The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-10-15
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE

Hcrodotus attributed the activity and
healthiness of the Persian race to the
variety of fruits and vegetables cOnsum-
ed by them.
A farmer in Groton, Conn, had
horse that refused to eat, and nearly
starved to death. Finally careful ex-
animation of its mouth revealed .
needle two inches and o half long In its
tongue.
The London Agricultural journal
says: There never was time when 50
many minds were at work, or so many
efforts made in various directions TO
advance hepractice and science OF agri-
culture.
Apple Float:-Prepare twelve tart
apples as for sauce. When cold. add
two whites of eggs, beaten: then beat
the whole till quite stiff. Have made
previously soft custard with the yolks.
Put the apple in the custard. Serve
with cream or good milk.-ChTistian
Union.
"A physician says: 'When tea
spoonful Of warm honey is taken every
fifteen, twenty or thirty minutes, it has
a surprising effect on catarrh. Every
family should have glass OF pure
honey in the house, in order at once.
after catching cold. to be able to use
sOme.-BoSton Budget.
1T is not all in rushing from day
light until after dark, but as much or
more depends upon the proper fore
thought and laying out of the work
that is, putting thought as well as
muscle into the management OF the
farm.-Field and Farm.
The best cider apple is the old. we'll
known crab apple. 1t still holds its
place as the best for that purpose and
for preserving. 1t finds ready sale
when marketed, and is being more ex-
tensively grown. 1t is not a very sour
apple, as many suppose, but it is rather
tart, though well favored Times.
1t is a matter of surprise that SO
many should be contented to have so
few tools with which to work. and know
SO little of their use. Occasionally one
does find farmer who possesses a good
shop: how much oftener does he find
one whose kit of tools consist only Of
dull hand-saw, hammer. and q few
rusty nails.-RurGl New Yorker.
The soundness of lumber may be
ascertained by placing the ear close to
one end of the log, while another per-
son delivers a succession of smart blows
with hammer or mallet upon the Op-
positc end, when a continuance of the
vibrations will indicate to an expe-
rienced ear even the degree of sound
ness. If only dull thud meets the ear
the listener may be certain that IN
sOundness exists.-N Y. Post.
-Curried Eggs: Fry two onions in
butter, with a tablespoonful of curry
powder and pint of good broth. Let
it all stew till tender; then mix in a cup
of cream Cor milk thickened with arrow
root and dust of sugar.. Simmer 3
few minutes; then lay in six or eight
hard boiled eggs, cut in half or quar-
tiers, and heat them through, but dOnot
let it boil If procurable, use cocOanut
milk instead of cream. Serve with rice.
~ Y Herald.
You should keep disused coal oil
barrel half full of the strongest I've, into
which to drop every bone that comes
from your table, or else pack them in
alternate layers with unslacked lime.
They will become so brittle that You
may have them broken fine and spread
broadcast; and the lye, if you have
used that, can be diluted with many
time its bulk of water, and be applied
wherever potash would be serviceable.
This liquid, or soapsuds, is the surest
possible dressing for cauliflower and
cabbage.-Chicago journal.