Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-08-21
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

HARNESS, it is said, may be rendered
impervious to water by thoroughly i'm
ORIGINATING it with mixture made in the
proportion of twentv-one gallons of pure
whale oil, and fifteen to seventeen pounds
of india rubber shreds. Heat these in
gradients together at temperature of
from 1914 to 240 degrees in order that the
rubber may be completely dissolved.
Ice CREAM.-A correspondent of Hearth
and Home gives the following recipe for
ice cream 1--WE have used the following
recipe for several years, and the combina
ton seems to suit the most fastidious
taste. For a four quart freezer, 2 pints
rich cream, 3 pints new milk, we'll
beaten eggs, ! Il pounds of sugar, and one
fourth vanilla bean dried sufficiently to
CRATE fine.'
BOILED CUsTARD.-Take two table
spOonfuls of corn starch, one quart of
milk, three eggs, half a teaspoonful Of salt,
and small piece of butter: heat the milk
to nearly boiling, and add the starch dis
solved in part of the milk, then add the
eggs, well beaten, with four tablespoon
fuls of powdered sugar: let it boil up
once or twice, stirring it brisklv, and it is
done; flavor with lemon or vanilla to your
taste.-Couat1y Gentleman.
BoNNY-cLABBER OR LoPPERED MILK
Set china or glass dish of skinned
milk away in warm place, covered
When it turns. e., becomes a smooth,
| firm, but not tough cake, like blanc
mange--serve in the same dish. Cut out
carefully with large spoon, and put in
saucers with cream, powdered sugar, and
nutmeg to taste 1t is better if set on the
ice for an hour before it is brought to the
table. Do not let it stand until the whey
separates from the curd.
How TO PROPAGATE BLACKBERRIEs.-
The roots from a few hills of black berries,
if carefully dug so that nothing is lost,
will furnish cuttings enough for great
many plants Dig in the fall, cut into
pieces of about three inches, tie up in
small bundles, say 100 each, and bury in
| a box of sand stored in the cellar In the
spring, when the earth is moderately
| warm, make rows in open ground as you
| would for beans, drop the cuttings few
inches apart cover three or four inches
deep, and await results.
To FARMERs.-Few farmers are aware
of the great profits to be derived from the
raising of broom corn. Two crops can
be raised every season, as it will take only
ninety days for each. The yield is 1000
pounds per acre, and this will bring
in cash six per cents per pound.
Drouths never affect this crop, and our
readers can see at a glance that it is more
profitable than cotton. Let two or three
acres be planted as an experiment, and
our readers will thank us for calling their
attention to this matter-Brenhan (Te1as)
Banner.
CHARCOAL FOR FowLs-The benefit
which fowls derive from eating charcoal
is, I believe, acknowledged The method
Of putting it before them is, however, not
we'll understood. Pounded charcoal is
not in the shape in which fowls usually
find their food; and consequently is not
very enticing to them. l have found that
corn burned on the cob, and the refuse
which consists almost entirely Of the
grains reduced to charcoal, and still re-
tanning their perfect shape-placed be-
fore them, is greedily eaten by them, with
a marked improvement in their health, as
is shown by the brighter color of their
combs, and their sooner producing a
greater average Of eggs to the flock than
before.--S. Rufus Mason, IN the Poultry
World.
SIR JOHN LUBBOCK, in a recent paper in
Nature, describes the birth Of a May-fy
l1olll IL lull grown ldlNt WHICH, htNI my
observed it to be in glistening condition.
he caught and put under the microscope
in drop of water Very few moments
had elapsed when he had the satisfaction
ofseeing the thorax open along the mid
die of the neck, the two sides turned
over, the insect literally walked ont of it.
self, unfolded its wings, and in an instant
flew up to the window. Several times
since he has witnessed this wonderful
metamorphosis, and it is extraordinary
how rapidly it takes place. From the
moment when the skin first cracks, not
ten seconds are over before the insect has
flown away Like the ephemerfe, dragon
flies, at first dull, brown, sluggish, and
ugly larvae, with six legs, are developed
in water Not so the ant lion, which
passes its early days in dry sand.
NOVEL HORSE PRoTECTOR-It is a
common thing in our cities to protect the
heads of draft horses with bonnet or
cushion to keep off the blaze of the sun.
But Dublin protector proposes to ex-
tend similar protection over the entire
animal. He makes frame Of wood,
whalebone, iron rods, or other flexible,
but strong material, and this he places
over the horse, few inches above him,
the frame being supported either by at
the vehicle Upon this frame he stretches
a sheet of canvas, oiled cloth, or sheet
rubber, which forms a complete pent
house, to keep off either rain or sun. The
space between the animal and the cover
ing permits free passage of air, which
aids Transportation, and helps to keep the
animal cool. The principle, as far as this
is concerned, is similar to that Of the odd,
oval-shaped hats worn by men in the East
Indies from time immemorial These
comprise light frame of bamboo slips,
encircling the forehead and sustaining a
covering lined with cork an inch above,
and out of contact with the head. The
slight rustling of the breeze through ones
hair is said to be very refreshing, and
quite possibly horse furnished with one
of the new protectors" may coincide
with this experience during hot summer
days.
Mono~omout of TraoS Grass and