Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-05-22
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

THE ITcH.-The following Is a simple
remedy for the itch One ounce of lard
and teaspoonful of sulphuric acid. Mix
well. Apply little every day.
MUoILAaE.-Take the gum that exudes
from the peach tree, put in a phial and
add equal parts of water and alcohol till
of the right consistence. This is cheap
and good, and easily obtained by any one
having peach trees.
In Belgium and Holland linen Is pre-
pared beautifully, because the washer
women use refined borax, instead of soda,
as a washing powder. One large handful
of borax is used to every ten gallons Of
water, and the saving of soap is said to
be one.half. For laces and cambrics an
extra quantity is used. Borax does not
iniure the linen, and softens the hardest
water. A teaspoonful of borax added 10
an ordinary-sized kettle of hard water, in
which 1t is allowed to boil, will efiectual.
ly soften the water.
HERE is an excellent recipe for making
genuine erasive soap that will remove
grease and stains from clothing: Two
pounds of good CASTLE soap half pound
of carbonate of potash dissolved in half
pint of hot water. Cut the soap in thin
slices; boil the soap with the potash until
it is thick enough to mold in cakes; also
add alcohol, half an ounce; camphor,
halt an ounce; hartshorn, half an ounce
color with half an ounce of pulverized
charcoal.
For LUNCH OR A RELISH FOR TEA
Take one or two chickens, boil in a small
quantity of water, when thoroughly done
remove the skin. Then take all the meat
from the bones, keeping the light and
dark separate, chop, and salt to taste. II
you have meat-presser take 1t or any
other mold, put in layer of light then
a layer of dark meat till the supply
is exhausted, add little of the liquor Il
was boiled in. Press. When cold cut in
slices. 1t makes delicious sandwich
for journey or picnic.
HARD SoAP.-Take hard wood ashes and
run off lye; when it will eat feather
when boiling add any kind of grease, and
boil until thick; then to twenty gallons OF
soap stir in one gallon of salt; do not let
1t boil after the salt is put in. make
two kettles; then melt the two together
adding lye enough to melt it; when ii
boils add another quart of salt let it stand
over night; then cut out in pieces to suit
taste. This is another way for those who
have no ashes: Three pounds of soda ash,
two pounds unslacked lime; boil in three
gallons rain water, let il settle, then pouI
off; add nine pounds of grease and boil
three hours.
QUEENS CAKE.-One pound of flour
one of sugar, half pound of butter that
which has lain in a jar of rose leaves is
best) five eggs, gill of wine, a gill OF
cream, q nutmeg, half a teaspoonful OF
saleratus, two pounds Of currants or
chopped raisins. Stir the butter and
sugar to a cream, beat the whites and
yolks of the eggs separately, and after
they and the flour are also mixed with il
warm the cream and wine together and
add them, then the saleratus, and last the
fruit. Frost 1t, or sift fine sugar over the
top Just before it is put into the oven.
SOFT SOAR WITH PoTAsH.-Excellen
soap may be made by the following reci
pc. Use a pine barrel, for hardwood
barrel will warp and leak. An old fish
barrel is commonly taken for the purpose
Put in ten to twelve pounds of potash and
throw upon it two pailfuls of boiling
water. Let it digest awhile, and then pu
in two pounds of grease to each pound oi
potash. Have the grease hot. Let thai
digest awhile, then add third pailful oI
not water. Keep doing this until the bar
rel is within six inches of being full
Stir occasionally until the whole is mixed
1t should stand three months before use
Stir occasionally during the first week
The longer it stands after making the bet
ter the soap.
CEMENT FOR PoRCELAIN.-Perhaps thu
best material for joining broken porcelain
is the familiar household cement formed
of white of egg Tor cheese) and quicl
lime We give, however, one other: TIVE
parts of isinglass are soaked in water un
til well swollen; the water is then poured
off and the isinglass is dissolved in alco
hOl, by the aid of heat. One part of mas
tic is then dissolved in three parts of al
cohol and added to the above solution
then one part of gum ammoniacum. Th'
solution is well shaken and evaporated t.
the consistency of strong glue, when
solidiiies on cooling. For use, the cemen
and the articles themselves must b.
warmed.