Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-10-08
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.


THE farmer who s,ints his fields Is as
unwise and improvident a. he who starves
his working cattlc-in both cases he is di-
minishing the abilityof a faithful servant
TO be useful TO him.
ALEXANDER DUMAS recommends onion
soup as an inallible remedy for nervous
prostration, headache, and debility. He
prepares hssoup, which has become quite
famous among the gourmands of the
Frcncll capital, Of cream and onions.
To CLARfFY TALLow AND HARDEN IT.
--Iate two pounds of alum to every
twenty pounds Of tallow. Dissolve IT IN
water, and put in pint of the tallow be-
fore the water gets lot. Boil n whole day,
and next day melt and strain the tallow.
TO REMOVE WHITE SPoTs FROM FUR.
NITURE.-Rub the spots with pulverized
punice-ston wet with water, and then
with buckslSin mostoncd with sweet.oil
or, put piece of paper on the spot, and
hold warm iron over 1t, and rub with an
oiled CLOTH ~
To TAKE Ink FROM FURNITURE, CAR
PETs AND F1ooRs.-Wipe Che spot with
oxalic acid let Il remain few minutes,
then rub t. with cloth wet with warm
water. Colpred paint, mahogany and car
horn water To restore the original color.
To MAKE CALcoEs WASH WELL.-In-
fuse three gllls of salt in four quarts of
boiling water, put the calicoes in while hot,
and leave them till cold in this way the
colors are rendered permanent and will
not fade by subsequent washing. So says
n lady who has frequently made the eX-
pertinent herself
To RESTORE OLD BLACK SIbK.--Boilan
old black kid glove in pint of water un.
til all the black is extracted. Then sponge
the silk withthc glove dipped in the water.
The black from the glove will restore the
lusire of tho silk. Or cold coffee may be
used instead Silk never should be dipped
in water, but spread out smoothly and
spongcd carefully.
TO CLEAN IRoNs FROM RUsT.-Pound
some glass to a fine powder, and having
nailed some linen or u wooden cloth upon
u board, lay upon it II strong coat of gum
water, and silt thereon some OF your pow
dcrcd glass, and let it dry. Repeat this
operation three times, and when the last
covering Of powdered glass is dry, you
may iAtiiJ rub or the rust from iron utcn
sils with the cloth thus prcpared-Ar-
Mur's Magazine,
stock Of all kinds off the fields where
young grass, and particularly young clover
of any kind, is growing, as the tramp Of
heavy animals, and the close nipping of
colts and sheep, will damage the growth
of such young plants more than the value
of hay necessary TO maintain the same
animals while they may be feeding on u
given field where young clover is growing,
No stock should be allowed to Craze ON
young grass or clover until after the end
of the growing season. And even then,
it would bG more profitable to purchase
hay, and allow the new berbagc to remain
where II grew to protect the roots during
the winter, and after decaying to afford
pabulum to promote the growth of the
crop the following season. Very few
farmers really apprehcnd how much dam
age is done TO their young grass by pastuT-
ing IT before, the roots have attained u
large sizc.-HeoIM and Home.
EVERY body should live on the sunny
side of their houses rs much as possible,
and allow the suns genial rays to pcnc.
tratc the rooms, Darkencd parlors are
fashionable evils. True, it is gloomy
enough to be ushered into tomb like
apartment, where one can scarcely grope
his way to n scat and to discover, when
his eyes become accustomed to the dim
light, that every chair and sofa has on its
linen "dustcr," apparently equipped for
travelling to some unknown land. But
ladies must have their carpets kept bright
and fresh, even if their checks are the
palcr for i'll And so the shutters are
tightly closed, and the heavy curtains
drawn But for the sake of health and
beauty, ladies', let this be done only in the
best parlor," if it must be done at all.
Let the rooms where the family live be
| cheerful and sunny. No lady would ex-
poct her housc-plants to send out full,
| brilliant blossoms, unless she placed them
at u window where the sunshine would
invigoratc them No more should she
expect her children to show fresh, rosy
compilations, or to develop genial disposi.
lions, unless they live in light, sunny, airy
rooms