Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-07-17
FARM AND PRESIDE.

OMELEr.-In making an omelet, care
should be taken that the omelet pan is hot
and dry. To insure this, put small
quantity of lard into the pan, let it sim
mer few minutes and remove 1t, wipe
the pan dry with towel and put in lit
tie fresh lard, in which the omelet may
be fried. Care should be taken that the
lard does not burn, which would spoil the
color of the omelet. 1t is better to make
two or three omelets than one very large |
one, as the latter cannot be well handled |
by novice. The omelet made of three |
eggs ia the one recommended for begin |
ners. Br eak the eggs separate; put them
into bowl and whisk thoroughly with a |
fork. The longer they are beaten the
lighter will the omelet be. Beat up tea
spoonful of milk with the eggs and con-
tinue to beat until the last moment before
pouring into the pan, which should be
over hoe fire. AS soon as the omelet
sets, remove the pan from the hottest part
of the fire. Slip knife under it to pre-
vent sticking to the pan. When the CEN
tire is almost firm slant the pan, work the
oHelet in shape to fold easily and neatly,
end, when slightly Drowned, hold plat
+ ter against the edge of the pan and deity
turn it out on to the hot dish. Salt mixed
with the eggs prevents them from rising,
and when it is so used the omelet will
look flabby, yet without salt it will taste
insipid. Add little salt to it just before
folding it and turning out on the dish.
SOAP SUBS AS FERTILlzER.-The
soap suds commonly used for manuring
trees is very much mixed liquid. 1t
contains some soap, no doubt, but IN
washing soiled linen the fat of the soap
unites with the alkali of the dirt and dis
solves it, forming usually an ammoniacal
soap. Thus in the chemical reaction of
washing. the soap is partly decompcsed.
and there would be some free potash in
the fouled water or suds. There would
also be some ammonia in the suds, or at
least, considerable potential ammonia. as
one can easily discover by keeping the
suds for few days in warm weather and
subjecting it to a nose test; so that,
while the fat of the soaAis of no value at
all, yet the alkalies, potash; soda and am
monia are all useful. and there is in ad-
dition considerable organic matter. as
scales of the skin, which are also rich In
nitrogen and form ammonia; soap suds
from the family washing should. there
fore. be utilized as far as possible as a fer
tiliZer for fruit trees, t
THE BEST FEED FOR PIGs.-The best
feed for weaned young pigs is potatoes
boiled and mashed in the water in which
they are boiled, tbickened with barley
meal. This is given in reasonable qnanti-
ties, and not to oyerfeed the pigs. A,
young pig Of 20 or 80 pounds needs no
more of this food than q pound day,
with pint Of skinned milk. 1t is alto
gether wrong to give the pigs so much
food that they cannot hold any more. This
repletion leads to indigestion and produces
staggers and paralysis of the hind quar-
tiers black teeth and other supposed all
ments follow from the dlsordered sto-
mach. 1t is easy to increase the food if
found necessary, but not to remove the
injury caused by giving too much. AS the
pigs grow very fast the food needs to
be increased in proportion. The 800 pound
8 months-old pigs are never overfed, but
are fed just enough and no more. For
SOO-pound pig, 10 pounds of dry food is am.
pie for one days feeding.
THE RISK of moving fruit trees that
are already three to six inches in diameter
Is so great that we advise setting of young
trees in the desired spot instead of at
tempting the removal. The only way to
move such trees with safety is to do it
when the ground is frozen. so that large
lump of soil may be taken with the roots;
but even then the check to growth must
be great, as the roots of tree generally
extend as far in every direction as the
branches, or further. and the feeders are
at the furthest extremity. Hence, when
the roots are cut off close to the tree, the
feeding rootlets are almost entirely de-
stroyed. and new ones must grow before
the tree can make any growth. Our ex-
perience has been that a thrifty two-year.
old tree would bear fruit sooner after |
transplanting than five or six year old. |
and would always be more valuable tree
-GermantoCn Telegraph.
A SURE CURE FOR HICCoUGH.-A
remedy, tested many times without fail
ure, is published in the popular Science
Monthly" which says that it can be used
always by some one person upon person
who has 1.-THE hiccoughs," and generally
by the sufferer himself. You say to your
friend something like this 'sSee how
close together you can hold the tips of
your forefngers without touching. Now
keep your elbows out free from your sides
You can get your fingers closer than that
They are touching now. There-now
hold them SO. Steady!'' By this time
you can generally ask "Now. why don't
you hiccough p The Involuntary ten
dency to breathe slowly and steadily when
the attention is fixed on performing del
1cate manipulation counteracts the coz
vulsive action of the diaphragm.
BREAST COLLAR HARNESS. The breas
collar differs from the usual neck collar
worn by working horses in bearing less
on the shoulder. 1t Is more suitable for
light work. driving on the road in