The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-03
FARM N

-Stye or. the Eyelid: Put a teaspoon.
full 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 on
all night:-Erchdngs.
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.-Boston
Budget.
The unpleasant odor left in the
breath after eating onions is entirely
removed by d cup of strong coffee; and
the coffee being prepared while the
onions are being cooked counteracts
the smell.-Indianapolis 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 will 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
q piece of glue that has a smooth and
rather thick edge, dip it slightly in hot
WdIcTj duu pass iISheiy oNOl IL SOouS
before cutting the buttonholes. The
result will be satisfactory.-Albdny
| Journal.
Cream Cake: Break two eggs in a
| teacup, fill up with sweet cream, M
teacup of white sugar, n level tea
spoonful of cream of tartar, one-half
| teaspoonful Of soda mixed in n table.
| spoonful of water, n and one-half
teacups of flour, and a little nutmeg;
mix all together well and bake.-Fdr7n
and Ffreside.
Graham Gems One and one-half
| pints of graham meal, three teaspoon
fuls of baking powder, tablespoon
full 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 a batter
not much sitter than a pancake batter.
Bake in a 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 OF standing in
manure. The horse should be kept on
a 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 NeU Yorker.
Bread Pancakes /: Take stale bread
and soak over night in soul milk; in
the morning rub through a colander,
and to one quart add the yelks of two
eggs, one teaspoon of salt, ont
teaspoon of soda, two table
spoons of sugar and flour enough tt
make a batter a little thicker than fol
buckweat cakes; add last the well
beaten whites of the eggs and bake
Boston Budget.
Breed SO as to have every lamb al
improvement upon the average stand
ard of the flock, says the Breeders
Gazette, and sell as soon as they can b.
ready all that come below such stand
ard. When the time comes for sellin!
animals of any kind or age, do tn
selecting yourself, and always keep tn
best as they are worth more to you thai
any one else SO long as they are no
overstocked.
Oil of wintergreen, mixed with a.
equal quantity of olive oil, when apple
externally to infamed joints affected b
acute rheumatism, is maintained to be
on high therapeutic authority, a mean
of instant relief from pain. At an
rate, its introduction to the sic
chamber is unobjectionable, if only fo
the agreeable odor it imparts to th
atmosphere.-The Household.