The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-09
i al AND FIREsiDE.

If you wish to clean up an old piece
of ground that is filed with coarse
grass, weeds and briars, turn in the
sheep.
"A, little borax put in the water in
which scarlet napkins and red-bordered
towels are to be washed will prevent
them from fading.-M Y. Herald.
For chapped lips. beeswax dissolved
in a small quantity of sweet oil, by heat
ing carefully. Apply the salve two or
three times a day, and avoid wetting
the lips as much as possible .-Savan-
nah Mews.
In buying a COW find out for your
self if she is what you want. Don't
take anybody's word for it. A mean
Gov is such an intolerable nuisance that
many men are strongly tempted to
strain a point in order to get rid of her.
Hartford Courant.
Pork Cake: One pound of pork
chopped fine, two cupfuls of boiling
water, three cupfuls of coffee sugar, one
cupful of molasses, sever cupfuls OF
flour, one teaspoonfu! of cloves, one
teaspoonful of nutmeg, one ~teaspoonful
of allspice, two pounds of fruit, more or
less.-Toledo Blade.
Too many, in breaking their horses,
put them Immediately to work. This
custom, while effective, destroys some
what the the temper and action of a
horse. The most humane and profita-
BILE course to pursue is to make the
work light at first, gradually increasing
it until the full capacity of the horse is
reached-Prairie Farmer.
An exchange thinks a good substi-
tute for the major portion of milk feed
to calves can be made at a small cost as
follows: One-half peck ground linseed,
n peck of ground corn, n peck of
ground oats, one peck of wheat bran;
mix thoroughly and boil one pint of the
mixture in three gallons of water, stir.
ring often. After the first three days
this can be almost wholly fed to calves,
with only a quart of skim milk at each
| feed.
Lemon Pudding: Beat the yelks OF
two eggs in a pudding dish; add two
cupfu1s of sugar; dissolve four table.
spoonfuis of corn starch in a little cold
water; stir into it two t%eacupfuls OF
boiling water; put in the juice of two
lemons with the grated peel; mix all to-
gether with a teaspoonful of butter;
bake about fifteen minutes. When done
spread over the top the beaten whites
of two eggs, previously sweetened with
white sugar. Let it brown a moment
in the oven. Serve either cold or hot.
Boston Budget.
Chicken jelly for invalids: Half 8
raw chicken pounded with a mallet
bones and meat together; cover witt
cold water and heat very slowly in s
covered vessel. Let it simmer until the
meat is in rags and the water reduced
one-half. Strain and press through {
collander or coarse cloth. Season tt
taste and return to the fire for five min
utes. Skim when cool. Keep it on ict
and give it to the patient cold. For
change the jelly can be made into {
sandwich with thin slices of bread anG
butter and will be found very nourish
ing.-The Household.
"A correspondent writes: 81 saw /.
novel way of mending a wooden dres
in which a round hole had been tori
and where only a patch could remed,
matters. The frayed portions arount
the tear were carefully smoothed, and
piece of the material, moistened witt
very thin mucilage, was placed unde
the hole. A heavy weight was put upol
it until it was dry, when it was onl
possible to discover the mended plac
by careful observation" Surely wort
while trying, for patches are premedi
tated poverty. It would, however
probably only answer for mending tn
skirt of dress,-Sdn Francisco Wron
sole. EeES