The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-04-24

chonic, Househeepcr, &c.
To make Blaching,-Put one gallon of
vinegar into stone Jug; add one pound Of
vory-bIack, well pulverlzed half pound
of loaf sugar, half an ounce Of oil vltriol,
and one ounce Of sweet oil; incorporate the
whole by stirring. This is backing of
very great repute
G,'ubs in rScs.-Take ore pint strong
vinegar, one ounce chalk in powder, stir it
well and drench the animal.
TO rash IFoOlcnS.-Always wash in se-
ry hot suds, and never rinse them.
Gapcs IN Chickens may be easily cured
by giving them small crumbs Of dough i'm
pregnated with a little soft soap; once or
twice is sufficient.
To improve the aeichs Of Cmslles-First
steep the wicks in solution of lime-water
in which sallpetre has been dissolved-to
gallon Of water add 3 ounces satpetre and
10 pound lime. Dry well the wicks be-
fore using. |; improves the light and pre-
vents the tallow from running.
To cure the sting Of q Bee.-Apply a
salve of hartshorn and chalk to the sting,
removing it frequently, and it will give in
slant relief
Table salt moistened with water will lie.
lieve the pain incident upon the sting Of a
bee.
Wet mud or hartshorn applied frequent
ly to the pa t which has been stung, will
remove the pain which proceeds from the
sting of wasp.
The sting Of hornet is generally bad.
The sting should be Immediately extracted
with a needle, but before the attempt is
made, let the projecting portion. which
contains the poison bag, he cut off with a
pair of SCISSORS, or in the attempt to en-
tract it more poison may be forced into the
puncture, After this, if the pain is severe,
apply couple of leeches to the part and
make poulice of handful of poppy
heads, boiled in half pint of water and
beaten into mass. This poul,ice may
be kept on all night.
To cure Tie bite Of a Spider.-Apply a
bread and milk poutice with the addition
of twenty drops of laudanum. If the bite
is very severe, leeches should be applied.
10 clean paper mails,-Thc very best
method is to sweep off lightly all the dust
with clean cloths, bound over long hand
led broom, then rub the paper with stale
breed-cut the crust off very thick, and
wipe straight down from the top again, and
SO on.
Capets.-The oftener these are taken
up and shaken, the longer they will wear,
as the dust and dirt underneath grind them
out Sweep carpets with stiff hair brush
iustead of an old corn broom, if you wish
them to wear long or look well. AT any
rate, keep good broom purposeIy for the
carpet.
TOpolish Mahogany Furmitre.-Rub
it with cold drawn linseed oil, and polish
by rubbing with clean dry cloth, after
wiplng the oil from the furniture. Do this
once week, and mahogany tables will be
so finely polished that hot water will no,
mjure them. The reason is this, linseed
oil lardens when exposed to the air, and
when it has filled all the pores of the
wood, the surface becomes hard. and
smooth like glass.
SoHpS.-Cse soft water in making soup.
A little less than quart of water is suli-
cient for pound Of meat. Soups made
of fresh meats are best, but tolerably paIa-
table soup may be made of the remains of
cold meat, especially if it contains many
bones
Soup may be kept to or three days and
rebolled The fat should always be skim
n'ed from soup. The seasoning should be
Of salt with a little pepper If it is liked;
soup is more healthy without the latter in.
gredient. Soup should generally boil sew
eral hours When the dinner is too late,
all day isnot to long for it to simmer over