The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-01-12
VALUABLE RECIPES.


ounce of salt or sOrrel add two oun-
ces of spirits of wine. Shake them
well together. Rub the LIQUIDS on
the stains with a sponge.
GROUND RICE CREDIBLE CAKE.-BoiI
quart of milk; rub smooth q teacup-
tul of ground rice, in a gill or two of
cold milk, and stir it into the boiling
milk; add little salt, and while it is
scalding hot, stir in -four enough to
make the right thickness for baking.
When cool, add teacup of yeast and
4 eggs. Let it rise light.
To REMOVE MmDEw.-Wet the
cloth which contains the mildeW with
salt water; rub it well with white
soap, then sCrape some fine chalk to
powder, aDd rub il we'll into the cloth
lay it out on the grass in the sunshine,
watching it, to Keep it damp with
soft water. Repeat the process the
next day, and in a few hours the mil
dew will all disappear.
OINTMENT FOR CHAPPED HANDS
Take sweet oil, 8 ounces spermaceti,
4 ounces, and pulverized camphor, l
ounce. Mix them together in a clean
earthenWare vessel, by the aid of a
gentle heat, and apply it warm to
the hands night and morning. An
other very good ointment for chap
ped hands is made with little fresh
newly-churned butter and honey.
To REMOVE STAINS FROM BROAD
CLoTH.-Take l ounce of pipe-clay.
that has been ground fine, and mix it
with II drops of alcohol, and the same
quantity of spirits of turpentine.
Whenever you wish to remove any
stains from cloth, moistsn little of
this mixture and rub it on the spots.
Let it remain till dry, then rub it off
with wooden cloth, and the spots
will disappear.
QUAKER PLUM PUDDING. Take
slices of light bread, spread thin with
butter, and lay in pudding-dish lay
ers of this bread and raisins, till with
in an inch of the top. Add 5 eggs VI ell
| beaten, and asqurat of milk, and pour
over the pudding salt and spice to
taste. Bake it twenty or twenty-five
minuets, and eat with liquid sauce.
Before usingthe raisins, boil themin
little water, and putt all in.
To PREVENT THE RAvAGEs OF THE
! WOODEN MoTH.-The ravages of the
wooden moth ma Y be prevented in a
measure by the use of any of the fol-
| lowing substitutes: CamphOr, and
perhaps the most agreeable for wear
! ing apparel, mixture of one ounce of
| cloves, one ounce of rhubarb, and one
ounce of cedar shaviDgs, tied up in a
bag, and kept in a box or drawer. If
the substance be dry, scatter it in the
folds of the cloth, carpets, blankets,
or''furs; if liquid, scatter it freely in
| the BOXES, or on the cloth or wrap
per, laid oyer and around it.
POWDER FOR CHAFED SKIN.-This
preparation is universally applied for
| drying the skin, after washing, es-
| pecially at the joints, which, if left
| even damp at certain seasons, pro-
duces chaps and chatting, often follow
| ed, if neglected, by Inflammation.
Violete powder is best prepared
by mixing three parts of tho best
| wheat starch with one Of finely
ground orris root; the latter adds TO
the drying powder of the starch, and
| imparts at the same time an agreea-
| BILE odor, like that of the violet;
| hence the name of tho mixture. 1t is
| also prepared by pertaining starch
with essential oils without the addi-
| ton of orris root; but though the
scent is stronger, and some more
| tempting to use, it is far lest benefi-
cial in its application. The scent,
| acting as a stimulant 20 the skin, in
creases rather than abatcs any tenden-
cy to redness. Unperfumed powder
| is therefore best to use, busted over
the part with little swans down,
commonly called puff.
To JUDGE THE AGE OF FowLs.-If
hens spur is hard, and the scales on
the legs rough, she is old, whether
you see her head or not, but her
head will corrobOrate your observa-
ton. If the under bill is so stiff
that you cannot bend it down, and
| the comb thick and rough, leave her,
no matter how fat and plump, for
nome one less PAL ticular. A young
hen has only the Tudiments of spurs !;
the scales on the legs are smooth,
glossy and fresh cOlOred, whatever
the color may be; the claws tender
and short, the nails sharp, the under
bill soft, and the comb thin and
smooth.
To JUDGE THE AGE OF TURKEYS
An old heI. turkey has scales on her
legs, canossities on the sOles of her
leet, and long strong claws; a young
one the reverse of all these marks.
The old turkey cock has long tuft
Or beard, young one but a sprout-
ing one; and when they are Ch, the
smooth scales on the legs decide the
point, besides the difference in size
of the Wattles of the neck and in the
elastic shoot upon the nose.
To JUDGE THE AGE OF GEEsE.-An
old goose when alive Is known by the
rough legs, tue strength of the wings,
particularly at the piniOns, the thick
ness and strength of the bill, and the
fineness of the feathers; and when
plucked, is known by the legs, the
tenderness of the skin under the
wings, by the piniOns and the bill,
and the COarsenesS of the skin.
To JUDGE THE AGE OF PIGEONS
A young pigeon is discovered by its
pale color, smooth scales, tender COL
lapsed feet, and the yellow long down
Interpreted among it feathers a pig
con that can fly has always red-colOr-
ed legs and no down, and is then too
old for use.
To JUDGE THE AGE OF DUCKS
Ducks are distinguished by the same
means, but there is this difference,
that a duckling's bill is much
longer in proportion to the breadth of
its head than that of the old ducks
Analysis Of the Blood.