Mower County transcript., 1871-08-10
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
THERE is no luck like pluck, and fortune
most favors those who are indifferent to
fortune.
REMOVING Warts FROM THE HANDS -
The Rnral Neao Yorker says: A mixture
Of two parts Of nitric acid to one Of mu-
riatic acid is good remedy for warts. 1t
should be applied to the warts with \ small
brush from broom, and care must be
taken not to got acid On The flesh, rs it
will make 4 sore. Saleratus will Coun-
tcract the action Of the acid.
GLUE kETTLEs.-A few hc,cs, bored in a
glue kettle, in horizontal. line near the
rim, will allow steam from the boiler to
enter the kettle, ard so prevent the glue
from solidifying on the side. The holes
need not be bored all round tho kettle, as it
ia handy to be able to pour glue out Of one
side without wasting it.
DRlvING NAILs-A "Subscrlber asks
if we know Of a better plan of driving
nails in hard wood than by greasing the
points. Undoubtedly. If the point of Il
nail is dipped in grease, the fa"e of the
hammer will very soon become greasy aud
will need very careful cleansing or work
will be impossible. A better plan is to wet
the point of the nail on the end of the
tongue; this will make it drive easily and
will not interfere with the hammer
Hearth nnd Home.
1'DE fifty per cent of silica ia the straw
and grain, respectively, show why it is
that oats flourish luXuIiantly on meadow
land that has been broken up from grass.
1t also indicates that potash, for the re-
duction of the silicates, is absolutely es-
scEtial as q constituent Of the soil. Wood
ashes, therefore, are very serviceable in
the growth of the crop, as we'll as in the
production of the finer grasses.
LITTLE TB1Nos-Life is made up of lit
tie things. lie who travels over 81 con'i-
nent must 90 step by step. He who
Whites book must do it sentence by sen
tencc. He who learns science must mas
ter it fact by fact, and principle after prin-
ciple What is the happiness Of our life
made up OF: Little courtcsi s, little kind
nesscs, pleasant words, genial smiles, a
friendly letter, good Wishes and good
deeds. One in q million-once in a lfc-
timc-may do il heroic action; but the
little things tina, make up our life come
every day and every hour If We make
the little events of life beautiful and good.
then is the whole life full of beauty and
goodness
DAMP PROOF MUClLAGE FOR LABELS
The 4rcAares of Pharmacy gives the fol-
lowing recipe: Macerate five parts OF
good glue in eighteen to twenty parts of
water for day, and to the liquid add nine
parts of rock candy and three parts of
gum arabic. The mixture can bc brushed
upon paper while ]ukcwarm; it keeps
well, does not stick together, and, when
moistrncd, adhcres firmly to bottles
For the labels of soda or scltzcr water
bottles, it is well to prepare paste of
good rye flour and glue, to which liusced
oil varnish and tur}entine have been
added, in the pr rrtion Of half an ounce
each to the pound. Labels prepared in
the latter way do not fall off in damp eel
lars.
To FAs1EN RUBBER TO WooD AND
METAL.-As rubber plates and rings are
almost exclusively used for making c,n-
ncctions between steam and other pipes
and apparatus, much difficulty is expert
cnccd in making al air-tight connection.
This is obviated entirely by employing a
cement which f,stens alike we'll to the
rubber and to the metal or wood. Such
cement is prepared by solution of she]lac
and ammonia. Soak pulverjzcd gum shell
lac in ten times its weight of strong am
mnHiA, when a shiny mass is obtained,
which in three to four weeks will become
liquid without the use of hot water. This
sot,ens the rubber, and becomes, after
vOlatiliZa'ion of ainmonia, hard aad I'M
pcrmeabIe to gasses and tluids.-BoStop
journal Of Chemistry.
DEslCcATKD POTATOES differ
n ,At fn1 <,f fn4n l,y4 n 4rx,
ing have been devised within few years
past. In somc the raw potatoes have been
cut in thin slices, dried by hotair and then
ground into flour: In others the vcgcta.
b)es have been first cooked and afterwards
dried. The latest plan is to steam or boil
the potatoes after removing the skins, then
MASKING and forcing them through YES
eel having perforat Il bottom like
ctlander This brings the substance into
the form of long, sticky strings, which arc
dried, and which may be use d in plac, Of
rice in soup, etc. Or, they may be ground
fine and when moistencd with boiling
water will resemble mashed potatoes
cooked in the ordinary way.-Rural Neu
Yoykr
DAMP WALLS Anything that will pro-
mote health and well being among the
operatives Of our over crowded man,,tAc
tories and work shops, is worthy of note,
and the remedy for an evil as common as
it is dangerous, seems specially to deserve
attention. Damp walls to work rooms are
among the most fruitful causes Of disease
among laborers Of both sexes, and we
deem it not out of place to give the man
ncr of a device, simple and easily adopted.
to prevent the effects thus resulting from
bad building. The mode of protection
adopted, is to boil together powdered sui
phur and water for half an hour, in the
proportion of one pound Of sulphur to
two quarts of water. The mixture thus
formed should be applied with a brush,
like ordinary paint, upon tho walls affected.
aud the result will he, as rule, to entirely
prevent the unhealthy and unpleasant ooz-
ing forth Of moisture. While buildings
should never b so constructed as to admit
of danpncss, yet it is most important that
being unable to prevent existing evils, VT
should have the meansof remedy, ard the
simple bit Of advice just given, we hope,
may be adopted III sonc "( the many in
stances where it is likely TO work "a benc-
tit.-Auts'icnn Bulh{tr.