Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-03-06
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

A TRANSPARENT gum for the backs of
adhesive tickets is made by dissolving
caseine in a cold saturated solution Of
borax.
To Cook A CHIcKEN.-Cut open through
the breast, and boil until nearly half
done; then lay in q dripping.pan and
bake. 1t has all the relish Of one broiled,
and there is no waste. Try il.
A SOLUTION of oxalic acid, or indeed
almost any acid, when used as an ink on
blue paper, will appear white by dis.
charging the color of the paper. White
crayons are also used for the purpose
Scientific Americdn
OYSTER SAUCE.-Over pint of oysters
turn pint of boiling water in a colander.
Put the liquor in TO boil, skimming it
carefully. Thicken with two tablespoons
of butter and one of flour, rubbed to-
gether. Add two tablespoons cream or
milk, then pour 1t over the turkey and
serve boiling hot.
A CORRESPONDENT ofthe Chicago Inter
Ocean has been trying the experiment of
putting spoonful of tea into plate of
nice-looking white syrup which had been
supplied to the family breakfast table by
the family grocer. The result was that Il
turned black as ink, thus proving that II
was made of sulphuric acid and rags. He
hopes that others may profit from his ex.
perience.
WATER-PArLs.-The Meto England Far
nler says Wooden water.pails, whether
to be used in the kitchen or at the stable
should receive two or three good coats o.
gum shellac varnish, dissolved in alcohol
well laid on both inside and outside. Thi.
| a r M hof ~
will begin to soak water. 1t is much bet
ter than lead paint for the inside of pals
Lead is poison and soon peels off il
freezing weather, and then the pals soal
water and get very heavy TO lift; besides
which they rot fast and leak through thu
pores of the wood. Shelac can be pro
cured of any painter ready mixed, and
If corked tightly, will keep any length o
time"
To RID CANARIRs OF LICE.-A CORE
spoIdent asks how to rid his canaries o
lice. A friend of ours, having large ex
perience, uses for perches in the cage
sticks of the common elder (Sdm6ucu
OdnddensGS), from which the nth Is re
moved and notches cut in the upper sid,
of the perch at distances of one half I,
one inch; thus series of holes connect
ing the exterior and interior of the percl
are made. AS the birds perch the lie,
leave them and creep into the interior O
the perch. Each morning the perch il
removed and the lice Jared out on to
piece of white paper and destroyed w
have also heard that lice will not stay OF
bird or fowl that sits on q sassafra
perch.-Rural NeU Yorker.
THE Western Rural has a correspondent
who throws out the following hints t,
young men who work for others: B
ready to throw in an odd half hour or al
hours time when it will be an accomoda
tion, and don't seem to make merit O
it. Do it heartily. Though not a wurI
be said, your employer will make a not
of it, Make yourself indispensable 4
him, and he will lose many ofthe opposit
kind before he will part with YOU Thos
young men who watch the clock to Sc
the very second their working hour is VI
who leave, no matter WHAT state tn
work may be in, at precisely the instant
who calculate the extra amount they cal
slight their work and yet not get reprovet
who are lavish of their employer
goods-will always be the first to receiv
notice when times are dull that thei
services are no longer required.
How TO Use SPADE.-The man VIII,
can handle spade properly does not fin,
1t very hard or laborious work. He frs
lets the spade fall of its own weight dow
to the spot where the spadeful is to b
taken up, taking care that the breadth ol
the surface Of the ground is not more thai
four inches; then he draws back the spad
a little, which takes off much of the fric
ton of the descending blade. One goo,
thrust of the spade with the foot then send
the blade down its full depth. A back
ward pressure makes a lever of the handl
and heel of the spade, and a dexterou
turn of the wrist sends the spadeful III
side down just where it is wanted. Ther
is no raking or sputtering" needed t
make the ground level. A slight Ia
with the corner of the spade makes tn
work as regular and plane as if laid o.
with an instrument.-F0rney's Press.