St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-13
FARM AND FlRESIDE,

| Red ants will never be found Il
| closets or drawers if a small bag o
sulphur is kept in these places.-Bostos
Post.
Thorough cultivation of corn and
potatoes often repeated will be found 8
safe protection against drouth.-Cis.
einndti Times.
Make harness fit properly and .
horse can wear it without distress, pro-
vided that it is also kept decently clean
and comfortably soft.-Ezchangc.
Cure for Hiccough: A teaspoonful
OF granulated sugar moistened with
pure vinegar will generally remedy
that annoying complaint, hiccough.-
Toledo Blade.
Raised Waffies: One quart of flour,
one pint of sweet milk, two eggs, .
tablespoonful of melted butter, one tea
spoonful Of salt. half cup of yeast; bake
in waffle irons we'll heated and creased
The Household.
Have you occasion to dig up any
sods along the roadside. under the
fences or in any part of the garden?
Save them. Spread layer of sods and
sprinkle on it light dressing of potash
(ashes) and bone; then another layer
OF sods. then ashes and bone, etc, until
the heap is completed. This will give
you perfect soil for flower pots
Prairie Farmer.
A practical housekeeper says if the
necessity of cutting hot bread be inn
perative the moist unpleasantness may
be Obviated by using warm knife for
the purpose. The heating of the steel
prevents the chill which causes the sod
den look so well known to those who
have been compelled to cut the warm
loaf. A napkin should be laid on the
plate upon which the slices are placed.
N Y Times
Brown Gems: Three cups OF
graham flour and one of white (pre-
pared); a pint of milk, mixed with one
Of boiling water, four eggs, one table,
spoonful of brown sugar, half tea
spoonful of salt, one tablespoonful of
melted butter. Sift both kinds of flour
with the salt twice into bowl and
wet with the milk and water; whip the
eggs light, add sugar and butter and
beat thoroughly into the dough; bake
in heated gem pans in brisk oven
and eat hot.--The Caterer.
The guinea fowl is great forager,
and destroys many insects that the
hens will not touch. They do not
scratch in the garden. and, though not
easily kept near the house. they make
known the places where they lay by
peculiar noise. which enables one &C.
to them to find all the eggs
they lay. They really cost nothing to
raise, and when roosting near the house
create an alarm should intruders make
their appearance.-N Y. Telegram.
-Chamois skin may be cleansed by
-ubbing it in plenty of soft soap and
hen laying it for two hours in a weak
solution of soda and warm water. At
he end of this time rub it until it is
quite clean. rinsing it in clean warm
water, in which soda and yellow soap
lave been dissolved. 1t should then be
vrung dry in a rough towel, pulled and
rushed. This process makes the
Gather soft and pliable. 1t should
lever be rinscd in clear water. The
oapy water causes it to become soft
Chicago Tribune.
-Corn-starch Cake: Two cups sugar,
ne cup butter. rubbed to a cream; one
up milk. two cups -four. three eggs,
'hites and yelks beaten separately;
ne-half cup corn-starch, two teaspoon
Ills cream of tartar, sifted we'll through
he -four; one teaspoonful soda. dis
,lved in water. Sift the corn-starch
18th the f1our and add the Ia st thing |
AXE in small tins and eat while fresh.
hey dry in two or three days and be-
ome insipid, but are very nice for
hours after they are baked.
Boston Budget.