The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-19

egg; stir sugar and butter to a cream |;
add the egg we'll beaten, and small tea
cupful Of soda dissolved in It; stirhalf a
spoonful of cream tartar inte the Hour (;
roll out every thin and bake in moder-
ate oven.
To REMOVE GREASE FROM THE Coli
LAR OF A COAT.-Obtain little spirits
of ammonia, and mix it in pint of cold
water; then well sponge the collar or
other parts until the grease disappears,
which it will quickly do. Or, dip soft
flannel in spirits of turpentine, and rub
the greasy part with it. 900 I - ~
PURITY OF CoFFEE.-A simple, prac-
teal test is given in the American Artisan
to test the purity of coffee, by which
many authorizations of that article can
easily be detected, even ifthe taste is not
sure index. If a tablespoonful of
genuine coffee be thrown into tumbler
full of cold water it will float upon the
surface. Most substances used in adul-
terating coffee will sink at last.
CHAPPED HANDs.-The easiest and
simplest remedy is found in every ones
kitchen closet, and Is nothing more than
common starch. Reduce it to an inn
palpable powder, put in muslin bag,
keep it in the table drawer. Whenever
you take your hands out of dishwater or
suds, wipe them dry with soft towel,
and while yet damp, shake the starch
bag over them, and rub it in. The effect
is most agreeable.
To CLEAN HAIR BRUsHEs.-Melt a
piece of common soda in hot water, and
pour it in large basin, and when nearly
cold, dip your brush in, with the back
upward lido not let the water get over
the back) shake it in the water till it
becomes clear. then pour cold water
over the back take it out of the water,
shake as dry as you can, and then let 1t
dry in the air without any rubbing
with cloth, which spoils the bristles.
Useful Information.
SPRINKLED chips of dried sassafras
will keep away worms from dried fruit.
The most profitable varieties of pota-
toes are the Early Rose, Late Rose, and
Peerless.
FLOWING in orchards should be done
as early as possible, and if new orchards
are to be set, the blowing and manur-
ing may be done at once. 1t is best to
keep all young orchards plowed.
THE Lily of the Valley can be treated
as a bulb by planting out beds in the
fall, and will always be admired when
well grown. Like the snow-drop, how.
ever, it does not like frequent changes OF
locality. 1t prefers good top-dressing
to transplanting.
HALF teaspoonful of pulverized
alum in little molasscs, is simple rem.
edy for Group, and one almost always al
hand. The dose seldom fails to give re-
lief; if it should, repeat it after one
hour.
THE following we can recommend as 8
certain remedy for that painful ailment
felon: Take pint of common soft
soap, and stir it in air-slacked lime till il
is of the consistency of GLACIERS putty
Make leather thimble, fill it with thi'
composition, and insert the finger there
i'm, and change the composition once il
twenty minutes, and cure is certain.
THE following is said to be an excel
lent remedy for neuralgia: Prepare horse
radish by grating and mixing in vinegar
the same as for table purposes, and apply
to the temple where the face or head il
affected, or to the wrist when the pair
is i'm the arm or shoulder.
CHARCOAL is recommended for fatten
ing turkeys. 1t should be pulverizet
and mixed with mashed potatoes ant
corn meal, as well as fed to them irssmal
Jumps.
HOLES in the cemented floors of cell
ars may be filled up by making littl,
hydraulic cement and running it com
pactly into them. If the holes are mad,
by rats, mix broken glass with the &c
ment. If hydraulic lime is not at hand
mix coarse sand and gravel with tar, ant
use the mixture.
FLOWERS i'm winter time are cheaI
luxuries. Now is the time to start few
bulbs for winter bloom in rooms ant
windows. Write to q scotsman for ;
catalogue, which will inform you al
about management, varieties, prices
ETC., and then try little-or as much a
you may incline-indoor winter-gar
dening.