Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-05-17
Gbs Stauntou Dinoifator.
FARM AND FIREsIDE.

FARM AND FIRESIDE.
The SUNFLowER AS DIsINFEcTANT.-
The Ah1itar Wochenblad has published an
article by DIR. Valentine, of Frankfort, who
gives many facts to show that the suufower
has the property of purifying air laden with
marsh miasm, absorbing great quantity
of moist and noxious gases, and exhaling
an ozonized oxygen. The plant, it is said,
has proved itself particularly useful in this
respect in the neighborhood Of Washington
and Philadelphia, where its cultivation has
rendered whole quarters healthy aud fever
free, which had previously been uninhabita-
BILE by the prevalence of fever A Dutch
man, Won Alstein, whose property was stu
ated on some flooded land on the bank of
the Scheldt, has planted three or four plots,
thirty or forty yards from his house, with
the effect of so much improving the air that
for ten years no one on his property had
been attacked with miasmatic fever, which
continued to prevail on neighboripg proper
ties, where similar precautions were not
taken. Besides this, as the French SAM
tary Commission lately pointed out, the SUM-
| flower is most useful plant. 1t yields
about 40 per cent. of good oil, the leaves
furnish an excellent fodder, and the stem,
being rich in saltpetre and potash, makes a
good fuel. Ir
WORCESTERSHIRE SAUcE.-To each gal
Ion of ripe tomatoes washed aud cut up,
take three quarts of water, and and let it
boil down half. Stir occasionally, to pre-
vent the tomatoes from sticking A double
vessel, by the way, is valuable in preparing
all sauces. After boiling thus, steam the
tomatoes through sieve, and add two ia
blespoonfuls Of ginger, the same of black
pepper, the same of salt, one of clover, and
one Of red pepper. Boil all down to quart.
and add tumbler of vinegar. Strain, bot
tie and cork tight. A still better imitation,
we think, is the following To every gal
Ion Of ripe tomatoes washed and sliced, add
five tablespoonful of salt, two of cayenne
pepper, two of ground black pepper, one
teaspoonful of mace, one Of alspice, one of
cinnamon, half one of clover, two large
onions sliced, one tumbler of good brown
sugar, one quart of good apple vinegar. one
large tablespoonful Of ground mustard, and,
if you like it, little garlic. Mix all and
put them into a stewpan. Simmer gently
four hours, stirring frequently to prevent
soorching. Strain, and when cold, bottle
Be sure to use new corks.
For THE TEETH.-At the American Den
tai Association, some time ago, the Com
mittee on Dentrifces and Washes, recon-
mended the following receipt for tooth
powder Prepared chalk, three pounds; pull.
verified Peruvian bark, two pounds; orris
root, one pound white crushed sugar, one
and half pounds CASTLE soap. one ounce
carbonate of soda, one ounce oil of sassa.
fras, eighty drops. To make tooth paste,
add to the foregoing three ounces of glyc-
crime and sufficient quantity of honey to
make the preparation Of the proper consis-
tency.
CURE FOR SLABBERs IN HORSES. Our
friend, Hon. John W. Harris, of Boone
county, Ky, says that he can, at any time,
in few minutes, cure horse of slabbering
in Summer time. The remedy is very
simple one. 1t is to give the horse a cab
bage leaf. This will stop the slabbering
till he eats something that will again pro-
duce it. Our farmers should plant an adj
ditional amount of cabbages this year, in or.
der to have plenty for such purpose Who
can tell us the cause of slabbering in
horses?
Cows WITH CAKED BAGs.-As the sea-
son is at hand for new mulch COWS, and as
there is more or less trouble in regard to
their having caked bags. thought that I
would send you remedy which we have
used for many years, and have never known
it to fail. in single instance. of producing
the desired effect. 1t is simply common
soft soap applied to the parts effected, and
thoroughly rubbed in with the hand. My
father has used this remedy for many years,
and generally found one application suf6.
cient.
WHITENING FLANNEL. the
flannel for an hour in dilute solution of
acid sulphate Of soda, and then stir in di.
lutte Of hydrochloric acid in the proportion
Of one part of acid to fifty of water. The
vessel is then to be covered over aud over
and allowed to remain for quarter of an
hour, when the articles are to be removed
and thoroughly washed.
EASY B1scU1r. dry into one tumb-
lerful of flour, two even tablespoonfuls of
soda, and four Of cream of tartar Add
two heaping tablespoonful of lard or but
ter, two tumblerfuls of sweet milk, and
flour enough to make light, soft dough.
Roll out lightly, cut into shape, and bake
in quick but not scorching oven.
To BLEACH CoTroN CLoTH.-Take one
large spoonful of sal soda, one pound Of
chloride of lime, for thirty yards; dissolve
in clean soft water, rinse the cloth thorough
ly in cold water, in order that the cloth may
not rot. The above amount may be whitened
in fifteen or twenty minutes.
SWEET PICKLE (peaches) Boil pickle
made of one piut and hall Of cider vine
gar, three pounds and half of sugar, with
mace, cloves and cinnamon. Pour this
boiling hot over six pounds of fruit-plums
require five pounds of sugar to six of fruit.
To PURIFY THE BLooD.-A physician
says that he considers the following prescrip-
ton for purifying the blood as the best ever
used One ounce yellow dock, one half ounce
horssradish, one quart hard cider. Dose,
one wine.glassful four times dav.