Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-23

use aqua ammonia fuDD1ng with SOFT
A RAG carpet should not be washed
Is long a. it can be avoided. II soils
much easier after being once washed,
besides fading. IF there are grease
spots, q little hard soap rubbed on, then
washed of with hot water and we'll
rinsed, is good way to remove them ;
or some aqua ammonia Is equally a.
good.
IF you are troubled about your tin
ware becoming tarnished soon, give it
. thorough sand securing, then rub it.
thoroughly with q dry cloth and whit
ing Il will not turn it to silver, but it
will make IL resemble that metal very
much. Rub it weekly with whiting,
and I do not doubt that you will thank
me for telling you.
The leaves of the mesembryanthe-
mum, or EGGPLANT, are covered with
transparent vesicl6s full of water,
which in the shade seem to be gemmed
with dewdrops, bnt when exposed to
the sun appear scattered over with fro
zen crystals, which brilliantly reflect
the rays of the sun. And on this &C.
count they are called ice-plants. They
are very curious, quite hardy, and
bear very beautiful howers of q rich
wy ~ sy~rc rwr,tsf ~ - -
THE London Gardener Magazine
suggests simple method Of support
ing the dower.spikes Of hyacinths
grown in pots or glasses. All that is
necessary g to prepare q sufficient
number of neat sticks of the proper
length, make the points very sharp,
and in using them, thrust the stake
into the bulb. It will not interfere
with the Towering, and a. the stake
will be perfectly steady, it will hold up
the spike in the most Satisfactory man
ner.
Cleanse bottles that have medicine in
them, by putting ashes in each, i'm
mersing them in cold water, and then
heating the water gradually until it
boils. After boiling an hour, let them
remain in the water until it is cold.
Wash them in soap suds, and rinse
them till clear in fair water. Pie-plates
that have been long used for baking are
apt to impart IN unpleasant taste, on
account of tho rancidity of the butter
and lard imbibed. Put them in q brass
kettle, with ashes and cold water, and
boil them an hour. 49, =
FoR CLEANING C1o1Hzs.- Dissolve
two pounds Of soap in three gallons Of
water a. hot as the hand can bear to
this add one tablespoonful OF .tprpen.
tine and one 81 aqua ammonia, the mix
ture "a. be we'll stirred. Soak the linen
clothes in this two or three hours, tax.
ing care to keep the kboiler tightly
closed. Then wash in the usual way,
Add, for the second use of the prepare,
ton, half al much ammonia and tur
pentine as the first. Both these DOS
sess strong, defensive qualities without
any injurious effect. The smell of botl
viii disappear by the time the ,clothe.
are dry. The use of this mixture
makes rubbing on the board unneces.
sary, and will not remove the color
from calicoes. 49, a-s- -
WHAT shall we have for desert
Let me suggest to your readers few
ways of varying the desert at dinner
from the inevitable pie. They may mol
be nov, YET lcnever zee sthem a. any
| table besides my own. ,.. ......
| Make a dough as If for biscuit, roll
thin and spread with currants, cherries,
or any kind III berries; raspbefries ari
especially good. Roll it up like jelly
cake and steam it. till done. To be
eaten with swsetened cream.
Another lis TO one pint Of sour
milk add one teaspoonfu1 Of soda. flour
to make abatter, and q handful of dried
cherries, or currants. Pour it into q
BASIN land steam till done. To be eaten
With sweetened cream. !. = !.
| Instead of tho "sweetened cream fol
the above pudding, sauce made. OF
half . pint Of wine, half q cup of sugar,
one tablesp oonful of butter boiled and
thickened with little flour, might be
used. Cider is very good substitute
for the wine. Or instead of the sauce
a syrup of sugar and water boiled is
good with either Of the buildings.
The following know to be new to
your readers, for it is my own inven-
ton. Towards spring when apple but
ter becomes drug in the domestic
market can be used in this wise To
one pint of apple butter add pint OF
sweet milk, cup of sugar, (more O,
less according to the sweetness of the
apple butter), and two tablespoonful
of -four. Bake in tins lined with pas.
try, and with strips of pastry across the
top. Please try it.-C0r. Ohio Far.
naer.
Hunting Buhaloes on Foot.
Although horseback hunting is the
usual method, buffalo are pursued sue
cessfully on foot. The animal ivet
near spaings or streams, grazing from
one mile to ten miles from water. The
hunter who "still-hunts" conceals him
self near spring. About II o'clock A.
n. the buffalo are seen coming to water
They always go in file and follow a path
When near enough the hunter select,
his victim, and, aiming at point just
back of the <fore-leg, fires. If one is
brought down he waits until others get
a smell Of the blood, then three or fou,
can be killed before the rest really know
what to do. The foot-hunter follows 9
herd, keeping out of sight by huggine
ravines, and running at his best speed
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