South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-02-27
Farmer and House, Keeper.


arowers Ut house plants make at the
.utset 10 that OF trying to root cat,ircs
il the shade, fearing that II they are
put IN the sunlight they viii Gilt. Ihis
- . mist H., especially in I e case cf
yersniums, Which cannot have too much
tight waen roofing. Give them plenty
of sunshine. and do rot deiuac them
9th water. IL you would not have them
d.cAy instead Of rootiHg- Never ~.
tempt TO . rike cH,fings or even grow
plants ia any receptacle which has no
drainage. or disappointment viii very
likely be tho result. e
Cream Fritters. aud one.
half plnts of flour. -four beaten eggs,
one pint OF milk, one teaspoonful of
salt, one pint OF cream. Stir togeth-
er md try in small cakee.
Barley meal or barley soaked in
cold water wall increase one third
bulk, aud by cooking will swell ont
considerably more. There is no
doubt that when thrs treated il gives
much more nutriment than meal in
its dry state.
To relieve Cough.-A small piecs
o. resin dipped in water, which is
placed in u vessel on u stove, will
add . peculiar property to tho at
mosphere OF the room. which will
give relief TO persons troubled with
cough The heat of the water is
sufficient to throw off the aroma of
the resin, and gives the same relief
that Is attoi ded by u combus ton. be-
cause the evapor. ton il more dura-
BILE. The same resin may be used
for weeks.
A lady in Pennsylvania who pities
the victims oil corns sends the follow.
ing as ~ simple aud safe way OF dia.
posing OF them lave ia the bed room
u small bottle o. strong vinegar and
little baking soda; upon retiring soak
the corn we'll with vinegar and thea
bind u little soda on The wet corn,
keeping il N all night. This must
be per-erved m nightly for ten days
or two weeks, aud the whole corn
will drop out 10 the very core when
bathed In warm water aud will not
return. The spot will be tender Tor
while, and soft shoe should be
worn. Airs. Blown.
A correspondent Of the German
town Telegraph says that the apples
that have 6eeu fioz N IL barrels. if
they have been thawed, and are trea-
It'd rs follows, will come out bright
and clean and look better than ever.
Say the fruit in the frozen state is in
barrels stand the barrel on the bot
tom head, remove the top lead aud
enough OF the fruit SO that the barrel
Is full lacking one half Of a busbel
then. ill the barrel round fill Of clean
snow, we'll packed down, place TIE
barrel in moderately warm room, and
IN day or two they will he all right
aud better than before they were fros.
ted.
Another Corn Cure. Get lump
oil good chalk. tea, and pound until
II is as line and eoft as flour; then
obtain common ia.Iow candle, mix
the C. ak and tallow into fine,
SMOOTH saIve. 1'his simple plcbiun
remedy. if faithfully follow ed, scldom
fails. Rn5 into the corns night aud
morning. until they drop gu; or dis
appear altogether
Making Apple Trees Bear Every
ear.-ln many parts of the country
apple trees yield u crop OF fInil only
every alternate year. the year rep.
resented by an odd number I879J
being barren, while that represented
By an even number 1SsO) will be
fruitful. In other places orchards
bear every year. Some trees will
yield fruit only every other year,
while others near them on every side
will produce bountiiul crop. Two
seasons are required to produce a crop
OF apples; that il, during one season
the fruit binds are developed, and du-
ring the neat the fruit. A the vital
energies OF some trees are employed
during one season Co develor the
fruit buds then the year following
their entire vitality seems 90 he spent
~ developing tie fruit, w1thort sufii-
cient force being let 10 form frnit
buds for the crop of the next season.
Now. in order to induce an apple
tree To bear fruit every season, climb
into the top, or go up on ladders, just
az one does when plncking the ripe
fruit, end with pair Of sharp shears
clip off all the young fruit from about
halt the tree. Then the fruit buds
will TORN on that side OF the tree
from which the young apples were
cut off. Que bali OF the top. then,
VIII Yield fruit one year, while the
other half will yield fruit the next
season.
! a common herd we'll cared fnr