The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-03
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

-Stye on the Eyelid: Put teaspoon
FIJI of black tea in a small bag. pour on
it enough boiling water to moisten it;
then put it on the eye warm; keep it Oh
all ight.-ELchGnge
Fried Rice: Rice boiled in milk and
water with a little salt; mould in a
! square pan and when cold cut into
small squares; dip in egg and cracker
dust and fry a light brOwn.-BOSt01l
/ Budget.
The unpleasant odor left in the
( breath after eating onions is entirely
removed by 4 cup of strong coffee. and
the coffee being prepared while the
onions are being cooked counteracts
the smell.-Iadianapolis Sentinel.
A St. Louis physician says that
! asphaltum varnish is the best disinfect-
ant he knows of; it will destroy all
germs at once, and no household in
sects viii approach an article of furni-
ture whose interior has been painted
with it.
An aid in making buttonholes in a
garment which trays badly is to take
a piece of glue that has 4 smooth and
rather thick edge. dip it slightly in hot
water, and pass lightly over the goods
before cutting the buttonholes. The
result viii be satisfactory.-Abany
journal.
Cream Cake: Break two eggs in a
teacup. fill up with sweet cream, one
teacup of white sugar. one level tea
spoonful of cream of tartar, one-half
teaspOonful of soda mixed in one table
spoonful of water, one and one-half
teacups of flour, and little nutmeg;
mix all together well and bake.-Fdynl
and FircSide.
-Graham Gems One and one-half
pints of graham meal, three teaspoon
fuls of baking powder, one tablespoon
ful of butter. one egg, One-half cup of
sugar, one teaspoOnful of salt. Stir to-
gether with sweet milk or milk and
water, or use water alone, to batter
not much sitter than Il pancake batter
Bake in Il hot oven. Have your gem
pans well greased.-THe Household.
Thrush consists of a diseased state
of the frog. often brought about by
running on wet pasture or standing in
manure. The horse should be kept on
4 dry floor, the diseased portions of the
hoof cut away, and the surface busted
over with dry calomel, some being
pressed into the cleft. This will prob
ably effect a cure in a short time
Rural NelC YORKER
Bread Pancakes Take stale bread
and soak over night in sour milk; in
the morning rub through colander,
and to one quart add the yelks of two
eggs, one teaspoon of salt, one
teaspoon of soda, two table
spoons of sugar and flour enough to
make batter little thicker than for
buckweat cakes; add last the we'll
beaten whites of the eggs and bake
Boston Budget.
Breed so as to have every lamb an
improvement upon the average stand
ard of the flock, says the Breeders
Gazette, and sell as soon as they can be
ready all that come below such stand
ard. When the time comes for selling
animals of any kind or age, do the
selecting yourself, and always keep the
best as they are worth more to you than
any one else so long as they are not
Overstocked.
Oil of wintergreen, mixed with an
equal quantity of olive oil, when applied
externally to intlamed joints affected by
acute rheumatism, is maintained to be,
on high therapeutic authority, means
of instant relief from pain. At any
rate, its Introduction to the sick
chamber is unobjectionable. if only for
the agreeable odOr it imparts to the
atmosphere.-Th Household.