Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1886 — DOMESTIC ECONOMY. [ARTICLE]

DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

L Budget of Useful Information Upon Household and Agricultural Topics. — • , f Hatters of Interest Relating to Farm, Orchard, Stable, Parlor, and Kitchen. ; 0 THE FARM. Soteing Guano Broadcast. Guano if pure ia too concentrated to be used in direct contact with seed gram. If sown early and wo 11 cultivated into the seed bed it will make the soil so rich in contact with it that grain roots will extend in all direotions with great rapidity. Tomatoes as a Field Crop. Farrtiers who grow only a few tomatoes in rich gardens do not generally know that this vegetables more successfully grown in fields with moderate fertility. There is less exuberance of vino- but earlier apd higher-flavored fruit, with less tendenoy to rot Young Weeds as Manure. Tho boat time to plow under a weeddo befiefit the laud is while it is very small We have some kinds of cultivated plants which by growing up am} returning to the soil add to its fertility, but a weed would hardtv deserve that bad name if it would do this. Weeds are robbers. What they contain is almost exclusively from tho soil, from what belongs to the crops among which they sow. A Day's Work in Flowing. A Bmart team turning a good furrow in spring, either stubble or sod, should be able to turn over one and a half to two acres. When larger days’ work than this are reported it is usually at the expense of the team, or perhaps of the plowing. So much depends on the character of the work in fitting tne land that a poor plowman should not be tolerated, however large a day’s work he may claim to be able to do. Farm Tenants; There are a few cases where owners of farms can profitably and safely rent their farms. In lowa nearly all renters are deficient of the neces&ry means to stock and run a farm successfully for themselves or for the owner. Nearly all renters, in hunting a farm, want nearly all plow land But few acres of grass or pasture lands can be used by them. As a consequence, it is hard to rent a farm where a proper proportion is in grass. They have no stock to eat it. If a l arm is rented for a number of years, evon if the renter tills his crops well, it is soon ruined by continued cropping. The farm funs down, crops are small, and repairs increase as the crops decrease. This is.the general result, unless the owner of the farm stocks it with cattle and hogs; in which ease, nine out of ten, he derives his pay and in'oome from the satisfaction he has in buying fine stock. Never buy a farm to rent, with an idea that it is a good way to invest money. But farming is a good way of making money when conducted properly, by the owner, who lives on his farm and who loves the business well enough to stay home and attend to it. —lowa State Register.

Canada Thistles. There are many patches of Canada “111181168 scattered over the West Cutting them at the time of flowering does not rid tho soiL It only prevents the ripening of tho seed. Small patches may be subdued by mowing very close to tho ground every ten days from spring to fall for two seasons. In cultivated ground, . where there are no stumps or trees to givo lodgment, a clean summer fallow, or cutiing below the surface of the soil every ten days, will kill them. How they are best dealt with East is related by a New York farmer in the Weekly Press, Philadelphia, as follows: It is the common mistake of fanners of dealing with thistles not to attempt to kill them entirely, but only to render them less troublosome. Many believe total destruction of the pest impossible. It cannot be done on a large scale, because tho neglected thistles of the slothful farmer will sow their winged seeds over the field's of the most vigilant. In a cultivated crop, however, this evil is not so serious as might be supposed. A young seeding thistle lacks the thick underground roots which it afterward attains, and Bimply turning it under or hoeing it up and exposing to the sun kills it as surely as it will any of the common annuals. It is only when thistle-seeds fall in out-of-the-way places, where the ground is loose, that they are roally dangerous. There the seed is allowed to perfect its underground stems, each one of which, if broken off, will send up a new shoot, and when this is done its eradication is a matter of difficulty. The true way to destroy thistles is by smothering them. We do this in cultivation, which keeps the shoots down, and thus gives the lower roots no breathing-place. But when we cut off the shoots by cultivation, as is usually done, we deprive ourselves of a great advantage in fighting this weed. A shoot cut off below the surface allows the root to Beryl up a new plant “In its place 1 with little loss of vitality. Bury this shoot by covering it with moist earth, and, being full of water, it at once begins to decay. The case is sometimes analogous to that ot an animal in somo portion of whose body mortification has begun. Unless this can bo stopped tho patient dies. In a vigorous patch of thistle or quack grass burying the shoots does not always destroy life, because in plowing many of the shoots are severed from the underground roots, and this' leaves tho latter free to grow again. There is noToss of time in killing Canada thTsflek to le¥ them havo unchecked growth until nearly or quite in blossom. Much of the vitality of the patch will thus havo come to the surface, and when turned under in a moist, warm time the decomposition of the stalks,._Kill go on so rapidly that the,.roots'cannot fully recover. The fact is often reported that cutting Canada fliistles when in full flower sometimes entirely destroys them. Tho reason is that the stalks being hollow hold water, and this ro's down to and dastrovH the root I doubt, however, whethor a thistle patch is ever entirely destroyed by mowing. There are always some young stalks which are not hollow, and these help to maintain the vitality of the whole. - ----

THE STOCK-RANCH. -i-.—-' ---- - Hereditary - Disabilities. Unsoundness, especially in horses, occurs by transmission from sire or dam to the progeny. It is especially observable in the horse, and for the reason that, his use being that- of active labor, disabilities are more likely to be acquired than with other animals. Among those more common is unsoundness in the limbs, derangements of tho digestive organs, and impairment of sight, even to blindness. In the case of breeding animals, therefore, it is of the first importance that there be no evidence of unsoundness. In the male this is of special importance, sinoe a sire may transmit disability to a large number of offspring in a single season, while the dam can transmit only to her immediate progeny. A veterinary writer in relation to defects of the limbs notoriously transmissible says; “Buck knees, and sickle, and curby hocks, eta, are specially liable to ho transmitted to descendants. The tendenoy to reproduce such joint diseases as ringbone and spavin is usually well marked either by transmitting that peculiar typo of joint most likely to sprain by hard work or oven in well-formed legs. There still seems to exist a well-defined constitutional to these diseases in many cases. ” It is well known that a not unusual tendency to bog-spavin is found dn draught-stallions. They are also liable to have flat fleet Great care should be taken in the selection that the limbs and feet are as perfect as possible. The generative organs should be perfect, as it is well known that stallions defective in this respect are apt to produce ridgelings. Opthalmia ending in blindness is another of the diseases urging especial attention that it does not lie in the blood cither of sire or dam. The renowned Lexington among thoroughbreds was wo 1 known for hia powers of transmitt ng his wonderful speed to his progeny. He also notoriously transmitted his infirmities —weak eyes. Any disability directly traceaide to an accident will not, of course, be transmitted; but unless it cannot be so traced the sire should be viewed with suspicion, however the owner may account for the disability. *““*• Another marked disability, clearly hereditary. is weakness in the air passages and of digestive organa. In the first class it givte

rise to roaring, broken wind, bronchitis, and various lnng diseases; and in the latter case to heaves, crib-biting, scouring, and other derangements arising from impairment of the digestion It will be seen that in all domestic animals it is of the first importance that breeding animals be carefully looked to, that they bo as perfect as possible ip every respect, and for reasons previously given that the sire especially be sound. This will apply to the horse particularly, sinoe his service to man is that which calls for bone, sinew, muscle, and lung power in an eminent degree.

Baiting Sheep for Mutton. Now, while it is true that* national legislation may help to promote tho interests of the flockmasters, it is equally true that the farmers and those more directly interested are not doing all they can to help .the causa An active demand riwavs stimulates the supply. Our people should wear more woolen goods, and those of home manufacture. This will increaso the homo market for wool, or ought to, and help to keep the manufactories running. The production of wool has liocn a leading feature iu this country of sheep husbandry. Tho carcass has been noglectod, or rather tho attention paid to it has beeh morer damaging than otherwise. The aim has beon to got as much weight of fleece as possible on tfife least amount of body. This lino of breeding, quite general, has made the mutton inferior, and if Americans ever had a general taste for it, they have .lost it The emergency is now too groat to spend much dime arguing where tho responsibility rests, or who is to blame, but rather let us accept the unfortunate fact that Americans, as a class, do not cat mutton, and so fully a half interest in sheep husbandry is paralyzed and almost a dead weight, which the other half—tho woolmust carry. Tnis is all wrong, and wo shall never see a full measure of prosperity for sheep husbandry until it is righted. Legislation for the protection of wool cannot make up in these days for tho lack of sale for the mutton. Here is a chance for a groat deal of patriotic missionary work—to educate our people to help wonderfully in tho prosperity of the country, by eating more of the flesh of sheep. Strange as it may seem, the oity people eat all the mutton. They are the loast interested, and yet but for them mutton would be so low in price that it would not pay to dress sheep and put them in the market They would not bring the cost of transportation. There has grown up in the country towns and among country peoplo a propensity to eat nothing but beef. The farmers themselves do not eat more than one-third the pork they used to, and not a fourth of the mutton. They never ate enough mutton, and now they do not, as a class, eat any. The men who own and breed sheep do not eat mutton. They will pay twice, and, more than likely, three times as much for Texas beef as they would have to for mutton, and four times as much as their own mutton would cost them. Charlton is quite a sheep town, and I venture to say more sneep are eaten on Kirby Homeqjead every year than in the whole town.

Our country butcher last year killed and peddled in the surrounding country, among the farmers and at the hamlets, fifty beef cattle, and could only get rid of five sheep. There are hundreds of sheep owned in the town (there ought to be thousands), and every one of these sheep owners is blowing Congress for the low price of wodl, and lamenting tne poor prospects for keeping sheep. The butcher says he “cannot sell mutton, and the people all want boos. ” Bight here there should he serious consideration of this subject Either the mutton is such that the people will not eat it, or the notions and tastes of tne people are so strongly against it that they will pay almost as much again for inferior beef. If tne appetites or notions of tho people could be changed, and the mutton improved so that the demand for it would be increased in proportion to its cheapness and healthfulness, there would be a substantial and paying basis for sheep husbandry, notwithstanding the low price of the fleeces. — F. I). Curtis, in Country Gentleman.

THE DAIRY. . Patented Washing of Bu tter. The Chamber of Agriculture Journal, London. England, makes public a new method of washing butter, patented in Germany. It is to the offect that as Boon as gathered in the chum in particles of about a tenth of an inch in size, it is transferred to a centrifugal machine, whose drum is pierced with holes and lined with a linen sack, that is finally taken out with the butter. The machine is set in rapid motion, the buttermilk begins to escape, and a spray of water thrown into tho revolving drum washes out all the foreign matters adhering to the butter. This washing is kept up till the water comes away clean. The revolution “is then continued till the last drop of water is removed, as clothes are dried in the centrifugal wringer. The dry butter is then taken out, molded and packed. It is claimed that the product thus so fully and quickly freed from all impurities, without any working or kneading, has a finer flavor, aroma and grain, and far better keeping qualities than when prepared for market in tne ordinary way. Separation of Cream. Prof. Brown of the Canadian Agricultural College, as tho results of careful experimenting with Various breeds in raising cream by setting and by tho centrifugal process, gives some curious faots in relation to percentages of some well-known breeds, but especially valuable in tho fact that the average product is nearly twice by the centrifugal process as by setting and skimming. While the table given will fully explain itself, it seems unfortunate that only British breeds of cows should havo been used. To havo been com Elete Holstein-Frisian and Swiss cattle should ave been included. What soems especially noticeable in these experiments is the poverty of the Jerseys and Guernseys both under skimming and centrifugal action and the remarkable differences in Ayrshire results by the several processes. The table is as follows; Breed. Setting. Centrifugal. Short-Horn 7.30 10.02Jersey.. . 4.05 9.05 Galloway.. .*.“'777.7;...........1ft00fc-' lliOO Aberdeen Poll 6.95 10.02 Devon 8.02 ' 12.00 Short-Horn Grade 6.09 10.00 Guernsey.... 2.02 3.00 Ayrshire _ ..'3.06 11.05 Quebec Grade. 6.04 11.05 Hereford 2.06 3.02 5.50 9.02 fDairy Notes. A Texas contemporary says tho use of quinine for cattle in 'adchmation fever has resulted satisfactorily there. —-—_ _ Direct separation of the butter from milk by means of electricity—a French invention—is said to be one of tho latest patent French processes in dairying. Any farmer who can command an even temperature below <lO deg., w.th cleanliness, can make “gilt-edged” butter. If the temperature reaches 70 deg. during transportation the giltedged becomes guilt-edged. Persons interested in tho profits from great yields, as shown from tests, may fignio for themselves. On the one hand we have thirtyeight pounds two ounces of unsalted butter for one week. Per Contra—Feod: Twelve quarts pea-meal, sixteen quarts ground oats, three quarts linseed-meas, and lour quarts wheat bran, making thirty-five quarts of ground feed daily, beside clover, hay, beets, carrots, eta Nevertheless the butter and cheese outcome is the true test of the dairy cow. Canning Sweet Com. One quart of water to three quarts of corn. Let the corn come to a boil.. Ada one teaspoonfnl of tartaric acid to each quart of corn. Boil fifteen minutes. * When wanted for use, add one teaspoonful of soda to each quart of corn; let it stand one hour before cooking. Cold Slaw. Chop half head cabbage, leave in bowl for" dressing. Take ono egg, a small teaspoonful of mustard, same of sugar, three tableapoonfuls melted butter or oil, and beat all together, then add one-half cup vinegar, put in spider and boil, then pour on cabbage, salt, and lastly add some sweet cream. For lettuce, add a little corn starch to thicken. Grape Butter. Stew the grapes and stew ont each pulp from the skin, removing the seeds; ke?p the skins in a small thin bag; to each pound of pulp allow one pound of sugar, hair pint cider vinegar, teaspoonful of doves, one of cinnamon and one of nutmeg; boil this very slowlv, putting in the bag of skins tied securely; when it jellies by dropping ifi Cold water, it is dona Put away in jars; for an ornamental dish it can the heated over and put into molds to jelly.

THE FORESTER The Mystery of the Growth of Trees Jfteplained. Mr. John T. Campbell explains in the A’neriean Naturalist his disoovery of one of the causes, of the phenomenon of particular tracts of land being covered with a simultaneous, nearly exclusive, growth of troea of a particular species, Some have ascribed the phenomenon to a piecular fitness of the soil to particular kinds of vegetation, which he does not find to exist His own explanation is very simple, and is to the effect that the matter lies wholly or mainly in the fact of the ground being in a fit oonaition to receive the seeds of the various species when they fall upon it Seeds of different kinds fall at various seasons, and when tho- ground is in various conditions as to moisture, etc. Those that find the ground in good condition sprout and grow, if no accident occurs to remove the plants when very young. Mr. Campell has tested this viow in his surveys in tho occasionally flooded bottom-lands of the Wabash River, and illustrates -it _by following the futures of the seeds of three species of troos. The balls of the sycamore or button-wood begin falling early in tho spring months, and if a flood is receding at the time, they stick to the soft, moist banks wherever they touch them, and particularly along the highest parts of the sand-bars. Were it not for the subsequent floods in the samo spring no other trees could -grow, for these would occupy . t_ha_graund. .But they are easily killed during their infancy by overflows, and this is wliat happens to most of' them. The cottonwood is the next in order of shedding seed, and if another flood is receding while this Is taking pTaSo it will have killed all the sycamores which it has covered, and sprout the cottonwoods. These in turn may be killed by the next floods. It is the turn of the maples next to shed thoir seed and try for the ground. If either of these species succeeds in making wood without a flood, it will hold the ground, and its rivals will not be able to get a place. Last spring the edges of the successive plantations escaped the next floods after the seeds fell upon them, and Mr. Campbell could see along the river banks three belts of young trees, and distinguish them by them general appearance. The upper belt was of sycamore, tne second (downward) of cottonwood, and the third of soft maple. In June a bigger flood came than any that caused the seeds to sprout, and killed all the young trees.

Forestry Notes. The mulberry is a good tree to raise in a poultry-yard. It is haruy and long-lived, and the fruit is popular with the hens, besides being very nice for the children. The leaves are largo and the Bhade it makes is dense, which is desirable also in summer. L. H. Bailey, Jr., of Harvard University, has been examining the. cells of the twigs of rapid and slow growing trees, and finds that in the former they are much larger than in the latter. As it is known that trees which grow rapidly are much more liable to winter-kill than their slower-growing neighbors, it is suggested that death may result from the rupture of the cells caused by the freezing of the liquid in them. Of course the rupture would be greatest in the cells having the greatest amount of liquid. When transplanting small trees care should be taken not to set them in the ground any deeper than they originally grew. Do not use stable manure around the roots, but incorporrate thoroughly in the soil a liberal amount of thoroughly decomposed vegetable matter, or loam, such as florists use for potting plants. After the trees are set pross the earth about the roots firmly, and then stake the trees, so that tho wind can not rack them over. Superior varieties cost but little if any more than common, and no one has an excuse for cultivating inferioftfruit '

THE HORTICULTURIST. Insect Pests. The green fly on the house plants and roses in the open ground can be destroyed by syringing them with weak tobacco-water—a mixture in not water of soft soap and a small quantity of tobacco jutce is excellent. In the case of house plants the green fly can be destroyed easily by smoking them with tobacco smoke, the plants being inclosed in a box or small room; or the plants can be dipped or immersed in weak jtob&cco-water. After either of these operations, syringe the plants with clear water. The rose-bug can be destroyed by an application of insect powder in water, or by dusting the powder over the plants and insects with a bellowß, such as are used for this purpose. Tne same remedy is efficient in the destruction of common cabbage-worm. Complaint is often made of a little black beetle that destroys the flowers of the aster, l’yrothrum or insect powdor will destroy it Cut-worms are often destructive in some fields during this month. One of the best ways to manage them is to mix one part of Paris green or London purple with twenty parts of flour, and dust it over some young cabbage leaves, and place these along through the field they infest, turning the powdered side down. The grub of the May beetle ia a very destructive creature, and it is almost impossible to destroy it directly. Tho best course to pursue is to make bonfires, burning old brush at night during the month;, most of the insects will be destroyed by flying into the fires. White hellebore is the best sure destructive agent to the currant and gooseberry worm. Mealy bug can bo .destroyed by use of a kerosene emulsion; an easy way of preparing it is to chum up equal quantities of kerosene and Bour milk, and this can be well done with an egg-beater. Then use a tablespoonful of the mixture to a pailful of water. The same preparation can be used successfully against cabbage and currant worms; it has also been employed satisfactorily for the destruction of the Bquash bug. For this insect it needs to be thrown upon the plants with considerable force, such as can be given with a hand forcepump ; when merely sprinkled on it fails to reach the under sides of these insects, where it affects them. We advise the use of this kerosene mixture for the riddance of any new insect pests the means of whose destruction is unknown. Some insects are caught by keeping shallow vessels of sweetened water and a little vinegar added, hanging about the orchard until July, and again in the month of August The apple tree and peach tree borer, when they have worked into trees, most be worked out or killed with a stout wire, and afterward, as protection, coat the ‘ bark of the tree about the base with lye or soap and water, soft soap and carbolic soap being beet Vick's Monthly.

THE POULTERER Poultry Notes, When fowls are confined in limited quarters, construct tho nests so that they may be in darkness, or at least in twilight This is acknowledged to be a preventive of egg eating. Locate the nests as far from tho windows as possible, and compel the hens to approach them through a long, low, covered passage, which turns ono or two abrupt corners to shut ont the light. It is a mistake to place tho rooßting poles at different heights rising from the front, because ail will Btrivo to get on the highest one, and the weaker ones aro crowded off and frequently fall to the ground, only to repeat the process, or, if injured, to remain on the ground all night. Place all the poles at the same elevation. Kerosene oil applied to the roosts in small quantities will kill parasites. Plaster of paris scattered ovor the floors of the fowl houses is a purifying absorbent, preventing the smell which arises from the droppings. The nest 3 must be occasionally renewed and kept clean. Straw is hotter thau hay. Tobacco stems covered with Btraw are an excellent preventive of insect breeding, especially when the hens are sitting. 7 Do not hatch too late in tho season, for the young birds will not have sufficient timo to develop fully before the approach of cold weather. Very many of our best breeders do not set any of their hens later than the middle of Juno, and they always have well-grown and fine birds for sale in the early fall, when buyers first come to the front for their supplies of fresh stock. There aro other considerations to he observed in thliS connection. The young chicks of the Asiatic varieties are prone tq Btay almost destitute of covering but skin, after they have dropped their first coat of down and before they commence to feather up. At this time they are exposed to the sun, and if it be. a July or August sun, the suffering is very great A little fresh lard or mutton tallow rubbed on their scorched backs prevents the skin from entekingr Fowls by nature are

woodland birds, fitted to live m the shade In hot weather.— The Monthly. THE NURSERY. Mints on Nursing. An eminent physician in New York ia reported to have Baid that many lives are lost by starvation owing to an overestimate of tho amount or nutrition contained in beef-tea and meat juices, and that in tjtphus and typhoid fever there is no good substitute for milk and eggs. j It is well known that the body is fed by the albumen in the meat; this is coagulated by boiling and converted into a solid, which is left behind when tho beef-tea is strained, and so the most nourishing part is lost Boef-tea causes indigestion-and diarrhea when taken in exoess, but it is appetizing in appearance and smell if it is nicely, prepared, ana a little may bo given occasionally as a change from milk, which may become distasteful if it is used too exclusively. Chicken broth or mutton brOth may be substituted at times, but in serious illness, when liquid food alone is allowed, the chief reliance must be on milk, and tho greatest care should bo takon to vary the manner of serving it, that it may not pall on the delicate appetite. In typhoid fever, the lining of tho bowels is ulcerated; in favorable cases these ulcers soon heal, and no harm follows. If proper precautions as to food and rest have, boou neglected, this ulceration may assume a sovero type; the ulcers eat through the coats of the bowels, violent inflammation is excited, and the patient dies. For this reason, the food IB one of the most important parts of tho nursing in diseases of this naturo, or in any that affect the stomach and digestive organs. Sir William Jonner rocommends the use of bread in tyyhoid fever, hut no other solid food should be given under any circumstances until convalescence is well established Milk is food as well as drink, and will sustain life for weeks alone. We know that babies hot only live but grow and thrive for months, on nothing else. In fever, the secretion of gastric juice oeases, the stomach secreting only an inert mucus, which is of little value as a digestive agent This is why it is nocessary to use so much care in feeding. It is better to give too much food than too little, within certain limits; if it does not cause diarrhea, colic, flatulence, nausea or vomiting, it is digested and is doing good When any of these symptoms occur, the amount of food given at one time should be reduced. Water may always he given freely, but not in too large quantity at once, as then it might interfere with digestion. Unless a person is very weak, when small quantities of nourishment are given freely, it is a good general rule to feed once in two hours, about two-thirds of a cupful being given. Unless sleeping from exhaustion, as in typhoid fever, a patient should not be wakened to be fed Nourishment is especially required about dawu, when the powers or life are low and need re-enforcing. Milk really disagrees with very few people; when the taste is disliked it must be disguised in various ways. It should never be allowed to stand in the sick-room, as it quickly absorbs impurities. When stimulants are ordered, a little brandy may he added to the milk, or a glass of it may be slightly sweetened, and flavored with a teaspoonful of rose water, a few drops of extract or bitter almond, or vanilla. If coffee is permitted, it may be made very strong and diluted with boiling milk, and tea can be prepared in tlte same way. If chocolate, cocoa, or broma is liked, it may be made with two-thirds milk and one-third water, if the pure milk makes it too rich. The juice of a fresh lemon can be used; if it is mixed with a little sugar, and cold milk added gradually, it will not curdle. This is particularly accepted in scarlet fever. When plain,, milk cannot be retained, add four tablespoonfuls of lime water to every pint Lime water can be made at home by pouring boiling water on unslacked lime, letting it stand until it settles, and bottling the clear fluid. Milk that has been boiled and allowed to become cold is the best form for use in diarrhea, as hot drinks aggravate the malady. Sometimes for a change the milk may be made into gruel; soft blanc mange, or ice S cream. To make arrow-root gitfel, take one tablespoonful of arrow root, rub it smooth with a little cold milk, and stir it into one pint of boiHng milk; aid a pinch of salt and grate in a small quantity of nutmeg. Farina may be substituted for the arrow root, and flavored with essence of lemon. For oatmeal gruel, take three tablespoonfuls of fine oatmeal, wet it with a little cold water, add one pint of cold milk and a little salt; stir until it boils. Put it where it will boil gently for at least two hours; if it becomes too thick, thin witli a little boiling milk. A large dessertspoonful of liquor rennet. stirred into a pint of milk slightly warmed, will,-when cold, make a soft blanc mange very easily swallowed. The white of an egg is almost pure albumen, and so a very important addition to the invalid’s diet list Break the whites of two eggs into a self-sealing jar; add a pint of milk, and screw the top on tightly; shake tho jar until the contents are thoroughly mixed, and then give cold. This is far superior to plain milk as a fever food, and if well shaken the presence of the egg cannot be detected. A whole egg. well beaten, can be taken in a glass of milk. Rub smooth a tablespoonful of cornstarch with cold milk; have ready a pint of boiling milk and one egg slightly beaten; put a few spoonfuls of the hot,, milk into the bowl with the egg, .and it will not cuTdie; add this to the boiling milk witli a few grains of salt, any flavoring desired and the cornstarch; let it boil about three minutes, stirring until done. For a delicate custard, boil one pint of milk with one tablespoonful of sugar and a little cinnamon, or any flavoring that is liked; stir in two well-beaten eggs, and remove from the fir© as soon as it thickens. A delicious icecream can be made with one quart of milk, half a pint of cream, tho whites of three eggs beaten to a foam, sugar and vanilla to taste. Boil the milk and sugar, when cold add the other ingredients; beat the mixture half an hour before freezing it —Mrs. Scovil, in Albany Cultivator.

the kitchen. Brown Betty. Cut into thin slices several large apples; have ready a buttered pudding-dish; pu£ into this a layer of sliced apples; over this sprinkle sugar, and so alternately—bread, apples, sugar—until the pudding-dish is full, letting the top layer be apples. Boiled Indian Pudding,' This is improved for some people if snet is added to give it richness. Chop a quarter of a pound of beef suet very fine, add an equal quantity of sugar, one teaspoonful of ginger, - half a teaspoonful of salt, enough sweet milk to moisten the meal, and a teaspoonful of bak"ing powder, or about a cup of sour milk and a teaspoonful of soda. This should boil in a bag for at least three hours, and bo served hot, with wine sauce. Corned String Beans. Drain off the liquor, and, covering them with very eold water, slightly salted, leave them for an hour. Drain and Cook twenty minutes in boiling water, salted. Pour off this and shake tho beans in a colander. Then stir quickly through them a tablespoonful of butter mixed with peppersalt, a very little made mustard, and a tablespoonful of vinegar; put back over the fire, toss the beans lightly with a fork until they are hot, and dish them. Melissa’s Shortcake. One quart of prepared Hour, half a cupful of butter, one even teaspoonful of salt, two cups of milk. If you can get a cup of cream put half the quantity of miik, less butter, say twothirds of a cup. Sift the salt with the flour, chop in the butter uhtil you have yellow dust, wet with the milk, and roll out with as little handling as possible half an inch thick. Bake in broad, shallow pans well greased. Whendone cut into sijUarcs, split, and butter while hot, and send at once to table. • ■ V - -• Cream Pie. Cake: Three eggs, one cup of sugar, one cup of flour, one teaspoonful of yeast powder or baking powder, and a tablespoonful of hot water, the last thing. Beat the eggs and sugar to S cream, then add hot water and flour. Bake in three layers, in a hot oven. Cream for inside: One pint of milk; put it on to boil beat an egg with a tablespoonful of cornstarch, and stir in; sweeten to taste; let it .boil up thick; flavor with vanilla, and spread! on the layers.of cake. ■ To preserve goods from moths, do not use camphor in any form. Pieces of tar paper laid in fur boxes and in closets are a better protection. Five cents wiil buy enough* to equip all the packing boxes and closets of a large house for a year. - —— ■ ——- ———