The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-06-21


to be much more satisfactory than any
other plan hitherto recommended.
ARTIFICIAL CoRAL-This may be EN-.
ployed for various kinds of Ornamental
ton 1t is made as follows: TO two
drachms of vermilion add one ounce of
resin, aud melt them together Have
ready the branches or twigs peeled and
dri cd, and paint them over with this mix
ture while hot. The twigs being covered,
hold thom over gentle fire, turning them
round till they are perfectly smooth.
White coral may also be made with lamp
black mixed with resin.
ICING THAT WILL NOT BREAK.-Take
one pound Of pulverized sugar, and the
whites of three fresh eggs, well beaten.
Mix them we'll together, and flavor with
the juice of one lemon, or add u teaspoon
full of strong cider vinegar. Pulverize
one teaspooniul of wheat or corn starch,
and add it. Flour the top of the cake
as soon as it is taken from the oven, and
put on the icing with large bladed steel
knife into warm water, aud then smooth
ing the frostlng with it.
LEMON CREAM-Squeeze a large lemon
and CRATE the peel, add two teacups and
half of water, and heat it over the fire.
While it is heating, rub two teaspoonfuls
of corn starch smooth, and beat the yolks
of three eggs. Stir the lemon, water gradu-
ally, like boiling custard, sweetening to
taste. After it is done, beat the whites of
the eggs stiff and stir them in; then pour
into small tumblers or lemon glasses, and
cat hn h. Ia ell
ACTION OF SILIcATE OF SODA ON FER
misunderstanding TO MN Rabbit
eau and Papillion, siIicate Of coda has a
very decided chemical action IN checking
alcoholic ferme ntation,l IN this respect being
somewhat similar TO b0rax, although
much more energetic. A small quar- tity
OF the silicate will entirely arrest the fer
mentation of wine, as also OF milk
WATER PROOF CoATING FOR WALLS
The following coating has proved very
effective IN preventing the penetration OF
moisture on the weather side Of the walls {:
Pitch, so lbs /; rosin, 80 lbs red ocher,
E lbs. fine brick dust y lbs. all boiled
together, with constant stirring, and then
sufficient oil Of turpentine = about one
quarter of the volume Of the above-add-
Ell to cause it to spread readily. 1t is to
be laid on as thin as possible with bris
tie brush.
KEEPING LEATHER PLIABLE.-It is well
known that leather articles, kept IN sta
bles, soon become brittle in consequence of
ammoniacal exhalations, which affect both
harness hanging up ~ such localities and
the shoes OF those who frequent them
The usual applications of grease are not
always sufficient to meet this difficulty :;
but it is said that by adding to them u
small quantity of glycerine the leather will
be kept continually IN u soft and pliable
condition.
IMPROVED SoAp-M Miahle commune
Gates to the Academy cf Sciences of Paris
an account of soap which, according 20
his statement, combines the advantages of
being prepared without heat, with the
consequent avoidance Of loss of glycerine
IN combination with the fatty matters, and
of being free from that alkalinity gener-
ally present IN soaps prepared in the cold.
In its manufacture the ordinary toilet
soap, made without heat, is cut into shay
mgs, and exposed in closed chamber to
the action Of carbOnic acid gas The
soap abs0rbs quantity of the gas proper
tonal to the amount of caustic soda which
has escaped specialization and, by the
transformation of the free alkali into BIZ
carbonate, it loses all its elasticity. 1t
then constitutes a perfectly neutral soap,
containing all the glycerine of the fatty
bodies employed in It's manufacture, and
certain quantity OF bscarbonate of soda.
How TO MAKE Roof BEER.-A good
root beer is desirable thing in the hot
days of summer, not only Tor shaking
thirst, but also because of its utility as
tonic. This is the way to make the real
old,fashioned brew: Take spruce boughs,
black berch bark ,sarsaparilla, wintergreen
leaves; sassafras, yellow dock and dand-
lion roots bell altogether in large kettle,
with handful of hops and two QUARTS of
wheat bran, and two quarts Of molasses
When boiled. enough-two hours or 80
strain through a sieve, cool, and add a
pint of yeast. If not very sweet ito the
taste, add moro molasses Let it work
over night and bottle. Secure the corks
tightly and it will foam well. The same
can be made i'll larger quantities, and put
INTO f1teen gallon cask, ana worked
from the bung hole for u few days, but IL
will not foam so well as il bottled.
TREATMENT OF HAIR FOR FELTING.-
Nitrate of mercury has for q long time
been used in preparing hair telling, in the
manufacture OF felt hata, cts. ard numer-
Gus cases of poisoning are on record among
the twenty to thirty thousand Europeans
engaged in this business According 10
NJ. IIilairet, if the skin be impregnated
with a neutral substanc e such as molasses,
dextrine, or sugar, and then placed in
nitric acid, the hair underg0e5 q change
Of structure by the action Of the nitrous
hyponitric acids thus developed, GORE
spending exactly to that obtaipediby means
of a solution of mercury in nitric acid.
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