The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-08-14
FARM AND rIREs1DE.

-Examine your bushes for insects,
and endeavor to destroy as many of
them al possible.
Ventilation, and plenty Of it at this
season is very essential, not only in the
stables, but also In the barn.
Continue to improve your stock;
make it better every year, and ten to
one your soil will follow suit.-Chioago
Journal.
Color taken out of dark colored
goods with acid may be restored by the
application Of liquid ammonia. Ueue-
land Leader.
Bad cookery in short is working
as much mischief as bad whisky, and
is doing more to perpetuate the use of
the latter than ID generally supposed
Toronto Globe.
Giving salt to animals is often neg
lected, and yet it is as important as
watering or feeding, for upon it de-
ponds the health and productive ca
| pacity of the stock.-Boston Globe.
Vinegar pie: One egg, one heap
ing tablespoon of -four, one teacup of
sugar; beat all well together, and add
one tablespoon sharp vinegar, and one
teacup of cold water; flavor with nut
meg and bake with two crusts.-Troy
Times.
The Rural World says that it Is one
Of the few facts that are patent to all
who know anything of the business that
by the creamery system the hogs that
may be raised from the skinned milk,
after the cream has paid a higher price
than the butter made thereof, will. pay
all the expenses of o dairy farm save
only the feed.
half a dollar in the value of each
ton of hay made can be easily made or
Cost by the difference in the time of out
ting and the manner of curing. This
may seem a small amount to the indi-
yidual farmer, but in the aggregate it
makes a difference of SIS, 00O, 900 for or
against the farmers, the value of the
hay crop being exceeded only by that
of corn and wheat.-Prdirie Farmer.
Horns are weapons of o~ffense; their
absence denotes domesticity and docili-
ty; consequently thrift, productiveness
and fertility. Their absence insures
comfort and convenience in handling,
yarding, stabling, feeding and ship
ping. Their absence insures against a
large proportion of the casualties on a
stock farm. This is the experience Of
nearly all who have handled polled cat.
tie. and there are facts, to deny which
lis to call white black.-MaSsachusetts
,PIomghman.
delicious fritters may have stale
bread for the foundation; if care il
taken in removing any or all of the
crust that is dark brown fritters will bt
light colored and very inviting in ap
pearance. Eggs are a good addition ii
the proportion of four eggs to one quar-
of sweet milk; a saltspoonful of salt
and four or i've slices of bread are alst
required. The bread should be soaking
in the milk for two hours. 1t can b.
broken into small bits, and then it viii
not be lumpy.-M. Y. Posi-.
Nothing is. more distressing to /.
sick person, who is not quite ill enough
to fill up all worldly thoughts, than t.
have the doctor at his morning call fine
the room disarranged and the patien
in a night dress, not fresh and neat il
appearance. 1t should be the first car,
of the one in charge of the house t,
see that this state of things shall no
exist. AS long as the room must b.
attended to at some time during tn
day, why not do it when the creates
amount of comfort would result from
itp-DetroI Post.