Year: 1873

CRACKERS. pint Of water, one
teacup of butter, one teaspoonful of soda,
two Of cream tartar, flour enough to
make as stiff as biscuit Let them stand
in the oven until dried through They
do not need pounding.


ARTIFICIAL OYSTERS. as many
ears of green corn us will make one pint
Of pulp ;add one tea-cupful of flour, half
teacup Of butter, one egg, and pepper
and salt to suit your taste. Dropped
and fried in butter


RYE AND INDIAN JOHNNY CAKES
Two cups of rye, two cups of Indian
meal, a small teaspoonful of salaratus, a
little salt, sufficient sour milk 70 make a
stiff batter. Bake IN cakes on a girdle !;
split open and butter them, send to the
table hot.


Mrs. AIOULToN's New ENGLAND
BRowN BREAD. four cups of In
dian meal, and two of rye meal, add
one quart of milk (skimmed will do if
perfectly sweet, one cup of molasses,
one tablespoonful of salaratus, and one
desertspoonful of salt Stir with spoon,
and bake without rising.


To PURIFY THE BLoOD.-Never think
of making the blood better by putting
drugs or poisons into it. Pure water,
pure air and pure food, are natures
purifiers. Take of these first, what the
the system can use and no more, and
your blood will take care of itself, and
YOU, too.


Mercuual ointment is said to be one of
the best materials known for preventing
rust on gun-barrels. 1t should be rub
bed IN thoroughly, both outside and inside,
and well dried off, so as to leave but
little on the surface. The quicksilver
forms thin film which protects the
metal from moisture. The article may
be obtained at any drug store.


CHANGE YOUR FooD. When the
warm weather comes on in the spring.
people require less carbOnaceous food, in
stead of changing their diet as the wealth
er changes, they continue to eat the same
kinds Of food they have been eating dur
ing the coldest weather of winter, and
the consequence is, that the already-over-
burdened liver unable to bear under this
extra lbad, utterly refuses to perform its
function until it has had a chance to
to rest and throw off its accumulated
burdens. Now, to prevent this, two
things are necessary: First, people must
eat less proportion of carbonaceous
food at all times. Second, as the wealth
grows warmer in the spring, they must
eat much less quantity of it than they do
in cold weather, and substitute, instead,
more vegetables and acid fruits. Every
family should have large supply of
canned fruits and garden vegetables at
this time of year. For single article
there is nothing so good as sweet apples,
and they should be used in unlimiting
quantities. es.-Herald of Health.


To FARMERs.-Few farmers are aware
OF the profits to be derived from the
raising OF broom corn. Two crops can
be raised every season, as it viii take
only ninety days for each. The weld is
2000 pounds per acre, and this will bring
in cash six cents per pound, delivered at
the Brennan industrial works. The
proprietor will furnish gratis to those
who wish to plant, all the seed necessary.
Drouths never affect this crop, and our
readers can see at a glance that is more
profitable than cotton. Let two or three
acres be planted as an experiment. and
our readers will thank Us for calling
their attention to this matter Brenham,
Texas, Banner.