Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-15
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


One might as well skin horse and
expect 1t to work for him, as to skin
farm and expect il to grow crops.
Baked Eggs.--A matron says;-Beat
up six eggs, one tablespoonful of -four, six
of sweet milk melt your butter in the
fryingpan; when hot, turn the whole in
wellbeaten, and bake in a hot oven.
Successful cattle breeders in Europe
give molasses constantly to fatten cattle
and milch cows. A large German farmer
gives pint day mixed with oil-cale to
his cows, largely increasing their milk.
strawberry Juice.--Put two parts OF
clean strawberries, without crushing
them, into a large-mouthed jar; add to it
two-and-a.half parts Of sugar, and agitate
very frequently, at the ordinary tempera-
ture without heating. The sugar gradu-
ally extracts the juice of the fruit, which
Is left tasteless and colorless, and forms a
clear syrup which is readily separated by
means of flannel strainer, and must be
mixed with once-fifth part of alcohol
The Juice has very delicate odor, but
will not bear the least heat without de-
stroying its taste.
Strong alum water, we see il asserted,
(but we do not know who is responsible
for the assertion) is sure death to bugs of
any description. Take two pounds Of pull
verized alum, and dissolve in three quarts
of boiling water allowing it to remain
over the fire until thoroughly dissolved
Apply while hot with brush, or what is
better, use a syringe to force the liquor in
the cracks of the wall and bedstead Scat
ter also the powdered alum freely in all
those places, and you will soon be rid of
these insect nuisances which fill one with
disgust.
To Extract Grease Spots from Books
| or Paper.-Gently warm the creased or
| spotted part Of the book or paper and
then press upon it pieces of blotting pa
! per, one after another, so as to absorb as
much of the grease as possible. Have
ready some fine, clear, essential oil OF tur-
pentine, heated almost to boiling state
warm the creased leaf little, and then
with a soft, clean brush, wet with the
heated turpentine both sides of the spot
ted part. BY repeating this application
the grease win be extracted. Lastly, with
another brush dipped in rectified spirits
of wine, go over the place, and the grease
will no longer appear, neither will the
paper be discolored.
During late conversation with one
of our egg dealers, he advanced the
theories that eggs spoiled because the yel-
low or yolk came in contact with the
membrane between the white and shell
and if eggs were turned occasionally they
would keep for an indefinite length oi
time. He further stated that if sitting
hen did not turn her egg every few days
they would invariably spoil, and fail to
hatch His theory was, so long as there
was Il portion of the white or albumen
| tln ha11 1,o
practically air-tight, but when the yellow
came in contact with the shell it adhered
to it, and allowed the access of air.
Journal of tie Farm.
To Plow Down Grass The Canadian
Farmer says: Notwithstanding the ut
most pains and care in blowing, the grass
especially if long, will bristle up in beard,
and tufts here, there, and everywhere, in
juring alike the appearance of the tielC
and its capacity for growth. Do yor
wish to remedy this great difficulty? L
so, use the chain and ball to your plOw
No matter what kind of plow you have
try them. A piece of ordinary trace chair
will do very well. Fasten one end of i
to your coulter, and to the other enc
attach around iron ball of from two to three
pounds in notwithstanding the chain Ions
enough to permit the ball to reach bacl
to about the middle of the mouldboard
and there let it drag along on the off side
of course"
Battling in Cold Water.-We do no
know who is the author of the following
but it seems to have been written by som,
one who frofesses to know what he il
talking about, and it accords, to larg,
extent, with our own experience: Moth
ing is more common than a custom o
many persons to have a cold water batl
Immediately after leaving their beds as
daily habit. Delicately-organized ladie
not unfroqnnntlS' havn established III.
same course, considering it conducive t.
the health. There is an impression tha
it invigorates the individual, hardens thu
muscles and strengthens the constitution
The sudden abstraction of caloric o
vital warmth in that way has not onl,
injured, but destroyed more than eve
were benefited thereby. A reaction as i
is called, glow of warmth that subse
quently follows, direct draft upon tn
system to meet a sudden loss of vitality
is bo no means beneficial, as theoretical,
imagined. a tepid bath makes no sucl
injurious demands, and therefore, is no
injurious or perilous to those of frai
construction Rural Neio Yorker.