The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-04
FARM AND PRESIDE.

Lemon juice, instead of cream, in
tea makes very refreshing drink
Boston Globe.
"A potato with one end cut off is
better than a rag for securing the
knives. A thin shave must be taken of
each time, to give moist surface
Chicago Journal.
The advantages of soiling consist
of a saving of land, a saving Of fences,
q saving of food, a saving of manure
and better care given the stock, as well
as increased production from the land.
-EGct@ngo.
When a horse is troubled with in-
digestion, says the NeU Hampshire MIR
r0r, it should not have large quantity
of hay or grain. Dat meal is the best
food, being easily digestible. Feeding
often, with q small quantity each meal,
is better than large quantity az once.
Peach leather for pies is made by
stewing peaches as if for present use;
take out the stones and mash into a
pulp. Spread out thin on q smooth,
clean board exposed to the sun. In
few days it vii be dry enough to roll
up and put away for winter. Prairie
Farmer.
Sudden changes in the color OF
butter, unless caused by sudden changes
in food, say from oat and corn meal to
bran Of poor quality, or rye meal, is
caused by ehurning too warm and load
ing the butter with casein. Soft and
white butter are both due to one cause
too highly charged with the solid
matter of buttermilk.- r Post.
Coffee Cake.-To make one good.
sized loaf take one beaten egg, one-half
cup of molasses, two thirds of cup of
brown sugar, one very small cup of
bntter, same-sized cup of very strong
cold coffee, one teaspoonful of cream
of tartar, one seant teaspoonful of sal
eratus, one cup of raisins; flavor with
nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice; put in
enough flour to make as thick as pound
cake.-The Household
Some farmers find it an advantage
to plant corn on their clover sod with
manure, aud then follow with potatoes
the following spring. The potatoes are
less likely to be scabby than when
planted directly on clover lea, but in q
dry season are more likely to be in
Jul6u ny uIOuGuG. w H6ES IL IS lIlt6uu6u
to plant potatoes after corn the land
should be fall plowed and rye sown for
turning under in the spring. Chicago
| Times.
The Chicago Druggist recommends
the following for the cure of severe
scalds and burns: Cover the injured
parts freely with soft soap. If the burn
be severe apply soon after linseed oil,
with a plentiful dressing of -four. This
cakes on, and fresh oil and flour can
be added. When this covering falls of
new skin will have formed and no
scar left. Carron oil is also regarded
as an excellent remedy where the skin
| is unbroken, care of course being taken
to exclude the air from the injured
| part.
All cellars should be ventilated.
There is q great deal of foul gas that
| aecumulates from the decay of vege-
| table matter in them that too often is
| allowed to pass into the rooms above,
to the injury of the health of their oc-
cupants, The best way to secure yentila-
1 ton is to have communication between
the cellar and the chimney by means of
pipe or other opening. The upward
draft will remove the foul air as it
| aceumulates, and render il nearly or
quite as pure as in the rooms above. =
Boston Transcript.