The Columbus journal., 1892-07-20
Household Helps.

A new and delicious dainty is pre-
pared by taking the stone either from
dates or prunes. and substituting bit
of the kernel of an English walnut
II the throat is very sore wiring a
cloth out Of cold salt water and bind
it on the throat when going to bed;
cover it with dry towel This Is ex-
cellent
Lemon juice will whiten frosting;
cranberry or strawberry juice will
color it pink. and the grated rind OF an
orange strained through a cloth will
color it yellow.
Don't sit between a fever patient
and the fire. or attend before eating.
to any one suffering from contagious
illness or come into such a presence
when perspiring.
A comfortable way to take castor oil
is to squeeze lemon juice into wine
glass. then pour the oil carefully on
ton then on top of that more lemon
juice and swallow without beating.
One of the best remedies for tender
feet is after the morning bath to
sponge them with a strong solution
of salt and water (three tablespoon
fuls to half a pint of water). after
wards drying lightly.
A brass kettle can be cleaned if dis
colored by cooking In it by securing
it we'll with soap and ashes first then
put in half pint of vinegar and a
os calf ,~1 lot tho m hoiI m
the stove short time; then wash and
rinse out in hot water.
A good polish for removing sta ns
spots and mildew from furniture is
made as follows: Take half a pint "f
ninety eight per cent alcohol; guar
ter of an ounce each of pulverized
resin and gum shellac; add hall a
pint of linseed oil; shake we'll AMI
apply with a brush or sponge.
Poultry Pickins>.
Use plenty of lime and coal oil -
kill out lice
Ground bone is good to feed when
the hens are confined.
The very largest fowls are not the
best to raise for market.
Some kind of soft feed makes a
good ration for breakfast
There is no class of eggs that are
surer to hatch than turkeys.
In providing good ventilation
always avoid direct draughts
1t is di1;cult if not impossible to
break q hen of the habit of eating
eggs.
Feed and comfortable quarters are
of the first importance in securing
eggs
If done regularly and thoroughly
once a week is often enough to clean
out the poultry house.
In selecting your breed be gov
erned largely by your market and
what you propose to do.
One advantage with turkeys is that
after they get feathered they will
need very little attention.
The hen only lays when she is
capable of supplying the materials
for the forming of an egg.
Select out the best of the early
pullets and keep them; they will
make the best winter layers
Poultry. az we'll as other products
can be sold above the usual market
price if they are of a better quality.
In many places where sheep Or
dairy farming is made a specially.
poultry could be added with profit
A good egg is alive The she'll is
porous and the air goes through the
shell and keeps ups sort OF respira-
tion.
The market poultry man wants eggs
during the winter while the fancy
breeder prefers them in March. April
and May.
There are different modes of feed
ing as each farmer uses the foods
most conveniently procured and any
suggestions that do not enable one to
adopt them without incurring addi-
tional labor or expense are not al
ways needed. hence no rules can be
given that will be suitable to all.
There is one point however. upon
which all are agreed. which is that a
variety should be given at all seasons
of the year.