Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-05-08

Cheese ought to be more generally used
TO-. food in this country. The American
people have lost the clcese,ea'ing prorcu-
sitrS of their iorctathcrS. Cheese is the
chrare.t vi all articles of food that can l"c
used. Compared witt, meat there are very
important economies connected with it. 1t
Is more nutritious and we must look upon
it as Il substantial article of food. 1t is not
"chcap luxury" it is Il cheap necessity.
1t requires 10 tuc to prepare it. l'eh"lcd
STEPS would be taken to present cheese II.
an article of COMMON food t" the favorable
consideration Of the roor people at our
cities. Tie attention oi our Government
should he called to the value of cheese AZ
food for our armies. There Is II" article :"
ch,ar for soldiers ration>; no article :" nut
tlitiu,is. no article >oeasy of transportation.
Core FAEMlXG.-\ good living Is what
colnrarativclv few men succeed II making
in village or city life. and vet nothm-i> more
easy Of Accomplishment "n the farm. Be-
sides. there is Il pleasure i'll cul'ivatin@ anI
c.nbelliShimy the earth improving aud IN
crca>ng It's products: thus adding to tn"
aggregate orhunan happiness. Why.thcn.
should Young men hesitate to he farmers:
1t Is both profitable and honorable. 1t s
the nearest approximation t" inlrI"n lcncr
that man. II, mcmhcr Of society. can make.
\ gentleman i,ar,icr--:liil all farmers are,
or should he gcn;lrnrn--l"."n"s t" an NJ
der of nobility that is hot indebted To rlacc
holders fnr its installation and may il he
chooses he ranked among the greatest l'rnc-
e. a.. I,,,,.t ,,t rU iIl,,
Young men 90 Ia work IN farms. and quit
seeking for third ur t;,urth-ratc clcrkshilS.
Ia short 90 to farming and quit begging
Queer Hoe FATrENEE.--A singular
discovery has u>t been made at Cincin-
natl. 1t seems that a man upset his kcr"-
senc lantern into his meal bin aud he no
feed at,crward that his hogs ate the dam
aged fodder with avility. This gave him
an idea and ly experiment he found that
five weeks feeding with Kerosene mixture
made one of hi, hogs fat that it could
scarcely stand The animal WAS then tried
into lard with the following result: When
cool the lard did not CONCEAL but the all
ditinn of certain amount of potash re-
solved the contents of the kettle na.thrcc
distinct suh>tancps--thc first II light tram>-
parent oil. better than Kerosene or sperm
oil; the second Il icllv-likc substance which
turned to soap; and last small rc,i'uum
OF insoluhlr muscle.
S"Ar-Srns.-Soap-sud> i. IN excellent
fertilizer Of grass and grarc-vinrS. and
should not hr wasted. \ bit of alum in II
tub of Soap-SuIs sends the dirt and soap Ia
the bottom and leaves the water fit for use
again il carefully poured of from the sell
imcnt. which becomes Il concentrated trrtil
izcr. almost as good rs g,lano. II Il lump
of alum Il. large as the thumb joint is thrown
into four or five gallons of boiling soap
suls. the scum runs over and leaves the
water clean and soft aud useful for wash
ing. We have often. in ancient times.
'scttlcl' glass Of Mississippi water, and
made it look as ''clcar as a hcll' in Il few
seconds by tying bit of alum to IL string
and twriny ii around under the surface
OF the water in ill.,, glass.
Poisonous MurLpS.-Moullcd bread
meat, cheese, or any other catahlc is M ac-
tual poison, whether inhaled or eaten.
VINE MIN vi HtplUt tH'I-C> tIC
fever. The mould in damp cellars causes
various grades of typhoid fever, darrhra.
dysentery. etc. Recent chemical research
cs and microscopic observation seem to
show that miuSm is nothing more or less
than Il mould. and that this mould is. in
reality. cloud of living things. each too
small to he seen ly the naked eye, and are
drawn into the lungs swallowed with the
saliva. incorporated with the food eaten. and
by bcin. absorbed in the blood are suih
eicnt to cause ii! cradles of deadly tcvcrs:
elevated or dry localities are wholly en-
cmpt.
EcoNnMy IN FRYING SALT PoRK.-A
family using salt pork daily can save colt
siderable lard in the following manner:
When prepared to fry. have on hand YES
sci which will contain six or eight quarts
at least. in whcl, to turn the trcshcnlny
water. After frying for four or five meals
fill the vessel with hot water. When cold
take off the grease melt and strain, and
YOU will have very good shortening forprcs
emt use If to keep Tor any length of time
tile water should be- boiled out. We think
it worth saving. if for nothing more than
t1ircshiny machines, wagons, etc.
How TO MAKE Coop BREAp--Selcct
one good rotat" "hout the size of a goose
egg. cleanse, peal and crate it raw, add a
tcaspoonful Of brown sugar aud enough
lhkcwarm water $50 deg to fill a common
bottle tlrce-iourth full; cork it tight, and
tic down the cork. In day or two ac-
rorling to tcmperatarc'( (which ought never
to DC much above 80 d,g.). it will he ready
for use Open carefully lest YOU loose all.
The hottl,-tull will make four or five large
lbavcs. Fla spoonful ortwo of yeast is left
in the bottle it can easily be renewed. AMI
will be ready for use in less time.