Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-11
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC,

USEFUL RECIPES, ETC,
THE following is said to be sure cure
for chilblains; Wash the feet clean in
warm soft water when dry, bathe them
in strong solution Of copperas and rum.
Any other liquor will answer, but rum is
better.
THE Western Rural thinks the FIRST
thing to be seen to in setting an orchard
or improving one already set, is to have
the soil thoroughly drained. Drains may
be made in the center of the spaces be-
tween the rows
THE Country Gentleman speaks in com.
mendation of curry comb, manufactured
from hard wood. Its claimed advantages
are, that it will not cut the hair, injure the
skin, nor rust nor choke up like metallic
combs.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Country Gen
Aemdn finds that one bushel of cut corn
stalks will be eaten clean by each of his
cows, whereas each would eat parts Of and
waste the remainder of four bushels uncut.
He feeds the cut cornstalks wet with ship
stufis mixed with it.
How TO MAKE SOFT SoAP.-Boil TWEEN
ty.fvo pounds of fried grease in two pals
Of strong lye. Next day add another
pailful of hot lye; also on the following
day. if there is grease on the top Of the
soap. Afterwards add a pailfil of hot
water each day until the barrel is filed
Exchange.
A NEW YORKER says that cows should
be salted every morning, and if in the
stable, before foddering, but never after
taking water. This is the practice of the
best stock keepers in Switzerland, and he
thinks much preferable to sailing them
once or twice week, or to keeping it
constantly within their reach.
Fowls EATING EACH OTHERS FEATH-
ERs.-This propensity only comes 10
those that are in confinement. Birds that
are At liberty never fall into it. 1t arises
| from a bad state of body; this is caused
by confinement and deprivation of some
thing they get when they are at liberty.
| We speak practically Ours are cured by
lettuce and sods of fresh earth.-Fdrm
Journal
A ooRREsPoNDENT of the Western R1t-
raj thinks that the ground is the best bed
for hogs ss he thinks it warm enough,
and valuable disinfectant. To prevent
the hogs making distinct beds, he advises
laying down flat stones, or making pave.
ment of small stones, and then covering
them with four or five inches of earth
| He presupposes a good house, built OF
brick or stone sides.
MANY persons in preparing potatoes FOL
cooking, pare off thick slice from the
surface. Professor Blot, in his lecture on
the potato, says the skinning process is al
wrong rs the strength of the vegetable
lies near the surhce-the starch growing
less abundant as the center is approxi
mated. The starch near the surface con
tains the nutriment, which is not more
than seven or eight per cent, the balance
being merely water.
To BEAUTIFY THE TzETH.-Dissolve
two ounces of borax in three pints of boil
ing water, and before it is cold add one
teaspOonful of the spirits of camphor, and
bottle for use. A tablespoonful of this
mixture, mixed with an equal quantity oi
tcpid water, and applied daily with a soft
brush, preserves and beautifies the teeth
eXtirpates all tartarous adhesion, arrests
decay, induces healthy action of the gums
and makes the teeth pearly white.-Er
change.
CALLS ON HORSES SHoULDERs.-A gall
OF two years standing will require care
ful and persevering treatment in order to
effect cure In the first place, you must
dispense with the use of collar. The
following lotion should be applied to the
sore daily: sulphate of zinc, one orch.
acetate of lead, drachm; water, pint.
Where it is very difficult to dispense with
the use of a collar, some of the stufling
may be removed from it, so as to make
hollow opposite the sore part, which is
thus relieved from pressure.-Fdrm Jour
nal.
THE successful management of farm,
especially in this age of progress, requires
thought not less than hard work. Some
thing more needs to be done than scatter
the seed and reap the harvest. What to
plant, in order to be tolerably certain to
obtain good price for the product in
what soil, as to quality and rotation OF
crops; and just when to cultivate, and
with what implements, to secure the best
results--all these things need to be con.
sidered. The comparative leisure of win.
ter is the best time to think of these
| questions. Now is the time to lay out the
| spring campaign, and to prepare the
means1or prosecuting it vigorously.-OtR.
cinnaH Chronicle.
How TO Go To BED IN Cold WEATHER
DO it in q hurry if there is no FIRE in
the room, and there ought not to be un,
less you are an invalid. But if person
is not in good health it is best to undress
by q good fire; warm and dry the feet
well; draw on the stockings again; run
into the room without fire jump iuto bed
cuddle up with head and ears under cover
for minute or more until you feel q little
warmth; then uncover your head; next
draw off your stockings, straigbten out
turn over on your right side and go tC
sleep. If sense Of chilliness comes oveI
you on getting ,I, into bed it will always dc Dc
an an injury, and repetition increases the i'll
"harden" you. Nature a6hors violence
We are never shocked into health. Hard
usage. makes no garments last longer
Or. Hall.