The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-05

morning ago / noticed something serious
was the matter with my old ferret-by the
way she was the mother of the eleven, and
! of course something must be done. She
! could not eat, could not get her jaws to-
gethcr and seemed to ie in great agony.
! and upon close examination ! found she
! had "A diseased tooth and her jaw was
| swollen terribly. l procured a small pair
/ of twceZers and extracted the tooth. and
aside from its being very sore. she was all
right in few days. Some times a large
swelling will come under their jaw; il must
! be washed thoroughly with good soap every
morning and vaselinc with carbOlc acid
applied, and if il does not break il must
be lanced Dissentery can be cured in its
first stages by giving them all the blood
they will eat. If no other can be procured
kin hen. letting the blood drip into
dish. and give them while warm.
Mine have been unusually free from dis
ease this summer having lost only one. and
that must have been smothered i'm the nest
We used to keep hundreds of hens but fer
rets were so much more profitable l have
Kept them instead. utilizing all the rooms
but one in the henhOuse for them. We
have large runs for them with plenty of
dirt on the floors, and this summer none
are on the ground. one of our neighhors
was greatly troubled with large rats but
one Of my ferrets soon cleaned them all out
and since we kept them there has not been
Il rat on the premises. No one should
keep fowls without at le lst one ferret.
Don't he afraid to handle your young fer
rets: the more YOU handle them the better
then when they are grown you put
them under barns hay stacks or anywhere
ana when you call them they will come to
you. They should be tame kittens.
Mrs. Northrop, Ncwtown. Conn., have
been thinking of writing to The Constitu-
ton for some time. as 1 have never noticed
my state PRESENTED. and / do not think it
ought to be entirely ignored. even though
1t is next to the smallest state in the
union. Am very much interested in The
Constitution. especially in Womans King
dom.
VIII send my ssctpe for ''ginger cookies"
as | have never noticed the same in your
paper. and do hope some of the sisters will
try it. rs it is reliable and certainly not
expensive
Ginger Cookies-Put three tablespoonful
melted lard in q coffee cup, iii UP with
molasses. Dissolve onc-half teaspoonful
soda in four tabltspoousful warm water;
one tablespoonful of ginger mix for
any cookies.
Note-Thanks for your appreciation of
our paper-wll try and deserve all you
say-dont forget and write on both sides
the paper-part OF your letter had 10 be
omitted.
Arkadelphla. Ark am not one of the
sisters. but wish to tell Mrs. +. r. Terrell,
of Jonah. GY that If she Will take salsoda
and water and make reasonably tnlck
paste and sprcd Ii on a cloth Of sufficient
size 10 cover the seed wart. and apply the
paste To the wart. ] am sure she viii be
more than pleased with the result. The
paste viii adhere and remain in place
within itself Fresh cloths should bc APP
piled three times a day. william +. Biggs
MD.
Reader viii give Mrs. s L. D. my
gf ttfrr Tom fD H.
Ct: ] slice my okra. sc1ld tomatoes. take
skins of and slice m. put % layer of
tomatoes and layer ,.f okra tin tho cans
are fun FIN with water. put the tops on
without rubbcrs and nut i'm "a kettle OF
water up to the neck OF the can: first put
straw ia bottom of kettle and then be
tween the cans boil ninety minutes; have
a kettle of boiling water when tomatoes
are done. take long straws or the long
kitchen fork and begin stirring from the
bottom of the can and pouring i'm your hot
water until all bubbles are out; put on
rubbcrs ana seal ! have kept okra and
tomatoes this way. never losing "a can.
am going to try okra alone without sliclng
tit seems if IL would keep with tomatoes
it ought to keep alone.
Mss Eugenia Pitts. Larksdale. Ala
have always read the dear Weekly Cousti-
tu.ion with the gr attest interest. I see 50
many useful recipes and "Ych1nSe oi opln-
dom. What an immense Lot Of overloaded
pcCrle there are in this world, We can see
it i'm their c1rc-wDrn faces and each one
thinks their burden is the heaviest There
is a certain kind of care that is wise.
person who has no forethought for the
future is a sit ggard. Let W each strive to
do our duty. God Will do the rest, and in
the end all viii be well VIII some Of the
sisters tell me how to care for white Vio-
lets? l have some l ordered from the
Champion greenhouse two years ago, and
they have spread and filled large pot
vet have never bloomed Perhaps do not
use right kind of fertilizer. Please answer
through the Womau's Kingdom. some kind
sister who has rad success with them. |
have thought of patronizing H. 4 Gripp
Thanks to the sisters for exposing him.
Miss Lillian Kelly. K.servilc. Cal have
been silent admirer of The Constitution,
especially the Woman's Kingdom. | have
received so much Information from the
kingdom, | could rot refrain from writing
| want to thank the sisters for many
good recipes. ! often clip them out for my
scrapbook More of the sisters ought 10
feel interest enough in the woman's page
to write for the sisters need all the useful
information they can get l am going To
send a recipe for apple float: Peel and core
one dozen large apples, let them cook until
they can be pierced with a straw, take off
and beat till very smooth. sweeten to
taste. add the well-beaten white of one egg
to every cupful of apple; favor with nut
meg put I'm a dish and dot over with
small spccks of jelly.
Mrs. H. f. Thompson, Carpenter. Miss
Mrs s. J.. u. ants To know if okra can
he canned. | have put it M with tomatoes
for soup. ana have had 1t TO keep two
winters VIII 50 me sister tell how to keep
irish potatoes and onions through the sum
rcr" Would also like recipe Tor icing
for cake. one that will be stiff and not run
when put on the cake. | send my recipe
for cookies. have used 1t nearly twenty
years and il is splendid. Take one and
tre-Ealf Guns white sugar. cne-haf cup
lard one-half cup butter, nutmeg 10 taste,
one cup sour milk. with a teaspoonful OF
soda and -four sufficient to make dough.
Mix thoroughly. roll thin and bake quickly.
| rave a recipe for pepper manSoes. VIII
send il If the sisters desire il. our page
seems to get better and better. If we Will
preserve our recires We will soon have a
valuable cool book. | am saving mine. Sue
cess to the dear old paper.
Mrs Alice Lewis View, ky.-Dear Sisters.
I APPRECIATE your letters very much. In
answer to Mrs. n. Applewnite send this