The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-21
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

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An Iowa farmer trains his grape
Tines on elm trees, and claims i'm
proved results Chicago Journal.
Tough meat may be made as ten
Ter as any by the addition of little
vinegar to the water when it is put on
20 boil.-N Y. Herald
To keep ice from windows take a
sponge or ordinary paint brush, rub
over the glass once or twice with lit
lie cold alcohol.
There is no use in cleaning your
poultry houses unless you burn the old
nests. They will harbor more of the
7arious kinds of poultry parasites than
you can ever exterminate with a white
wash brush.-ETchange.
Partial paralysis in mare is a Sc
rious matter and requires long time
TO produce any beneficial results. Give
her one dram each of powdered nux
vomica and lodide of potash night and
morning in her food for month or two.
Give the paralyzed side plenty of hand
rubbing and friction.-Ch Chicago HorSe-
man.
"A writer in LipDi71cOtt's Magazine
says that the economy Of French cook
ing is something to open American
eyes. Not a drop of water in which
vegetables are boiled ever drains away
wasted, but with a dish of milk and a
little pork fat or butter is made a good
soup vehicle by means of which to con-
sumo dry bread"
In the early stages the SPAWN, says
the Mirror art Farmer, is not clearly
developed, but afterward it is so well
marked that a SPAWN may be pronounced
to exist without an examination of the
joint. Treatment should be directed
TO the abatement of the inflammation,
which gives rise to the pain, and also
to promote absorption of the new
growth. Apply tincture of iodine
daily over the Joint with brush.
Homemade yeast is much slower
in its action than brewers, and if set in
the morning the bread would probably
not be ready till quite late in the even
ing. A two-pOund loaf will take about
three-quarters of an hour in an ordinary
oven; ten minutes longer if baked in
tin. Keep clean, bright skewer for
testing. If. when plunged into the loaf,
it comes out clean, then the bread may
be drawn, but if sticky it must remain
longer.-N T. Herald
The simple plan of storing eggs in
dry ashes has been used for some time
by correspondent of the Lire Stock
Journal with very satisfactory results.
Though rather fastidious about their
quality, he reports having enjoyed
those thus kept during a period of
more than four months, and in one in.
stance whole year. The only precau-
tions seem to be (besides, of course,
sound eggs to begin WITH ''to see that
the ashes are quite dry, and TO see that
the eggs do not touch one another"
For barley soup, cut three slices of
bacon and two pounds of the neck Of
veal in small pieces; put them in a
saucepan or small kettle with pint of
water. Let this simmer for three
quarters Of an hour, then add one small
onion, carrot, two stalks of celery,
half teaspoonful Of black pepper,
teaspoonful of salt, and two quarts of
hot water. Let this boil for at least
two hours. then take from the fire, and
when cold. remove the fat or scum from
the top, strain the soup, and put it on
the fire and add pint of barley which
has been washed and soaked in cold
water for three hours at least.-BOStOH
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