The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-08-12
THINGS NORTEa KNowENG.

REPEILING FLIES FROM HORSES. 1t is an
| act OF humanity to come to the aid Of the
! horse, powerful rs be is, against his nimhe
asslilant. the fly. Here is a recipe which Is
! said to be an excellent defence against it;
at all events, a trial of it will not Involve
/ much trouble. nor will it do harm should it
| prove unavailpg as defence to the horse:
! Take two or three small handsful Of walnut
| leaves. upon which pour two or three quarts
! of cid water; let it infuse one night and
! pour the whole next morning into a Kettle
! and let I boil for quarter OF an hour; when
/ cold it will be fit for use. No more is re-
! quired than,to moist a sponge, and before
! the horse goes out Of the stable let those
parts that most irritable be smeared over
with ii liquor. w: between and upon tie
ears, the Le,k, flank, etc.
MAEsH MALLow.-It is said that the ad-
dition Of from two to four parts of finely
pulverizel marsh mallow roots to calcined
plaster of Paris will prevent the mass, when
mixed with water, from hardening so rapid
ly as il commonly does, s. as to prevelt lis
applicability to many purposes. 1t will re-
quire nearly an hour to become thoroughly
set aud then it will be found TO have ac-
quired such extreme tougnness and tenacity
as to permit it to be fled turned and bored,
and oti er"ise manipulated, almost as salts
fact"rily as ivory, bone or Meerschaum-
Mixed with different coloring matters, an
excellent imitation of marble can be pro-
duced.
To DRY GEEEN WooD-A new method
# drying green wood in very short time
consists in boiling it for some hours in water
to extract the soluble substances. 1t is ther
BOILED in a solution Of borax, by which the
lnsoluble albumen Of the wood is rendered
soluble, and is removed through the pores
The wood is then placed in dry ing cham bers
heated by steam, and allowed To remain
three days. Thus treated, it is said to be
more compact than by years of ordinary ex-
posure, and will rot shrink or warp. On
account Of its increased density. it is easily
polished and adapted to the cons 'ruction of
furniture and musical implements.
To DESTROY WEEDS ON WALES "A Lon
don paper says: The most effective mode
to destroy weeds on walks is solution of
arsenic, to be applied in dry weather only.
One pound Of arsenic is dissolved in three
gallons OF cold water, and then boiled, stir
ring II while boiling; then add seven gallons
of cold water and two pounds of crushed
soda, stirring it we'll up and applying it to
the walks with fine-rosed watering-put.
taking care 20 keep it from the box edging
or grass. The above quantity will be enough
Tor twenty-five square yards"
SIMPLE REMEDY FOR RHEUMATIsm-The
Call furnishes the following as sure relief
for this painful disease: "B Ill a small pot
full Of potatoes and bathe the part affected
with the water in which the potatoes have
been boiled, as hot as it can be borne, i'm
mediately before G. ing to bed. The pains
will be removed. or at least alevated. by the
next morning. Some Of the most obstinate
rheum t C pains have lately been cured by
one application Of this novel and simple
remedy"
How TO REMOVE RUsT.-A lady writes
from Vermont 10 say that she accidental ly
discovered an easy method of removing tust
from steel. She put number Of badly rust
ed forks in a tumblor of kerosene oil. and
after leaving them there some time, found
that the rust had bee nc 30 much loUsened
that it rubbed eff readily. She says that
she has since tlen used this oil TO clean her
knives and sewing machine.