The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-08
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

Lemon Juice, instead of cream, in
tea makes very refreshing drink
Boston Globe.
A potato with one end cut off is
better than rag for securing the
knives. A thin shave must be aiken oil
each time, to give moist surface
Chicago Journal.
The advantages of soiling consist
OF saving of land, a saving of fences,
saving of food, a saving of manure
and better care { wen the stock, as we'll
as increased prod 'ction from tke land.
-EIchonge.
When a horse is troubled with in.
digestion, says the NeJo Hampshire Mir
TOr, it should not have a large quantity
of hay or grain. Oat meal is the best
food, being easily digestible. Feeding
often, with small quantity each meal,
is better than large quantity 81 once
Peach leather for pies is made b.,
stewing peaches as if for present use
take out the stones and mash into 3
pulp. Spread out thin on smooth
clean board exposed to the sun. In o
few days it viii be dry enough to roll
up and put away for winter. -Prairje
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 churning 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.- Y. Post.
Coffee Cake.-To make one good
sized loaf take one beaten egg, One-half
cup of molasses, two thirds of a cup OF
brown sugar, one very small cup of
butter, same-sized cup of very strong
cold coffee, one teaspoonful of cream
of tartar, one scant 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 a
dry season are more likely to be in
jured by drought. Where it is intended
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 plentiful dressing of flour. This
cakes on, and fresh oil and Hour can
be added. When this covering falls of
new skin will have formed and no
scar left. Carron oil is also regarded
as an e 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 great deal Of foul gas that
accumulate5 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,
lion 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 i
accumulates, and render it nearly or
quite as pure as in the rooms above. -
Boston Transcript.