The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-01-06
NUMBER 10.
REGEiiRTs s

may pe WHde tFOH, sNong 0ecOcllOn- of
the ingredients used in dyeing, mixed with
a little alum I'd gum arabic. Any dithB
ordinary water color cakes employed Id
drawing, diffused through waters mny alsd
be used for; colored inks. IS, g.
Willows ABsdg D MorsTuRn,-An In:
stance is related where fruit trees were iii
bad condition from the subsoil retaining
too oosmuch.moisi1re. The planlinE Of vii:
low trees near them ives followed by re:
storationi OF health. This, result. was a,.ri:
5uted TO the willows nbadrbing Tie supers
abundant tnolstute: - =: sfa &, 5;.. q. ~
To CURE SORE BACK IN IioR sis. s.-When
your saddle has scalt!ed The back Of your
horse; get sones White ashes, clean and
free frdr, grit, sprinkle tffem ovef ihe sore;
Putyonr blanket on carefully, and then YOU
nav saddle your horse and ...Eo shead;''
there will be new skin over i. before
night. f 5il..S
BUTrERED Eocs.-Pui a piece Of but:
ter in saucepan, and melt ii, adding lii.
lie milk Break the eggs into basin, and
pour them into the saucepan. Season with
salt and pepper; and continue stirripg the
eggs till they nre sufficiently crossed.
Serve on pieces Of toasted bread. %@
FooD.--For young chickens nothing ID
better than Indian corn dough, until ,hey
can eat corn or the refuse of wheat. They
will eat the latter in few days, and small
grain corn in less than three weeks. The
sooner they get 10 eat grain The better.
correspondence OF the Ledger com.
municates the following recipe for clean.
ing kid gloves; sun shades, silks, &C.;
without injuring or changing the color:
Ii clean white rag in small quanti-
~ of camphine oil, rub the article TO bs
cleaned until The soil or grease is removed;
then take dry rag and rub the article un-
I'll perfectly dry. It will then regain its
(ormcr beauty, and look equal TO new.
BALsAM OF. T'uRPEST1NE.--Mcltlb by d
gentle heat black rosih lb.; remove tho
vessel from the fire and add oil Of turpen.
line pint.
FooD reR DboKs.--Wet meal Or wheat
bran Tor week or two, kept in q coop or
place that they can GO at pleasure. AZ.
ter some time. rich wash made Of my
kind of vegetables-notilng, better than
parsley, thickened with the husks Of In
dian meal. II will not do 10 keep both
sorts Of ducks fof breeding on the same
dung hill. a. I'D ia..gtis
PIcKLiN6 CUCUMDERs.-ITo each hun:
dred Of cucumbers put pint Of salt, pour
in boiling water sufficient 10 cover r'thein;
let them stand twenty -four hours, the yes!
sci closely covered; they are then to be
taken out and wiped dry without breaking
the skin. and put in the jar in " hich they
are to be kept. Boiling vinegarsis then
putto them. The jar closed tight, and in d
fortnight delicious hard pickles are produ.
ced. as green as when they were upon the
vincs--.he'best vinegar mus, be used.
INDIAN PuDDIk0.S-Boila quart Of milk.
and stir in Indian meal till it is nearly as
thick as you can stir it with spoon, ihe1i
add tea-spoonful Of salt, cupful Of mo-. mo-.
lasses, tea.sboonful Of ginger or grf und
cinnamoni and cold milk enone 10 naked
thin batter. Boil in thick bag four hours,
or bake the same length of lime. Care
should be taken that The water does not
stop boiling while The pudding is in.s Pud.s
ding made in this way, With The addition
Of quart of chopped swee, apples, and
b'ked from four 10 si4 hours, will be found
d .cious. h' #.ss
The BEST TINE TO APPLY PA1sr.-It
has long been subject Of inquiry. saws
an exchange paper, as 10 the bes. lime 10
apply paint 10 The ciapboards Of houses for
durability. Repeated experiments have
been made. within twenty-five years past;
which have resulted in the conviction that
pnint applied between November and
March. will stand more than twice al
long as that which is spread in the other
months of the year. The component parts
of the paint form hard substance on The
surface ofthe cIapboard, nearly as hard as
glass, and not easily erased, OF even cut
with sharp knife, and will not soon wear
of; whereas when paints are applied iii
the months Of July and August. and more
especially if in severe drought, the oif
penetrates into the wood like water into
a sponge, and leaves the lend nearly dry.
which will soon crumble of.
A person who had been listening 10 d
very dull address, remarked that everv
thing Gwen. off weli." especially the au-
dience.
To MAKE HARD WATER SoFr--Add to
one bucket of water, warmed, one ounce
of carbonate Of soda, which renders it soft
Jas rain water. R. ,a
"Get out Of the way old Dan Tucker, ssai
You're too late to come to slipper" 1.is
This popular. ar.saw is schang in the course.
Of advancing refinement, 50 as to read
" Will The venerable Daniel Tucker, ESQ.