Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-11
sssy!A!QtitultMral.
FARM, GARDENAND HOUSEHOLD

: Soar MAKING. -1.1p the first place, it your
wood liz poor, opr ashes will be poor and
you will not havo good soap. Take good
care OF your ashes, and one week before
the lye is required put them in tho leach,
pounding them down solid. It is easier
0ne~if-they~axe dampsaad. -Ihan pour
on water until they begin to drip; nf-
ter, which Jet them stand one week to 'rot;"
itllea hang on t6nt kettles; end commence
running off lye for operations. - ~
,~-ky letting the. ashes stand to rot" as it
ls called, tho lye is STRONGER, and the soap
of better quality, and not so apt to
be F''iyery." + the I've, is, = too, strong.
| weaken it; if too weak. T boil
it. The proper strength Tan be told by
putting fresh: egg into 2, #. Il should
throw the big end Of the ogg Up above tho
surface to Ahow about the 7size OF -: silver
dime (if any one nova. days can find one TO-
make the comparison.) If the lye isX ttifle
weaker the egg sinks!'' With olyel az this
strength, take pound Of clear grease, orits
equivalent in Common soap grease." to
each gallon oflye, used, and set ta.boiling.
After tho grease is 'teaten up if tho mix
ture will seat or take the PLUME of o
feather, put in more grease. If a, white
scum rises OH top, skim It oiffff,' or put in
morelye: This scum ia grease; and should
never, be left until it is cold. Boil until it
looks ropy as it runs off the stirrer.. HIfnot
| boiled too thick all isediment will settle
while It is cooling, and I prefer not to have
the I've poured in. ''' 'S'1H
A former writer gives het troubIe,with
grease that was too salt. think if she had
| rightly known; her lye was too strong. !
never had trouble with salty grease except
that it makes the soap hard. A lady once
put up her ashes with: smine for: making
soap IT was, 80 strong as to bear an egg
entirely above the I've. 'Iwtakened mine
and had no difficulty. She, tiled ~ expert.
Ment, and boiled all day; still. as she ex.
pressAd it, ut wouldn't cotfie worth aeent!
An;Dld ;ladyseeingsit, told her to pour wa
ter inta it. She added nearly 9s much wa
1 ter as there was componHd III The Kettle
Instantly the soap came.-Cbs A,nerica,
HgriculluriSi.
1 AGooD VAEN1sH FOR Boors,5 SHOES AM
4AhHIss, L Put hak, a,Pouhd Of gum shell
lac, by0ken up in small pieces, In q quar-
bottle Dr. Sig,eeGveii7t with alcoiMss co1kzi
tights (to prevent the dsleohol from eyano
rating, which should be pnire) and put it 81
1 a. slielf'7n a wnsm place shake IT. xslllsev
! eral,tiness. q day; then add q pieee yQf gua
camplior rs large as a hens egg; shake l
4 Iweff and in q few hours shakeiit again, am
add one ounce of lamp black; if the alec
j: ss III Is sesg[F5t ta te
] thick, add alcohol -pour out two or tire
/ teaspoonfals in q eaneeI, and, apply it viii
! Il small paint brush. II the materials wer
> all good, it will aty, iha hhat 4tsa minutes
land it will be removed only by wearing of
} giving gloss almost eanhl To- atentaeathe,
| sEhe advantage Of thts; preparation gboy
others il, that it does not strike into til
Tefither and make IL hard, but remains o
the surface, and vet excludes the, waite
almost rs perfectly. This same pfepar,
]; tionis admirable forharnesat ana does nt
sGi When tensAea: % 'a@n'lseek mixture ,!H
, twill odd here that as far as Ei,aye ieax
, Of the. above mixture being tried, it an
: wers oil tile purposes chained for it: y
wonld be- excellent fnr baotfnpd asboei 6