The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-12
INDOORS AND OUT.
The Farm Orchard, Garden
and Household.
HINTS AND NOTES FOR ALL.
Plants in Rooins-FAt sheep-Garget
CoIns-CeBrenarisn
Omeiet

~ a very good cement to fasten on lamp
- tops. Is melted alum. Use as soon as
&c melted. and the lamp Is ready for use as
soon as the cemelt Is cold.
Potatoe cakes are always acceptable
on the breakfast table. Boil twelve
y potatoes and mash them fine, one-half
z. pound OF butter, a little yeast aud salt,
as much -four as viii knead it well to-
gether.
A good corn cure is made OF one part
OF salicylic acid and FIVE OF tallow. Dis
solve the former in water by adding 10
the latter a little bOrax. Apply the
saive to the corn on retiring. There Is
no pain, and al the end OF d week yCH
can remove the corn without trouble
Cranberry sauce is now in season. One
quart of cranberries. one quart of water
and one pound OF white sugar; make a
syrup Of wafer an5 sugar. After wash
ing the berries clean and picking out al!
: the poor ones, drop them into the boil
ing syrup; let them cook from fifteen 20
twenty minutes. They are very nice
strained.
To make very stiff starch, add to each
cupful and a half of cold. soapy water
two heaped t-aspoonsuls OF starch and
one even teaspoonful of powdered
borax. Dissolve, and wiring through It
collars, cuffs, etc, having previously
dried them. They will be as stiff as
pasteboard. Another way TO make
starch very stiff is to use equal quaint
ties of starch aBd epson salts, using
only half the usual qantity OF the I
former.
We have been asked for nice omelet. |
I so here Is one: Beat FIVE or six eggs
separately, and very light; then put the /
yokes into the whites and STIR; add |
nearly cup of milk 10 rinse the bowl /
where the eggs were beaten. Have the 4
| pan hot and put alump of butter nearly /
as large as an egg in il. and when
entirely melted, pour in the eggs and
milk; keep turning the pan. and when
entirely done, cut in half and turn one
side upon the other; lay on 3 hot dish
aud eat immediately.
The Medical Times says that a good
way 90 remove irritating particles from
the eve Is 10 take a hOrse-hair aud
double il, leaving loop. II the obJ-ct
can be seen, lay the loop over IL, close
the eye, and the mote will come out as
the hair is withdrawn. III the irritating
object cannot be seen, raise the lid of the
eye as high as possible and place the
loop as far as you can, close the eye and
roll the ball around few times. draw !
out the hair. and the substance which 4
caused the pain will be sure 10 come
with il.
The most marked signs OF sickness in I,
COW are dry, hot nose. staring coat.
lack of lustre TO the eve. standing alone
and refusing TO eat, feverish breath.
and IN summer allowing flies to swarm !,
on her with little effort 10 remove them :
These are only general sYmptoms that :
should warn you TO look after the COW. =
The unprofesSional breeder should do as ;,
little doctoring as he can possibly get
along with. He should study the art of
prevention rather than of cure. Garget
IS one OF the worst enemies of dairymen
or breeders OF dairy cattle. II seems
generally 70 come from the COWS CATCH 7
ing cold, which suggests the propriety OF
preventing draughts on the COW while
n the stable, and bringing her in If the
weather is cold and wet, il she has
ately calved. Hot applications with u
audsnum often relieve the pain. &C
1t is comparatively easy to keep sheep Ie
at when once thay become so. il the r
is so familiar with their habits =,
hat he can feed just enough and no, "
'verIeed. They want their food a: =
,egular times every day. One can d
always tell whether a man is a good .
hepherd By going with him TO the ward r.
Il odd times during the day. II the ia
lock has been fed regularly st the same 50
lime every day, they will remain quiet Ia
: aen he visits their yard at other hours. a.
30, toe. judge of the quality OF wool AZ
an tell whether flock has been we'll ~
AIRED for, BY simply opening the fleece an
It one or two places. In fact, the fleece or
5 the surest indication OF the amount of oc
are bestowed upon the flock. A varia- \,
ion IN the 'crimp' in the wool of Of
derinos. or of diameter in that OF the A.
ong wooded sheep, is q sure sign that a.
he shepherd is irregular in his care of 6f
be flock. Ii is regular care that is I'm
equired; coarse food and little grain. :
iven regularly, are better than the best IN
hay given at Irregular intervals. &C.
ausing indigestion. stretches and ml
ther diseases OF the alimentary canal tw
r. 80
1t is not best to feed mixed grain to be
oultry. but rather TO give each separ TO
tely, In order to better regulate the as
ind and quantity. There is a difference lit
] the weight OF the several kinds used cir
'r fowls, and TO feed by measure does in
OF enable one to arrive at 3 correct nm
noWledge OF the proper amounts of ea,
2ch- One objection TO mixing grains ISL
that Il induces the hens 10 eat too pc
iuch, thus storing on fat. which is col
etrimental 70 the production OF eggs. rim
ne hens viii nearly always select int
0rn IN preference to oats. vet there are
---N~ N1N-l OaNo Dc0e0Cl1l
ian corn Whea the hens are confined
nd titteR very easily, the feed should ,cr
'nsist largely of oats, and for that
JASON they should be fed oats ONLY tro
hen such food is required. The soft are
'od may De mixed 70 advantage. as the chr
rds VIII then eat the whole. They -
lnnot vel separate the finely ground -,
Iaterials when the different kinds are la1
.olsteneo and fed as whole. but when sn nt
le unground grSin is given, which an
loud be done at night, the food should ueI
regulated somewhat by the tenpers- va
Ire OF the atmosphere Cold, stormy . oe g,
ghts permit OF liberal meal of corn. % =,
bile warm moderate weather should OCe
VI for oats and wheat. As the nights sou
e now long the hens should have ali A.
ey can eat before going on the roost 1 Hn
ID should be fed early in the m 0rning. 1 aes
After an experience Of three years in fail
e 10 mel ever nyi ing and wonder ont
Vealing held OF agriculture. / have are
riNed ~ the conclusion that .sincresSe q m