The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-11-13
HOME AND FARM.

TUNE ANU ThNm.
Prick potatoes before baking. so
hat the air may escape, otherwise they
may burst in the over.
Constant change of stock gives you
no opportunity to realize the full valuc
Of any breed, however good. - ttncL'-
natl Times
In Europe farmers prefer to keep
sheep for wool on soils containing linz,
as they say on such soils the quality of
wool Is better.
Some one writes that he has used
muriatic acid to cure proud flesh"
Burnt alum will do the same, Is always
handy and cannot possibly do any
harm. - Chicago journal.
Fruit stains upon cloth or upon the
hands may be removed by rubbing them
with the juice of ripe tomatoes. If APP
piled Immediately, powdered starch
will also take stains out of table linen.
Left on the spot few hours, it absorbs
every trace of the stain Boston Pos.
To cure cracks in ball of fingers or
thumbs, take CASTLE soap the size of an
egg, two tablespoonfuls ground ginger.
Shave the soap fine, and with little
soft water mix soap and ginger to the
consistency of paste; spread on the
hands at night; sleep in gloves. A few
applications will Philadelphia
Press
Starch Gloss: Take two ounces of
fine white gum arabic (powdered); put
1t in pitcher and pour in pint of
cold water. Let it stand all night. In
the morning carefully pour all but tho
dregs into clean bottle; cork ght and
keep for use. A tablespoonful stirred
into a pint of starch will add luster To
to the linen. Toledo Blade.
Grape Pic: Pop the pulps of tho
skins into one vessel and put the skins
into another. Then simmer the pulp II
little and run it through colandcr 10
separate the seeds. Next put the skins
and pulp together and they are ready
for Juggling, or for pes. Pies prepared
in this way arc nearly as good as plum
pie, and that is very good. - -Erchange.
The following is said to be a cheap,
simple and efficient way to cure sore
backs and old sores of any k n | on
horses Take white oak bark, peel the
ross or outside off. ad water and boil (
down till it is rs black as ink. When
cool, add to gallon of the bark extract
two ounces alum. Wash the affected
part two or three times day until
, cured.--Alb1ny Journal.
1t is possible, says the NeU England
Farmer, to starve a horse to death in Il
few days. 1t is equally possible and
with some men quite common to keep q
,, horse so much in starved condition
that he will have little animal power or
strength to pay for what little food he
does get 1t advises horse owners to
feed veil if they would have life and
power in their horses, for it is food that
gives power.
"A writer in household journal
says: "There need be absolutely no
waste of bread. 1t is an excellent plan
to cut the bread at the table as it is
needed. This is easily managed by
having small round board, such as
sold for that purpose in every house.
furnishing store. or one can be made by
an ingenious boy. Mine is of cherry
I wood, with wreath of ivy leaves cnt
around for ornament-a young girls
first attempt at wool-carving. Then
there must be broad, sharp, thin.
/, bladed knife for cutting the bread.
! To make citron preserves cut the
rind in fancy shapes, notching the edges
nicely, then lay them in alum water
not too strong, and let them remain al
night. In the morning put in fresh
alum water and boil few minutes. then
change them to clear water, hot, OF
course, and boil till tender. Now pre-
pare the sirup, using one and one hall
pounds of sugar and cup of water for
each pound of rind. When the srur
is clear, put in the rind and boil till
transparent. If the flavor of z niger is
liked. tic piece in thin muslin bae
and boil with the preserves, reno, ing
it when they are done. These are do
, licious.-N Y 1Ime,.