American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-09-07
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.

To REMOVE HARD Purity FROM SASH.
take Il hot iron and rub over it.
\ cows age may be determined by
the teeth, but by the horns is the surest
method. Count the rings around the horn
and add to this number three years, which
is the lapse of time before any rings make
their appearance.
A RECENT writer says that one half tea
spoonful of the following mixture, re-
peated. a few times if necessary, will cure
chicken cholera in almost every instance ::
One ounce tincture acetate of opium, one
ounce tincturc of camphOr, one ounce
tincture of rhubarb, and half an ounce of
cayenne pepper.
To PAINT straw color, take white lead,
chrome yellow, raw lumber and lamp
black, mix a small portion at first until
you get the shade desired, then you can
mix a larger lot in similar proportions.
Take the white lead, mix in some yellow,
add small portion of lumber and few
drops of the black. If at first you get it
too dark. add a little white lead.
If PEGGED boots are occasionally dress
ed with petroleum between the sOles and
the upper leather they will not rip. If
the soles of boots and shoes are dressed
with petroleum they will resist wet and
wear well. The pegs, it is said, are not
affected by dryness after being saturated
with the liquid.
Picked PEACHES. -One half gallon
sharp vinegar, pounds sugar, ounces
cinnamon, , ounces cloves 4; put the spice
in a bag boil the mixture five minutes,
then put in the peaches and boil them five
minutes; take them out and put in more;
! put the peaches in jars, and pour the mix
| ture over them hot; when cold, cover
| tight.
| To GET RID OF RED ANTs.-Take a
| strip of wooden cloth, One-half inch in
width, and saturate it with coal oil. Tie
this strip around the legs of your tables,
safes, lard jars, milk vessels. &C.. that you
desire to protect, being careful that no
room is left between the strip and the
posts. jars and the like. and see that the
| provision safe does not touch the wall.
To MAKE POP Corn BALLs.-While
! popping your corn put some sirllp on the
stove, the nicer the better, and boil it
down quite thick. Put your corn, while
hot. in dish-pan, or any large vessel con-
/ venient. pour the sirup over it and stir it
well with a spoon. 1t only needs enough
to make the corn stick together. Butter
| your fingers and make up the balls quick
| ly any size you wish. Lay on plate I'M
til cool, and they are nice.
| EXCELLENT VARNIsH FOR HARNESS.
/ Pulverize and put in a jug or bottle half a
pound to pound of gum-shellac, cover
with good alcohol, and cork tightly. Put
| the mixture in warm place. In about
two days, if shaken frequently. the gum
| will be dissolved and ready for use. 1t the
| liquid appears rs thick as thin molasses
add more alcohol. To one quart of the
v,:rnish add one ounce of good lampblack,
and an ounce of gum c:mphor. An oc-
casional coat of this is also good for rem
| dering boots water proof.
| ALL PRESERVED fruits and vegetables
/ should be stored in glass, that no metal of
any kind should be brought in contact
with them. Fruits contain more or less
of vegetable acids others that are highly
corrosive and often formed by ferment;-
| ton. and metallic vessels are thus cOnsid-
erably acted upon. Tin cans are held to-
| gcther by solder. an alloy into which
lead enters largely. This metal is easily
corroded by vegetable acids, and poison
Gus salts are formed.
| POTATo SOUP.-A good potato soup is
| easily made. Peel and boil one quart OF
potatoes very soft, press them through a
sieve: take a pint of boiling water, stir
into it tcaspoonful of butter rolled in
two tablespoonstul of flour, take it off and
mix it slowly into the saucepan with the
potatoes, add to- this another pint of boil
ing water, stirring it all the time. When
this is properly smooth, add quart OF
boiling milk (water will answer if milk
cannot be had and gradually boil the
whole one hour, being careful not to let ii
| burn.