Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-04-24
HOME AND FARM.

"A hearty meal, taken while exces-
sively fatigued, has often Destroyed Life.
|-GoLden Days. Ar
Vinegar Pie: One-half cup of water.
one-hah cup of molasses. one cracker,
a little salt and nutmeg. and one table,
spoonful of vinegar THE 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 day or two. q
Absorbent material, though of it
self possessing but little value, becomes
valuable when it is used for preventing
the waste of liquids that would othes-
wise be entirely lost without their use.
"A good cleansing f 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.-Hdl' journal of
Health.
Save manure by not allowing any
thing to waste, and prevent liquid fer
tility from running off for want of abb
sorbents or of compost heaps to receive
it. Many farmers who would be sorry
to have $50 in. bills stolen from them
allow $3.50 worth of enriching materials
to escape and waste.-Troy Times.
Cream Biscuit: In making cream
or other short biscuit, mix an hour or
two Cor several will do no harm) before
baking. / tften mix when doing my
work after dinner, when wanted for tea,
as they are better than when baked i'm
mediately. If the sisters would like nice
light crust for pot-pie, mix and let stand
the same way, only make little sitter
and tritle more soda put in.-Boston
Gl0be.ys - So -
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 TIE
mama that fell from Heaven? He
knows little of cause and effect in the
human organism who is not aware that
q dish of fruit and cream in the morn
ing is better for soul and body than
coarse food that is more heat ne to the
blood than the suns vertical rays. -
NJ 7. Tribune.
The DAIRY Farmer tells of market
gardener who had a very fine COW that
was 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 a pound more on
each alternate week. He watched the
men and tried the COW after they had
finished milking, but always found that
there was 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 Dumpli,sgs: Very
nice for warm weather when you have
no meat or do not care tor meat: One
pint of lammed potatoes seasoned with
butter. pepper and salt; add three or
four eggs, as you can afford; then stir
in flour with spoon as much as you
can conveniently. Save the wa er in
which the potatoes were boiled; season
in the same way to taste. Drop the
dumplings in with a spoon: boil fifteen
or twenty minutes, stirring occasionally.
that they do not settle on the bottom
of Your kettle and burn. If butter is
scarce you can leave it out of the
dumpIings and they will he very good
without. Blossom.