Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-05
RECIPES, ETC.

Wax for Sealing Pickles-In an old /
earthen dish mix two pounds of resin 4
with a quarter of a pound of beeswax. /
or couple of tablespoonful of beef or
mutton tallow; when well melted to-
gether, dip in the necks of the bottles,
as well as the Corks, and it will seal
them air-tight. But take care not to
have the mixture boiling hot, as it might
cause the necks of the bottles to crack.
1t can be put on the corks of the pickle
jars with an old iron spoon.-Country
Gentleman.
Fired oysters are delicious but indi-
gestible, and will therefore seldom be
brought to table by those who value the
health Of their family. Select the very
largest and finest oysters for this pur-
pose. Have ready a skillet of boiling
lard. Dip your oysters, one at time,
in beaten yolk of egg, then in grated
bread-Crumbs, lastly in sifted meal, and
then drop into the lard. Turn, and allow
them to become only slightly Drowned
Drain upon a sieve, and send to table
hot.-Harper'S Bazaar.
Any number of figures you may wish
to multiply by . will give the same result
if divided by "a much quicker opera
ton; but you must remember to annex
to the answer when there is no re-
mainder, and when there is q remainder,
whatever it may be, annex a 3 to the an
swer. Multiply 464 by 3, and the answer
will be 9, 800; divide the same by 2 and you
will have 232, and as there is no remainder
you add 0. Now take $50; multiply by
| 5, the answer is 1895; and dividing thus
| by ?, there is 179 and a remainder; you
| therefore place 3 at the end of the line
and the result is again 1 ,795.
Cider Vinegar.-Expose a large sur
| face of the cider to the action of the at
mosphere, it will turn rapidly to vinegar;
| for instance, if the cider is put into
| buckets or tubs in the sun, and a mos
| quito netting is laid over the top of it so
that the flies will not touch it, and shield
| it also from rain by boards, in three or
| four weeks you will have strong vine
gar. The larger the surface exposed to
| the air the sooner the fermentation will
| take place and vinegar be formed. Place
a bucket of cider behind a Cooking-stO
| constantly in use, and you will soon have
vinegar. Warmth and air are all that
are needful.-C0m1try Gentleman.
TO Polish Cuffs and ShirtFronts-
| Procure at the hardware store polishing
! iron, that with a bulge at both ends is the
! best and will cost one dollar. Iron the
linen as usual, then place it on board
with a layer of muslin on the board, pass
damp cloth over the linen and rub with
the polishing iron until the desired de-
gree Of glossiness is obtained. The iron
should not be very hot, or it will scorch;
| if it is too cool the polish will be long
| coming. Gum arabic dissolved and
added in small quantities to the starch
improves it; lump of sugar is almost
as good, and so is sperm, or soap, or but
ter, or white wax-Scjence Of Health.
The pernicious habit of breathing
| through the mouth while sleeping or
waking is very hurtful. There are many
persons who sleep with the mouth open
and do not know it. They may go to
| sleep with it closed and awake with it
closed; but if the mouth is dry and
parched on waking it is sign that the
mouth has been open during sleep. Snor-
| ing is certain sign. This habit should
! be overcome. At all times, except when
| eating, drinking or speaking, keep the
mouth firmly closed, and breathe through
| the nostrils, and retire with firm deter
mination to conquer. The nostrils are
the proper breathing apparatus-not the
| mouth. A man may inhale poisonous
gases through the mouth without being
aware of it, but not through the nose
| Science Of Health.