The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-07-19

The Wild Horse-Fruit Stanes-Disin.
fectans-Log C1od-Crusher-Sal
as Check for Chinch Bugs.

everything is useiul 10 a good house
keeper.
Oil of winterereen mixed with an equal
quantity of olive oil is recommended as a
rheumatic pain-killer.
A cook Of some note says that ii peach
ees are peeled and put into cold water for
halt an hour they will retain their color
The wild horse, it is said, is not ex-
cluslvely OF Asiatic origin, but has ex-
listed In America as far back as the ter
tiary age.
Cold boiled turnips make nice gar
nlSh Tor roast beef or lamb. Cut them
into thin slices, and brown in butter,
pouring hot gravy over them. Place
them on the platter around the meat.
A hot salad, which is a well known
Pennsylvania dish, is made by slicing
green tomatoes and small onions, and a
few potatoes and frying them together;
salt them well and send them to the
table smoking.
Instead OF sticking peas" in the usual
manner, the American Agriculturist sug-
geStS setting stakes about rod apart and
stretching wires between them, the first
one foot from the grouRd and the others
eight inches apart.
After each rain the ground should be
cultivated lightly in order to prevent
evaporation OF moisture. The loose dirt
serves as covering and shields the earth
from the direct effect of drying winds
and heat of the sun.
Glove Cake: One cup OF dark sugar,
fTrn nj TNlc of - l1ls
cup of sweet cream, two cups of -four, one
cup OF raisins, two eggs, one tablespoon
ful Of cloves, one-half tablespoonful of
nutmeg, two teaspoonfuis of baking
powder.
One OF the best disinfe"tants to use
about the poultry house is half pint of
crude car5olie acid, two and half gallons
OF water and one and half pounds of
copperas dissolved and mixed thoroughly
and apply the same as whitewash into
every crack and corner
Plant small patch of sweet corn,
beans, peas and potatoes very early. If
the frost kills some OF them the loss will
besmall, and if they escape you will have
change, OF rations month earlier than
people who neglesct the garden till all
the farm crops are in.
Fruit stains may be removed from
linen by rubbing the spot on eacE side
with soap, then laying on a mixture OF
starch in cold water, very thick; rub it
well in and expose the linen to the sun
and air till the stain comes out. Ii not
removed in three days renew the process.
Hardy shrubs and flowers should be
selected with the view OF having a sup
ply OF flowers from spring until fall as
some flowers bloom early aid Others late,
selections of varieties best suited to the
soil and for each month will assist in or
namenting the yard until frost appears.
In majority OF cases 1t rarely pays to
attempt to cure hen that has fallen into
the habit OF eating eggs and for the rea-
son that she is almost certain to learn
others the same trick often almost before
you are aware OF it, the best plan is to
kill as soon as the trick is discovered. 1t
hardly pays to run the risk.
A Roly Poly: Beat together two cup
fuls OF sugar, ore cuptul OF butter, one
egg, two cupfuls OF cream, hall glass of
wine, three cupfuls OF flour. a heaping
teaspoonful OF baking powder, half a
pound CT seeded raisins. Pour into a
pudding bag and boil for three hours.
When done serve hot with cream sauce.
The statement that the dropping of one
hen per year are worth 80 cents is going
its annual round. We have kept about
100 hens on that average but fine them
credited with only s. on our book tor
manure, or 5 cents each. Ten cents is
the very highest that we would be will
ing to allow for the annual manure crop
from each hen.
An effective table scarf is made of
scrim An eight inch border OF old gold
satin serge, on which has been worked
in arrasene embroidery spray of eglan-
tine, applied at either end by means OF
fancy stitches in silk, corresponding to
the tones in the embroidery. A hem
stitched border edges the entire scarf,
and the edges are fringed with silk in all
the colors OF the embroidery and old gold.
Ingenious ladies are using summer
Jackets OF light cloth for house wear. The
Jackets are without lining, and are ex-
ceptionally pretty, useful and becoming.
Draped vests of Grape de chine CT surah
may be added, and fancy revers and
cuffs. according to the taste. A very
wide, strong belt should be set inside the
Jacket, and so arranged as to fit the figure
quite closely outside OF the garment.
Hot Lobster: Pull about three pounds
OF boiled lobster to pieces with two silver
forks, make a sauce OF mustard, vinegar,
tomato catsup and plenty OF caynne pep
per and salt. Put the lobster, the sauce
and half pound of good fresh butter Into
chafing dish, cover the dish tightly and
when the lobster begins to cook open
and stir with either silver or wooden
spoon. Cook about twenty minutes in
all, and about two minutes before blow
ing out the lights open for a minute and
throw in glass of good sherry, stirring
quickly and covering again at once.
Salt as a Check to the Chinch Bug:
Professor Forbes, the Illinois State En-
tomologist. is credited with having said:
81 have no personal experience with the
use of salt as check upon chinch bug
increase, but from what know OF the
habits of that insect and the effect OF
other fertilizers, | should not expect any
! important advantage, except In soil where
salt will specially stimulate the growth
of the grain Some experiments with
salt, made within my knowledge by in
teIligent farmers OF Southern lliinoise,
were without noticeable effect.
A Log Clod- Crusher: a log, preferably
of oak or other compact, hard wood,
eight feet long and from eight to ten In
/ inches in diameter, is prepared by re-
moving the bark, and tapering slightly
/ toward the ends. About one foot from
the end notch is cut deep enough to
admit chain which is securely wrapped
around the log. The double-tree is at
i tached to this chain about three feet from