Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-08-14
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

A USEFUL HINT-When your seeds are
planted, unless the day is cloudy and show
cry, they will require shading from the
heat of the sun.
find old newspapers are the best pro-
lection; but, if the patches are small,
flower-pots can be inverted over them. The
newspapers must be laid over the seeds, af-
ter they have been well watered, and fas-
tened at the corners by small stones or a
handful of the earth. AT night they
should be removed to let the dew moisten
the ground, and put back before it is dried
in the morning. Continue this until the
tiny leaflets appear; then remove them
must be thoroughly wet every night. Moist
ure is very needful to terminate seeds,
without it's aid they cannot sprout. You
often hear it said, II planted fifty OF sixty
varieties of ANIMALS, and not half dozen
sprouted. I have no faith in the seeds
men; they send out old Seeds" 'Did you
water them well, and shade them from the
noontide heat 20 is asked. "Why no,
never thought of that L planted them,
and supposed that was enough" MY fair
friends, unless the clouds favor you and
drop rain, OF hide the sun for three or four
days, your seeds will become baked, and
and you cannot expect them to
grow. Henry 7. Williams, New York.
A SPRING HOUSE AS A PLANT CoNsER-
Mr.. Berckman's GARNER
and Gardner" there is description of a
spring house which is used as conserva-
tory. Over bold spring brick house has
been erected, "a feet in diameter, and arch
ed overhead, with six feet of earth on the
arch. In the centre OF the house is a pool
l6 feet across and Al feet deep, the capaei-
by of the spring Is gallons a minute. The
Of the water is 81 degrees;
that Of the house is uniformly similar, al
though in extreme cold weather it has fall
IN to IS degrees, The entrance to the
house, six feet wide, is 1aeuer shat, even dur
ng the coolest weather. Above and around
,he inner wall of the house are shelves, up
IN which numbers of very tender plants
ire placed, which are never watered but
'emain in most luxurious condition all
winter. Begonias and other succulent
plants of like character were in fine growth.
It is suggested that the fortunate possess
lois of fine springs like this might use
hem to great advantage in building over
hem conservatories where aodter is made
to do the duty of fire, as in the novel in
stance described.
A SIMPLE DISINFECTANT.-O pound
II green copperas, costing seven cents, dis
solved in one quart of water, and poured
Town water-eloset, will effectually con-
,entrate and destroy the foulest SMELLS
IN board ships and steamboats,, about ho-
els and other public places, there is roth
ng so nice to purify the air. Simple green
dissolved in anything under the
,ed, will render q hospital or Other places
or the sick, free from unpleasant SMELLS
In fish-markets, ughter-houses, sinks,
and wherever there are offensive gases,
dissolve copperas and sprinkle it about,
and in a few days the smell will all pass
away. If a cat, rat OF mouse dies about
the house, and send off offensive gas, place
some dissolved copperas in an open vessel
near the place where the nuisance is, and
it will purify the air. Then, keep all
clean.
SWEET PICKLE OF APPLEs.-Take
three pounds of sugar, three quarts of vim
egar mot very StrOng), ten pounds of sweet
lpples; pare, quarter and core the apples,
out sugar and vinegar together, boil and
skim it, then take half the syrup out into
mother vessel, put SO many of the apples
nto your preserving pan as will boil con-
and boil until tender then skim
those out and add more apples and syrup,
ill all are done. Spice with whole cloves
and nutmeg. Keep in a cool dry place.
MENDING WATERING PoTs. The
Country Gentleman says Tin watering
,ots much used in the garden often become
listed at the lower corners, and begin to
eak. 1t is not necessary yet to throw
hem aside, as the holes may be effeetually
topped without going to the tinkers, by
covering them inside with small piece Of
men dipped in copal varnish, the tin being
previously thoroughly dried. When the
yarnish hardens by drying, they are per-
ectly water-tight.
MINUTE SPONGE CAKE.--Beat three
ggs two minutes add one and a half cups
II sugar, beat two minutes one cup of
lour and one teaspoonful of cream of tar
ar, beat one minute; add half cup of
,old water with half teaspoonful of soda
md spoonful Of extract of lemon, beat
me minute; add one cup of flour, beat one
minute.
NEURALGIA REMEDY.-The following
ecipe has given great relief: Prepare
lorse-radish by grating and mixing in vim
gar, the same as for table purposes, and
lpply to the temple where the face or head
affected, or the wrist when the pain is
n the arm OF shoulder.
CREAM CAKE.-One cup sour cream, one
up sugar, two and one-half cups of flour,
Wo eggs, one teaspoon even full soda dis
olve the soda in two teaspoonfuls boiling
water; stir sugar and eggs well together,
hen add soda and flour; flavor with LEM
IN !; bake in moderate oven.
CLEANING TINwARE.-The best thing
or cleaning tinware is common soda
Dampen cloth and dip in the soda, and
'ub the ware briskly, after which wipe
Try. Any blackened OF dirty ware can be
made to look as well as new
TOOTHACHE DROPS.-One ounce alcho-