Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-12-10
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

TUE Journal Of Chemistry tells lis that
It is a common practice among miliers TO
grind the soundest, best wheat into fine
flour, and the poorest into what Is called
Graham -four which is too often n
mixture Of bran and injured flour. What
is needed in the market Is good, sweet
Hour made from the whole wheat. The
brown loaf made from the whole wheat
flour is sweetcr and more palatable than
the white loaf of bolted -four.
GREASE or paint spots in clothes are
easily removed by oil Of turpentine, or a
hot iron pressed on the place over coarse
brown paper, after scraping all that can
be got off with a blunt knife. Stains NAV
be removed from light-colored clothes,
such as drabs, bufIs or whites, with full.
lers earth but this is apt to take the
color out of dark cloths II should be
dissolved in little boiling water, put on
the spot when hot held to the fire to dry,
and then brushed out Pitch Is removed
first, by rubbing the place over with
| grease or oil, and then taking out the oil
by the application of spirits of turpentihe
| ErcltunBe,
SoUR-KRAUT.-fn the first place letyour
stand, holding from half barrel to n
barrel, be thoroughly scalded out; the
cutter, the tub and the stamper also well
scalded. Take off all the outer leaves OF
the Cabbagts, halve them, remove the
heart, and proceed with the cutting. Lay
some clean leaves at the bottom of the
stand, sprinkle with handful of salt, fill
| in one-half bushel of cut cabbage, stamp
gently until The juice Just makes its ap.
pearance then add another handful of
SALT and so OH until the stand is full
Cover over with cabbage. leaves, place on
top clean board fitting the space pretty
well, and on the top of that stone weigh
ing twelve or fifteen pounds. Stand away
in cool place, and when hard freezing
comes on remove to the cellar. 1t will
be ready for use in four to sis weeks. The
cabbage should be cut toletably coarse-
Western Rural.
THt Tndusirte Bldter, of Berlin, recon-.
mends the use of the wild rosemary Ledum
pdlustre) as a substitute for the weil.known
Persian powder This plant, whether
fresh or dry, will kill lice, bed. bugs, fleas,
moths, beetles and their Larvae, the mag.
gots and blue. bottles and probably other
insects. 1t is also the best remedy for
mosquito bites and the bites of all other
insects. A little of the tincture of the
plant applied to the bite not only relieves
biiS ihtOlCldblt llCHluS, DuL also TelleVeS
the pain. If the tincture be mixed with
glycerine and rubbed on the skin il will
drive the mosquitoes away. If this be
fact, the plant deserves special attention.
1t is very probable that it will be able to
entirely supplant the extensive and fire.
quently adulterated or counterfeit insect
powder. 1t is most effective when green
and in bloom, ut which time it should be
gathered - Hesfern R,lrnL
THE Prairie Farmer thus tells how to
cut and trim pork: Have the hog laid
on his back on stout table Clean the
carcass Of the leaf fat. Take off his feet
at the ankle JOINTS. Cut the head off
close to the shoulders, separating the
jowl from the skull, and open the skull
lengthwise on the under side so as to re-
move the brains fully. Remove the back.
bone in its whole length, and with a
sharp knife cut off the skin-then the fat,
leaving only about one-half inch of fat on
the spinal column. The middlings or
sides are now cut from between the quar-
ters, leaving the shoulders square shaped
and the ham pointed, or it may be rounded
to suit your fancy. The ribs are next re-
moved partially or entirely with the sides.
The trimmings or fat from the hams and
tiabby parts of the sides are rendered up
with the backbone strips for lard. The
sausage meat is cut off from the fat and
ribs; and other lean pieces are used for
the same purpose.