The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02
AGRICULTURAL.

The ART OF Maxine DIFPID CASDLEs.-The
tallow, when melted, should be ladled into |,
wooden vessel of cOnvenisnt width ana depth,
which has been previously heated BY filing
with boiling water for an hour or more FIJI
the vessel within an inch Of the top with melec
tallow, and keep it at that height BY adding 10,
tallow or hot water. BY this means the caat-s
will be kept of full size at the top, and 10,
taper off TO a point, as is often seen with c0un.
try candles
The tallow, when used for dipping candles,
should not be too hot A temperature that III
allow the finger TO be dipped in without bufa-
ing, IS efficiently hot, and At this temPersturs
the candles will take on the tailOw very fast
The wicks should be lowered into the me'sl
tallOw gradually, and should be lifted out Of ne
tallow so slowly that when the bottoms Of ne
candles are clear from the surface Of the meiol
tallow, no tallow will run off them. When ne
candles are raised quick out Of the melted IA
low, the tallow will run off the candles in
stream, whereas if the candles are raised Oui
slowly, not particle of tallow will fall frOmths
candles. A few trials will satisfy any person
in this matter. If the tallOw IS boiling hOt the
wick will not take on the tallOw 10 any cOnsicer.
able extent. When candles are raised out Of the
tallow rapidly, The candles will be large a. he
bottom, ami the tallOw will extend below The
wick, so that when burnt in the candlestek
piece Of the candle will have no wick in i; ana
therefore, for burning. will be useless Nhsrs
persons have no suitable wooden vessel, an ifoa
vessel will answer for a dipping vessel. Nhea
tallow has been thoroughly melted over The his
should il b. dirty impure. throw into Il, wh'ls
hot, a small quantity Of finely powdered aiun'
and In a short time a scum will be seen rlsings
the surface, in appearance ike dirty ron =
Skim this off az il rises This scum MI! rsS
for half an hour or more. These direeti0nsa are
plain and easily complied with, and one tr'4
will be satisfactory. Persons, by following mes
directions will save more than one half the u'o'
labor of making candles, besides having better
candles.-PeRR. CElfiOator.
PRESERVING MEAL-The following sIirsei
from the Patent Office Report for Is47. rslats'''
simple method Of keeping Indian or Other
meal sweet. The process may Be Of value .
the farmer as well as the shipper. for Il IS Ssii
known that meal, unless thoroughly kln-drs1'
will keep sweet but few days, il exposed to the
warm air. Who win try IL
"The following simple expedieni has been
published as from good authority, and has more
over been attested as Likewise applicable 70 ys
IL was communicated to the New YORK Farm
ers' Club, by gentleman who had been i0'
twenty-five years in the ship store busine's-
lie says that he formerly found much diifeaiN
In furnishing corn meal that would keep %
long voyages. and in warm climates. On men
tioning the difficulty to Zenas Coffin, ESQ., ons
Of the Oldest whalemen Of Nantucket. he Ss
Informed by him that there was no difficulty u
keeping corn meal sweet for three years voi-
age, by putting a beach stone, the size Of alaiss
paving stone, in the centre Of a hOgshead Of
neal, and hoped tight, and for barrel, s'oh'
our or fve inches in diameter, and MAZE ughI
Experiments were then msde in regard to ms-
or the Rio Grande and other southern Poris,Y
sending the meal with the stone and also WIN
but the stone, and ON the return OF the shg
vas found that the meal with the stone IN W
centre Of the cask kept sweet. while the ne.
was sPOiled-sesT- IL Is neee'
o have the eask water-tight- The same GENT
nan likewise stated that corn meal IN ngh IsI
'uncheons, when sent to the West Indies, Ss
'eeP sweet. while in a common Hour barre
viii spoil
To CsE Flour OF GsowS WHExr.-Ths i'f
owing method Of improving the quality 7"
read made from -four Of grown wheat IS DC,
o us, and may prove valuable at the Pr''eA'
ime when such -four 10 TOO common "sa
ike, however, to encourage the use Of ''A''1''
n any form, and only publish this receipt '''
trictiy teet0ial families:
"The -four of grown wheat will riss we,. "a. ~.
make good light bread, IL a little whisSsy -.
n the dough. The bread will not smell % a.
{ the whiskey, il being all evaPoFa,ea. :, amir.
ing. The reason Of this, suppose :, NV
! Of the grain Is destroyed by growing shu
! 10 again restored the -four 10 good asah