The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-10-14
FARM AND FlRESIDF.

If nutmegsyare good, whenprickea
with pin, - oil will Instantly ooze ont
Ito brighten eors Clean Silver w
jniokeipiateds ware. rub with woolen<.
cloth and -four. .sassG Iac< Hi ga,f ss
4 -Spiced Gurransss Five pounds Of
ripe earrantssafoar pounds OF brown
sugar, one pint of vinegar, one table,
spoonful each of cloves and aiIspice. 4 y
little nutmeg; boif one hour or until
quite thick. \ Ihe Household assT -
-Ducklings rthe young. ,auacks--
that are not allowed to run to pond,
where frogs and tadpoles abound, must
have meat, Unlike chickens, milk viii
not sutice.~eThe duck will mot thrira
on an entire vegetable diet.-Field and =
Farm. f@s4 tsssl siFsl
70 I-Crabapple Jelly: Put the apples
In the Kettle with enough water ia
cover;rl let ahem boil until very soft 5.
mash them up with a spoon and strain
out the juice; take a'pint of Juice 10 4 II
pound of sugar: beiiit thirty minutes.
and strains througha, sieye.-Tbs Co.
|, terer. -. St., ....-.e
49old orchards are g. often brought
into a state of ffuitfulness by generous y
manuring and cultivation. Save ali
the bones found upon the premises, and
lay in stock if you can procure them.
ltThey are better than any spatentnl
manures,e Break them with a, sledgs
hammer and put them freely in the soil
| around fruit trees. IL Montreal Witness.
|. To cleanse feathers. put the loose
feathers into a tub Of. hotssoapsn and
wash them Thoroughly. through several
| waters, using no soap in the last, aud
wiring tiroughia -wringer each
time; then spread in clean. dry room
and stir frequently until perfectly dry.
The above process will thoroughly
cleanse them and leave. them light and
in perfect order Washing in q bedticks
I will not produce the desired effect. =
iQouYatrys lGe'st5esadn. o. 3S aiH'aS sssl
Ia ARemediessfor bee stings are M. I
4 merous- Almost anybody can name
| two or three, As a rule It is useless to
1 apply any thing to- the affected part
/ simply Withdraw the singer. which Is
1 nearly always left.in the flesh, letting
the wound entirely alone Rubbing
and the effects are much more hurtful
II AlboT Deliip SIuHSg, EeSt quietly, Dedr tift
pain with patience; andin a few mo-
Ements it will have passed away, leaving
no very bad effects. ". Y. H5rdld. s.
These points as to his method are
4 given by9a farmer who knows how to
raise. four hundred bushels of potatoes .
to the acre Rich, light soil; pillow
\ deep early in spring; plant fifteen
i inches apart; cover, four inches deep
| or more, keep down the weeds, but do
isnot work tie ground after the potatoes
begin, to3bloom.. The main secret, he
says, is in selecting the seed. He
always cuts off the blossom end. One
eye will yield more potatoes than two.
| Indianapolis Se.atiase. y sas; Il
4 "A writer in the Ladies' Floral
1 Cabinet suggests the following as a.
| pretty summer decoration of open fire.
i place: Fill it with growing ferns,
j concealing with moss the pots IN
which they are plantetE and if the ferns
dielreplace them from time to time, as
. may BE necessary, with fresh ones
4 from the woods, Place above the ferns,
slanting from side to side Of the fire.
place, a branch covered with gray
lichen, and if possible a stuffed squirrel
Il Jas if it were running, or a gay-plumage
stuffed bird. The effect is more pleas.
ing than can be imagined. sa