Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-02-15
Farm, Garden and Household.

as ones hand can bear. To this are
added one tablespoonful of turpentineI
and three of aqua ammonia, the mix
ture to be well stirred. Linens are
stepped in this preparation two or three
hours, care being taken to keep the
boiler covered as closely as possible.
Inc clothes are afterward simply wash
ed out and rinsed in the usual way.
The preparation may be used second
time by the addition of half as much
turpentine and ammonia. The process
saves a great amount of time labor and
fuel. There is no necessity for rub
blng on the washboard, while the clean
Illness and color are perfect. Ammonia
and turpentine possess strong deter
slve qualities without injurious effects
The former evaporates at once after re-
moval, and the smell of the latter, if
too much has not been used, disappears
during the process of drying.
TREATMENT OF Run Down HoRsEs.-A
writer in the AgriculturiSt says: This
summer my horses got badly run down.
We fed them literally, but they did not
eat well. They had no appetite, no di-
gestion, and no strength and spirit.
They came home at noon and night fag-
ged out, and their nights rest did not
refresh them. [ sawed barrel in two,
and placed the ends upon the platform
of the pump, These are for watering
the horses. Into one of them we pnt a
pallful of corn meal and mixed it with
the water. The horses at first did not
like it, and would only drink a little
when very thirsty. After they had
drank what they would they were allow
ed pure water. In few days, however,
they drank this corn meal soup with a
relish, and in less than week there was
decided change for the better in the
appearance of all the horses. We do
not let them eat the meal, but merely
let them drink the milky water. have
no doubt it is as good for them as a plate
of good soup is for tired and hungry
man before dinner. 1t seems to stimu-
late the appetite and aid digestion.
CHAPPED HANDS. In healthy condi-
ton the skin is kept supple by an oily
secretion, which answers the same pur-
pose as oiling leather. During warm
weather this secretion, in common with
all the other secretion of the skin is
more abundant than in cold. When it
is insufficient the skin becomes dry and
harsh; and in those parts of the body
where the skin is thick and subject to
much motion, as on the hands, it read
lily cracks or assures.
The amount of this secretion is SO
much reduced i'll cold weather that the
frequent washings OF the hands with
soap causes them to chap readily, and
this the more certainly if the soap is
not thoroughly washed off. The alkali
in soap is usually in excess, and this
combines with the oily secretion, and
thus deprives the skin of it's natural lu-
bricator.
To prevent the hands from chapping,
then, be careful to wash all soap from
them thoroughly in clean water. This
will ordinarily SUFFICE but if not, it will
be necessary to make good the removed
oil by the use of glycerine, honey, NUT
ton tallow, &c.
HARD AND SOFT WATERFALL house
wives may not know how materially the
effect of hard and soft water differ in
the cooking of various vegetables.
While one species of vegetables require
hard or soft water, as the case may be,
another species becomes sensibly de-
Perforated by it, For instance, peas Oh
beans cooked i'll hard water containing
lime or gypsum will not boil tender, be-
cause these substances harden vegeta-
BILE caseine. In soft water they will
boil tender, and lose certain raw. rank
taste which they retain in hard water.
Many vegetables Gas onions) boil near
ly tasteless in soft water, because all
the flavor is dissolved out. The addi-
ton of salt often checks this, as in the
case of onions, causing the vegetables
to retain their peculiar favoring princi-
pies, besides much nutritious matter,
which might be lost in soft water. Thus
it appears that the salt hardens the water
to degree. For extracting Juices from
meat to make q broth or soup, soft
water unsalted and cold at first is best
for it much more readily penetrates the
tissues; but for boiling meats where the
juices should be retained, put salt il
while it is boiling, SO as to seal up the
pores at once.
REMEDY FOR SCALDs AND BURNS
correspondent writes that the readies
and most useful remedy for scalds ant
burns is an embrocation of lime waite
and hnseed oil. These simple agent
combined form a thick, cream-like sub
stance which effectually excludes the al
from the injured parts and allays til,
inflammation almostinstantly, He men
tions a case where child fell backward
into a bath-tub of boiling water, ant
was nearly fayed from herneck to beloy
the hips. Her agonies were indescrib
able, but her clothing being gently re
moved, and the oil and lime prepare
ton thlckly spread over the injured
surface. she was sound asleep in fiv
minutes. Subsequently the parts wer
carefully washed with warm milk ant
water three times day, the oil dress
ing renewed, and the little patient rap
idly recovered. Though all the scaldet
skin came off, she did not have o scar
This remedy leaves no hard coat to dr.
on the sores, but softens the parts AM
aids nature to repair the injury in th
readlest and most expeditions manner
The mixture may be procured in tn
drug stores but if not thus accessible
Stake lump of quick-lime in water, an
as soon as the water is clear mix it wit
the oil and shake well. If the case i
urgent use boiling water over the lime
and it will become clearin five minutes
The preparation may be kept read
bottled in the house, and it will be q
good when six months old as when frs
made.
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