St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-10-02
FARM AND EIRESlDE.

Don't give more attention to your
colts and calves than you do to your
boys and girls.-Boston Post.
Canned fruit and vegetables in
glass are apt to lose their color when
long exposed to the light.
The numerous baskets used for
toilet purposes may, when soiled, be
gilded or bronzed and made prettier
than new.
To never let one acre of ground lie
any longer than can possibly be helped
without producing, and largely. too.
is good motto to adopt on the farm.
Chicago Herald.
Now is the time to store up sup
ply of dry earth for winter use in the
stables. 1t is one of the best absorb
ents that can be used, is cheap and may
be substituted for more valuable MA
terial.-7roy TIMES.
A household writer says that flies
can not live more than forty-eight
hours without water, and that if water
and all other liquids are kept out of
room that long the flies will leave it.
Most people will prefer the flies.
For hoarscness: Beat well the
whites of two eggs-add two table
spoonfuls OF white sugar. then CRATE in
half nutmeg. add . pint Of warm
water. stir we'll and drink often; repeat
the preparation If Toledo
Blade.
There is literally no end to the tints
and tones that each color is made to
express in the new ribbons of satin,
gros grain or satin striped with velvet.
which are the kinds most used in dress
garniture, although MORE ribbons in
plain colors are in steady demand
9oston Budget.
The Scientific american states that
plush goods and all articles dyed with
aniline colors faded from exposure to
light will look bright as ever after
being sponged with chloroform. The
commercial chloroform will answer
the purpose very well and is less cx-
pensive than the purified.
To make sealing wax for glass jars
melt together by gentle heat two thirds
Of rosin and one-third of beeswax; after
corking the jars or bottles tightly, dip
the tops into the melted wax SO that
necks are covered below the corks.
When the wax is cold on the jars en-
anime it; if there are any air-holes close
them with more wax.-Chicago Trib-
une.
Tomato soup without meat: One
quart OF stewed tomatoes, one quart of
new milk, one rolled cracker, one tea
spoonful of soda, small bit of butter
and a little salt When tomatoes are
sufficiently cooked add the soda, then
the cracker, butter and salt. Heat the
milk in a saucepan and pour into the
kettle, and as soon as it boils remove it
from the fire and serve it at once.-IM
Household.
Cabbage Salad: Shave a hard.
white cabbage into small strips: take
the yelks of three well-beaten eggs, a
cup and a half of good cider vinegar.
two teaspoonfuls of thick cream, one
mustard mixed in little
boiling water. salt and pepper to suit
the taste. Mix all but the eggs to-
gether and let it boil; then stir in the
eggs, rapidly turn the cabbage into the
mixture and stir well. Make enough
for two days at once and it keeps per-
fectly and is an excellent relish for all
kinds of meat.--Thc Caterer.
1t has been found that trees are
longest lived when kept in sod. When
the soil is cultivated the trees. espe-
cially in . rich soil, will often make q
rank growth of three or four feet The
wood will be soft, and. as it generally
fails to ripen, the growth will be killed
during the winter. In clean. open
'oil. too. the freezing and thawing Of
winter is more injurious than if the |
ground is covered with good sod.
The best rule is to consult the appear
snce of the tree. and if the growth is
90 rank throw the land into grass,
and keep it in sod as long as it makes .
rood growth.-Cieceldnd Leader.