The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-31
FARM ANS FIREslpE.

-Stye on the EyeEd: Put teaspoon.
full Of black tea in asmall bag, pour an
it enough boiling eater to moisten Il.
then put it on the eye warm; keen IL on
all night.-EIchaRge.
Fried Rice: Rice boiled in milk ANA
water with a little salt; mould in !
square pan and when cold cut into
small squares; dip in egg and cracker
dust and fry light brown. Boston
Budget.
The unpleasant odor left in the
breath after eating onions is entirely
removed by cup of strong coffee, and
the coffee being prepared while the
onions are being cooked eounteraets
the smell.-Ipdianapolis 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.
seets will approach an article of furni.
ture whose interior has been painted
with it.
An aid in making buttonholes in
garment which trays badly is to take
piece of glue that has smooth ana
rather thick edge, dip.it slightly in hot
water, and pass lightly over the goods
before cutting the buttonholes. The
result will be satisfactory.-Al6ang
Journal
Cream Cake: Break two eggs in :
teacup, I'LL up with sweet cream, one
teaeup 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. Farm
and FEreside.
Graham Gems One and one-half
pints of graham meal, three teaspoon.
fuls of baking powder, one tablespoons
full of butter, one egg, one-half cup Of
sugar, one teaspoonfuIl Of salt. Stir to-
gether with sweet milk or milk and
water, or use water alone, to batter
not much sitter than a pancake batter.
Bake in hot oven. Have your gem
pans well greased.-The Household.
Thrush consists of diseased state
of the frog, often brought about by
running on wet pasture or standing in
manure. The horse should be kept ON
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 cure in short time
Rural NeW Yorker.
Bread Pancakes Take stale bread
and soak over night in sour milk; in
the morning rub through colander,t
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 wellS
beaten whites of the eggs and bake
Boston Budget.
Breed so as to have every lamb an
improvement upon the average stands
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
oest as they are worth more to you than
any one else so long as they are not
overstoeked.
oil of wintergreen, mixed with an
equal quantity of olive oil, when applied
externally to infiamed joints affected By
acute rheumatism. is maintained to lie,
on high therapeutic authority, means
of instant relief from pain. At any
rate, its introduction to the sick
chamber is unobjectionable, If only fog
the agreeable odor it imparts to thf
atmosphere.-The Household.