The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-03-04

out bright leaflets and continue to re-
place the old ones for many weeks to-
gether.
"A good walnut stain for wood is CON-
posed of water, one quart washing soda,
one and one-half ounces; Vandykc brown,
two and one half ounces; bichromate of
potash, one-fourth ounce. Boil for ten
minutes and apply with brush, either
hot or cold.
| In clinical lecture by NJ. Bucquo Y
delivered at the Hospital Cochin, he ex-
pressed his preference for lemon juice as
a local application in diphtheria to
acids, chlorate of potash, nitrate of
silver, perchloride of iron, alum or lime
water. He uses it by dipping little
plug of cotton or wool, twisted around
wire, in the juice and pressing it against
the diseased surface four or five times
daily.
Care of Canaries.-Occasiona
place in the water small piece of ex-
tract of licorice, and put between the
wires at one end of the center perch a
piece of white sugar. The seed.b boxes
should contain sufficient seed for the
day. A mixture of canary, rape and
hemp seed is usually given, but hemp
seed is too fattening. We have always
found canary and rape the best food,
with occasionally little German millet
added.
Dressed Mutton.-To have it as it
should be the dish must be lined with
mashed potatoes, the mutton nicely
minced and properly seasoned, placed in
the dish, a little stock added, and then
covered over with mashed potatoes
roughed with fork and placed before
the fire till the little dish assumes the
appearance of nicely-browned hedge.
hog. The hotter served the better it will
be relished, provided it has only been al
lowed to simmer and not to boil.
Another Cure for Chilblains.-I send
you my recipe, hoping and trusting it
will cure the afflicted, Tor we have used
it for years, and it always gives relief.
Here is the recipe: Take two good
sized cabbage stumps, pare off the hard
outer rind, then take the pith or inside
and slice very thin, put into spider with
one teacup of good sweet lard, and cook
slowly till there is nothing left but
soft mess of the cabbage, strain off the
lard, and after soaking the feet and
wiping them dry grease them thoroughly
with this lard, and heat in by the fire
grease them every night, and heat them
as hot as can be borne, and, my word for
it, his chilblains will soon disappear
Cor. Cincinnati Times.
"A correspondent of the New York
Tribune gives an exceedingly simple pre-
caution in the use of kerosene or any
other cheap oil. His plan is to fill the
lamp lightly with jewelers. cotton before
pouring in the oil. The cotton aI,sorbs
great deal of the oil, and in case of acct
dent the latter does not flow about, and
can thus be extinguished. On one occa-
sion his kerosene lamp burst, and
mass of flame jumped out; but, being in
compact body, he covered it Instantly
with a bucket, and with the help of
water-pitcher and few wet towels ex-
tinguished it before the slightest damage
was done. Had it not been for the cot
ton the flaming oil would have flowed in
all directions.
"A correspondent of the Country Gen.
tlennan, in writing how to cook satisfy,
has the following: Leave it in the ground
all winter. AS it is better after freezing,
our men often cut it out of the frozen
ground with an old ak, and we think it
is better than at any other time, as freez-
ing makes it tender. To cook it, cut off
the tOl and wash clean; put in a stew
pan, with water enough TO cover 1t; let
it boil till tender; then take it out,
scrape off the skin, and cut the roots in
slices one-fourth of an inch thick; put in
a pan with fresh water, let it come to
boil, add pint of fresh milk, little but
ter, pepper and salt, and you will have
the kind of soup we enjoy very often on
cold winter evenings, and, with good
crackers, dish fit for King. You can
make Datties of IL nv cooking tender
MASKING it and frying in butter.