Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-02-11
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC,

THE following is said to be sure cure
for chilblains: Wash the feet clean in
warm soft water: when dry, battle them
in strong solution of copperas and rum.
Any other liquor will answer, but rum is
better
THE Western Rurag 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 De-
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.
henaGn 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
stufts mixed with it.
How TO MAKE Soft SoAP.-Boil TWEEN
ty-five pounds of fried grease in two pals
OF strong I've. Next day add another
pallfu! OF hot lye; also on the following
day, if there is grease on the top of the
soap. Afterwards add a pailful OF hot
water each day until the barrel is filled
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 to
| those that are in confinement. Birds that
| are at liberty never fall into it. 1t arises
| from 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.-Farm
| Journal.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Western Ru-
| raj thinks that the ground is the best bed
for hogs, as he thinks it warm enough,
and o 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 good house, built of
brick or stone sides.
MANY persons, in preparing potatoes for
cooking, pare off thick slice from the
surface. Professor Blot, in his lecture on
the potato, says the skinning process is all
wrong, as the strength of the vegetable
lies near the surface-the starch growing
less abundant as the center is approx
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 TEETH.-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 OF
tepid water, and applied daily with a soft
brush, preserves and beauties the teeth,
extirpates all tartarous adhesion, arrests
decay, induces healthy action of the gums,
and makes the teeth pearly white.-Er-
change.
| SECRETS OF HEALTH.-First, keep
warm; second, eat regularly and slowly
third, take early and very light suppers
fourth, avoid all undue excitement, whether
of body or mind; fifth, keep a clean
skin; sixth, get plenty of sleep at
night; seventh, keep cheerful and re-
spectacle company; eighth, keep out
of debit ninth, don't set your mind
on things you don't need; tenth, mind
your own business; eleventh., don't set
yourself up to be sharper of any kind T.;
twelfth, subdue curiosity thirteeth, avoid
drugs.
| CALLS ON HCRsEs SHoULDERs.-A gall
of two years standing will require care
full 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, 1 pint.
Where it is very difficult to dispense with
the use of a collar, some of the stuffing
may be removed from it, so as to make a
hollow opposite the sore part, which is
thus relieved from pressure.-Farma Jour-
7s0I
| THE successful management of a 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 rs the best time to think of these
! questions. Now is the tine to lay out the
spring campaign, and to prepare the
meansfor prosecuting it vigorously.-Can-
ciranati Chronicle.
How TO Go TO BED IN COLD WEATHER.
DO it in hurry if there is no fire in
the room, and there ought not to be I'M
less you are an invalid But if person
is not in good health it is best to undress
by a good fire; warm and dry the feet
well; draw on the stockings again; run
into the room without fire jump into bed,
cuddle up. with head and ears under cover
for minute or more until you feel a little
warmth then uncover your head; next
draw off your stockings, straighten out
turn over on your right side and go to
sleep. If sense of chilliness comes over
you on getting into bed it will always do
an injury, and repetition increases the i'll
effects without having any tendency to
"harden" you. Nature abhors violence
| We are never shocked into health. Hard
usage makes no garments last longer
DR.. Hall.
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