Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14
Practical Suggestions.

Practical SusGestions.
To make grating wax, take five parts
of rosin, one part of beeswax, one part
of tallow. Melt these in a skillet, tin
cup, or any metal vessel; the skillet
being preferable as it can be handled
better, and the wax keeps warm longer
in it. Melt these over the fire and mix
together we'll. When the scions are
set-say as many as twenty or thirty,
or % few as is wished-have the mix
ture ready and apply it warm, with a
shall wooden paddle. See that every
part is covered and the air completely
excluded. It requires no bandage.
On and repair the harness. Un-
buckle all the parts and wash clean
with soft water, soap and brush. A
little turpentine or benzine will take
off any gummy substance which the
soap fails to remove. Then warm the
leather, and as soon as dry on the sur
face, apply the oil with q paint brush
or a swab. Neatsfoot oil is the best.
Hang up the harness in o warm place
to dry, but do not let it burn.
LUc1us DUNBAR, West Bridgewater,
Mass, tells the Poultry Bulletin that
he has never failed, in long expert.
ence, to cure roup in fowls by the use
Of "solution chlorinated soda" He
takes four or five drops of it in tea
spoonful of cold water and turns ii
down the throat while another person
holds the bill open. It is also we'll to
wash the bill and nostrils thoroughly
Cf the entire head gets soaked so much
the better) with warm water containing
q few drops of the same drug, after.
ward rinsing it out of the eyes of the
bird. In bad cases it may be neces.
sary to administer the treatment two OF
three times daily for several days.
In planting, do not attempt to do it
hastily one tree planted we'll is worth
q dozen poorly set. Take pains to
break all Jumps which come in contact
with the roots, and besides, make the
hole large enough to allow the roots to
lie straight in their natural positions.
Household Hints.
THE SCIENCE OF PAPER1Na.- first
thing, frequently to be done, is the re-
moval of the old paper. To do this
successfully, wet the wall thoroughly,
and when we'll soaked, the old paper
can be stripped off very quickly. After
the paper is removed, wash the wall to
get off all the particles of paper which
may remain, and leave the walls till
nearly dry before commencing to lay
the new paper. If the walls have been
whitewashed instead of papered, wash
the walls with vinegar, which will make
the paste and paper adhere more &C.
curely. A bench is easily made for
measuring and cutting the paper by
placing boards of suitable length across
two -four barrels. The paper should
be unrolled and cut to proper length
and in sufficient quantity to cover the
room before the FASTING process COM
mences. One edge of each strip should
also be closely and neatly trimmed.
These sheets should be laid one over
the other to be readily at hand when
the paster is ready to begin work. The
liability of turning the edges or dam
aging the paper win he greatly obvi-
ated by adopting this course. Flour
paste is the usual article for the pur-
pose, and rye flour is considered better
than wheat, as it has more adhesion.
Mix the flour in cold water, thoroughly,
by stirring until tho paste has a thin,
creamy cOnsistcnce, and then boil,
when it will thicken, according to the
length of time it is submitted to the
heat. If found too thick in cooling.
add boiling water till the desired de-
gree of thickness is obtained; then
add little carbolic acid to prevent the
paste from souring or becoming moldy.
A broad whitewash brush is the best to
apply the paste with, and the paper
should be laid quickly after FASTING, to
prevent it's becoming soft and tender to
handle.
Two persons are required to lay on
paper with rapidity, one to paste and
one to apply the paper. When the
paper is pasted it should be handed to
the person on the ladder, who holds it
about foot from the top end, and lays
it evenly against the wall at the top,
allowing the upper end to hang over on
the backs of the hands. By looking
down the wall it may be seen when It
matches the previously laid length, and
after adjusting to match it should then
be brought gently to the wall, the
backs of the hands then pressed against
the wall and passed upward toward the
ceiling, spreading them out toward the
corners of the length of the paper.
The scissors then run along at the
juncture of the wall and ceiling,
making a mark which can be easily
seen, when the top of the paper is re-
moved for a little distance, and it is cut
off even and replaced. Then with IN
ordinary clothes brush press tho paper
on the wall. Don't use cloth, us it
spreads any paste that may be on the
edge of the paper. A clothes brush is
the ne plus ultra for laying the paper
ON the wall.
French Method With q Universal All.
A French medical journal reports the
cure of the most refractory corns by
the morning md evening application,
with brush, Of drop OF solution Of
tho DcrcllOrilc Of iron IT, atotoo that