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disposing;- of the fold |>leece, 
and do not Ik: com lined to cook 
books.—Don’t let lireiul mold ; 
work tip the pieces into pud¬ 
dings and pancakes: make bak¬ 
ed Indian pudding of cold 
In-tv pudding, it is good. 
Hints on Cooking, etc. 
Sitdinn (,'oru Cake.— 
Contributed tiv “ E. M. W.. ’ 
Litclilield Co., Conn. Mix to¬ 
gether 2 cups of flour, 1 of In¬ 
dian uietii; 2 teaspoonfuls cream 
of tartar, 1 teaspoont'ul soda, 
and a little salt.: add to this 1 
eg" - and 2 tablespoon fills of su¬ 
gar beaten together, 2 cups of 
milk, and a piece of butter the 
size of an egg. Bake until it 
is thoroughly cooked through. 
JCiiked hidiiin S"n«l- 
diti".—Contributed to the 
Am. AgricultnrUt by “ Young 
Housekeeper,” Harlem, N. Y. : 
Seal'd pint Indian meal with 
1 pint of boiling water, or milk, 
which is better add 1 large 
tablespoonful of wheat flour 
lnUxed with another pint of 
cold milk, 1 tablespoonful oi 
ginger, l cupful molasses, 1 
tablespoonful butler, ora small 
pieccof suet chopped line. Add 
raisins if liked, when the pud¬ 
ding- lias been baking about ten 
minutes. Bake thoroughly. 
Sialicd Biitlism: 
—Conlriimted to the 
American Agriculturist and 
highly recommended by “ Kc- 
tus,” Milan, 0. : Mix 3 pints 
Indian meal, 1 of wheat flour, 2 
of sweet milk, 1 of sour milk, 
1 cupful of molasses, 1 table¬ 
spoonful of salt and 1 teaspoon¬ 
ful of saleratus. Bake 3 hours. 
IShickherry and Ap¬ 
ple 1'nddliig.—Sent to 
American Agriculturist by Mrs. 
K. Randall, Wayne Co., Pa. : 
Mix 1 quart of sour buttermilk, 
1 teaspoonful saleratus, a little 
salt, and flour enough to make 
it rather stiff. Roll out, cover 
with blackberries, roll up, put 
in a buttered basin and steam 
134 liours Serve with sugar 
and cream. Tart apples may 
be used instead of berries 
r B’o BleimiTC Brosa HSaist 
from While SlialBs.- 
Dissolve oxalic acid in warm 
water; spread the linen in the 
sunlight and apply the acid tb 
the spot, which will very soon 
disappear. It will remove many 
other stains. As the acid is a 
poison, it must be kept from children’s reach. If 
too strong, it will injure the fabric itself. It should 
be well washed out almost as soon as applied. 
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•Behai ithiynurd, the BBcro. 
The story of John Maynard, the Lake pilot, illustrates 
as noble heroism as was ever shown on the battle field. 
Me was guiding a steamer from Detroit to Buffalo. When 
s^.it seven miles from the latter place there came the 
fearful cry of “ fire 1” and thick clouds of smoke rolled up 
from the hold. By direction of the Captain the passen¬ 
gers crowded to the forecastle, and Maynard remained at 
the helm, where soon the (lames came roaring around 
him. The Captain shouted to him through his speaking 
trumpet “John Maynard”— “Aye, aye. Sir.” “Are 
yon at the helm ?”—“ Yes."—“ What course is she 
steering “ Southwest.” “ Direct her course to the 
southeast and gain the shore.” Some moments afier- 
ward the Captain shouted again. “Can you hold out five 
minutes longer?” “Yes with the help of God !” answer¬ 
ed John .Maynard. His white hair is burnt on his head ; 
one of liis hands is already useless : with one knee upon 
the deck, his teeth and one strong hand upon the wheel, 
the old man remained firm as a rock.' The vessel touch¬ 
es the shore, all the crew are saved, all bill the noble 
pilot, who fell dead upon the burning deck. Such a 
glorious deafh wins a true martyr’s crown, and L- 
’wortb more than a century of aimless life. 
Tliis Detected Truant is learning by experience 
the truth of the adage, “ Honesty is the best policy.” Not 
wanting to go to school, he is playing si ", and ills kind 
mother has called in the Doctor, either fearing he 
will be seriously ill, or perhaps wishing to cure him of a 
w orse disorder, w ant of truthfulness. No wonder the boy 
puts on slicit a rueful countenance. He istliinking of the 
bitter doses he may be compelled to take, which may 
make him sick in earnest; the doctor’s severe look brings 
him no comfort, and more than ah, his conscience is busy 
telling hi in how meanly arid foolishly he has acted. He 
is truly in a sad plight , let us hope he will find his way 
out of it by the only safe and honorable means. Let him 
“own up,” like a man, ask the forgiveness of his moth¬ 
er, and resolve not to place himself in such a fix again. 
A BBoy’s (liift to tlic Soldiers. 
A lady in California communicates the following inci¬ 
dent to the Agriculturist : Rev. Dr. Bellows, President 
of the Sanitary Commission, now in California, was 
about to deliver a lecture in behalf of llie Commission, 
at Marysville. In the afternoon before the lecture, a ring 
was heard at his door, and a little Doy was admitted 
bringing with him a white chicken. “Dr." said he "I 
want to give this to the soldiers , it will make them two 
plates of soup." The Doctor received it with thanks on 
behalf of the soldiers, and commended the boy for “ do¬ 
ing what he could.” In the evening the clficken was 
taken to the lecture, and at its conclusion the circum¬ 
stances were related, and the boy’s gift was put up for 
sale at auction. The bidding was lively, and the chicken 
w a sold-and m-suld until the sum of $400 in gold, equal 
to near $1,500 in currency, was realized for the Sanitary 
Commission, and the boy was delighted to find how 
much soup his chicken would furnish to the soldiers. 
BBirris in ELitlle. 
The New Albany Ledger relates IhM at the battle ol 
Resaca, Ga„ a mocking bird perched on the top of a tree 
tn the midst of tlie fight, and imitated the whistling of 
bullets and other noises of battle. At a recent engage¬ 
ment the following singular incident occurred. During 
a fierce cannonade, a smalt bird came and alighted upon 
the shoulder of an artilleryman who was serving one of 
the large guns, where it remained notwithstanding his 
violent motions in loading the piece. When the gun was 
discharged, the frightened little creature would run ils 
beak and head up under the man’s hair at the back of his 
neck, and when the rpport died away, would resume its 
place upon his shoulder. One of the men took the bird 
in his hand, but as soon as it was released, it immediate 
ly flew back to its perch on the gunner’s shoulder. 
Amusing anti fi’ortunale Answer 
A gentleman in Berlin, Prussia, relates that in a Sun¬ 
day School recently established there, among other ques¬ 
tions, a clergyman asked the children, “ Why were Ad¬ 
am and Eve turned out of Paradise?” Up jumped a 
bov. and with an eager countenance, as though he was 
certain he knew it. answered. “ Because they could not 
pay their rent." On inquiry it appeared that his parents 
had been repeatedly turned out of doors for this cause 
amt that they were now in danger of the same trouble 
A collection was taken and thev wf>*. t-or -eiievetl 
