The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-12
THINGS WORTH REMEMBERING.

Hoe Cake.-Pour boiling water on a
quart OK Indian meal, stir In spoonful of
butter or lard and "A little salt. Let the
dough be stiff, and knead or work il ten
minutes. Bake slowly on board before
the fire. When nicely brown ON one side
turn and bake the other.
To Cook Arrowroot.-Nix 2 table
spoonfuls Of arrowroot "a a smooth paste.
10 one pint of boiling water add a little
lemon peel. and stir In the arrowroot while
the water Is boiling. Let ii cook till quite
clear. Sweeten with white sugar and sea-
son with wine and nutmeg. If liked.
Wheat Gems.-2 eggs, pint OF sweet
milk. 3 cups OF flour, and pinch Of salt.
First beat the eggs well, then add Of the
milk, then the flour and salt, then the rest
of the mix; stir quickly and bake In the
gem pan In hot oven. Fill each space
even full with the batter.
To prevent The soles Of boots or shoes
from squeaking, rasp with coarse rasp
the outsole and insole and every other
piece Of leather that comes in contact In
friction by the action of the foot. Then APP
ply freely good wheat or rye paste. IL this
/ well attended to from heel To toe, the
boot or shoe will not squeak.
To destroy cockroaches take dry red
"a
tency of thin cream; then take pieces OF
glass and broken plates. etc. spread IL on
about as thick as thin window glass.
Where reaches are very numerous. give
them plenty Of the mixture, a. they eat
very greedily of it. | think the general
failure with roach poisons Is this-the poi
son Is SO quick in sickening the reaches
that they will not eat enough of il TO Kill
them. for they are slow eaters. The red
lead being slow ia its effect on them, they
will get good quantity into them before
il will sicken them. | have noticed when
any Of them would happen to be trampled
upon. it would appear that they were en-
tirely filled with the red lead. Place the
lead where the reaches can get al il most
conveniently. Ii the lead should become
too dry and hard. mix little more lead
and molasses with the old to freshen il up
again. and place IL in other places.
In FASTING Wallpapers, posters, etc.
especially where layers are put on. Their.
arises most disagreeable efiluvium. which
is particularly noticeable i'm damp weather.
The cause of this is the decomposition of
the paste. In close rooms il j. very I'M
wholesome, and often the cause of disease.
I'm large manufactures, where quantities
of paste are used, il becomes sour and Of
fensive. Glue, also, has very disagree
able odor. H. when making paste or glue,
a small quantity Of carbolic acid is added.
il will keep sweet and free from offensive
smells. A few drops added to ink or mu-
cilage prevent mold. In whitewashing
the cellar and dairy, if AN ounce OF carbolic
acid is added 10 each gallon of wash, it will
prevent mold and the disagreeable taints
often perceived in meat ami milk from
damp apartments. Another great adyant-
age in the use of carbolic acid in paste for
wallpaper and in whitewash is, thatit will
drive away cockroaches and insect pests.
The cheapest and best form of acid is in
crystals. which dissolve i'm water or liquefy
at an excess of temperature.