Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-05-03
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Br.acKINc:-The best blacking for presery
ng the leather of boots and shoes. and which
will make it perfectly water-tisht IS the fol.
lowing Take Of yellow wax one ounce and
a;half, of 5mutton suet four ounces and halt,
horse trrpehtine half an ounce, ivory black
three ounces. mel: first the wax. 10. which
add the suet,, and afterwards the hor.c tur-
pentine; when the whole is ta.lted. remove
it from ,-e FIRE; mix in gradually the ivory
black, constantly stirring till it is cold. Th>
compoaitipn is sometimes run into moulds,
and sold under tue name of blacking baiis
when il is used, it may be laid or rubbed
upon brush, ,5wllich should be warmed be-
fore the fire; tits also the best backing for
every kind Of harness; when it is wanted in
!sr-a quantity, it may be gently melted in
,ilc or pot over challg-dish with live
Goals, - Il. a..
10 KErr BGEp.-A country fiiend SAYS he
!:as been taught by necessity, since the var
began, how t, Keep beef without sait, and
de res rs to tell our readers. According to
his experience and tasia, beef is i,sver lit to
b.: .aren IN steak@ until a week after being
killed. IIcsat,sth..t ii II is suspended BY 4
!l.,el: or string ina cellar, so as not To tolcir
n, n,ii, il. viii even in the hottest Of sum
,,...g keep from me 10 twn weeks without
u..gt.c.e vi salt, aud il, winter for q Dauch
nger tisne.es LIE 1#s now some which he
;,ns preserved III It's way ever since the 1T
of Dtctn;jer last, snd thinks it greatly i'm
pr.red. Itis moro tender, pllatable, and
wolssomr.;
Soap.-A correspondent Of tle Faya'te
vi1e (N. C.l SAYS 4 friend informs us that
n o. ;.in,-i from the Observer recipe for
rr.ilii;r the article which is worth /, dozen
veais $ subscription. 1t is simply strong lsy
ani rosn. boiled tAgsthcr till OF the pr"p"l
consistency. Nvt q particle OF grease i q
cessary. His family WAS t:,us supplied with
al: excellent soap all last year-exc-lcnt Is
his own iaullless shirt bosom showed. II
-slt ..as rct 50 daar. an addition OF a proper
proportion of that would make bar tnrpcn-
time s"ap.
Crn,xa BAo DAnrrs L; lTorsls.-I have
bc.,., t;,st there is TO remedy for arriuaway
far.o So lfctivc as a hossing. IIe must
neatjs ganp-wel. rny frerd then gallop. |
have a wsip, bard plant heavy--lay on
Trick. Here is a nice, s!crp lliii.rrlp yougo.
Here la Il deep ploael.e,! iieli-o!l, YES, l!eep
un your pace, ani L"w 20 y'u like ii? ]
rtnletni,;r hnrse dealer w:,o always clred
:..dii5 by in,iuging II. He lad once brn:e
.ent i,.n,. which occasionally stood still. Fer
n:e. Ereiaiccut hui iipgEed him.; ard he
.,o,.la sot move for su hour Well this man,
:9ok the BEAST put liim in his break. aud
Grove off. In ten minutes lie .cape to adesd
stanGi. Breaker >aid nollIing. Horse didn't
cute lnoW what to reply, tried 10 look back
with his ears, waited half an hour, and then
began to move on. mo, my friend, said tae
breaker, you stay here al day. he farmers
passed him going to market with 'uhcomrli-
mentsry greetings. What, can't you make
him move? Breaker doesn't look put out,
though. Farmers drive on. show their sain-
pies, dine.at.thc ordinary, and jog home a
triAc 1ncrrier, late in the afternoon. Rrcnkcr
still there master CT the position. The tvrse
never stopped again.
HORSE .RADIsH.-Growing horsc-rndish is
generally considered a matter of very little
consequence, in regard 10 the manner Of cu-
Itivation and the results, In most cases,
small roots, which arc inferior il flavor, are
raised.
1t is very easy to grow this plant with
roots as large as mans wrist. Select u
rich, warm piece Of ground, fully exposed to
the ravsof the sun, and early in the season
dig it deep; mark it. off for rows three t'ct
apart, and haul the earth Cut CT Tie rows, so
as to receive heavy manuring; then cnver
the manure with the dirt taken from the
rows, and set tue roots about eig!:t inches
apart, and keep them free Of weeds. as you
would every other crop, and 'he result will
be growth Of horae-radish that is. worth
gtowing.e
To KILL WonMs IN PEAci. TREE RooTs.-.
Oar uropie do not sufficiently attend to tkcr
frnit. trees; hence the defective character o!
much Of our fruit. A simple p!nn fer dcs
troying the worm that infests the root Of the
peach tree is hereunto annexed, and is at
eas,h worth trial, Many tree might thu:
be made to bear perfectly which would other
wise fail. "Tuke small hoe, or other suita.
ble Implement. and excavate the earth from
the roots of. the tree to the depth that the
.sworms tisual!J penetrate. Then t,.Se about n
pound of ,unsIacked lime, broken into lrag'
meats ,,nix it with the earth removed from
tthc lreeroot, aud pack the mixture into tbs
excavation around the tree then pour watel
= r55n @ thc n,ivtnno in Sufficient quantity Y
sSf,2 ne liIfr 'tHt haat evolved BY thi.
.fnc;tns.: fcg :..f s-i!:l ;ho. corrosive quality
i; tbs lime, viiii @it,;n J very few minutes
|, destroy every wotio, evca when ,hcy have
,ixp.netrasc,l tic bark. .>andAhis withoutin:u
: ring .hr tree. lflmlf g dozen good peache
wGula,nat compensate for yogir labor yo'
:, ;pc 40 lpvcnof fruit"
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~" Suu,e ar@eoas u l.aaaoa have succeeds
, by :1igaiitc operations, In giving right to pr:
SOUS lam ll;nj. Ti:cre gre touching description