THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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FOOD FOR CANARIES. 
I DOnot agreo with S. M. R„ iu a late Rural, 
that the fowl she gives her cauary bird Is the 
right sort for all. While some birds might 
thrive ou so liberal a diet, the majority would 
not. When I bought my present bird, eight 
years ago, the person who sold it to me- -a pro¬ 
fessional bird-fancier—told me to feed it noth¬ 
ing but canary und rape seed mixed, with occa¬ 
sionally a very little green food—celery, ten 
der bite of lettuce, and chick-weed, i have 
adhered to this diet strictly, and the good 
health ami old age of my bird have proven to 
me the correctness of the man’s advice. I am 
careful to give him a bath each day, also to 
wash and dry the cage, to put clean sand in 
the bottom, and lie has plenty of fresh drink¬ 
ing water. Another thing to be observed in 
the treatment of canary birds, is that they 
must be kept out of ail drafts—this is im¬ 
perative. MRS . c . 
IUi.9icrUanfou.si gUmtisiug 
Mid-Summer Offering 
CLUB PREMIUMS 
nave muuagen, witu the nope that my experi¬ 
ence may help her. Once l had the same de¬ 
sires, and wished for the same things she does, 
but I soou found that it didn’t pay to wish for 
the unattainable, so 1 stopped wishing (or at 
least tried to), aud went to work to make the 
most of what I had. 
In the first, place, I made up my mind that 
I would be good-oatured aud pleasant under 
any aud all circumstances, for I felt that it 
was a shame to speak crossly to my brotlic, 
and then turn around and greet company 
witli a smile, and the practice has worked like 
a charm. Sue says that the young people 
around her do not care to talk about anything 
but cattle, hogs, etc. Well, these are disa¬ 
greeable subjects, but let me tell her how the 
young people during the Whiter in a Western 
country interested themselves. Oue of the 
young men appointed an evening, aud all of 
the young people met at our school-house aud 
organized a literary society. The young meu 
paid 25 cents (ladies free), and that was sulfl 
dent, to buy wood, oil aud paper. They thru 
elected a president, vice-president, secretary 
and treasurer every month, so as to give all of 
the youug people a chance. One would select 
a piece to read, another would give us a song, 
a spirited debate would arise, and so ou, and 
it was really surprising how much interest we 
ull took iu the meetings. Not only the youug 
people but the old attended, and sumo even¬ 
ings there were over 50 present. One evening 
1 made a motion that weorganizea “musical.” 
All seemed pleusod with the idea, so we ate 
Was the name formerly given to Scrofula 
because of a superstition that it could bo 
cured by a king’s touch. The world is 
wiser uow, and knows that 
Rural New-Yorker 
SCROFULA 
can only be cured by a thorough purifica¬ 
tion of the blood. If this is neglected, 
the disease perpetuates its taint through 
generation alter generation. Among its 
earlier symptomatic developments uro 
Eczema, Cutaneous Eruptions, Tu¬ 
mors, I toils, Carbuncles, Erysipelas, 
Purulent Ulcers, Nervous and Phy¬ 
sical Collapse, etc. II allowed to con¬ 
tinue. Klieiiiimtisiii, Scrofulous Ca¬ 
tarrh, Kidney ami Liver Diseases, 
Tubercular Consumption, and vari¬ 
ous oilier dangi mils or fatal maladies, arc 
produced by it. 
Things Useful and Needful 
Every Family—A Lillie Lei 
sure Time Well Paid 
by Securing Clubs 
FOR THE 
it u it a r iv i<: w- v o it it i 
DOMESTIC RECIPES, 
LIBERAL INDUCEMENTS! ! ! 
any cneap part or Peer will answer. I 
usually select a piece weighing about 10 
pounds. Free it from fat, but let tho bones 
remain in it. Cut into three or four pieces. 
Just cover with water. Let come to a boil, 
skim, set on tho back of the rauge, season 
with salt, popper, aud half a dozen whole 
cloves, and let simmer six or eight hours, or 
'Ultil the meat will Tall from the bones. Then 
remove meat, trim off any fat or skin, take 
out all pieces of bouo, and slightly chop. Let 
the liquor cool, take off every particle of 
grease, and, if necessary, boil it down. When 
I think the liquid will not jelly, 1 dissolve two 
spoonfuls of gelatine in a little cold water aud 
add to it. Put the meat Into a deep earthen 
disli or pan, pour over the hot liquid, cover, 
and put weights on top. Set in a cool place 
over-night. The meat can then be cut into 
slices and will be found very nice. I fre¬ 
quently prepare chickens iu the same way. 
COOK. 
Is the only powerful and always reliable 
blood-purifying medicine. 1 ( is so effect- 
uni :m a Iterative that it eradicates from 
the system Hereditary Scrofula, and 
tin' Kindred poisons of contagious diseases 
ami mercury. At the same time it en¬ 
riches and vitalizes the blood, restoring 
healthful ariiou to the vital organs and 
reju Vomiting the entire system. This great 
Regenerative Medicine 
Ts composed of the genuine Honduras 
Sarsaparilla , with Yellow Dorp. Stil¬ 
ling ia, (he Iodides of Potassium and 
Iron, and other ingredients of great po¬ 
tency, carefully and scientifically com¬ 
pounded. Its Tor mu la is generally known 
to the medical profession, and the best 
physicians constantly prescribe Ay Kit’s 
Sarsaparilla a* an 
Absolute Cure 
For all diseases caused by the vitiation of 
tho blood. It is concentrated to the highe 
est practicable degree, far beyond any 
other preparation for which like effects 
arc claimed, ami is therefore, the cheapest, 
as well as the best blood purifying medi¬ 
cine, in the world. 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla 
PREPARED 11Y 
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. 
[Analytical Chemists.] 
Sold by all Druggists: price $1; six 
bottles for $5. 
Who can afford to do without a scale, when 
two subscribers to the Rural New-Yorker 
will entitle them to one? 
I ho above scale is properly culled “Stop 
Thief!” and retails for $1.50. We will send it 
to every one of our subscribers who send us 
two subscribers at $2 each. It weighs from 
one half ounce to 10 pounds. 
A Book emphatically for Farmers and their 
Families, by John E. Reed, for ten years As¬ 
sociate Editor of tho Working Fanner and 
Special Contributor to other Agricultural 
Journals. 
The book is practical, comprehensive aud 
up to the* times. It treats of Agriculture, 
Mechanics, Fruit-Growing, Gardening, Stock 
Raising, Business Principles, Home Life, and 
contains just the practical directions howto 
make money on a farm in any part of the 
continent. 
Price, $3 00. Wo give it for Six Subscribers 
and 10 cents extra to pay postage on book. 
NEW CARROTS. 
Scrape and trim a quantity of new carrots 
and boil unt il tender, in salted water. Then 
drain, add a piece of butter, a dash of pepper, 
some minced parsley aud a cup of rich milk 
(thin cream if you have i(,) Servo with pickles 
or slices of lemon. country cook. 
ants. 
A correspondent writes that she has found 
a plate smeared with lard to bean excellent ant- 
trap. She says they prefer lard to auy other 
food. When the plate becomes covered with 
them, hold it over tho tire, and then reset the 
trap. 
Keystone Clothes Wringer 
FRUIT-CAKE. 
Four eggs, five cups of flour, one-and-one- 
half cup of butter, two cups of sugar, one 
of uiolusses, one cup of sweet milk, oue tea- 
spoonful of soda. .Spice and fruit to suit the 
taste. 
COOKIES. 
Two cups of sour cream, one teaspoonful of 
sofla, three cups sugar, four eggs, one cup of 
butter. Very nice without eggs 
GOOD DOUGHNUTS. 
Four eggs, three cups of sugar, two cups of 
sour cream, oue nutmeg, two teaspoonfuls of 
soda. MRS. J. E. K. 
KNOW THYSELF. 
CANNED STRAWBERRIES, 
Fill glass cans full with fresh, whole straw¬ 
berries. sprinkled with sugar, in the propor¬ 
tion of half a pound to each can. Put the 
tops on, and place iu a boiler of cold water 
(something should be put ou the bottom ot 
the boiler to protect the glass), which should 
come within two inches of tho top of the can. 
When the water boils, note the time and let 
boll 20 minutes. Take out the cans, stand on 
a piece of dry cloth, and screw down the 
tops As they cool turn down until perfectly 
air-tight. 
STRAWBERRY JELLY. 
Crush the fruit aud strain through a flannel 
hag. To each pint of juice, allow one pound 
of white sugar. Boil 10 minutes, skim and 
strain into hot jelly glasses, stand iu the sun, 
protected from insects, the sunny part of two 
days, then paste paper over the tops 
ECONOMY. 
This has a Wood Frame, ull the Latest Im¬ 
provements, and greater capacity than auy 
other Wringer. It is Simple, Durable, aud 
adapted to tho frailest as well as the strongest 
fabrics. It saves time, strength, clothes, and 
is an article indispensable to the household. 
We give this Wringer l’or Six Subscribers. 
a combined, portable force pump, 
e, sprinkler, window and carriage 
ig destroyer, etc., and evidently one 
of the most useful 
|/jf Implements. As il- 
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..'4 ' it will throw water 
forcibly against u 
933 j second story win- 
5glS/ dow. It sprinkles 
wtiS the garden or lawn, 
I r c_ and saves its cost 
| ei the first season. A 
[, ■ little effort 
TO CLEAN MARBLE. 
A good way to clean marble mantles and 
slabs, is to cover the spot with a paste of 
equal parts of soda, powdered pumice stone 
aud chalk, mixed smooth with water. Lei it 
remain ou over-night and in the morning wash 
off with hot water aud rub dry with a woolen 
cloth. e. c. 
A DISINFECTANT. 
In cases of diphtheria or other contagious 
diseases, a Geimau poysician recommends a 
mixture of equal parts, say 40 drops of tur¬ 
pentine and carbolic acid put into a small 
kettle of water, aud allowed to simmer slowly 
over the fire iu tho same room with the pa¬ 
tient. The atmosphere of the sick room must 
l>e kept constantly impregnated with the odor 
of these substances In several eases of diph¬ 
theria there was no attempt at isulati »n of the 
patient, aud the mother cared lor sick and 
well without spread of the disease. 
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Dr. A. Atkinson. Rrof. Materia Medica 
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