Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-07-19
HOME AND FAh"'
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fectans-Log Clod-Crusher-oa"
as a Check for Chinch Bugs

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opontitv Of olive oil is recommended as
rheumatic pain-killer.
cook of some note says that II peach-
es are peeled and put into cold wafer loi
( half an hour they will retain their Color.
The wild horse. it is said, is not ex-
,.Insivelv OF Asiatic origin, but has ex-
4 sted in America as lar back as the ter-
I tiary age.
1 Cold boiled turnips make nice gar
nisb for roast beef or lamb. Cut them
/ into thin slices, and brown IN butter,
nourirg hot gravy over them. Piace
them on the platter around the meat.
| A hot salad, which is well known
Pennsylvania dish, is made by siic'ng
Green tomatoes and small onions, and
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 Agriculvurlst sug
gests setting stakes about rod apart ana
stretching wires between them, the nfst
one loot from the ground and the others
eight inches apart.
After each rain the ground should be
cultivated lightly in order to prevent
evaporation vi moisture. The loose dlrt
serves as a covering and shields the earth
from the direct effect OF drying winds
and heat OF the sun.
Glove Cake: One cup OF dark sugar,
two-thirds OF cup OF butter, one-hali
cup OF sweet cream, two cups OF flour, one
cup OF raisins, two eggs, one tablespoon
full Of cloves, one-half tablespoonful OF
nutmeg, two teaspoonfuls OF baking
powder.
One OF the best disinfe"tants to use
about the poultry house is half pint OF
crude cartJolic acid, two and a half gallons
OF water and one and hall pounds OF
copperas dissolved and mixed thoroughly
and apply the same as whitewash into
every crack and corner.
Plant a small patch OF sweet corn,
beans, peas and potatoes very early. II
| the frost kills some OF them the loss will
besmall, and il 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
k linen by rubbing the spot on each side
with SOAP then laying on mixture OF
starch in cold water, very thick; rub ii
well in and expose the linen to the sun
, and air till the stain comes out. Ii Eo'
removed in three days renew the process
Hardy shrubs and flowers should bt
selected with the view OF having sup
ply OF flowers from spring until fall. AZ
some flowers bloom early and others late
q selections OF varieties best suited to the
S soil and for each month will assist in or
namenting the yard until frost appears
s. In a majority OF cases 1t rarely pays tt
e attempt to cure hen that has fallen int
the habit OF eating eggs and for the rea
son that she is almost certain to learI
>, others the same trick often almost befor'
Il you are aware of it, the best plan is t
T. kill as soon as the trick is discovered. l
of hardly pays to run the risk.
y Roly Poly: Beat together two cup
ii fuls OF sugar, one cupiul of butter, on
egg, two cupfuls OF cream, half glass q
is wine, three cupfuls OF flour, heapin
st teaspoonful Of baking powder, half
4 pound CT seeded raisins. Pour into
pudding bag and boil for three hours
When done serve hot with cream sauce
W The statement that the dropping OF on
IN hen per year are worth 90 cents is goin
its annual round. We have kept abor
100 hens on that average but fine theI
Oh credited with only s. on our book il
re manure, or cents each. Ten cents
II the very highest that We would be vii
ing to allow for the annual manure Gro
4. from each hen.
If scrim An aiyht inch border of old COL
satin serge, on which has been worke
a in arrasene embroidery spray OF eglar
DR. tine, applied at either end by means
" fancy stitches in silk, corresponding
the tones in the embroidery. hen
stitched border edges the entire scar
lg and the edges are fringed with silk in a
u the colors OF the embroidery and old golC
~ Ingenious ladies are using summe
jackets OF light cloth for house wear. Tt
is jackets are without lining, and are e.
z ceptionally pretty, useful and becomin,
ar Draped vests OF Grape de chine or sura
n. may be added, and fancy revers an
cuffs, according to the taste. \ veI
C wide, strong belt should be set inside Il
w. jacket, and so arranged as to fit the tigul
ie quite closely outside OF the garment.
Hot Lobster: Pull about three pounc
OF boiled lobster to pieces with two silyt
/ forks, make a sauce of mu stard, vinega
Z tomato catsup and plenty OF eaynne pei
u per and salt. Put the lobster, the sauc
X and half pound OF good fresh butter int
chatting dish, cover the dish tightly an
-, when the lobster begins to cook ope
= and stir with either a silver or woode
~ spoon. Cook about twenty minutes i
~ all, and about two minutes before blow
" ing out the lights open for minute an
throw i'll glass OF good sherry, stirrin
h quickly and covering again at once.
- Salt as a Check to the Chinch Bug
~ Professor Forbes, the Illinois State Ell
tomologist, is credited with having said
Il have no personal experience with tn
IL use OF salt as check upon chinch bu
l. increase, but from what | know OF tn
he habits OF that insect and the effect {
m other fertilizers, should not expect an
important advantage, except in soil wher
salt will specially stimulate the growt
ly OF the grain. Some experiments Wit
"A salt, made within my knowledge by If
is telligent farmers OF Southern Illinois,
lie we're without noticeable effect.
\ Log Clod- Crusher: 4 log, preferabl
IN OF oak or other compact, hard Woo
r eight feet long and from eight to ten il
IN inches in diameter, is prepared by r,
ed moving the bark, and tapering stiyhtl
toward the ends. About one foot fror
-. the end notch is cut deep enough /
~ admit a chain which is securely wrappe
~ around the log, The double-tree is a