The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-09-05
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USEFUL RECIPES AND SUG.
GESTIONS.


your animals are kept on grain, sue.
ulcpt aud termsa,ablc food, the sup
plying liberal allowance Of salt, i.
indispensable TO health. Boxes con.
tanning it, should be kept constantly
where they can have free access 70
them, and partake Of the sana,ive
luxury whenever they are disposed to
do SO.
a late French author recommends
potatoes, threcfour,h boiled, as a sub
stl,ute for soap III washing hands. --
The use Of this prevents chappins il
cold weather, and retains the skin
soft ami healthy.
II YOU manufacture your own can.
dies, ilnmersc the wicks in lime " ater,
in which little nitre, (saltpetre, }
has been dissolved, and dry them be.
fore dipping. The light from such is
much clearer, and the tallow will not
'raa.'
In furnishing Brittania ware, rub
the surface gently in the first place
with WOODEN cloth, dipped in sweet
oil ; then wash i'll tepid suds, with
soft leather and whiting. Articles
FURNISHED in this way, retain their
lustre till the last, il carefully used.
Brass kettles, before using. should
be carefully cleansed with salt and
vinegar.
Woolen goods should be washed in
very hot suds, but never rinsed.'-
TeEid water causes them to shrink.
1t is bad plan to put new earthen
ware into boiling hot water it should
be first plunged into cold water, and
placed over q fire where it will heat
moderately to the boiling point, and
then be permitted TO cool again. This
process greatly promotes the tough,
ness and durability Of common earth
ern,ware, which is generally objection
able for domestic uses on account of
its fragility. The glazing on this
kind Of ware will remain uniniured
by the boiling if handful Of rye or
wheat bran be added TO the water.
and prepare it to stand successfully,
and for q long time, the action Of ac-
id or salt.
Sui. will be kept perfectly sweet
and good the year round, if finely
chopped aud packed closely in a jar,
with the top covered with molasses.
Beds should be filed with barley
straw in preference to rye, oat, or
wheat straw, when obtainablc. The
husks Of Indian corn carefully select
cd, and slit into shrcds, make ..n eX-
cellent article for beds. 1hcr are
durable, clean, not very likely to ab-
sorb moisture, and are not objection.
able ON account Of making dirt.
Never permit your domestics to
take up ashes ia wooden vessels, or to
deposi,e them when removed from the
hearths, in places where they will
come in contact with co,nbustible mat
ters."
A few ounces Of soda will soften
hundred gallons Of the hardest water.
For washing it possesses a marked
superiority over pot aud rearlash,
giving a delicare whiteness to the lin.
en- without the slightest injury.
Gather up all the premature drop
pings from your apple, pear, peach
and plum trees, and either burn or
feed them TO swine or other domestic
animals. Immature flu, beneath
your apple trees, con.aius tie cause
Of the injury YOU sustain IN your
crops, in the iorm Of small roFm.
and should therefore be destroyed a,
once. BY fencing frui, orchards, and
de-pas.iriag them With swine during
the months Of June aud July or even
Til the close Of August, If the fruits
are Of late varieties, the future health
aui psoduc,iyencss of your iruit or
chards, slll be protected and increas'
ed.
Horse raiish may be had all winter
By taking the roofs from The so,i When
q, perfection grating them and plae-
ius the articles ia jars or bottles I'LL
cd with vinegar. The air should be
thoroughly excluded By corhins, and
GOVERN; the nozzlcs With melted seal
ius MAX. Ii is y superb article.
Green peas may be had from dhe
years end 10 another, by gathering
them ~heu foil, Smelling and dry,ns
them thoroughly in the shade, but
~herc there IS a free circulation d
air. When dried, place them in AIR
tight vessels, cia=eIy secured By cork
ms, and pa, them Away for use
l.eans, green corn, aud other yege's
bles may be preserved in the same
way. Currents and gooseberries,
packed when green, carefully asest
ed of their stems and blossom ends,
and ,sckei in ,igh, bosiles, securely