The Osceola times., 1886-07-31
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE
"A man may have the best know,

"A man may have the best knor.
breed of fowls, and if they are not nTo,
erly cared for they will not give satIst,p.
tion.-M. Il. Farmer.
Cream Pie: Beat one egg with
small half cup of sugar, two tablespoon
fuls of flour, one cup creamy milk ana
one teaspoonful Of lemon extract
Boston Globe.
VIM. Falconer, in the Country Gen.
neman, says that parsnips, salsifv
and scorzonera are more apt to Cro.,
forked when planted on freshly ma.
nured soil.
1t is said that the best mode OF n.
ing sulphur about plants, in order IN
destroy insects, is to sprinkle it on tbe
ground during warm day, when h
will prove beneficial without iniurin,
the plants. - Troy Times.
One gives the body up to sleep with
a fuller sense Of rest, deeper sweet.
ness. if the last look around the rooms
bed-candle in hand. has shown eyerv
object in its right place and its best con.
dition. all well-ordered, comfortable
and beautiful. Montreal Witness.
Leaves are to plants whatlungs ara
to anmals-the organs of respiration.
An animal can not grow, nor long con.
tinue TO live, without the aid of lungs.
A vegetable can not grow without The
aid of the leaves, nor continue to live il
wholly divested of them during the
season of growth. Albany Journal
If your hogs begin to cough, LOOK
out for malignant lung troubles II
thew NOPE and lie about their beds, in
testinal difficulties may be suspected.
Plenty of pure air, pure water, and
varied food will scare away alignant
diseases. How many farmers paw
proper attention to the condition of their
hogs and where they are keptP- West
erR Rarat.
Date Sauce: Date sauce, which ia
very nice with bread puddings, is made
by stewing dates in just enough water
10 cover them; let them simmer for
three-quarters of an hour, then il the
dates are soft rub them through colan-
der. beat il until it is light, add water il
il is needed TO thin it, let it come to
boil. II Won have saved the juice Of
fruit when canning IT, use this instead
of water to thin the sauce. The juice
of currants is especially appetzing.-
Boston Budget.
Save the small roots of horse-radsh
tor planting. They should be cut into
pieces about three inches long, cutting
the top end square across and the bot
l tom slanting, in order to know which is
! the top end when planting. 1t is not
| advisable to plant the crowns OF the
plant, as they will only produce a
mass of small roots that are not avail
able for use, except for cutting to plant.
-ExchGnge.
The HuSbandmdn says barn sheet
| Is something which ought to be found
/ on every farm, but seldom is. 1t is
! simply large sheet of heavy cotton
| sheetng. sixteen yards being sufficient
| to make a good-sized one, to be spread
/ on the wagon bottom when buckwheat,
oats. or wheat which is too ripe, are
being drawn in. The saving of shelled
| grain, which would otherwise be lost is
not inconsiderable. 1t serves another
/ purpose also, as it may be spread over
an unfinished stack during a sudden
storm, or over a load OF grain in bags
in the field or on the way to town.
Economy in the kitchen ought to be
the first principle in Housekeeping. The
wife who is too stuck up to look after
the eating Department. little knows how
/ many dollars she can save out of her
housekeeping money for herself. When
| see Ethel with new gloves and shoes,
without asking me to plunge my hand
in my pocket, know that she, being
housekeeper. has been ION the save. v
"Where did you get the gloves, EthelP'
"Nipped the money out OF the house,
| get for reply. Consequently | call
this "nip' money. Any sensible, care
ful woman can nip and yet provide
well. - WaUerley Magazine.