The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-07-07
Farm and Firaalda.

Fruit on the table regularly will do
much to counteract the craving for alcoholic
stimulant.
Never sun feather beds. Air them
thoroughly on windy day in cool place.
The sun draws the oil and gives the feathers
rancid smell.
The farmer who by draining or extra
manuring increases his crops may not tor
the time seem to be making anything, but
he Is laying sure foundations for future
success.
Until it is shown that earth below
the FIVE or six inches titled is destitute Of
the elements that enter into plants II is
wise to go deeper, particularly in what are
called heavy soils.
To take rust out of steel rub the steel
with sweet oil In day or two rub with
finely powdered unslaked lime until the
rust all disappears, then oil again, roll in
woolen and put in dry place, especially II
it be table cutlery.
The greatest inventions of the world
were first conceived by the moderately
educated classes, and the practical expert
ence of careful, observing farmer is often
of more value than the costly experiments
of highly-educated professors.
TO give shirt bosoms, collars and
cuffs glossy appearance, one ounce of
white wax and two of spermaceti are
melted together and little CT this is put
into the starch, a tablespoonful being
enough for a pint of starch.
charcoal roads have given good results.
They are only of value in sections where
| timber is 81 cheap that it can be burned to
| get rid of it, The lesson for other sections
to learn is that it will pay to cart the re-
mains of old charcoal pits into parts of the
| road that contain too much water.
Some weeds provide stuas when rage
| they are oung and tender; hence flock
of sheep turned on field infested with
weeds will do good service in not only
eradicating the weeds but in converting
them into mutton. By preventing weeds
from seeding they will soon become ex-
tinct unless they are of varieties that pro-
pagate from roots.
Orange cake: Two cups of sugar, two
cups of flour, one-half cup ofwater, pinch
of salt, the yelks of FIVE eggs and whites OF
three three teaspooufuls of baking powder
and the grated rind and juice of one orange
Bake the cake in layers and put frostlnf
between.
TO keep flanneis as much as possible
from shrinking and felting, dissolve one
ounce of potash In bucket of water anG
leave the fabric in 1t for twelve hours
Next warm the water, with the fabric in it
and wash without rubbing, also draw
through the water repeatedly. Mex
immerse the flannel in another liquid con
tanning one spoonful of wheat -four to one
pailful of water and wash in similar man
ner.
-Hominy Drop Cakes; Stir the beaten
yelks of two eggs into pint of freshly
boiled hominy; If cold hominy is used heal
it without adding water and stir up lightly
with a fork to separate the grains; theI
stir in the beaten white and salt as may
be required, using less if the boiled
hominy is already salted. Drop, with 8
tablespoon, on well-buttered tins and bake
to good brown iu quick oven"
In this Western country, says Secretary
Graham in the Industrlalist, it is notice
able, as it is the world oyer, that tn,
immigrant farmer who builds small
residence and large barn, and always hat
both well painted, and everything abou
his farm in good repair, will have, in time
large house to live in and other red barni
as well; while he who expends his surplu.
in an imposing house, and "knocks to
gether' few cottonwood poles and somt
slough grass fol his stock shelter, will MOI
get second coat of paint ON his house be
fore the mortgage Is foreclosed.