Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-02
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Soft words and soft water should be
abundant and in every home.
Always save the earliest and best
seeds for your own use; by so doing for
years the quality may be greatly improved
and early ripening will be hastened.
-Corn-cobs make the best and cheap
est summer fuel to be obtained. They
are richer in potash than any wood, and
the ashes ought to be saved for soap
making
A correspondent says that when he
was collecting his cows for the dairy an
old dairyman said There is great deal
of money made in this country by dairy
ing, but il is all made from the good
cows"
-Horseradish grated and mixed with
pickle will prevent mold forming
on the top OF the jar Leaves or horse
radish laid over the top will answer the
purpose. Ii is said thatthis pungentroot, if
grated and mixed with vinegar and eaten
with the food, VIII prevent and cure par
alysis.
A kitchen floor may be stained of an
agreeable and serviceable color by coating
it with mixture of five pounds of French
ocher, quarter of glue, and one gallon
of hot water. This should be put ON hot,
and. when thoroughly dry, covered with
two coats of boiled linseed oil. The
floor should be made smooth before it is
colored
Wild claims that he can cure every
case of whooping- within eight days
by the following treatment: The patient
is not to leave the room, and at every ac-
cess of coughing is to place before the
mouth a small piece of cloth folded sew
eral times, and wet with a teaspoonful OF
the following solution: Ether, sixty parts
chloroiorm, thirty parts; turpentine, one
part. W
Chloride of lime water, il is said, Will
remove mildew from cotton, cloth, or linz
en-. A large teaspoonful of the fresh chic
ride is stirred into quart OF water and
strained. The cloth is dipped in the solu-
ton, and laid in the sunlight for a few
minutes; il this is not effective, the dip
ping should be repeated. This Will not
iniure the cloth, if sufficiently weak, and
the cloth is we'll rinsed in clear water so
soon as the spots are discharged.
--Palatable Beets.--A small teacupful
of vinegar (if very strong reduce with
waterl, tablespoonful of butter, the same
of white sugar, a little salt and pepper, q
heaping teaspoonful of corn-starch dis
solved in water, and added. Stir altogether
until thickened by boiling; il should be
like thick cream when done. Have the
sliced beets in a small saucepan on the
stove Pour the dressing over, stirring
carefully. Send TO the table very hot in
covered dish.
"A correspondent of the Western Rural
gives this cure for ring bone: Pulverized
cantharides, oil of spike, oil of origanum
oil OF amber, oil of cedar, Barbados tar,
British oil each two ounces; oil OF worm.
wood, one ounce; spirits of turpentine,
four ounces; common potash, one-hali
ounce; nitric acid, six ounces oilof vitriol
four ounces; lard, three ounces. Melt the
lard and slowly add the acids; stir well
and add the other ingredients, stirring
until cold Clip off the hair and apply by
rubbing and heating into the parts affected
In about three days, or when the part Is
done running, wash off with suds made
with white CASTLE soap and apply again,
In old cases il may take three or four
weeks, and In recent cases two or three
applications have cured