Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-11-19
AsrieuItmraI.

The BEST DIsINFECTANTs. There are
three powerful disinfectants carboile acid,
but its smell is objectionable. chlorine and
pernanganate Of potash these las: txO
are quite expensive. These dlsiniectants
act by combining with deleterious sub
stances and reudereng them harmless,
while anIiseptics prevent and arrest the de-
composition Of animal substances The
most common aud available disinfectant
and deodorizer IS cOpperas, sold by drug
sists at few cents a pound, under The
name of sulphate Of iron one pound TO
two gallons Of water, tn be used as often as
necessary to render al Odors imperceptible,
acting at the SAM time as an Gntissptie,
dendorizer and iii. infeetant aud if instant
ly thrown over what passes from The body
In cholera, is one of the cheapest and best
means known for preventing its communi-
cation to others. The only perfect disin-
fectant, however, is habiIual CLEANLINESS
aud thorough ventilation; next Io that IS
dry heat of two hundred and lifty degrees.
CORN Coz NEAL--An Indiana armsr
writing To the Germantown TelsgrapA.
says: About twelve years ago nearly al
the farmers in this part Of The Stale b1usht
corn and crushers,' and exp eted ID faIten
their stock ou the chops v hirh the machine
made. The crushing performed ils part
well enough but The trouble Was thar the
ignorant cows would n.t eat the meal. aud
finally could not be eOaxed i3Iu the stable
as long as there was a sign Of the meal
there, while the hogs left their pens an6
took refug IN the woods We frally con
eluded that cob meal was only vaus.ble as
substitute for sawdust. 1 have heard
great many book farmers argRe in kavOr
of grinding of the cubs with the cOrn. but
after trying it they invariably gave up the
idea that there was any food in the cob.
lfany one has desire ~ try The expsri-
meat, let him grind eObs al0ag, and sex II
he can induce any of his stock 10 eaE il.
That will convince him Iha: cybs as food
are entirely worthless
PACEING BUrTEK--Make i brine With a sa.-
urated solution Of the pCrest sait y0G ean ~,
using pound of saltpei-r to about - posu,is o.
salt Scad the brine BY briu. il TO a ooiIin.
heat, skim and apply WHEN sufficiently cool
The casks should DC carefully prepared - seII
as the brine II the gum aud sap in the wood
are not removed before the caskS are use4. thsv
viii work on. into the OriHe and effect the 5GIt-r
To remove the WOO.y favor frOI1 the easks. I
thorough steamins with aish Pr5ss9rs = u
quickest and best means. II soaked bssoze u
stram IS applied, hot steam viii euE Ihe gum a.nl
SOOly flavor ali out in a short tine II steam
Is not eonyenlsnt, soak in brine = Wv-k o. 50
and Then iii wiki oc..ia< hOs brine and s-l /
! stand Till i gets cOid, and the woody favor 81
be sufficiently removed By keeping Tue eulIs
, under the brine, the casks full, and in a euo
place, the butter Will keep safely Ssla= Of ID
tin-liued packages Ehirh were rerenily nI-o
dueed, and which are easily hsT-m-iie-sIly sesl-i
wuGid Dc much more eouyruirut and pro6abl
iuil IL cheap Ihe oak casks and bEine la,l ar
el.'ilned To be equally sItaei-aE IN preserving
CONVENIENT GLUE--HOIlh <ia- i n.sls B,
disSO.ying, wiLh nc All Of heal, pgr- -ll-, a
parchment, glue, % sviaI.nr, u ab0zr 4 g,.aE
ter or One-thir1 lie weigh Of curse orou
sugar, in As small quantity VI ooaiins. sar-r =
possible This, ~hrn perfectly Hquid, shOal
be east into Ihin cakes on E1E surface. YER
slightly oiled, and, IS Il COOS, cut Up iusO pIscs
Of a convenient size- When required tor -
InOisGen one end A piece sept IN The DIX q
!, worSoox Is excveiiusiS eOavsnirs:
Il FRUIT IN TN CANs.-rhs 3 ssso
Journal ui Chemistry says: Tue iunpres
Sion prevails am NJ these WIN us- ir-sl
irut which - put ~ TN cans, thai The
are lnJurrd thereby. and TINS ITnpress.sn
IN many INSTANCES correct We have %
eUnlrnded that al preserved frui : An
VI get Is >hOuld be stored in glass. An
thaI nO InrIal Ot anJ kIllsl sn.suid }
brought Ia contact with them AL fruii
cOnIaIn mnre or lvss vegetable aciis. an
others are highly eOrrNssIye are OfieD fsrlL
cd by ieTuilnIailUn- and gbe G. nsillSr-t0l
acird Upon Tin cans are held tsss~th-
wIIn sOlder, an aliry into which leasl rol-r
largely. This metal Is easily c,rr,uisd b
vegetable acids and pslIsOD..us salts an
formed Undoubtedly many persuus "A
greatly injured BY ealing tou,aloes. pSaeh-
etc, which have 5een placed IN IN cans
aud We advise our readers 10 nse slass itrs
OE what Is sIili b<SSer. "a have a hnif
iruit dryer un hansi- Fruis IS a. Eie-f
dried ON this machine IS tO excl ar oshe
Gried iFuil, and II nOI superiur Is equal .
any Uf the canned fruiIs.'