Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-11-19
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

| USEEUL GASS
A FARMER, in selecting cattle, should be
sure to choose those that have well
formed head, with full, mild eye.
Two strengthening machines, said to
work successfully, were exhibited at the
American Institute Fair.
BECAUSE a farmer cannot have good
barn is not a sufficient reason why his
stock should have no protection from the
winds.
IT is said that artificial marble may be
| be made as follows: Mix plaster of Paris
| in a solution of alum; bake in an oven,
and grind to a powder; it may then be
mixed with water and formed into any
shape. 1t will bear a high polish. 'ef
To MAKE an amusing sympathetic ink,
mix lemon and onion juice. Writing or
pictures made with this mixture on plain
white paper will, when dry, be invisible )
but on warming the paper before a fire, the
lines will appear in brown tints. Very
pretty effects may be thus produced.
THE Burial Neao Yorker says: we
would never have manure cellar under
barn of ours-especially if il is stock
barn. Nor would we have manure lie
against the side Of barn. 1t should be
shoveled into wheel barrow, or cart, or
drag, and removed where none of the
! fumes of fermentation could contaminate
the air of the stable"
| A CORRESPONDENT of the Country Gen.
hen1aaa gives the following as valuable
lotion for blows and bruises for man and
horse: "Dissolve on. of camphor in 8 o.
of spirits of wine, and add l OF. of oil OF
turpentine, or spirit of sal-ammoniac
d OF. of oil of Origanum, and l table
spoonful of laudanum. Rub well four
times day, fifteen minutes each time"
In a recent issue, the Scientific american
says A very good and simple seed
cleaner for broom corn can be made by
taking an old grain tanning mill, and in
place of the arms substitute drum, twelve
inches in diameter on the outside of this
drum, nail strips all around, first driving
| through the strips sixteen-penny nails,
after the manner of threshing cylinder !;
| take the broom corn by handfuls, and hold
| Ii to receive the action of these teeth while
revolving; two men can clean while one
turns" .. ..,-.
To CLEAN your hair and head; beat up
the yolk of an egg; rub it all through the
| hair wash and rinse in soft, warm water /;
dry with towel as much as possible
Avoid going out before the hair is thor
! oughly dry, as you will be likely to take
cold. Ammonia is also very good to
cleanse the hair, and hair brushes. A tea
spoonful of liquid ammonia in a pint of
warm water is proper proportion. Add
| little soap, wash the hair, and rinse we'll
in clear water When dry, brush ten
minutes, and dry with some clean, soft
oil.-Erchan9e.
| AN exchange gives the following direc-
tions for driving young horses Z" In teach
ing young horse to drive well, do not
hurry to see how fast he can trot. Keep
each pace clear and distinct from the other
! that is, in walking, make him walk, and
do not allow him to trot. While trotting,
be, equally careful that he keeps steady at
his pace, and do not allow him to slack
into walk. The reins, while driving,
should be kept snug; and when pushed to
the top of his speed, keep him well in
hand, that he may learn to bear well upon
the bit, so that when going at high rate
of speed, he can be held at his pace, but
do not allow him to pull too hard, for it
is not only unpleasant, but makes it often
difficult to manage him."
WNTERING GERANIUMs IN MOss.-Last
4 winter we kept number of large gerani-
ums in dry moss, and propose to do the
same thing this season, as IL is very
cheap method of preserving plants not
wanted to decorate the house in winter.
The plants were taken up soon after the
first light frost, the soil shaken from their
roots, and then all the leaves and the
young succulent branches removed. Some
moss that had been previously taken from
the swamp and thoroughly dried was
spread over the bottom of box; upon
this we placed layer of plants, then more
moss, and SO on alternately until the box
was full. The box was then set away
it remained undisturbed until spring. The
plants came out in good condition, and
have grown well this summer in the open
ground, and are now in full bloom. There
is danger of the plants rotting if the cellar
is damp. A warm room will probably an
swer as well as a cellar.-Heorth and Home.