Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1860-07-18
trrnnRarrxa 20 NM.

As a general rule il Is most sconomi-
cal to buy the best articles. The price Ia
Of coarse always little higher, but good
articles always spend best. 1t Is saGri-
flee Of money to buy poor flour meat
sugar, molssses, cheese, butter, lard, &C.,
to say nothing Of the injurious eifset upon
the health. q -.
OF West India sugar and molasses, the
Santa Cru2 Poft8 Rico are considered the
HavBn8 n seldom uisGu. White uugar
from Bazil Is very good. Refined sugar
Usually contain the moss of the sacchArine
stbzt&nee, there ID pFObsbiy more economy
in using crushed loaf and graEloulssed sa-
gars, than We should ak argt suppose.
Buss@ that is nade In September and
Oetobex is the best Tor winter use. FIR Fl
Lard should be hard and white: and
that which is taken from hog over year
old is the best. o..
Rich sAsese feels soft under the pres
sure "a #hs finger. That which Is very
strong ID neither good nor healthy.
TO keep enc chat is cus, tis Ii up Ia a
bag that win ust admit lies, aud hang It
Ia cool dry place. II mold appears on
1t, wipe it of With dry elosh,
The best rise ls large, aad has clear,
fresh look. Old rice Sometimes hiss litsle
black insects inside the kernel. Il -s-
The small white sago called pearl Sago,
il the best, The large brown kind haa .
earthly taste. These articles, and ground
rics, sRpi0ca, &C., should be Kept covered.
The cracked c0eoa Is enc best bus that
which is pat up tn pound papers 10 ofteu
very good. 't #4
Shells ara apt 10 be NASTY. Try a
quarter Of pouna before buying =
quantity. affa 8A,5aa - =.
10 ssloos makmsgs pick them with 4pia.
If they are good, Die oil will spread
&zozud che pulssSEtrss g. 1"s. s
Keep cafes BY itsslf, rs its oaor affects
akhsg axtic2es. ~ H s.
Ksep tea In close chest or canister.
Oranges ard laanons keep best wgap-
ped close Id soft paper and laid in q draw
eF Of hnena eE1 ss4fs sssi@4i tss.sss
When caak Of moIaaBes IL bought,
draw OF few quarts, elss the fsrmsata-
tion produced by moving it win burst The
eask, u 81 Sssz8f}34 EEat3K &s1
Bread and gaks shenld be kept In tin
bax or ston& jar. astf .Frtra#
Salt Goldfish shoal9 be ksp& Ia 9 ary
plaoe, where tbs oaor Of Is will not afFeG'
lhs aix Of tha hua@a. The best hind ID
that Ririnh ls called Dun, from its pseus
liar color. Riah skin. Ter clearing soaEssi
should be washed, dried, euE saaail, and
kept paper bag.
| q sUft soap ahoald be ksps in dry place
In she selIaz, and ahoald not ba assa nnsi
three EapnlAs cid. S3 8
Bar soap aEsould be Gus iAto peices Of 1
convenient aise, aaa lafs where it viii be
come dry. Il we'll to keep il for ssYer'
al wsska bsfoFs asing IT, rs Il spends fasi
when 1t is Eaegs ~ agH
CxanheExies viii keep aIl winter in d ar'
klM Of water In the eeIlar.
Potatoes ahaald be put inta the ealAai
as soon " thay are dug. Lying exposes
30 the San turns them green and make
sAana waasfy. SazAs good heusaknspeF
hare soda laid eyer barrels Of posmsea
not in iznmediase uee. no pgsyems thsa
from spFoasiag Ia Ahs spring turn then
ont ap0n aha eeliax aeoT.
Te ahaw ass4aa potatoes pat sAszM knal
hot water. 10 thaw fro2en apples psl
shsza IL sald waaga NoikhsT wiil ksel
wall afaaf bsang ssaaea. lEaassssaeepes
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