The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-17
AGRICULTURAL.
From the American A srsulturist.

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How TO RENDER CLorz, SILK, Sc, wSrEE
PsOoF.-Taks one pound, each, Of common
alum, (sulPhats of Alumins,) and sugar Of lead,
(acetsts Of lead, and dissolve them in quarts
Of boiling water, well mixed by stirring When
cold, the top portion of the mixture should be
poured of for use, the sediment consists Of
sulphates Of lead, potash, &c. Any article Of
dress, no matter how slight the fabric, IL well
saturated with this liquid, and allowed to dry
slowly, will bear the action Of boiling water,
and not permit il 10 pass through IT,
POrArO SrAKcH.--It may not so generally BE-
known as Il should be. that starch made from
the common potato furnishes an excellent sub
stituts for arrow root, a wholesome, nutritious
food for children. Ii also makes an equally
good, cheap pudding Tor their fathers and moth
ers. For, as il does not possess the medicinal
properties Of arrow root, il 10 much TO be pre-
ferred as an article of daily food, except for
children who are subject to darrhGa, or sum
mer complaint
The process Of making this kind Of starch is
90 exceedingly simple, and the time required IS
so short, as TO put il In the power Of every one
having the means at hand. All you have 10 do
| is, to crate any given quantity Of we'll washed
potatoes into tub Of clean cold water; let il
settle for few minutes, and then pour of the
foul water from the top: put the residue into a
coarse hair ssive; plunge IL into another tub Of
clean cold water and wash the starch through
| the meshes Of the seive, leaving the grated Po-
| tato in the seive, to be thrown away. Let the
water settle again; pour il OF, and wash the
starch a third time. This last water win come
off pure, which should be poured of; take out
| the starch altar scraping off any remains Of Po-
tato gratings that may be on the top put IL on
dishes to dry, and IL will Immediately Be fit for
4 use.
| When wanted for use. the starch need only
be mixed with a very ANAL quantity Of cold
water, and then stirred into boiling water, or
| milk, without boiling. The article makes stiff
and beautiful starch for clearing thin muslins,
and is much less Troublesome than that made Of
wheat .. ..... b. >
The PROrKR Son FoR Roszs-An roses like
q rich soil, which should be made lieH for the
delicate roofing varieties, and more tenacious for
the robust, hardy kinds.
In order to form a light soil, procure one
bushel Of seasoned turfy loan, half bushel Of
well decomposed stable manare, half bashel
Of leaf mould and white sand, proportional sc-
cording to the texture Of the loan, which will
in no case require more than one fourth Of its
own bulk. The heavy sol may be composed Of
one bushel of stiff turfy loan, one bushel Of
nightsoi that has been mixed with the lszm and
laid by for year, half bushel Of leaf mould or
well pulverized manure and sand, a. recon-
mel dsd above et- aaa
A little burnt earth added 10 either Of the
cemposts will improve thsm- These above
named materials should be thrown together, and
frequently turned, for at least three months be-
fore they are used.
1 Bue PoIsoS.-An ounce Of quicksilver, beat
mp with the white Of two eggs, and applied
to the bedstsad, with q feather, IL 10 believed
10 the cleansst, safest, and surest bug remedy
known.
How TO RkxovE WHITE Srors N FUNrURK--
A warming pan or shovel Of Goals held over var
nishse furniture, q = stated, will take out white
spots. The spots should b rubbed with flannel
while the furniture u warm
How TO RrnovE IxK Srors FROM LINEN
Take piece of tallow, melt IL, and dip the spot
ted part Of the linen thsrsin- II may then Be
washed, and the spots viii disaPPsar, without
injsrins the linen
How 70 Rrsroas CsLoas TO CLorH.-An
sx-gal, b nid, win 81 any color, In siik' cot
tom or wool -il1i ~ ~. --il'--7 '-