Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-08

Is taken to thoroughly wash
the article in water containing a little
hyposulphate of soda. Undyed linen
and cotton goods of all kinds, however
sollod or dirty, are rendered snowy
white IN a very short time by merely
placing them IN the liquid mentioned.
| For the preparation of Javelle water,
| take four pounds OF bicarbonate of
soda, one pound OF chloride of lime :;
| put the soda into kettle over the fire.
add one gallon of boiling water, let it
| boil from ten to fifteen minutes, then
stir in the chloride of lime, avoiding
Jumps. When cold the liquid can be
kept IN jug ready for use
REMEDY FOR SoALDs AND BURNS. -
4 correspondent writes to inform us
that the readiest and most useful
remedy for scalds and burns is an en-
brocation of lime water and inseed oil.
These simple agents combined form a
thick. cream like substance, which eff
fectually excludes the air from the in
iured parts. and allays the inflammation
almost instantly. He mentions case
where a child fell backward into bath
tub of boiling water, and was nearly
flayed from her neck to below her hips
Her agonies were indescribable; but,
her clothing being gently removed, and
the lime of oil preparation thickly
spread over the injured surface. she
was sound asleep in five minutes.
Subsequently the parts were carefully
washed with warm milk and water three
times day, the oil dressing renewed,
and the little patient rapidly recovered.
oil Il
she did not have scar This remedy
leaves no hard coat to dry on the sores,
but softens the parts and aids nature
to repair the injury in the readiest and
| most expeditions manner. The mix
ture may be procured in the drug
stores; but If not thus accessible, Stake
q lump of quick-iime in water, and as
soon as the water is clear mix it with
the oil and shake well. If the case is
| urgent use boiling water over the lime,
and it will become clear in five minutes
The preparation may be kept ready
| bottled In the house, and it will be as
good when SIX months old as when first
made
Book Morris. There are some
houses SO clrcumstanced IN regard &c
dampness that they seem to conduce tc
the multiplication of insects to an ex.
traordinary degree. Thus, some places
are infested with cockroaches, especial
" ii there are water pipes leading
extensively through the premises.
| Others are beset with armies of small
red ants, SO minute that they creep
through the narrowest chink into draw
ers, trunks, and closets, in search OF
whatever answers their purpose fol
food, but especially are they always on
the Q5l5 U5Ue for sweets. Literary PEG
pie are occasionally annoyed by the
| depredatlons of minute insects, which
feed luxuriously on their fine books,
manuscripts and pamphlets. They
are popularity known as book moths
They appear to be in search of the paste
by the binders. However old and dry
the books may be. if the room in which
| they are kept, or the cases IN which
they are arranged, are slightly damp,
it softens the old glue or size by imbi
bition, Just the condition required by
/ the invaders. In gnawing it from the
paper surface into which it originally
penetrated, they also destroy the tex
ture OF the leaves, SO that costly works
are quite ruined. There is no better
remedy than placing the books at once
in dry room where the moisture evap
CRATES, and If the sun acts upon the
windows daily, SO much the better
| The moths disappear when the paste
becomes too hard for them, Or rathe-
their activity is suspended, to be re
vived on again removing the books init
damp apartment. Russia binding il
so offensive to them that they canno
attack books in Russia leather binding
PUMPKIN PIEs.-Cut the pumpkin
into small pieces; take out the seeds
and inside, but do not pare it, It mus
be well grown and thoroughly ripened
and net watery. Put the pieces in
saucepan, with only few spoonful
of water-not more than four; cove
close and let it cook gently, SO as no
to scorch, until the water has all evap
GRATED, and the pumpkin has cooked
quite dry, and of rich dark orang
color While hot sift it through
coarse sieve. Season only as much a
you are needing for the day.
For one large ple--one egg, one ia
blespoonful of molasses, four table
spoonsfuls of condensed milk, ant
enough of new milk to make it as thil
as you wish-or ii you have it--hal
milk and half cream, instead of con
densed milk; sugar and spice to sui
the taste Bake till clear rich brown
but do not blister or scorch.
MINCE PIE.-One pound fnely-chop
ped roast beef; half pound suet do
half peck of apples do; one pound raj
sins seeded half pound cleaned Gun
rants one nutmeg two tablespoonful
ground cinnamon; one do grount
cloves the Juice Of two lemons an
rinds grated some mace; one poun
) sugar, and sweet cider to moisten til
whole. Nix and let IL stand all night
when using add two ounces cltron CT
in very thin strips.
J PLAIN MINcE PIE WITHOUT MEAT
One pound and half crackers; tire
spoonsful melted butter; half cup Q
vinegar; one cup molassas; raisin
and spice to your taste. Melt the but
ter and vinegar, then add the rest an
fill your paste; cover as usual.-Co1
Germantown Telegraph.