The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-10

NANTUCKET NORN (AkES To one plnt
of boiling milk, stir in one coffee Gun oi
white Indian meal; when cool add three
eggs, beaten separately, little salt
bake in small tins.
HARNESS Rr.AcKrNu. Three ounces az
heeswax. four ounces ivory black, one
pint neatSfoot oil, two ounces CASTLE
soap. two oanees land, one ounce aloes;
70 be boiled together, aud podred into
hollow vessel.
KEErNa HoSEx. To keep honey All
the year round. let il Gun through fine
sieve TO separate itfrnm particles of wax.
then boil il gently in am earthern vessel,
skim of the foam which gathers on top.
and cool il in jars. After covering these
tightly, set them away in cool cellar.
CRACKS IN PIAsrEEINs.-Tn some ceses
the plasterer has used too little real Mas.
ter and too much lime. Pure plaster OF
Paris viii never crack but rs IL sets too
quick for the convenience Of the operator
little hme is mixed With it. RI you Try
10 plaster with pure lime alone, ID viii
crack all over In drying. and come aff in
patches and this viii show yuu the ne
ceSsity Of always using as little lime as
possible, eather in the sand used for
hrichaying, or in the plaster used for
coating the walls.
WATERING PLANTS LET il be reunem.
bered that nearly all plants thrive best
in asofSi, not in wet soil. We think
that most house plants ere wet too much.
Never porr water IN the slucers, but
into the pots, and then never until the
surface is dry. The saueerS may be
used for neatnesS. but not for holding
water. Rain water is the best hard
vel water tho worst The morning Is
the best time tonpply the water. Always
use fine sprinkler. =
WASHING Fun. mounds Of sal
soda; one pound of borax one-hall
pound of unslacked lime, must be fresh
four ounces Of liquid ammonia. Pour
one gallon of boiling water upon the
soda and bOrax. when il Is dissolved and
has cooled, add the ammonia and salts
of tarter Slack the lime in one gallen
OF hot water, and les il stand till entirely
settled when the clear fluid muSt be
carefully poured OF. Turn il upon the
solution of soda and borax. and add 10
the mixture eight gallons az cold water.
R1t the clothes TO soak the night before
washing day, with six tableSpoonsfnl OF
this duid to tub full Of clothes.
PREPARING Fowls FOR ExHrnITIoy.
An allowance of hemp-seed and buck
wheat for fortnight. is recommended
by fanciars, TO produce a gloss upon the
plumage of birds designed for the show
rooHi. But fine lnster of the feathers
depends more upon the general health
than upon anything else. Liberty and
a range where there are but few fowls,
and diet embracing cooked vegetables
and meat and variety OF odds and ends
from the table, in addition 10 the insects
and heritage they gather for themselves.
are indispensable from the iime Of hafcli-
ing until the show, II il is desired to
have the plumage exhibit o nice bloom.
Hearth dR7 H0me M q
PREPARATION or CARsGISE- PURPLE
The dye recently invented, and known as
carmine- purple, in obtained by the soln-
tion of uric acid in nitric acid, care being
taken TO prevent boiling over and too
great an increase Of temperature. The
mixture should remain standing quietly
for some days, after which thick, pasty
or doughy substance Is obtained, which
Is to be treated with warm water. filtered.
and the reSidum again treated with warm
water. The filtered hJuid possesses
reddish or yellOwish color, deeomposed
by the nitric acid. This liquid Is now .
mixture OF alloxan, alloxantin, urea,
paraban acid, dinluramid, and other pro-.
ducts OF uric acid. II is next To be
evaporated IN large enameled iron YES
SCI, but not heated to the boiling point,
which would destroy the murexide pro.
dueed. After the liquid has been evapo-
rated to sirnPy consistency, and has
assumed beautiful broEnish-red or
violet color, il is TO be allowed TO cool.
The entire quantity OF the liquid should
never be evaporated at one. time. nor
heated TO the boiling point FL t
LEAKY Soils.-Are any soils leaky, in
the sense in which the word is generally
understood ? We do not believe it.
The writer owns and works a farm that
was said to. be leaky, had no bottom,
wuuld not hold any manure, and all that
Not thus understanding the nature of an
arabic soil, though IL might happen 10
be underlaid with gravel, we had no fear
Of our leaky farm mot responding to a
proper feeding with manure and growing
fat on IL, We have suffered no disap-
pointment in our case, and do not doubt
that Others similarly situated Will equally
escape disappointment. A leaky farm
is one that has the advantage OF being
naturally drained for il Will not hold
water, but everything held In suspension
and almost everything held i'm solution
by that water win be given mp To the
soil as it passes through ia Pure sand
viii filter and render clear the foulest
water, and agricultural clay will absorb
bad odors and decompose chemical solu-
tions. Thena mixture ofclay and sand
must absorb The soluble parts of manure,
and prevent the finely divided particles
firm passing through it to the subsoiI.
Al; least such is onr belief, and oar ex-
perience confirms il WehaFe no fear
of leaky soil. We know many farmers
who prefer soil that has the character
istics of those that are called Ieaky Ia a
heavy clay that Is beyond suspicion In
this respect. Ease Of working. di1ick
recovery from a state OF wet, warmth.
and generally earliness, are valuable
qualities OF farm, and all these pertain
to soils that are called leaky.
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