The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-06-23
VALUABLE RECIPES,

To WASH FLANNELs.-Never rub
sOa p upon it. Make a suds by dis
solving the soap in warm water !;
water will shrink flannel. Shake
them out several minutes before
hanging to dry. Blankets are washed
in the same way.
To WASH BoMBAzINB.-Mak a
good soap-suds, add ox-gall, table,
spoonful to gallon of water; press
the cloth through the hands without
rubbing; rinse in tepid water, into
which put a little dissolved gum
arabic; shake the article, but do not
wiring it; press it carefully with q
warm iron upon the wrong side.
To WASH WIKDows.-Wash with
sOap-suds, rinse with warm water,
rub dry with linen, and finish by
polishing with soft dry paper. A
fine polish is given to window glass
by brushing It over with a paste of
whiting; let it dry, rub off with a
paper or cloth, and with a clean, dry
brush remove every particle Of the
whiting from the corners.
To CLEAN MARBLE.-Wash with
water, soda and beef-galI; or, mix
together one part of bluestone, three
parts whiting, one part soda, and
three parts soft soap, boil together
ten minutes; stir constantly. Spread
this over the marble, let it lie half
| an hour; wash it off with soap suds,
wipe it dry with flannel. Repeat if
necessary. Stains that cannot be re-
moved in any other way may be
tried with Oxalic acid water; but
| this should be used carefully, and
not be allowed to remain long at a
time.
WINTER CABBAGE. - We believe
most persons plant cabbage designed
for winter use, too early. Most of
| the DTumhead cabbage, is planted
early (say in May) will burst open in
the fall, and oftimes rot, by reason Of
wet, warm weather. The seed should
not be sOWn earlier than the 10th of
June; and if the seed is planted In
the hills where the cabbage is to stand
which is, to our mind, the best way,
as it avoids all the trouble of trans
planting-it may be sown as late as
the 18th, and perhaps later, Don't
get in too much of hurry this year.
Cur WoRMs.-it is very annoying,
after having set out a nice lot of
sweet potato or cabbage plants, to
see them cut down, one by one, by
these worms. We have tried ashes,
lime, SCOT, and in fact almost every
thing we have ever heard of, but
never found anything effectual until,
by accident, we found three or four of
the worms, one morning, gathered
nnder a small board, which had been
left by some children on a sweet po-
tato hill. Acting upon this hint, we
placed small pieces Of board, large
chips, &C., all through the patch !;
and we trapped them by hundreds.
The boards must be lifted early in
the morning, and on very warm days,
again about noon. a little care
for a few days, will clear these pests
out of a garden. One trial will sat
isfy any person of the merits of this
plan.
THE POULTRY YARD.-We are apt
to pay a little more attention to
poultry in the early spring, than at
any other portion of the year. Per-
haps this is OccasiOned by the fact
that we are deprived of eggs, to a
great extent, during the winter, and
the increased supply of fresh-laid
eggs in the early spring naturally
forces the biddies upon our attention.
No doubt, however, the hens appre-
ciate this kindness, and would be
still more thankful if it were of
longer duration. But, really, during
late summer and early fall, is the
time that extra attentions are most
needed; as it is at this time the
pouIty change their dress, and there
is q consequent drain upon the system
which is not experienced at other
seasons. So, if you have any favors
to bestow upon tho poultry, be sure
they receive them during the melting
season.