Mower County transcript., 1871-07-27
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

IAN COLOR.-lne best way 10 make
this shade is, to get pail of ground bark
from the tanncry but If that can't be done,
make hcmlock bark as fine AS possible,
soak or beat it until you think the strength
is out make your goods as soft ls posi-
bic by washing them in strong soap suds,
and immerse; if not datk enough add
mere bark Don't color ia iron, it will
make drab; il you want drab, add a little
copperas.- Western Rs.qul.
Coop ADvICH.-Don't be discouraged if
occasionally you slip down by the way,
aud others tread on you little. In other
words, don't lot failure or two dishearten
you; accidents will happen, mscalcula-
tons will sometimes be made, things will
turn out differently to our 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, one 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 ind boil slowly for an hour
and a half longer. Half an hour before
serving add the shellcd peas; and twenty
minutes later, half a cup of rice -four, with
salt and pepper. After adding the rice
flour, stir frequently to prevent scorching.
Strain into hot tureen-C0annao,a Sense
IN the Household.
SCRArCHEs.-A farmer writes to the
Rurul NeW Yorker from Canandaigua, N.
y, that the following is recommended for
the worst cases One pint currier oil and
two ounces oil OF vitriol Put it into a
bottle, and shake we'll together, when it
is fit for use bathe wtl the affected part
or parts with it once 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 it
every day until the scab slips off, 1t will
soon slip Oft and leave the legs smooth as
ever.
BLACK TEETH IN P1Gs.-It has been
said that there is a grain Of truth in every
error. 1t is erroneous to believe that
"black teeth are disease in pigs, and that
thay should be knocked out with ham
mer." The fact is, that the incisors, or, as
they are commonly called, dog teeth, are
Of'en placed so near the tusks or curved
teeth in front Of them as to interfere with
their growth and render the young pig uu
able to cat, or compel it to swallow its food
whole. This stunts the animal To pre-
Vent this, draw, with pair OF pincers, the
small, sharp teeth back OF the tusks, when
they crowd on them. or when the pig is
seen to be failing. Hearth and Hoans
WEAVING LAMBs-The Cnuaon Ft1rnae''
gives the following suggestions in regard
to weaning lambs: when separated
from the ewes, lambs should be placed III
a field as distant AS possible from therl. so
as to be out of reach of thcir bic Atin3, and
| th,,xyx will ID l,;.,
The pasture to which tie lambs arc put
ought to be somewhat better than that
to which they have been accustomed, yet
not too luxuriant, and if the ewes and
lambs can be turned into it together for a
week, and then taken away, the lambs
will not then fret 50 mach as would be
the case were they removed to field that
is strange to them"
How TO BRIGHTEN STRAW MATING
AND OILCLoTH. Tell your readers, writes
Mrs. G. E., that if they wish their straw
mating to keep new looking and bright,
they must wash it twice during the sum-
mer with salt and water, say about a pint
Of salt, dissolved in half pailful of warm,
soft water, drying the mating quickly
with soft cloth. The salt, she says, will
prevent it from turning yellow. Far
away, and from quite an opposite quarter,
we hear another friendly voice, begging
US to say to our readers that after oilcloth
is scrubbed and dried, it should be rubbed
all over with a cloth dipped in milk
"You've no idea," says our friend, "how
brightly the colors come out. Husband
says it's the albumcn in the milk, but l
think it's the very thin film of grease de-
posted. Meantime, our oilcloth shines the
whole year through. .'-Sciegtln Amea'i-