Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-09-27
FIELD AND FAMILY.

To REMOVE BERRY STAINs.-lf you
should be so unfortunate as to crush
berry on book or engraving, strike
birthstone match and let the fume come
in contact with the stain and it will disap-
pear as If by magic.
RECIPE FOR BLEACHING MUsLIN.-One
pound chloride of lime to forty yards OF
muslin; soak the muslin In soft water
over night; melt the lime in pot OF
water then strain il in tub of soft water !;
then put the muslin in for half an hour !;
then rinse three times soak in soft water
over night; then hang out to dry.
CLEANING PANT.-To clean paint in an
expeditions manner, smear piece of liam
mel in whitening, mix to the consistency
of paste in warm weather, rub the surface
to be cleaned briskly, wash off with pure
cold water. Grease spots will in this way
be almost instantly removed, as well as
other filth, and the paint will retain its
brilliancy and beauty unimpaired.
To BLEACH FADED DREss.-Wash it
well in hot suds and boil until the color
seems gone. If not sufficiently white re-
peat the boiling, adding a handful Of chlO-
ride of lime and gill of vinegar to the
water, instead of soap. Good prints and
aside because they are faded; but they
may again render good service by this
mode of bleaching.
"LIvER RoT."-An English farmer,
who has kept sheep for forty years, says
he has found rock salt valuable antidote
for liver rot, and that these animals cannot
be too literally supplied with this saving
substance. He further declares that in
80 Of fhn 1sxav nr
he has found two tablespoonfuls of tur-
pentine, shaken up i'm half pint of water
and given to the sufferer, frequent cure,
unless the disease has made very great
progress.
How TO CHOOSE A Coop Cow.-A
writer in Northwestern Farmer says
"The Grumpy horn is good indication ;
full eye another. Her head should be
small and short. Avoid the Roman nose;
this indicates thin milk, and but little of it.
See that she is dished in the face-sunk
between the eyes. Notice that she Is
what stock men call good handler-skin
soft and loose, like the skin on dog
very slim tail. A COW with these marks
never fails to be good mixer"
To CATCH Potato BUGs.-Take tin
pan or Otner suitable VeSSel, anu pour
small quantity of coal oil, or petroleum
fluid in it, hold it near the potato tops,
and with broad stick brush the bugs in
the pan, shaking 1t at the time, or after
wards, so as to wet tie bugs, then they
will travel some, and you will be pleased
to see them killed with so much less
trouble than by Manipulating. Other bug:
can be killed in the same way.
CLEANING WooL.-Many of our farmers
pay but little attention when wool clean.
ing to the kind of water used in the
operation; but it will be seen that this
should always be taken into considera.
ton. Thus, waters containing lime should
be carefully avoided, since this constitu
emit combines with the STUNT, thus forming
an insoluble soap, which seems to pro
duce unpleasant effects in the processes
of dyeing. For log-wood, redwood, and
dyes of like character, the effect appear:
to be unimportant; but when quercitrOn
fustic, and madden are used the effect IL
quite different, and is often very dele
| FERROUS.