The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-09-03

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SIMPLE BUTTER CooLER.-Procure large new
hower-pot of sufficient size to cover the butter
plate, and also a saucer large enough for the
hower-pot to rest In upside down place trivet
or meat-stand-such as is sent to the oven when
joint is baked-in the saucer, and put on this
trivet the plate Of butter; now fill the saucer
with water, and turn the hower-pot over the
butter, so that its bottom edge will be beloV
the water. The hole in the fower-pot must be
fitted with a cork; the butter will then be in
what we may call an air-tight chamber. Let
the whole of the outside of the ower-pot be then
thoroughly drenched with water, and placed in
as cool spot as you can find. If this be done
over night the butter will be as Sc firm as rock'
at brea kfast-time; or if placed there in the
morning it will be quite hard for at tea hour
The reason of this is, that when water evapor-
stes it produces cold the porous pot draws up
the water which in warm weather quickly evap-
crates from the sides, and thus cools it and as
no warm air can now get at the butter, it be-
comes firm and cool in the hottest day.-Scien-
fIfc American.
Why WEEDS Grow APAcElThere may be
80 flowers having seed-vessels on single plant
of groundsel, and in each seed-vessel there are
so seeds. Thus one groundsel seed is father to
$500 sons, more than visible stars in the
armament. Many of these settle where they
cannot live many exist only to De eaten by Birds
1t is not meant that all seeds should produce
plants; very many are as much bread to the birds
as seeds of corn are bread to US. If, however, by
an accident, every son to which thriving ground
sci seed is parent, grew up, throve, and produced
seed in the same proportion-an impossible as
sumption-the descendants of a seed of ground
seliz=ha sssand generation would exceed in num-
Der 40 600 600 the telescope itself has not
abled US to see so many stars. Chickweed is less
prolific; though, indeed, even that may. produce
many as 500 seeds upon each plant. But, then,
look at the red poppy. 1t can yield 100 flowers
from one root, and, from each flower can develope
NO less than 500 seeds so 600 may, therefore, by
chance be the number of the offspring. Black
mustard and wild carrot produce families Of
,Qaaapitude ab0nt aGpal to one another. One may,
IN perfectiOn, brQduce 200 flowers with six
seeds in each, the other 600 flowers, with each
two seeds. One dandelion root may have IL
flowers, while each dandelion flower yielos ITO
seeds. The seeds of one sow-thistle may number
25,0O0. One plant of sinking chamomile may
yield 40 900, one plant of Mayweed 45, 900 seeds,
-Dickens' Household Words.
The AGE OF HoRsEs-A few days ago we met
a gentleman from Alabama, who gave us a piece
of information in regard to the age of a horses,
after he or she has passed the ninth year, which
was new to US, and will be, we are sure, to most
of our readers. 1t is this: After the horse is n
years old wrinkle comes on the eye-lid, at Tie
upper corner of the lower lid, ard every year
thereafter he has one well-defned wrinkle for
each year over nine. If, for instance, horse
has three wrinkles, he is twelve; if four, he is
thirteen. Add the number of wrinkles to nine,
and you will always get it. So says the gentle
man, and he is confident it will never fail As
good many people have horses over nine it is
easily tried IF true, the horse dentist must
give up his trade.-Soufhern Planter.
OBJECTIONS ABOUT MILKNe.-Give the cow an
easy and pleasant place to stand. Be in good
temper yourself. Approach her gently. Always
have good stool, and sit on it, if the cow will
let you, while milking. Commence veryzgently,
especially if the is very sensitive, or her ud
der or teats are sore. When you have fairly be-
gun, milk with regular easy motion, and as
fast as you can without great fatigue till you are
done. Milk very clean. If you milk in large
dairy, always milk the same cows, and let all the
mixers have their own cow to milk. cow is
better contented, and will give more milk, if she
is always MIXED by the same person. Women
are the best mixers but never set a woman to
milk cow that milks hard. 1t is too severe.
CExEsr FOR JOINING SroNE.-A cement which
gradually indurates to stony consistence may be
made BY mixing 20 parts of clean river sand,
of litharge, and Of quick-lime, into thin putty
with linseed oil. The quick-lime may bereplnced
with litharge. When the cement is applied to
mend broken pieces of stone, steps of stairs, It
acquires after some time a stony hardness A
similar composition has been used to oost over
brick walls under the name of mastic.
FEATHER BEps.-Should be aired once q week
but do not hang them out of the front windows,
unless you wish to add a striking feature IN the
picturesque expression of your dwelling. SroO
Beds are generally imnsSed BY being boxed at
the sides, or stitsned through like mattresses.
Eeos-Wholly embodied in salt, the small end
knwards, viii keep one to three years perfectly
fresh.
REMEDY FOR ScALD OR BuRN.-Scrape, or
CRATE a raw potato and apply the pulp, as
DouItice, to the scald or burn. When dry, re-
peat the operation until the smarting shall cease
If the skin be broken, the sore may be healed
with basilicon sllve, or merely BY binding on
some dry lint covered with linen rag burnt
brown. Should the part affected be very bad, 1t
NAV be washed with alum whey; but the opera
tion of the potato poultice is 90 eHectual, that
the burn seldom causes an after break In the skim
KEEPING BEy FREsH.-In preserving beet, the
ribs will keep lIAgest, or FIVE or six days In sum-
mer the middle E the loin next; the r,u,p next;
the round next the shortest Of all, the 6s'sSce,
which will not keep longer than three days In
hot weather.-Combe.
To Preserve WATER IN SEA CASKS AND Us.
rxRSs.-It is said that water may be preserved
quite pure either on long voyages or In caseerns,
powdered manganese to ], 900 gallons e. water
stir It well together, and the water viii lose any
had taste it may have acquired, and viii keep Tor
an indefinite length of time.
ISvAIuAsIx RxxxDm.-Here are some simple
remedies for every prevalent disorder, which we
have no hesitation in recommending - infaiaaoae'
Try them.
For drunkennes, drink cold water.
For health, rise early.
For accidents, keep out of danger. q
To keep out Of trouble, pay your dsDs''
To be happy, be honest
To please all, mind your own business.
To make money, advertise.
To do right and have good conscience, sub
scribe for q paper and pay in advance.
R,rr-v.sH FOR WALIs-To two gallons Of
white wash, add one pound of blue yit.iol dssol,
ved in hot water, and one pound OF Hour we'll
mixed.
The chaplain saw the prisoner nkeo oowl 80. ~
,u .rd that done went hastily to his own h0uses