Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-07-23
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USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

To REMOVE OLD PUTTY.-Dip small
brush in nitric or muriatic acid and with
it anoint or paint over the dry putty that
adheres to the broken glass and frames OF
your windows; after an hours interval,
the putty will have become so soft as to
be easily removable. Scientific American.
JOHNNY CAKE.--The following is said to
be recipe for No. l cake: One egg
well beaten; two and half or three cups
of sour milk; saleratus sufficient to
sweeten Indian meal, two parts, and
flour one part enough to make thin bat
ter. Bake in q quick oven about forty
five minutes; longer if necessary.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Canada
Farmer, who sold the milk from twenty
six cows to cheese factory last year, COM
menced feeding corn on the last OF July
from an acre planted in drills. In Sep
TENDER he omitted the corn for four days,
and the result was diminutiOn OF fifty
two pounds of milk day. The corn
feeding was again resumed, and IN four
days the cows gave their customary guam
tity of milk. .F
THE asparagIs-growe at Oyster Bay,
L. l., find that, by busting the plants at
tackled by the larvae of the asparagus beetle
with lime, they can efectrlally destroy it. 1t
does not affect the beetle itself, which is
quite lively and readily jumps away. if
annoyed by anything, but the Larvae being
very thin skinned, itappears to burn them
or dry them up as soon as it touches them.
By frequently going over the beds, its
ravages may be completely arrested.
How TO preserve ice for considerable
length of time, for domestic purposes, and
especially the sick-room, is told by an ex-
change thus; Make two bags of stout
wooden fabric; the inner one should be
fourteen inches wide by fourteen inches
deep; the outer bag should be at least two
inches wider each way. After placing
one inside the other, stuff feathers between
the two, and sew the bags together at the
top"
THE Journal of Horticulture says that
in summer pruning grape vines, if the lat
erals are wholly cut out, it will be apt to
cause the buds on which the next season.
crop depends to push this summer to the
great injury, if not the total loss OF the
crop. The laterals should have at least
one Joint Left and perhaps it would be
better not to stop them at all, as they are
intimately connected with the organize
ton of the buds at their base. American
vines will not bear the close summer prun
ing that is given in Europe.
THE following method of packing corn
for market is recommended by several
market gardeners who supply large can
ming establishments: The ears OF corn are
thrown Unfortunately in barrel, the
number of ears, however, being carefully
kept, until it is filled within six or eight
inches of the top, when the whole is nm
ished off with number OF good large
ears placed upright, the point OF the ear
downward After these last ears are fitted
in nicely, the butts are driven down with
the flat side of piece of board two feet
long by eight inches wide. TINS method
keeps the corn in its place In the barrel,
and prevents it from being injured while
in transit. When corn is intended for
omen market. it can be packed in truck
baskets holding from four to six dozen
ears. the whole finished off in the manner
described above.-Hedrth and Home.
PROCURE four glass tumblers or COM
mon glazed teacups. and having wiped
them dry as possible, hold them over the
fire to evaporate any moisture which may
still adhere to their surface; for if there is
the least moisture it makes connection
and spoils the experiment. Place them
upon the floor in square, about one foot
apart ; place piece of board upon the
tumblers. and have person standing
upon the board; This person n isl, is now
completely insulated, the glass being
non-conductor Of electricity. Now take
common rubber comb, and having wound
a piece of silk around one end of 1t, rub it
briskly through your hair, and draw the
teeth parallel to the insulated persons
knuckles; leaving little space between
the comb and the persons hand. The
result will be q sharp, cracking noise, and
if dark, there will be seen a succession of
sparks. Repeat the process until the
phenomena cease. The person is now
acharged" with electricity, the same as
a Leyden Jar. To draw off the electrici-
ty, approach your knuckles to the persons
hands or his nose (being careful not to
allow any portion Of your body to came
in contact with his), and there will Re
loud snap and the sparks will be very
brilliant. If a cat be held so that the
charged person can place his knuckles in