Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
Practical Suggestions.

Practical Suggestions.
NEVER let tomatoes lie on the ground
If possible, as they bear more abundant
~, last longer, and are better favored
when pushed or trellised.
FLUID glue may be prepared by dis
solving one pound of good glue in one
pint of hot water, to which are added
three ounces OF nitric acid; after the ev-
olution of nitrous vapors has ceased tie
liquid is cooled, when it is fit for use.
TIE best joke of the season is perpe-
trated this week on its readers by the
Rural New Yorker, being the printing
of an excellent likeness of the Hon.
Henry Wilson for that of ex-President
Johnson. We do not think the Vice
President will feel much fattered.
Put clean water near the hives where
the bees can find it, especially during
dry weather. By SO doing your neigh
bors will notbe annoyed by having them
about their pumps and wells. Some
times half dozen bees will be found in
a pail of water just pumped from the
we'll. The bees were in the nose of the
pump getting water.
A CORRESPONDENT gives very simple
and easily tried means of driving rats
from the premises, and which he says
is very effective. Take copperas. the
quantity to depend upon the number
of buildings or places infested, pulver-
ize it very fine, and sprinkle it in all
the buildings in fact, in every place
that they are in the habit of frequenting.
In few days, according to the writer,
all the rats will be gene.
WHEN cows bag becomes swelled,
a simple and generally efectual remedy
is found in applying fresh lard, which
should be thoroughly and repeatedly
rubbed in. Some people use beef
brine instead of lard, with good results.
Plenty of rubbing without any applica-
ton will often effect cure. The calf
should be allowed to suck until a cure
is effected, and if portion Of the milk
is drawn from the COW before he is given
his rations, SO he will be obliged to do
good deal Of stripping, he will help
to reduce the swelling.
B. +. PHILLIPS, of Colebrook, Ashta-
bula county, Ohio, recommends to us
copperas and lime as safe, sure and
cheap destroyer of the Colorado potato
bug. Mr.. Phillips says: CT used five
pounds each of copperas and slaKed
lime, dissolved in twenty gallons of
water, and applied it with whitewash
brush, effectually destroying the enemy.
A trial of the same mixture, with twice
as much water, did the work equally
WE'LL" His field was alive with the
beetles and their larvae before the ap-
plication. The mixture improves the
growth Of the potato vine, and it GER
tainly cannot do any harm. The cop
peras is itself manure, operating
somewhat as gypsum Or land plaster.
To TAN SKINs.-Take equal parts of
sulphur, alum and salt, and dampen to
paste; then rub on the pelt with a
brush for light skins, and let them lay
about week. You can tell when they
tanned by scraping off a little of the
mixture; the skin will be very white if
tanned thoroughly. It is preferable to
add little dissolved saltpetre on d1y,
hard skins. Before these Ingredients
are applied take off all grease sub
stances. For sheep Or dog skins for
robes [ sometimes take box and put
a little sulphur in it and set it on fire;
then fix the skin where it can catch
the smoke. When you smother the
fire you can hold the pelt quite close
without burning it; for light skins,
however, this will not answer. This
process makes them more pliable; they
look better and keep free from moth.
Choice Recipes.
BOILED CHERRY PUDDING-One brick
loaf soaked until soft in pint of milk;
sweetened to taste; add one quart of
ripe cherries, and eggs well beaten.
Boil two hours. Serve with vinegar
sauce.
PoTATo SHoRr-C cold
mashed potatoes left from dinner; beat
in more milk, butter and salt; put them
out on your doughboard; add just -four
enough to roll it out; bake on the grid