Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-06-19
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Pieces Of horseradish added to the
vinegar on pickles improves their flavor,
and prevents mold. Isles vgf,fs.sss NfI
A teaspoonful of spirits of ammonia
added to the rinse water will make rusty
black goods look as good as new. q
do not cook vegetables in iron pots,
unless they are enameled. Neuer cook to-
matoes in an iron pot. 1t makes them
bitter ssa issgsnanat{ztf
If person in house on fire has the
presence of mind to apply wet cloth or
handkerchief to his mouth and nos rils, q
passage can then be effected through the
densest smoke without any serious incon-
venience. If possible, envelop the head
and face completely. Ne hsg
"A writer in the London Garden
strongly recommends root pruning for
er-luxurious trees which do not bear.
He says: an numerous cases have seen
an abundant crop of fine fruit produced
by pears and plums the very season after
this root pruning. has been performed,
upon trees from which nothing has been
gathered for years previous" This work
must be done, of course, before the trees
start in spring.
Tomato Pudding. Place pared and
sliced tomatoes to the depth of an inch or
more, in q bright tin basin. Sprinkle
sugar over them. Next layer of light
bread in slices, we'll spread with butter.
Then deep layer of tomatoes and sugar
again, and lastly a layer of bread and
butter on the top. Flavor with lemon or
nutmeg. Bake from one to two hours,
according to the size of your dish. We
| find the past winter that canned tomatoes
are excellent served in this way.
Sowing Wheat and Oats Together
| The Western Farmer says: The plan OF
sowing some oats with spring wheat has
been practiced to considerable extent in
some parts of Wisconsin, and probably
| more this spring than ever before. James
| ellis, Cooksville, Wis, informs us that in
his vicinity but little wheat was sown
alone, most farmers sowing from fourth
| to a third of bushel of oats per acre
with the wheat. The attacks Of the chincll
| bugs are thought to be prevented to q
good degree, by this method. There il
little difficulty in separating the wheat
| from the oats.
Care of Canary Bird.-Hang The
cage where the drafts do not strike the
| bird Give canary and rape seed, plenty
| of fresh water, cuttle-fish BONE and clear
gravel on the bottom of the cage often
| Also, give the bird fresh water to battle in
every day. After they have bathed, remove
the dish, which should be shallow. The
room should not be overheated. A little
pepper occasionally regulates them dc
not give them cake or sugar. Wher
moulting, feed them on rape seed slightly
moistened Hard-boiled eggs and crack
ers grated are excellent Bad seed will
| kill birds. Cabbage and sweet apples are
good for them, and now and then an egg
A Cheap Disinfectant.-One pound O
green copperas, costing seven cents, dis
| solved in one quart of water, and poured
| down watercloset, will effectually con
centrate and destroy the foulest smells
On board ships and steamboats,, abou
hotels and other public places, there i
nothing so nice to purify the air. Simple
| green copperas, dissolved under the bed IL
anything that will hold water will rende
hospital or other place for the sick FREE
from unpleasant smells. For butchers
stalls, fish markets, laughtcrhouses,s sink
and wherever there are offensive putrit
gases, dissolve copperas and sprinkle
about, and in a few days the smell will
pass away. If cat, rat or mouse die
| about the house and sends forth an often
sive gas, place some dissolved copperas il
an open vessel near the place where tn
nuisance is, and it will soon purify the al
mosphere.
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