Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-06-27
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
The Hon -.

The House.
TRllD ten cleans grained wood.
On. cloth should he frightened, after
washing with soap and water, with skim
milk.
SALT and water washing preserves bed
| stcads from being infected by vermin; also,
mattresses.
SlMrI.E salt and water cleans aud prc.
serves mating more cffcctually than any
other method.
KEROSENE oil Is the best furniture oil ;
it clcanscs, adds a polish, and preserves
from the ravages of insects.
To GET rid of moths and reaches from
cloects ind bureau drawers sprinkle DOW
dcrcd bor.,x over and around the shelves
and covered with clean paper.
INSECTS ON PLANrs.-To cxtcrminate the
insects, mix one ounce of carbonate of am
monia with gallon OF water, and with this
fluid water the plants.
BuKNs.-Thc following is said to bc an
excellent remedy for a burn Take u
tart apple and simmer in lard until it forms
u salvc it will heal . burn quickly, and
always without without scar.
MiLDEw FROM LlNrN.-l.. Wet the
spotted part with solution of chloride of
lime, or chlorine water, and the stain will
Immediately disappear then wash out at
once in warm water. 2. Mix some soft
soap with powdered starch, half as much
salt, and the juice of lemon; lay on the
spotted part with brush, then let the gar
ment Icy On the grass day and night till
the stain comes out.
SOFT GRAHAM BREAD.-Stir yeast or
milk rising into warm skim milk, then stir
in Graham -four enough to make q good
batter as thick as can well be stirred with
spoon; put into deep bake dishes, and set
in warm place to rise the same as kneaded
bread when light, bake moderately until
there is hard, brown crust over the top,
which, if preferred, may be softencd by
covering with domp cloth.
FoR ANTS, place a fresh meat bone
where the ants can get at it, and they will
flock to it in large numbers. When they
are on it dip 1t in hot water; repeat it a
few times and the ants will have disap-
pearcd For molcs, dig hole like a post
hole across one Of the mole holes, and in
the bottom place some rags, previously
dipped in sulphur. Set fire to them, and
when once well on fire, cover up close with
board, and the mole hole acts as q pibe.
The mole leaves.
WARTS. If the wart is not broken so as
to expose the raw flesh, the following will
be found very efficacious remedy: Take
some muriatic acid and put it on the wart,
and then take some stick caustic and rub it
on, which will turn the wart white. Let It
dry for two or three days, when it will be
found to bave made the wart callous about
half way through. 1t Can then be pared
of as far as it will permit without drawing
blood, and then apply acid and caustic
again, and let it dry as before. After two
or three applications it will permit the
wart to be pared close to the skin, and it
will not grow again.
THERE are numerous ways of preparing
eggs to keep them . long time, but all pre-
sent some difficulty which Is hard to sur
mount. Some oil every egg al over, and
they keep as long as the oil remains
sweet. They can be vanished or coated
with any substance which win exclude air
from them, but the slightest imperfection
in the coating produces q failure in keep
ing: We have known eggs kept from the
summer, when they could he bought cheap,
until midwinter, by packing in salt. Cow
er the bottom Of your vessel with salt, and
imbcd another layer, until full, covering
the top layer an inch deep with the salt
Tonic WASH FOR THE HA1R-When the
hair is falling of, the following tonic wash
will be found very useful: Take half a
fluid ounce IF ,incture Of qu;nine, one
drachm of blcarbOnate OF ammonia, and
five and half ounces Of rose water first
| dissolve the ammonia In water, then add
the tincture. Apply it gently to the roots
| of the hair twice q week, or Oftener, II
found to he beneficial