The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-09-10
HOME AND FARM.
1t is mistake to put spoons in thu
holder handles down.

1T is mistake to put spoons in the
holder handles down.
When drain pipes or other place.
get sour or impure they may be cleansed
with lime water, carbolic acid or chlor-
'de OF hme.-Erchdnge.
TO stone raisins easily pour boiling
water over them and drain it off. This
loosens them and them come out with
ease.-7he Household.
Celery grown upon a CLAY soil is
more solid and better favored than that
grown upon muck. but it does not grow
SO tall.-Cincssnati Times.
You may grow Melilot or sweet
clover for the bees to gather honey from
late in the season, but not for stock as
they will not eat it. 1t has "A bitter
taste. 1t will perpetuate itself in good
land without cultivation. - Western
Rural
Asparagus Soup: Boil one bunch
OF asparagus and one onion until ten
der, with one teaspoonful of salt and
one OF pepper. Pass through colan-
der and mix with one quart of boiling
milk. little butter and one egg. Serve
immediately.-Totedo Blade.
Public water-troughs, it is claimed,
are places from which infectious dis.
eases may be spread. 1t is better that
the farmer carry pail in the wagon.
But ii the trough must be used, the wa
ter should always flowing in it instead
OF turning it on only when wanted
Chicago Tribune.
Orange Jelly in the Peel: Cut inch
round holes in the stem side of smooth
oranges; take out the pulp with a tea
spoon, and steep the skins for two hours
in cold water: drain. and scrape out the
inside carefully. range them on broken
ice, and fill with French jelly. When
cold, cut in halves, and serve from a
glass dish, garnished with green leaves.
The Caterer.
An hundred and sixty acres of good
land is enough for any fine stock pur-
pose for one man in this country. 1t
will maintain with ease an hundred
head of cattle, and those will be enough
for any one man to look after. Too
much money in land and too little in
cattle is bad policy. A few cattle fairly
fed are better than many i'll kept
Field and Farm.
Keeping down the weeds will not be
the only gain to come from thorough
hoeing. By having a layer of finely
pulvcrized soil at the surface evapora-
ton Of moisture will be prevented dur
ing the day, while absorption will 60 on
through the night. After every heavy
rain the soil Of the garden should be
gone over with hoe or rake to prevent
crusting. Chicago Journal
Bread Soup: Boil four onions, two
turnips and small stick of celery, all
minced. in quart of water. with tea
spoonful of salt. When the vegetables
are tender. add another quart of water,
break in half a pound of light bread
crusts. and boil gently for twenty min
utes. Stir the bread until broken up,
add an ounce of butter, pepper and salt
to taste, and teaspoonful of finely.
shred parsley.-Boston Budget.
Charcoal in a porous basket and
also quicklime serve important uses in
the publication of air. In experiments
ing on this subject X scientist took three
hens and placed them under bell glasses.
With one he put little lime, with an.
other some charcoal, and with the third
nothing. In half hour the latter was
dead, the second quite stupid, and the
first was almost as well as ever. This
shows the value of charcoal in bee
room or sick room.-Ezchaage.