Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-04-12

bushes over and around the trap. Thi
will attact the male muskrats in larg,
numbers, and if the traps are properly
arranged they may be taken.
To CATCH FIsH.-Take the juice o
smallsge or lovage, and mix with any
kind of bait. Bait your hooks aud ~
to fishing, and as long as there remains
any fish within many yards Of your hooE
you will find yorself busy pulling them
out.
CHINESE ART OF CATCHING Fish,
Take CocculuS Lndteus, pulverize, and
mix with dough, then scatter it broadcast
over the water rs you would SOW seed.
The fish will seize it with great avidity,
and will instantly become so intoxicated
that they will turn belly up on the top of
the water by dozens, hundreds, or thou
sands, as the case may be. All that you
now have TO do is to have boat or other
convenience to gather them up, and as
you gather put them into a tub of clean
water and presently they will be as live
ly and healthy as ever. This means of
taking fish and the manner of doing it,
has heretofore been known to but very
few. The value of such knowledge adj
mits of no [question. THIS manner Of
taking fish does not i,yure their flesh in
the least.
RECIPE FOR MAKING ARTIFICIAL
HoNEY.-To ten pounds sugar add three
pounds water, forty grains cream tartar,
ten drops essence peppermint, and three
pounds strained honey. First, dissolve
the sugar in water, and take off the skum;
then, dissolve the cream tartar in a little
warm water, which you will add with
some little stirring; then, add the honey,
heat to the boiling point, and stir for a
few minutes.
To MAKE Sort SoAr.-Take ten lbs.
Of common yellow or rOsin soap, such as
is purchased for four cents per h., six
lbs. sal soda, and ten or twelve gallons
of soft or rain water. Cut the soap into
small pieces, and pat the whole over
fire; bring the water nearly to the boil
ing point and allow it to remain at that
point until the soap is entirely dissolved.
1t may then be taken eff, and when coel
it will become thick and livery. The
soap made with these proportions will be
too strong, and cold soft water can be
added until it becomes of the proper con-
sistency and strength.
PATENT STATRCH PousH.-Take
common dry potato or wheat starch, suf-
icient to make a pint of starch when
boiled. When boiling, add half drachm
If spermaceti, and half drachm of white
wax, then use it as common starch, only
lsing the iron as hot as possible.
RECIPE FOR MAKING WESTERN CT |
DER.-To one pound OF sugar Cor molas-
'es) add one third ounce tartarc acid, |
wo table spoonfulls of good yeast Dis
olive the sugar in one quart of warm
water, put all in a gallon jug, shake it
veil, and then I'll the jug with pure cold
vater-let it stand uncorked twelve hours
nd it will be fit for use. This gives the
per gallon if made in barrel
II key, keep the bung out until it fer
nents. If it becomes too sour to drink,
will be the best Of vinegar. If made
n cold weather, keep it in a warm room
ntil it is fit for use.
RHEUMATIC LNmENT.-Oil of sas-
lfras two o.; oil of hemlock, oil of tur- :
entine, each one o., gum camphor and
lpsicum, each one o.; mix, add two
uarts of alcohol, and shake well togeth- {
+. Rub in with the hand or a flannel
ag. ,
MAGNETIC OINTMENT.-Elder bark.
pikenard and yellow dock roots, of each
ne pound; boil in two gallons water !
own to one; then press the strength out
the roots, and boil the liquid down TO
alf gallon; add eight pounds best ros-
/, one ID. beeswax, and tallow enough to
'ften. Roll into rolls, and apply by
arming and spreading on linen.
INDIAN PILLs.-Aloes, three ounces
amboge, one ounce CASTLE soap, one I
lnce extract gentian, two ounces mix a
e articles before adding the extract >,
axe it into a mass add water if the /
,tract is not soft enough. While work
g, add by degrees one drachm oil of !.
Make pills Of common size. :,
INK FOR MARKING LlNEY.-To make e