Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1873 — FARM AND HOUSEHOLD. [ARTICLE]

FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

—To cure the hog cholera, take one teaspoonful of copperas, half a pint of sweet milk, mix well together; throw the hog on his back, then with a corn cob or stick hold the mouth open, and apply the medicine. —Astor House Rolls.—lnto two quarts of wheat flour put a piece of putter the size of an egg, a little salt, a tablesponful of white sugar, a pint of milk previously boiled and cold, and a half teacupful of yeast. When the sponge is,light, mold for fifteen minutes. Let it rise again, and cut into round cakes; when light, flatten each cake with a rolling-pin; put a bit of butter On top, and fold each over on itself. Put in pans to rise, and when light, bake in a quick-oven.if the edges of__the rolls are dlpp’ed in melted butter, they will not stick together when baked. —Doughnuts without Eggs.—Put into ; a large dish 3 pints of flour, mix with this teacups sugar, 2 teaspoons cream tartar, a little salt and grated nutmeg. Put into a quart bowl 1 teaspoon soda, pour on a teacup boiling water, a piece of butter size of a small walnut; when melted add 1% teacups milk and pour,into the dry part. If rolled out and cut in strips about an inch wide, and then twisted, they seem to be relished better than any other way. Cook in hot fat. —How to Tell a Good Ox.—A good ox should have a long, lean face and bright hazel eyes, which show capability to receive instruction q.nd disposition to obey it. Large nostrils denote the capacity of the ox to work on a hot day. Very large horns at the base denote laziness. Full breast, straight back, wide ribs—by which is meant the ribs that round out nearly as wide as the hip bones—and wide gambril are evidences of strength. -Straight knees, broad toes, pointing straight forward, show that an ox can travel on hard road or pavement. They should be well matched, especially in disposition and -speed. ’’ - —The heaviest corn crop ever grown in the United States was that of last year, which_ the agricultural report states at the huge total of 1,100,000,000 bushels. said to be corn of a better quality-and of greater intrinsic value than usual. lowa was the banner corn-growing State, her average-being nearly 41 bushels an acre; Unfortunately for some of those who would like to have the lowa corn, it takes the price of four bushels of said corn to get one bushel to the Atlantic markets. “ This is one of the reasons why some people are demanding cheaper transportation between the West and

—Don’t wash your vegetables until just before you are ready to cook them. At least one-quarter of the value in sweetness, vivacity and 'aromatic element is lost by the too eommoinwacLjce of having it washed clean of the natural earth adhering to its fibres and surface during growth, and which, when roughly dug, -is put into the cellar or pit of the man for winter "keeping. Did that coun - tryman wash each beet, carrot, potato, etc., as is generally'practiced for sale to the dealer, and by the consumer desired,, he would never be 4 able to keep his product a single month. The receiver, of clean-washed vegetables, according to the now established law of refinement, never yet ate of a good natural flavor, and these same people once they leave their city homes and go into the country farmhouse rarely fail to note the superiority of the vegetables. It—is-Het-because of the better knowledge of cookery, but it is from the fact that the earth is a preservative and absorbent of the volatile element of the root, which as jsoon as washed evaporates rapidly into Sir and is lost. -Consumption.—For the cure of this distressing disease there has been no medicine yet discovered that can show more evidence of real merit than Allen’s Lung-Balsam. This unequaled expectorant for curing coSumption, and all diseases leading to it, such as affections of the throat, lungs, and all diseases of the pulmonary organs, is introduced to the suffering public after its merits for the cure of suc-h discaseshave been fully tested by the medical faculty. The Balsam is, consequently, recommended by physicians who Lave become acquainted with its great sue cess. ? ■ ‘ " .

Wonderful Statements,. .Unless, hundreds of our most responsible citizens have conspired to delude the community, a medicine has at last been . introduced which is a specific for almost every human ailment, not involved in the entire paraly zation or partial destraction of the organ or organ's in which if exists. These witnesses testify (in some distances from their own personal experience, in others on behalf of others), that dyspepsia, liver complaint, remittent and intermittent fever, nervous debility, and numberless other diseases, are rapidly and radically cured by this new remedy. It hails from California, and has in two years overleaped all competitors among advertised tonics, and become par excellence the medicine of the people. California is an except ion al region. Its vegetable products, especially those of a medicinal nature, have no equivalent elsewhere, and it is from the choicest of these that Dr. J. Walker prepares his famous alcoholless Vinegar Bitters, the invaluable invigorant, nutrient, laxative and alterative ter which we refer. Those w'ho have tested the curative properties of this marvelous, preparation pronounce it the most comprehensive remedy ever offered to mankind, and assert that there is no inorganic disease which it will hot subdue. Asa family medicine, we can recommend it without reserve.

Sore Throat, Cough, Cold and similar •troubles, if suffered to progress result in serious pulmonary affections, oftentimes incurable. "Broto'.i’s Bronchial Troches" reach directly the seat, of the disease, and give almost instant relief. Bessons requiring" purgatives or pills should be careful what t-hey buy.. Some pills not only cause griping pains, but leave the bowels In a torpid, costive state. Parsons' Purgative Pills will relieve the bowels and cleanse the blood without injury to the system.. . It is a rare thing«that physicians give any countenance to a medicine the manufacture of which is a secret. About the only exception we know of is Johnsmds Anodyne Liniment. This, we believe, all indorse, and many of them use it in their practice with great success. Use Dooley’s Yeast Powder if you relislf light, sweet,, wholesome Biscuits, Rolls, Pastry, etc. Your grocer , sells it. Full weight and strength. pr<-|>..r tivn. Ch<<i - s'excklsu.k Hai;: uanr.'H he excelled by Nature : tint,;? c.omparieoii klt-li.-Nature’s must favored pF-oihiutiuhs, and defy detection. . ? \ Flagg’s Instant Belief. —NYarranted to relieve all Kheuufatic Afflictions, Sprains, Nenralgia, -etc. The best, the surest and tbo quickest; remedy for all Bowel Complain Relief guaranteed or the money refunded. -