The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-10-17
Milk n Well a. Beef.

DuTllg recent discussion at meet
ing Of English breeders on the manage.
ment of short horn cattle, the chairman
said: "One great fault of short horn
feeding had been that they had looked
too much to beef and too little to milk.
lie ha1 been grieved to see short horn
heifer unable to bl ing up her calf and
to require an inferior animal to be used.
Mr.. Thomas Bates and other breeders
used to boast about the milk as well as
the beef producing qualities of their
animals, but this was not 50 now. The
object of the early breeders. of short
horns was not to have fashionable herds
but animals in the best condition. The
miners and well paid artisans would not
buy those great Jumps Of fat, but as
prime mutton and beef as could be had.
What the farmer now wanted was the
class Of stock fit to bring into the mark
ct as early as possible, and which
would bring the greatest profit. What
was wanted was to produce two year
old bullocks as prime as they formerly
we're at four years." Our own breeders
would do we'll to need the above obser-
walton; for too many of them,especially
at the west, have latterly greatly neg
lected the milking qualities of their
short horns, paying almost exclusive at
tention to them for beef. We have re.
peatedly seen the first prizes at our cat
tie shows awarded to cows that had but
two or three scrviceable teats, and to
others whose udders and tcats were so
small they could not produce half milk
ENOUGH to bring up calf. It was not
thus with the early short horns--they
were almost universally great mixers.
Washing.
Muslin dresses, even Of the most del
icate colors, can he cleaned in ten min
! utes or a quarter of an hour without
losing their color. Melt half a pound
of soap in a gallon of water, empty it
into washing.tub; place near two
other large tubs Of clean water, and
stir into one quart Of bran. Put the
! muslin in the soap, turn it over and
kneed it few minutes: squeeze it out
we'll, but do not wiring it, lest it get torn
rinse it about quickly in the bran for a
couple Of minutes in clean water.
Squeeze gu. dry and hang it between
two lines. A clear, dry day should bt
chosen to wash muslin dresses. Half a
dozen may be done this way in half Ar
hour. The last rinse may be prepared
in the same way as the rinses for wool.
en- fabrics. A colorcd pattern Oh a
white ground must not be blued
The bran may here be dispensed
with. When the dress is dry make thu
starch; for a colored muslin white
starch, and unboiled, but made with
boiling water, is best for muslin dresses
Stir the starch with the end Of wax
candle; dip the dress; hang it again to
dry. When dry rinse it quickly and
thoroughly in clear water; hang it to
dry again; sprinkle and roll it up; af
terward iron it with very hot irons.
Hot irons keep the starch stiff. This
rinsing after starching is called clear.
s:arching; none Of the stiffness, but
much Of the unsightliness Of the starch
is removed in this way. The advantage
Of thus cleaning dresses instead OF
washing them is, first. if colorcd, the
process is SO rapid that there is no time
for the colors to run; secondly, the
fabric is not rubbed, and therefore not
strained and worn out; thirdly, the
process saves nearly all labor, and is so
quickly done that any lady may man.
age it for herself in the absence Of a
laundry-maid or lady - maid.-House-
hold Guide.