South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-21
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
DARK brown kids are said to wear be
for fhop auu nthar nOIor

DARK brown kids are said + wear bet
ter than any other color.
TAN CoLoR.-The best way to make
this shade is, to get a pail of ground bark
from the tannery butt that can't be done,
make hemlock bark as fine as possible,
soak or beat it until you think the strength
is out make your goods as soft as posi-
bic by washing them in strong soap suds,
and immerse; If not dark enough add
more bark. Don't color in iron, it will
make drab; if you want drab, add a little
copperas.-W Western Rural
Coon ADvIcE.-Don't be discouraged if
occasionally you slip down by the way,
and others tread on you a little. In other
words, don't let a failure or two dishearten
you; accidents will happen, miscalcula-
tons will sometimes be made, things will
turn out differently to u expectations,
and we may be sufferers. 1t is worth
while to remember that fortune is like the
skies in the month of April, sometimes
cloudy, and sometimes clear and favorable.
GREEN PEA SoUP.-Four pounds beef,
cut into small pieces, half peck of green
peas, n gallon of water. Boil the empty
pods of the peas in the water one hour be-
fore putting in the beef. Strain them out,
add the beef and boil slowly for an hour
and a half loTger. Half an hour before
serving add the shelled peas and twenty
minutes later, half 3 cup of rice flour, with
salt and pepper. After adding the rice
-four, stir frequently to prevent scorching-
Strain into q hot tureen.-C0mmOn Sense
in the Household.
SCRATCHRs.-A farmer writes to the
P9gruI Naaa YaeLrF frnD, Nanon1at1ro NJ
Y, that the following is recommended for
the worst cases: One pint curriers' oil and
tWo'ounces oil of vitriol. Put it into a
bottle, and shake well together, when ii
is fit for use; battle wcn the affected part
or parts with it once a day. 1t will effect
a cure in the course of three or four days,
If the parts are covered with a rough scab,
soften it by rubbing hogs lard upon ii
every day until the scab Slips of. it will
soon slip Off and leave the legs smooth as
ever.
The good people who have become ex.
cited on the vaccination question may be
paciied by the fact that 8 special commit
tee of English doctors has lately reported
to the world that maladies imputed 10 vac
cination in no wise proceed from it, and
that almost universal medical authority
commends it as one of the greatest safe
guards ever introduced for the protection
of the human family. The committee
moreover report that, from the logic o.
this fact, it is the duty of the State to Sc
cure its universal adoption, allowing only
such as are prejudiced the option of paying
twenty shillings as an exemption fee.
BLACK TEETH IN PIGs.-It has beer
said that there is a grain Of truth in every
error. 1t is erroneous to believe thai
black teeth are a disease in pigs, and thai
thay should be knocked out with a ham
mer." The fact is, that the incisors, or, a:
they are commonly called, dog teeth, ar
often placed so near the tusks or curve(
teeth in front Of them as to interfere witt
their growth and render the young pig IN
able to eat, OF compel it to swallow its fooC
whole. This stunts the animal. To pre-
vent this, draw, with a pair of pincers, thu
small, sharp teeth back of the tusks, wheI
they crowd on them, or when the pig il
seen to be failing.-Hedrth and Hons.
WEAVING LAMBs.-The Canada Fdrme
gives the following suggestions in regarC
to weaving lambs: when separated
from the ewes, lambs should be placed Il
a field as distant as possible from them, s.
/ as TO be out of reach oftheir bleating, ant
they will become cOntented and thriving
The pasture to which the lambs are pu
ought to be somewhat better thSn tina
to which they have been accustomed, We
not too luxuriant, and if the ewes an
lambs can be turned into it together for
week, and then taken away, the lamb
will not then fret so much as would b
the case were they removed to a field tina
is strange to them"
How TO BRIGHTEN STRAW MATTIN,
AND OMCLoTH.-Ten your readers, write
Mrs. G. E., that if they wish their stray
mating to keep new looking and brigh'
they must wash it twice during the sun
mer with salt and water, say about a pir
of salt, dissolved in halfa pailful of warn
soft water, drying the mating quickl
with a soft cloth. The salt, she says, wi
prevent it from turning yellow. Fa
away, andfrom quite an opposite quartz
We hear another friendly voice, begin
US to say to our readers that after oilclot
is scrubbed and dried, it should be rubbe
all over with a cloth dipped in mill
" You've no idea" says our friend, "ho'
brightly the colors come out. Husban
says it's the albumen in the milk, but
think it's the very thin film of grease d.
posted. Meantime, our oilcloth shines th
whole year thrOugh."-ScieRtgic AmeT