Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-08-28
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

TURPENTINE is antidote for phosphorus
when taken into the system.
SAGE and all herbs for drying should
be cut as they are coming into flower,
and they should be cured in the shade.
AN exchange says that the true way to
cook beet is to bake, not boil it, if we
would have it both palatable and nutri-
tious.
A NEW DIsH.-Peel and slice an equal
number of cucumbers and onions; turn
into tryingpan with sufficient lard or
butter to do them brown. Season with
salt and pepper and serve hot.
CURE FOR NEURALGIA.-Take the bark
of the peach tree, pound it and steep in
hot water Hold the face over it, SO as
to thoroughly battle it in the ascending
steam. 1t is said to be certain cure.
To REMOVE BERRY STAINs-If YOU
should be SO unfortunate as to crush a
berry on book or engraving, strike a
brimst match and let the tume come
in contact with the stain and it will dis
appear as if by magic.
ScoTcH CAKE-Three pounds of flour,
one and half pounds of powdered sugar,
one pound butter, thoroughly mixed to-
gether; add one teaspoontul Of soda dis
solved in a teacup of cold water. Roll
thin and strew with comtits. Bake to a
light brown.
BEES consume large quantities of
water when building comb and raising
brood. Want Of water is one of the
causes Of dysentery among bees. A
bucket or trough filled with water, with a
few pieces of old comb or sticks, for the
bees to alight upon and drink in safety,
should be kept near the hives
THE carpet worm is a new pest just
discovered 1t is of dark color, less than
half an inch in length, and covered with
fine hair. 1t makes havoc with carpets in
short time. 1t is said that fine salt or
fine cedar chips sprinkled on the edges
of carpets will protect them from its raw
ages.
RAW BEEF FOR CHuDREN-Take half
pound of juicy beef, free from any fat !;
mince it up very finely; then rub it into
smooth pulp either in a mortar or with
an ordinary potato masher. Spread lit
tie out upon plate and sprinkle over it
some salt, or some sugar, if the child
prefers it. Give it with a teaspoon or
upon buttered slice of stale bread 1t
makes an excellent food for children with
dysentery.- Western Rural
THE Journal de Lynn suggests that the
wearing Of silk shirts will ward off the
cholera. 1t states that the Chinese who
are well enough off to afford these gar
ments protect themselves absolutely from
all epidemics by wearing them. The
Journal recommends the manufacture of
a silk fabric for the purpose which shall
be so cheap as to place it within the reach
of all. This publication, however, is the
organ of the silk interests, and its sanitary
suggestion may be merely in business
way, you know.
OIL THE JoINTs.-Thanks to the sew
lng-machine, there is in almost every
household a convenient little can for dis
uibuting oil. Many housekeepers never
consider that it can be used upon any
thing but the sewing machine, while
hinges creak and keys turn with difficulty
in their rusty locks. If one has not this
little can, a tritle of oil in cup and
feather will answer the purpose. Heavy
articles of furniture provided with castors,
are sometimes more difficult to move than
if they were without them. A drop or
two of oil will often do more than large
application of strength.
LIQUID GLUE-The farmer often re-
quires glue in mending wood work The
Druggists Circuidr thus tells how easily
it may be made: An excellent liquid glue
can be made by dissolving glue i'll nitric
ether. This ether only takes up a certain
quantity of glue, so that there is no dan
ger OF the solution being too concentrated
The glue obtained in this way can be
made to have the consistency Of molasses,
and its tenacity is said to be twice that
dissolved in hot water. 4 few pieces of
india rubber of the size of bullet put
into the glue and we'll shaken will dissolve
III few days, and add to the adhesive
ness OF the preparation, as well as protect
1t from the action of moisture
THE POTATo-BUG.-A correspondent of
the Iu!t, Ffetd aud Farm says on this
subject: Get some gas-lime out Of the
purifier, and go over the rows on damp
morning, or when there has been shower
OF rain, and sprinkle it well over the leaves :;
You Will see the bugs drop off, and where
they go Is mystery to me. | tried the
experiment myself in a gentleman's gar
den, where the leaves were almost cover
ed, and the effect was truly wonderful;
they all left; and in two days | could not
see as much as "A solitary straggler. 1t is
also good fertilizer, and would DESTROY
the chlnch-bug If used on wheat or any
Kind of land, or on meadows for grass.
Experience is the cause of my writing
this answer to the pOtato-bug