Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-07-23
RECIPES, ETC.


10 make malleabe brass, fuse SO
parts OF copper in loosely cru
clble, then add - parts of Silesian zinc,
purlhed by sulphur; mix thoroughly by
stirring, and pour into sand molds.
There is good authority for saying
that beet5 Will do well if transplanted
when the roots are of IA size ranging
from half an inch to an inch in diameter,
1t Is not safe to transplant if the roots
are smaller.
A correspondent of the Practical
Farmer advises the use of celery as
cure for nervousness, and AYERS he has
known cases where a cure of palpitation
of the heart has been effected by plen-
tiful use of this delicious salad.
According to a French veterinary
surgeon, II the inside of the ears and
other exposed parts of horses are painted
with few drops Of the empyreumatic
oil OF juniper, MES will not annoy them,
the odor being uncomfortable to these tor
mentors.
10 cook artichokes with cream, slice
and boil until very tender, which will
take about twenty to thirty minutes.
Skim them out Of the water; turn IA cup
OF cream INTO saucepan; add the slices,
and season highly with pepper and salt.
Boil up once, and serve upon hot plat
ter, or a thin slice of toasted bread.
For stumbling horses shoe the foot
as Hat as possible, not having Corks on
the shoe except in slippery going, and
then as low and short as possible and yet
prevent the horse from slipping The OPP
posite f ot should be shod like the lame
LAT 40 IA ha
OF the foot, whether sound or other
wise.
10 cleanse a comfort, tie it up loose
~ and plunge it in scalding water for an
hour or two, then spread it on the grass
and let the rain fall on it till it is thor
oughly rinsed, and dry in the sun, turn
ing it two or three times day. Blank
cts are far more wholesome than com
forts and can be cleaned much more
readily.
An observing farmer much prefers
short-legged, broad boned full bodied
COW that will keep in good condition on
good pasture to "A large, loose-built COW
that gives more milk in the season, but
will not yield as much taking the sea-
son altogether. He finds that the largest
mixer is by no means the most protita-
NE COW 10 OWN.
In case of looseness Of the bowels
in horse give half an ounce of prepared
chalk and half an ounce of ground gin
ger in the feed once a day. AS indiges-
tionis probably the cause, the feed should
be carefully selected, and what grain is
given should be ground An ounce of
salt should also be given in the feed
daily Western Rurat.
To prepare Photographic tracing
paper, float good strong albumenized-
or arrow root-paper for about minute
IN bath composed of water thirty-two
parts, nitrate of silver three parts, citric
acid one part and tartaric acid halfa part,
then drying it, and finally drawing it
slowly through a weak solution of tar
tarc acid. 1t viii keep at least three
months if protected from light and
moisture, and does not require Tuning
with ammonia. Toning, which is in most
cases supertluous requires very strong
and alkaline bath.
To prepare a fine fast black, place
the cleaned and washed goods overnight
in cold bath of one and quarter pounds
OF sulphate Of iron for five pounds of
half-wool goods; drain them off well
from this and work quarter of an hour
in fresh bath with two ounces of chro
mate of potash and rinse well in running
water. Then boil for some time, until
the bath is spent, in kettle in which
half a pound of sumac and two pounds Of
logwood have been boiled in bag, remov.
ing the bag if the room is needed, and
rinse well on removal from this
In making soft-soap first put in the
hopper about one bushcl of ashes and
pound it down; then sprinkle on little
lime and put on more ashes and lime and
pound down; and SO until the hopper is
full. Then pour boiling water on until
the strong I've is all run oil, and then pour
on cold water to get some weak lye.
Then put two gallons of grease in a ten
gallon kettle and let it fry brown. Then
put in a pint of strong lye at each time,
until YOU get two gallons in; keep boil
ing all the time, Then add one gallon,
and the next time two gallons, and when
the kettle is twO-thirds full fill up with
weak lye; and when the kettle is full
YOUR soap is done