salt. Stir ID this mixture Of two parts
Indian meal and one part wheat -Four,
until you have elf batter. Add .
small teaspcou Of baking coda, dissolv.
cd In little hot water. and thin 70 the
proper consistency With sweet milk.
This will mike about twenty large PAM
! cakes.
Housekecpcrs are frequently annoyed
BY oil marks on papersd wallis against
which thoughtless persons have laid
their heads. These unsighty spots may
DO removed by making . paste of cold
water and pipe clay or fullers earth, and
laying i. on the surface without rubbing
il on. else the pattern Of the paper will
thon likely be injured. Leave the paste
on all night. In the morning il can b.
brushed Off and tho spot will have dis
appeared, but . renewal OF the opera
ton may be necessary II the oil mark 10
old. Tho experiment will be likely TO
result most satisfactorily on plain pa
pers, or that with tho least number Ut
colo.ed figures.
TREATMENT OF EARAcuE.-It 10 said
that by the following simple method a.
most instant rolicf OF eArache 10 aiford.
ed Put five drops of chloroform on a
little cotton or wool 10 tho bowl Of
clay pipe, then blow tho vappr through
the stem into the aching ear Med. Re-
cord.
To prevent haystacks firing, scatter
a few handfuls of common salt between
each laye-. Tue salt, by absorbing the
humidity Of the hay. not only prevents
its fermentation and consequent heat
ing, but also adds a salty taste to thIs
forage, which all cattle like; besides, it
stimulates the appetite and assists their
digestion, and SO preserves them from
many diseases.
A correspondent. Of the Western Agri-
culturist says tcaspoouiul Of saltpes
tre dissolved in a gallon Of water and
the solution applied to the grape vines
will check the ravages Of the rose bud.
This remedy might be worth trying.
Never wash the ftct in warm water,
except just before retiring. Cold wa
ter, with n little ammonia or salt drop
pod in. is much pleasantcr and moro
healthfui.
Bathc weak eyes daily in salt water
not salt enough TO cause q smarting sens
sation. Nothing Is moro strengthening.
says an exchange, and wo know several
persons who, after using this simple ton.
ic for few weeks, had put aside tho
spectacIes they had used for years, and
did rot resume them, continuing, OF
course, the often-repeated daily use OF
salt water. Mover force your oyosight
to read or work in insufficient or too
broad light, Reading with the sun upon
ones book i, very injurious to the eyes.
SWINE IN SUMMER.--Salt and char
coal should be furnished regularly
throughout tho year, says writer in
the Prairie Farmer, but the hog re-
quires it most during the'summer. Tho
food and the circumstances Of summer
tend. to produce acidity OF tho stomach.
Salt and charcoal are needed to cor
rect this. believe that salt is nee
essaIy ingredient Of animal food. wheth-
or or not il il an absolutely necessary
part OF the bodily tissue or whether or
not IL directly aids digestion. am not
prepared to say but 1 am certain that
indirectly aids in digestion. and the
maintenance of health by keeping tho
stomach pure and sweet. II nigh. we'll
be called the disinfectant of tho animal
digestive & assimilative ecoonmy. The
ability of charcoal to absorb gases and
purify the stomach is we'll recognized.
These two will keep tho stomach Of tho
hog in q healthy, normal condition.
They should DO supplied regularly at
least twice week. Save the charcoal
from the stoves Ii this 10 not enough,
burn pile OF green brush. Care must
be taken not to give the hogs too much
salt. Hogs are so very greedy tina. they
will eat too much IL allowed so do 40. I
know Of no other farm animal that will
eat too much salt, il it Is given II regu.
larly or kept before it all the time. A
bog should not be given too much salt
at any one time, and plenty Of water
must be supplied sfterward. OF all do.
mesiij animals the hog, he<haps, suffers
most from thirst, aud when this 10 In.
creased plenty or salt wafer should no
provided.
EFFECT or SALT on THE BLooD.-Dr.
Stevens, French ply sician saw butch.
or killing pig. lie observed that be
stirred the blood Of tho animal, and adj ,
ded handful of common salt 10 IL while ,
stirring which made it crimson and the
stirring being discontinued remained fiu-
Id. Tue change OF color awakened bis
curiosity. The butcher could give no
explanation, except that il kept Il FROM,
jellying and spelling. DIR. Stevens seiz,
ed a vessel, caught some Of the blood.
and made several experiments by put, :
. ftr.sr aalf int "a III C~..-a