Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01

resin. Simmer together, and when thor
oughly fused, turn out in shallow pans. SC
as to be easily cut.
For harness backing, take thre,
ounces of beeswax, four ounces ivor,
black, one pint neatsfoot oil, two ounces
CASTLE soap, two ounces lard, one ounc,
aloes; to be boiled together.
To keep honey all the year round. lei
it run through fine sieve to separate il
from particles of wax, then boil it gently
in an earthen vessel, skim off the foam
winch gathers on top, and cool ii in Jars.
AFTER covering these tightly, set them
away in a cool cellar.
| DR. A. S. Gerhard, of PHILADELPHIA;
mas used chestnut leaves quite extensively
as remedy for whooping-cough. They
are administered either in the form of an
infusion, of syrup, or of a fluid extract
they contain considerable tannin their
taste is mildly astringent, without any de-
cided bitterness.
The Mirror and Farmer saws: "Never
have red hot shoe put on the foot of a
horse to burn it level. If you can find a
blacksmith that is mechanic enough to
level the foot without red-hot iron, employ
him. The burning process deadens the
| hoof and tends to contract it, Ii you do
not believe it, try red,hot poker on your
nail, and see if it does not affect the
growth.
- answer to the question, "Will it do
| to set small fruits among standard fruit
trees?" the editor of the H0rticulturist
| says: "No. Very many, anxious to econ
| omize their land, wish to grow strawber-
| rles III their orchards while their trees are
growing upward to bearing age. We
only repeat what we have often said be-
fore such course will be either a sure
loss or a prevention of their successful
growth"
"A correspondent writes to the New
York Sun that his method of killing
stumps when clearing new land is as fol-
lows 'As soon as | cut down a tree or
sapling, split the stump in various direc-
tions, two or three inches from the bark
This allows the sap or live wood on the
outside to become thoroughly seasoned,
| and thereby prevents sprouts from being
| emitted therefrom."
Avoid using your eyes when the use
begins to give pain ; let them have rest.
| Battle weak eyes in tepd water. Don't
use weak eyes by an artificial light. Ifthe
| eyes are matted together after sleeping,
| the most instantaneous and agreeable sol
vent in nature is the application of saliva
| with the finger before opening the eve.
Never pick it off with the finger nail, but
wash it off with the ball of the fingers in
quite warm water.
Fried Mush Take the ham and
shouldcr-bones of hogs, or any scraps of
meat, boil them until the meat is tender,
and mince fine make common mush
(hasty pudding) of meal and water, sea-
soned with salt, and when it is done stir
in the minced meat and pour into pan
to cool This, sliced thin and fried until
brown, in sufficient fat to prevent burn
ing, ! pronounce the best / ever ate.
The heads may be used up in this way by
those who do not like them in any other
FORM Western RuTal.
Almost every farmer has occasion, a
least once year, to take the hide OIL
either beef or mutton, and some farm
ers take hides off animals that are neither
beef nor mutton, now and then. In any
case there is "a right way to do this which
is worth knowing. A hide properly
stripped off is nearly square, but other.
wise is far from that shape. To proceed
properly, lay the carcass on the back, run
a sharp knife from the chin down along
the belly in straight line to the
root of the tail. The knife should have a
sharp point and be inserted edge upwards
beneath the skin, when it should be run
steadily along. Then commence at the
split of the hoof on the fore foot and run
the knife down over the knee in straight
line to the brsket where it meets the main
cut. When the other fore leg has been
completed, commence at the heel of the
hind leg, go down over the cap of the
hook Joint, and down the back of the
bullock to the first split. When the hide
is loose and spread out, it will be seen
there are no such Irregularities in its con
tour as if the cuts had been made down
the inside of the legs, as is often done.
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