The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-12
FARM AND FiRESIOE.

When the horse SHES at some OBJ
ject or stumbles, do not whip him.
Help him to stand, and show him the
folly of his fear.
Placing sod or soil on stump, and
wetting 1t once week, will cause o
gradual rotting. 1t is said that boring
n large hole in the stump and filling 1t
with sulphuric acid cuts the fiber and
causes decay.
BY pulling up the cabbage stalks
and storing away and then setting out
next spring rs early as the soil can be
worked into q good condition, supply
Of early greens can be secured earlier
than by sowing spinach or dandelion.
Ginger Crackers: One and a half
teacups sugar, one teacup molasses,
one teacup butter, two large table,
spoonfuls ginger, three teaspoonfuls
soda dissolved in little warm water;
mix rather hard, roll out thin, bake
quick. Aldany Journal.
Brown Macaroni: The common
pipe macaroni is used for it. This is
first boiled, then cut up and stewed in
brown stock until it has absorbed the
whole, when it should be spread on a
fiat dish and little more stock poured
over; the dish should be garnished with
pieces of toast. WomaVS World.
Egg Hash: Three teaspoonfuls of
milk and pinch of salt to each we'll
beaten egg; to each three eggs add ono
cupful of chopped, cold, boiled potatoes
and one teacupful of chopped fresh meat
of any sort. Grease a spider lavishly
with meat drippings, and stir constant
ly until well-hcated through.
A horse that is naturally courage
ous may be made cowardly by abuse.
II he often receives blows the fear OF
them is uppermost and any unknown
noise is imagined to be a coming hurt,
the escape from which is an uncontrol-
liable impulse. The man who abuses
his horses is often rewarded by the
destruction of his property and injury
% himself, the result of runaways.
--Soiled bedding should be kept
through the day away from the stalls.
If piled under the managers, the horses
are compelled to breathe the offensive
ammoniacal odors, which are iniuri-
GUS to their eyes. lungs and general
health. Many horse has learned the
habit of pulling on his halter through
his efforts to get away from the smell
of soiled bedding. -AmericaN -AgrtcuL-
turiSt.
The value of clover as an egg food
is readily seen by the large percentage
of lime and phosphoric acid. or all
vegetable kingdom it is the most access
sible and cheapest food. Fed with
meat scraps it makes a nearly complete
egg food. Sulphur is also present. as
well as salt-in fact all ingredients
necessary to the formation of an egg
can be found in the above foods, and
all are in such a form as to be readily
assimilated by the digestive organs OF
Il fowl.
Drowned Oysters on Toast: Open
two dozen large oysters, keeping them
separate from their juice. Then mix
smoothly the yelk of two eggs with n
little flour; beard the oysters and
season them with salt and pepper;
then dip them separately in the mix
ture of egg and -four, place them in a
saucepan and brown them in little
clarified butter. When brown take
them out of the saucepan and pour
the juice of the oysters into the butter
remaining in the pan. Thicken this
with a little flour, and, after simmering
it gently for two or three minutes, put
in the oysters and let them remain
until they get thoroughly hot, then
take them out and serve on slices OF