The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-05-23

he water. Wash bottles the same way,
II kettles or any other vessels which
you wish to purify or clear from grease.
Strong I've poured off clear from good |
hickory ashes viii answer nearly as well |
for the same purpose, and for kegs, !
buckets and other large cooking uten-
sis, I've from good ashes may always
be used.
To HULL CORN.-Take one quart of
strong I've, prepared by pouring warm
upon a peck or more of ashes; add two
quarts of boiling water to it, and put in
the corn; let it boil until the hulls be-
gin to start, which you can determine
by taking out a few kernels and wash
ing them in cold water. Skin out all
the corn rinse it in two or three wa
tiers put it into cold water, and let it
boil up turn off that water so as to ex-
tract all the I've; fill up with boiling
water, and cook for foHr hours slowly !;
add salt to your taste let it boil half
an hour more, and serve. It must cook
a great while to be paIatabIe.
A MILK cellar viii be the coolest
when sunk into the earth, and not much
above its surface. Eight feet would be
a good depth. The windows near the
top of the wall shonld be protected
from the sun either by trees or shrubs,
or with blinds or shades; and wire
screens inside should be made to ex-
clude all insects. Covering the bottom
with hydraulic cement will give it neat
ness, but as cement is not a good con-
ductor of heat, it viii render the cellar
warmer in summer and cooler in the
winter, by preventing access to the
earth. Good stone tagging would be
better in this respect, and hard burned
brick would be better than common
brick. There should be a ventilating
fue run up from the upper part of the
apartment, in which the current of air
may be regulated by the means of q
register.-CountJW Gentleman.
WAsHI4G CALICoEs AND MUsLINs.-
The first requisite is plenty of water
this is even more essential for cOlOred
than for white clothes. It should not
be hot enough to scaId, and should
have moderate sUds Of hard soap before
the garments are put in. Very white
and nice soft soap is preferable to hard
for fanneIs-dose not shrink them as
much but the latter is best for cotton
goods. Wash calicoes in two waters,
using but little soap in the second
When clean, rinse them two or ever
three times in tepid water. Good
laundresses always assert that the great
secret of clear muslin is through rinsing
The quality of starch used also affects
light colors. and for muslin dresses es
peciaIIy only starch Of the purest quail
ty should be used. When no grea
stiffness is required, it is a good plan t,
stir the starch into the rinsing water
it assists in setting the colors wher
they show a tendency to run. For set
ting the coIors of fading goods I hav
used ox-galI, alum bOrax and salt-al
with good result, though they viii no
''clinch" green and blues that are de
termined on taking French leave. On
benefit in using a strong solution c
alum water is that it will prositivel,
make cotton fire proof. Mothers VIII
''sit on the thorns" at school concert
and exhibitions, watching the danger
Gus poximity of gossamer dresses t
the f0bt-lights, Will appreciate this &C
vantage. And so far from injuring t.
looks of the muslin, there is no othe
treatment that viii so brighten and in
prove the colors. Colorcd cIothe
should be wrung very thoroughly
dried in the shade and turned aboU
two or three times while drying. Obi,
Farmer.