Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-12
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A MIXTURE of ten parts lime and one
part saltpeter is said to destroy currant
worms without injuring the trult.-Sc1en-
tiic A1neracaR.
VEGETABLES should never be washed
until Immediately before prepared Tor the
table Lettuce is made almost worthless
in flavor by dipping it in water some hours
before it is served Potatoes suffer even
more than other vegetables through the
washing process. They should not be put
in water till just ready for boiling.
WARTS are very troublesome and dis
figuring. The following is a perfect cure,
even of the largest, without leaving any
scar 1t is a Frenchman's prescription,
and has been tested by the writer: Take
small piece of raw beet, steepit all night
in vinegar, cut as much from it as will
cover the wart and tie it on 1t; or, if the
eXcrescence is on the forehead, fasten it
on with strips of sticking-plaster. Itmay
be removed in the day and put on every
night In one fortnight the wart will die
and peel off. The same prescription will
cure cOrns.-HOuseh0ld.
SUET butter has not commended itself
to the public taste or the public press.
People have an old-time notion that butter
should come from COWS instead Of oxen,
and they set their faces and stOmachs
against the patent compound. Still, there
is abundant evidence that large quantities
are manufactured and sold, and of course
eaten. There is large factory in Hamil-
ton, Canada, from which some 1000
pounds per week Of imitation butter are
shipped to all parts of the world. An
other and still larger establishment in Bos-
ton turns out very great product. In
many cases, it is said, this butter finds it's
way directly to the butter producing dis
tricts of New Y ork and New jersey, and
then it is sent to market as genuine spring
butter. 1t is certain that immense GUAM
titles of the oleOmargarin are sold by deal
ers as true butter, and that the profits of
the trade are very large. 1t is also said
that very many Of the hotels and restau-
rants in the large cities deal out their suet
frauds to their customers, and that the
latter rarely discover the cheat Woon-
socket (R. ~ Patriot.
SPATTER-woRK pictures, usually deli
cate designs in white appearing upon a
softly shaded ground, are now very popu-
lar, and are, with a little practice, easily
produced. Procure a sheet of fine un-
calendered drawing paper, and arrange
thereon bouquet of pressed leaves trail
ing vines, letters, or any design which it
is desired to have appear in white Fasten
the articles by pins stuck into the
smooth surface, which should be under
meath the paper. Then slightly wet the
brlstles OF tooth or other brush in
rubbed India ink, or in common black
writing ink, and draw them across a stick
III such manner that the bristles will be
bent and then quickly released This will
cause fine spatter of ink upon the paper.
Continue the scattering over all the leaves,
pins and paper, allowing the center Of the
pattern to receive the most ink, the edges
shading off. When done, remove the de-
sign, and the forms will be found repro
duced with accuracy on the tinted ground.
With a rustic wooden frame this forms a
very cheap and pretty ornament.-Scien-
tjfc american.