Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-06
FOR HoRsE-oWNERs.

FOR HORSE-OWNERS.
How to Treat the Noblest Animal, Which
Has Been Given to Man.
Never wash horse with cold water
when he Is heated.
On the farm dispense with shoes,
unless the land is very rocky.
Feed your horse regularly three
times daily, but never over-feed.
Water before feeding, but not while
the horse is hot from work.
Use the whip very little, and never
when the animal SHES or stumbles.
Never leave horse standing I'M
hitched- 1t is the way to make them
runaways.
Do not storm and fret. Be quiet
and kind, and the horse will be so too.
in most cases.
Give horse large stall and good
bed at night. 1t is important that he
lie down to rest.
Ii horse is vicious and unmanage-
able at your business, sell it to some
OllC t11elt Cdl GVutlcl AAAA-
Hay or other ground feed is indis-
pensable, and ground corn or hominy
is better than whole corn.
A cotton-card is one of the best in
struments for grooming horse. It
cleans better than the comb.
Do not expect your horse to be
equally good at every thing. The horse,
like the man, must be adapted to its
work.
Near the close of journey let the
horse walk. If covered with sweat rub
off with rag, to prevent too sudden
cooling.
Collar gals and bruises are benefited
| by washing with salt water. Wash
shoulders daily when using the horse.
Brine is good also for stiff joints.
/ When flies are bad. wash the horse
all over lightly with weak solution
of carbolic acid. If you have not the
acid, apply surgeons oil on the tanks,
neck and tender parts
TO cure felon, fill a tumbler with
equal parts of fine salt and ice; mi1
well. Sink the finger in the center
and allow it to remain until it is nearly
frozen and numb, then withdraw it, ant
when sensation Is restored renew tn,
operation four or five times, when i
will be found the disease is destroyed
This must be done before pus is formed
Cream Cheese-Take a pint o
cream which has stood untouched fo
twenty -four hours since skimming; til
1t up in muslin bag, and let it han!
two or three days, according to tn
weather, until it ceases to drip. The
turn it out, shape it, and lay it betweel
straws sewed together. with a Ugh
weight on it. 1t will be fit to eat in
few days.
A house-keeper driven to despera
ton by foul-smellipg geese feather
plunged her pillows into boiler of no
borax water. After soaking four hour
they were pressed as dry as possibl
and hung by the end upon the clothes
line. 1t took them about two days t
dry, during which time they were fire
quently shaken and turned The Re
suit was very satisfactory.
yellow is color that gives tone
all other colors. II you gather boz
quet in the garden and do not includ
a bit of yellow it often seems to lac
brightness. Add yellow rose, or
spray of calliopsis, or nasturtiun
and the change is as great as thu
which takes place in landscape whe
a burst of sunshine breaks through tt
clouds which have been hanging aboy
1t. There is an instant suggestion
warmth.
Dessert Crullers. egg, CT
Of cream slightly sour, half cup OF S
gar, a pinch of salt, a teaspoonful
rose water, or little grated rind al
Juice of lemon, if preferred, a tie
, spoonful of soda and one Of cream OF ia
tar, and flour enough for dough iu
firm enough to bear handling. Roll /
to balls between the hand and fry in b
, fat in deep kettle. Half lard and hi
beef suet are good proportions for t
/ frying kettle. Eat with liquor saue