Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-16
HOME AND FARM.

"A hearty meal, taken while evces
sivedy fatigued, has often destroyedlife.
Days.
Vinegar Pie: One-half cup of water,
one-half cup of molasses. one cracker.
a little salt and nutmeg, and one table,
spoonful of vinegar.-1he Household.
The worst cold may be promptly
cured if, within twenty-four hours after
it has been taken, the patient will keep
warm IN bed and eat little or nothing
for q day or two.-Erchange.
Absorbent material, though of it.
self possessing but little value, becomes
valuable when it is used for preventing
the waste of liquids that would other
wise be entirely lost without their use.
"A good cleansing Of the entire body
with soap and warm water once a week
is all the bathing the human system re-
quires for purposes of health. in ordi.
nary circumstances.-HaWs Journal OF
Health.
Save manure by not allowing any.
thing to waste, and prevent liquid fer.
tility from running off for want of alb
sorbents or of compost heaps to receive
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to have $50 in bills stolen from them
allow $3.50 worth of enriching materials
to escape and waste.-1foy Times.
Cream Biscuit: In making cream
or other short biscuit, mix an hour or
two Cor several will do no harm) before
baking. l often mix when doing my
work after dinner, when wanted for tea,
as they are better than when baked inn
mediately. If the sisters would likenice
light crust forpot-pie, mix and let stand
the same way, only make a little sitter
and a tri1e soda put in.-BoSton
Globe.
Mr.. E. P. Roe regards small fruits
as a means of material and physical
grace in multitudes of homes, as con-
ducive to higher spiritual condition.
'W hat nearer approach have we to the
mama that fell from Heaven? He
knows little of cause and effect in the
human organism who is not awar that
q dish of fruit and cream in the morn
ing is better for soul and body than
coarse food that is more heating to the
blood than the suns vertical rays."-
N. Y. Iribune.
Tho DAIRY Farmer tells of a market
gardener who had a very fine COW that
vas MIXED week after week alternate
ly by two hired men,. He observed that
the amount of butter he carr ed to mar
ket weighed about q pound more on
each alternate week. He watched the
men and tried the COW after they had
finished milking, but always found that
there wa no milk left in the teats. He
finally asked the Scotch girl who took
care of the milk if she could account
for the difference. "Why, yes. When
Jim milks he says to the old cow: SO,
my pretty muley, so!' But when Sam
milks he hits her on the hip and says;
Hist, you old brute ="
Recipe. for Potato Dumplimgs: Very
nice for warn weather when you have
no meat or do not care tor meat: One
pint of damned potatoes seasoned with
butter, pepper and salt; add three OF
four eggs, as you can afford; then stil
in flour with a spoon as much as you
can conveniently. Save the wafer in
which the potatoes were boiled; season
in h same way to taste. Drop the
dumplings in with a spoon; boil fifteer
ortwenty minutes, stirring occasionally
that they do not settle on the bottom
of your kettle and burn. If butter i!
scarce you car leave it out of the
dumplings and they will be very gooc
| Without.-Etder Blossom.