St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-12-25
ST, Sohnsburp G'aledonian.
It. John-nury. w.. Friday, Dec. %. 1874
Household Receipts.

from time to time. 1t has been known
cltcctuall, to cure the ;ilmcnt.
a PLEASANT CoUGH CANDY.-Take
two tumbcrS. In one place il gill al
haN>ccd fill the other with broken
bits of slipper Vein bank : fill both tuIm-
hlrr> with boiling water and leave
standing Il couple OF hours. In Il sauce
pan. place one and half pounds OF
brown sugar. strain imto ii through
muslin all the liquid that will pour from
the two tumhlcIiul> of bark and flax
seed. Transfer to the fire and stir till
the candy seems on the point of turn
ing back to sugar. When this j. seen
I" Ice the case pour ont instantly. and
break into small pieces when cold.
This candy is surprisingly pleasant ia
the taste. and is found beneficial. r>-
pecially iii the case of public speakers
called upon to tax the voice while Srf-
icIing from hoaI>cnc>>.
CURE FOR RINGwORM. A simple
and harmless application. said untail-
IuglN to cruc tins troublesome eruption.
j. found 10y washing with Il solution
made from th,. root of the common mar
r"wlcafcd dock. which belongs to the
y
AZ the solvent.
CLEANING AND OILING Harness.
Many Il harness j. spoiled for want of
pepper care at tn" proper time. The
'hIrago Journal gives the following
directions for cleaning and oiling Il
harness Our advice to those intending
Ia clean harness. is To Unhucklc all the
straps and remove all the metallic
portions possible without ripping
the stitching: then. il Il thick coating
has formed un any part where the haI-
lies came in contact with the horse.
remove it with Il wooden >cIapcr: then
place the straps III water. and after
they have been we'll soaked. lay them
un u hoard and with soap and brush
clean OH all SupcrtuoIl> matter on the
surface. They should then hc allow
cd to surface dry. and if they were
hard before cleaning. ucatSt""t oil
>hnuld he applied this will penetrate
tia. heather and open the pores. ~
soon rs the oil has entered the leather.
apply Il coat of melted tallow. thor
nu"hil >mraIimg AL parts OF the strap
Ihru lay all the straps out ON Il board
and allow them To dry a> the water
dries out. lh, oil and grease will enter
;uid fill the pores al The leather. the one
~uttcning il. the other forming u bar
ricr against moisture from atmospheric
ui other sources. After the moisture
has dried out. all the >IIpcIiluu,I> %Ica>,
nn the surface may hc removed with Il
cloth. and some Nanish black may be
applied if desired. Leather will ah-
>urb moisture rapidly. unless the pulc>
are we'll filled. and there i no grc;t>c
50 well suited for this purpose Is taloW.
1t is the province of the oil To soften
the fibre hut in 80 doing il opens the
p"Ir- and renders the leather rNtIcmc-
II sensitive Ia moisture. unless they
nic well saturated with grease.
My " ArEErEn"r B"nr>. \ CORES
pundcmt of the Indiana Farmer SAYS: |
have stood i'll mIId ami wafer Two uI
three inches deep tor ten hnui> Il day
fnI Il week. without frclin" amy damp
ness or having ANY difficulty in gcttir"
my boots of nl on. II You would he
equally SIIcccSSiul. before wearing the
boots give the bottoms Il good coating
OF talloW and coal tar and dry it in
then oil the uppcr> with castor oil.
about one tablespoonful to each boot
then oil hem tw icca week ithca>toro oil.
when one tca>poomtnl will hc sufficient.
II the weather should hr rainy or You
should be compelled +" walk in water
durin" the day. wash your boots clean
at night. hold them 10y the live until
quite warm. and oil them while Wet.
and You will have no difficulty about
Your boots getting hard and shrinking
up So that YOU cannot get them ON.