Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-11-30
2elmmt Chronicle,
st. cIeirsviIle, Ohio, Nov. so.
Dsn, sstic Receipts.

To KEyP SAUSAGE MEAT-Prenare
it in small round cakes, fry them as
for the table, pack them closely in an
earthen jar, pour the fat from frying
over them, and put a weight on them to
keep them down until cold, then remove
the weight and cover the top over with
lard. Keep them in cool, dry place
- Ibid.
VOLATILE LINIMENT- ounces of
spirits of ammonia, ten of sweet oil,
and one. ounce of alcohol-put all in a
bottle, shake well, and it is ready for
use. 1t is remedy for all external
bruises where the skin is not broken,
for pain in the side, back or limbs
tits excellent for the headache-inhale
tgently, and apply sparingly to the
temples and back of the neck. There
is nothing better for the sting of bee,
frosted feet or chilblains. In and
wherever pain is indicated. this lihi-
ment is excellent, and no family will
do without it when its value is known.
-lCountry Gentleman.
WAsHING.-Except woolens and col.
ored clothes, all other kinds should be
put to soak over night, the very dirty
parts having soap rubbed on them
Ifyou use washing fluid, it is usually
mixed in the soaking water; if you use
no wash mixture the next morning
wiring out the clothes and proceed to
wash them carefully through two warm
waters; then boil them in clean watrr
rather briskly, but not longer than half
an hour. Wash them out of the boil,
rinse through two waters. The last
rinsewater should have delicate tinge
OF blue, likewise small quantity of
starch for all cottons or linens; reserve
those YOU wish sitter for the last and
mix more starch in the water. Shirt
bosoms and collars, skirts, in short anv
thing you wish very stiff, should be
dipped when dry. Swiss and other
thin muslins and laces are dipped in
starch while dry, and then ciapped
with the hands until in right condi-
tions to iron.
Calicoss, brilliants, and lawns of
white grounds, are washed like any
other white material, emitting boiling,
until Che yellow tinge them acquire
makes it absolutely necessary. I'm
bleached cottons and linens follow the
white clothes through the same waters.
put must in no case be boiled with
them, as they continually discharge a
portion of their color and so discolor
the white clothes.
In directing the preparation for
washing fluids, we give the process
employed with them; but colored
clothes, in our experience can be wash
ed IN none of them without injury to
the clothes.
Calicoes, colored lawns, and colored
cottons, and linens generally are wash
ed through two suds and two rinsing
waters, starch being used in the last,
as all clothes look better and keen
clean longer, if little stiffened.
Many calicoes will spot if SOAP is
rubbed on them; they should be wash
ed in lather, simply. A spoonful of
OK gall to gallon of water will set
the colors of most any goods, soaked in
1t previous to washing. A teacup of
I'VE In a bucket of water will improve
the color of black goods.
Nankeen should lay in lye awhile be-
fore being washed; the lye sets the
color.
A strong, clean tea Of common hay
viii preserve the color of those French
linens so much used in summer by both
sexes.
Vinegar in The rinsing water for
pink or green calcoes, will brighten
them. Pearlash answers the same and
Tor puppies and blue.
Flsnnels should be washed through
two sads and one rinsing water; each
water should be as hot as the hand can
bear. unless you wish ts thicken the
flannel. Flannels washed in luke warm
water, will soon become like fulled
cloth.
Colored and white fannels must he
washed separately and by no means
washed after cotton or linen as the lint
from these goods Ladders to the fan
mel.
There should be a little blue in the
rinsing water for white flannel. Allow
your fannels to freeze after washing
in winter, it bleachcs them Country
Gentleman.