Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-12-20
HOME AND FARM.

The greatest truths are the SIM
plest. and so are the greatest men.
-Turpentine mixed with carbolic
acid and kept in open vessels about a
room will, it is said, greatly lessen the
risk of contagion in scarlet fever,
1iptheria and kindred diseases.
"A stone heap under a tree often
causes its death. 1t obliges the tree
roots to feed near the surface, and
then freezing. Against this the stones
offer no protection, which is the cause
Of the injury.
Now and then we hear of a horse
being injured by coming into contact
with barbed wire. This can be avoided
by leading the horse up to the fence
and pricking its nose against the barbs
when it is first turned into the en-
closure.
Every lost Or broken or worn-out
screw bolt should be replaced with a
new one before the implement is
stored in the Toulouse or barn, SO
that when spring comes every thing
will be ready for work.
Drowned Turnips: Pare, slice and
cut them in dice an inch square, boil
till nearly done in as little water as
possible, and to one quart turnip add
tablespoon of sugar, and salt to taste;
when boiled as dry as possible without
burning, add two or three spoons of
cream. a beaten egg, and serve.
To keep lamp chimneys from
breaking put cloth in the bottom of
a large pan, fill the latter with cold
water and place the new chimney in it;
cover the pan and let its contents boil
one hour; then take from the fire and
let the chimney remain in the water
until it is cold.
Fall is the time to manure the
rhubarb plant. Cover its crown lib
orally with stable manure. Then toward
spring draw the manure away, cover
the crown with barrel open at both
ends, and draw the manure around it.
You will be surprised at the difference
this simple treatment will make in it's
growth.
Attention given to the study of
animal lifetime has evoked this for
mula from Flemish folk lore, a ''town"
or enclosure being supposed to last
three years: A town lives three years,
a dog lives three towns, a horse lives
three dogs, a man lives three horses,
an ass lives three men, wild goose
lives three asses, a crow lives three
wild geese, stag lives three crows, a
raven lives three stays, and the bird
phenix lives three ravens.
Marsh Mallows: Dissolve one-half
of a pound of gum arabic in one pint
of water, strain. add one-half of a pound
of sugar; place over the fire and stir
constantly till the sirup becomes of the
consistency of honey; then, add grad
ually the whites of four eggs well beat
en-, stir till the mixture will not adhere
to the fingers, have pan busted with
starch at hand, pour into this, and
when cool enough divide into forms
usually seen. Marsh mallows are de-
lightful if they are placed when little
Good Housekeeping.
"A horse appreciates a comfortable
fitting harness as much as he does a
properly fitted shoe. The latter, when
set too tight, or with nail driven in
to or near the sensitive tissues, pro-
duces positive lameness. Under this
condition of things he is promptly
taken to the shop for relief. But he
NAV suffer nearly or quite as much
from the chatting of badly-ftted col
lar. or narrow belly-band drawn too
tight, or from a check-rein shortened
up so as to form of itself one of the Sc
verest punishments. Either of these
conditions produce restiveness in the
dullest brute, and in the case of an
animal of nervous temperament and
having thin, sensitive skin, he is liza
BILE to become frantic, the obtuse own
err or driver seldom approaching the
origin of the difficulty.