Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-09-28
PaDering Old Walls.


difficulty in their efforts to cover with
paper old walls that have been white
washed. Perhaps the walls have had
dozen coats of whitewash, laid one over
the other, and each one is now scaling
from the rest in thin flakeS. To getpaper
to stick to such wall would be very
difficult. 1t is not difficult to get the
paper to stick to the outer layer, but
when this layer peels off, the paper.
of course, comes with it.
The only reliable remedy for this state
of things, says an exchange. is to re
move all the old whitewash by scraping
and washing. The process is laborious
and tedious, but 1t is the only one that
is good for anything. Some persons
wash the wall with vinegar, which
"kllls' the lime and allows the paste to
adhere, but the compound formed 10y
vinegar and lime attracts moisture 80
freely that the wall is always kept
damp.
If the labor of scraping be objected
to, the best plan is to wash the wall with
u solution of sulphate of zinc, or white
vitriol, a cheap salt that may he had
from any druggist. When this sub
dccomposed, and there is formed Il
quantity of sulphate of lime or plaster
of Paris and white zinc. The surface is
therefore rendered hard and white, and
| rs these substances have very little at
traction tor moisture. they are not liable
to the same objection that holds good
in the case of vinegar In fact the effect
is to produce a surface that is composed
| of nearly the same materials as hard
tinish-W: household
The Household.
To DRIVE OFF MOSQUITOES NJ osqu
toes abomlnate peppermint. The rlnowl
edge of this fact may be of service tt
many who are annoyed daily by these
petty nulsances.
Cottage CuEEsE.-Boil two chickens
till tender, take out all the bones, anC
chop The meat fine, season to your tast,
with salt, pepper and butter, pour il
enough of the liquid they were boilec
in to make it moist, put into whateve
mold you wish, and when cold turn on
and cut into slices. 1t is excel nj.
A CHEAP PAINT.-A cheap preparation
for painting out buildinss or fences cal
be made by taking milk and cement, o.
water-lime as some call it, mix and APP
ply three or four coats !; a dry color may
be added. This will last for years, an,
by renewing once in two or three years
a building will be kept looking well a
a small expense.
BEAN SoUr.-Wash the beans and soi
them with salt pork. When soft, TAX,
them out, and pass through a colander
Then put them back in the same waite
they were boiled in, with four hard
boiled eggs cut in quarters, and a lemon
sliced, and II little pepper if you like it
Boil again, and serve. This soup is yer,
nice.
CREAM PUrFs One pint of water, one
half pound of butter, three-quarters o
a pound of flour, ten eggs. Boil tn,
water and butter together, and stir il
the flour while boiling. Take it OF
from the stove to COOL and when col,
break i'll the eggs and stir them thor
oughly, but not beat them. Then ado
a teaspoontul of water. Drop into
pan with u spoon, and bake in guicl
ven twenty minutes.
TOMATO CATsUP.-Take ripe tomatoe
and scald them just sufficient to allow
you to take off the skin; let them stant
for day, covered with salt; strail
them thoroughly, to remove the seeds
then, to every two quarts, add three
ounces of cloves, two of black peppe,
two nutmegs and a very little cayenn,
pepper, with a little salt boil the liquo
for half and hour, and then let it COO
and settle, and add pint of the bes
cider vinegar, after which bottle it
corking and sealing it tightly. Keep
always in cool place.