Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-04-23
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

IT Is said that passing red,hot iron
over old putty will make it SO soft that 1t
may be readily removed.
MIXING hen feed with strong suds OF
common soft soap is recommended both as
preventive and cure Of gapes.
WE see 1t stated that If well seasoned
shingles be dipped in limewash, and dried
before laying, they will last much longer,
and not become covered with moss.
~ Mn. JOSEPH HARRIS writes to the
Americda Agrtcultufist that one of the
most convenient methods kof reviving
chilled lambs or pigs is to bury them up
to their heads in barrel of steamed chaff
or straw.
You've men and boys should be instruct
ed in the use of every kind of hand-tool,
from broad hoe to a hay tedder If
farmers do not feel competent to instruct
beginner in the use of plow or hoe,
for example, 1t will pay well to employ a
teacher who can handle such tools with
as much dexterity as a good chopper
shows in the swing Of his axe.--Hedrth
and Home. iFt.t sttlt 'l5it
CoFFEE is highly recommended as
neutralizer of foul odors, and can be used
TO advantage where other disinfectants
rats or mice die in spaces between the
floors of dwellings, pound or two of
freshly burnt coffee will produce the de-
sired effect 1t is also said to be in
comparably superior in sick chamber to
most other disinfectants; it has a bene-
fetal chemical action on the atmosphere,
besides giving out an agreeable perfume.
Hedrth and Home. S.4i'.a
GrNoER RRrAn. -Four ounces ofbruised
ginger root, one ounce cream CT tartur,.
five pounds of white or light brown. su.
gar, and the juice and rind of one lemon.
Put these in vessel which can be coy
cred and pour on them five gallons of
boiling water. Let them stand for eight
or ten hours in cool place, and then add
one pint of porter stir thoroughly, strain
clear, and bottle in strong bottles and tie
the corks down Immediately. Place in
moderately cool cellar, and in three OF
four days 1t will be At for use Erchangs.
ELDER OINTMENT. "A writer In the
Country Geauemdn says al have recipe,
used by my mother, for making the oint-
lnent of elder tOloers, instead of the bark,
which might possibly be moro acceptable
to some. Take double handful OF dried
elder flowers separated from the stems,
and boil them in one quart, of water,
until II IS reduced TO half pint; then
strain II, and add to this strong elder tea,
two large spoontuls of melted lard lfresh,
two large spoonfuls of melted mutton
tallow, and simmer 1t until the water is
all evaporated. This makes an excellent
healing ointment" Another correspond
ent gives this recipe for making an oint-
ment from the bark of elder. "Take the
inside bark of sweet elder, boil to strong
Infusion; strain II, then add equal parts
of bees-wax and mutton tallow say to
one-half pint of the liquid, q piece of NUT,
ton tallow and bees-wax, each the size of
9 hens egg; simmer until the water is
out. II a softer ointment be desired, use
fresh butter instead of mutton tallow
Here you have recipe for an ointment
which Is invaluable as healing remedy
for erysipelas, sores, cuts, chilblains and
sores Of all kinds, and especially excellent
for burns. $50