Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-19
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HUME, EAKM AND UAHUENs
ITO Keep Blue Calico or Lawn from
Fading Put an ounce of sugar of lead
Into pailful of cold water; in this solu-
don soak the material FOR two hours, and
let,it dry before being washed and ironed.
It Is said that all shades of blue may fbe
thus kept from fading when washed.
& ITO Soften Kid Boots-Melt quarter
Of , pound Of tallcw, then pour it7into a
Jar, and add to it the. same weight of!olive
oil stir, and let it stand still; apply small
Quantity occasionally with y piece of fan
si1el. Should the boots be very dirty,
cleanse with warm water. 1t will soften
any leather. s5n. ( sa0
..a-George E. Waring says, in the -4meri-
can Agriculturist, that he thinks i, quite
possible to grow common horses as large
strong and durable at three years old, as
they, now are at five. He does not think
high feeding of colts and young horses in
furious, if the food is Of the right kind,
and is accompanied with exercise. ~
Il AN exchange says sorghum molasses
will not make good vinegar, and it is a
waste to put it with whisky or other
molasses. It has been tried repeatedly in
this State on large scale-in two in.
stances more than @1O.0 600 were lost in the
| experiment. The vinegar at first appears
fair, but it will not keep. ..of ~
Apple Dumpling.-Make a crust of !
quart OF flour, 2 teaspoonfuls Of cream
Of tartar, 4 teaspoonful !of soda, table
spoonful of butter or lard, little salt, and
milk enough to make dough that can be
rolled out. Cut this dough in eight pieces,
roll them out thin, put slices Of sour ap
Piles upon them, fold them up tight and
steam or bake. Baking will require thirty
minutes stcaining, an hour. Either hard
or liquid sauce may be used. w es@
. Ian Iowa correspondent OF the Anae'>
tcan Agricuturist claims to have used fol-
| five years, with very good results, harrow
made by attaching four arms at each side
of a double hinged center piece These
are placed o foot apart, and have teeth
made of one, half inch iron, eight inches
long, driven in, sloping backward at an
angle of forty-fiye degrees. They are six
inches apart in the first pair, five in the
SECOND, four in the third, and three in the
last This is not patented, and he says
such a harrow can be made for from rs to
SO. as 80 q not ------z---- r
IAN Ohio hog raiser advocates the sys
tenn of pasturing on clover during the
simmer He presents, as the advantage o.
this plan, the statement that an acre o1
ground in clover will pasture five hogs
four months, and that it will take corr
from half all acre to feed them the same
time. The cultivation Of the corn he
counts equal to the rest of the other hal
acre. He further claims that hogs pastureC
on clover are in far better condition than !
fed on corn as they are better framed
healthier. and eat better, and also state
that the land is enriched by the clover pas
! turing. h4g ta ogg Fyi9h1si"p 9.'1 F''
5 TO Make Cows Give Mix The agri
cultural editor Of the Bee Keepers JOurna
vollches for the following, handed Rim b,
friend: II you desire TO- get large yielt
of milk sgive your COW, three times a day
water lslightly warm, slightly salted, il
which bran has been stirred, at the rate o
one quart to two gallons Of water. You
will tnd thatiyour COW will gain twenty
| five per cent. Immediately, under the effect
/ of it, and will become SO attached to 1t a
to refuse to drink clear water, unless very
thirsty :; but this mess she will drink al
y most at any time and ask for more. TN
Is amount of this drink is an ordinary waite
pail full at each time, morning, noon, ant
night. Your animal will then do her hes
, at discounting the lacteal. Bfe
y Airing Beds.--The desire of an ener
getic nousekceper to have her work CON-
!. pleted at an early hour in the morning
causes her to leave one of the most i'm
. portant items of neatness undone. 7fIh
. most effsctual purifying Of bed and bed
U clothes cannot lake. place if no time issl
lowed for the free circulation of pure a.
To- remove, all human impurities whicl
i have collected during the hours OF Stun
Der, AT least two or three hours shoul
N be. allowed for the complete removal Of ii
y offs Of insensible perspiration which az
il Absorbed BY the. bed, Every day this al,
n iriy should be done, and occasionally bed
) ding constantly used should be carrie
! Into the open air, and, when practicable
II leftexpesed tothe sun amltwi for half
, day, o,-,a, ~ sshIls;a f,3 b7A l:ia
pittsburgh has thirty-two iron, min
steel, and two, copper mills. 5aT