Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-22
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

An Iowa farmer thinks that swing
gates are the thing on q farm, when gates
are used. He plants trees for posts says
they should be of a dwarf nature but
quick growth; the Usage is very good
In hedges, leave space the width of
gate and train the plant on each side for
posts
Protection against Moths-A cor
| respondent of the Cu5jnet Maker gives
the following recipe as one which has kept
the moths out OF furniture ware house
for ten years past: Flour of hops, one
drachm Scotch snuff, 2 o.; gum cam
phor, ! OF; black pepper, / or. cedar
sawdust, 5 OF. Mix thoroughly, and strew
or put in papers among the goods.
All kinds Of poultry and meat can be
cooked quicker by adding to the water in
which they are boiled little vinegar,
or piece OF lemon. BY the use of an
acid, there will be considerable saving Of
fuel as well as shortening of time It's
action is beneficial on old, tough meats,
rendering them quite tender and easy to
be digested Tainted meats and fowls will
loose their bad taste and odor if cooked
in this way, and if not used too freely, no
taste of it will be acquired Ecctdng2.
A new keg, churn, bucket, or other
wooden vessel, will generally communi-
cate diragrecable taste to anything that
is put into it. To prevent this incon.
venience, scald the vessel well with boiling
| water, letting the water remain in it until
| cold; then dissolve some pearlash or soda
| in lukewarn wafer, adding a little lime 10
| it, Wash the inside of the vessel well
with this solution. Afterward scald it
| we'll with hot water, aud rinse with cold
water before you use it. The reason for
! this is the ready combination of resinous
matter with alkalies to form compounds
| soluble in alcohol.
i'm washing windows, narrow bladed
wooden knife, sharply pointed, will take
out the dust that hardens in the corners Of
the sash. Dry whiting will polish win
dows nicely and we lind weak black tea
the best liquid to wash the glasses. For q
few days before the cleaning is to take
place, save all the tea grounds. Then when
needed, boil them in tin pail with two
quarts of water, and use the liquid on the
windows 1t takes off all dust and fly
specks. IF applied with newspaper, and
rubbed off with another paper, they will
look far better than If cloth is used
Western Rural
Sugar Beets for Hogs.-I find from
actual use, his last summer and fall,
that sugar-beets are good feed for hogs. l
planted the beets last spring for the pur-
pose of steaming them with potatoes, but
the value Of potatoes proving relatively
more than that of pork, | tried cooking
them (the beetsl alone, and feeding them
raw-both ways giving much satisfaction
to me and apparently to the hogs. found
that in feeding them raw they were eaten
with great relish, tops and roots, both
by store and fattening' hogs and the i'm
preston left on my mind was that from
instructive manifestations of swinisn APP
petite, the beet is one among the many
articles of their food that is not much i'm
proved by cooking-Cor. Germanto@n
Telegraph.
A writer ia Home and Ikeolth, in speak
ing of the emergencies which often arise
in the family, calling for household help
from the husband, says: Il cannot tell
why it should be any more degrading,
even for man of culture, to make fires,
sweep the parlor carpet, do the washing
or cooking, or even wash dishes than it
is for his cultured wife TO do the same
thi gs; nor why 1t is not just as honora-
BILE for him to help her thus about any
work for which mis- nerve and muscle are
more adequate as ii is for her TO ind. his
letters, nd attend TO his business in his
absence or illness, or TO read Latin and
Greek to him if his eyes should fail hiIu
in time of need. The acme Of attainment
in this direction Is that when all men and
are allowed to follow the pursuits /
for which they find themselves best adapt |
ed, those shall be considered the most &C
lords and ladies Of creation
who shall be able most readily to adapt
to the circumstance in which
hey may be placed, and do what is
leeded."