The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-02
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.
Soft words and soft water should

| Soft words and soft water should be
abundant and in every home.
One of the best dressings for old sores
is perfectly dry, clean earth; dress them
every day, washing clean and applying a
fresh poulticc of dry dust.
Always save the earliest and best
seeds tor your own use; by SO doing for
years the quality may be greatly improved
and early ripening will be fastened.
-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: "Thcrc is a great deal
of money made in this country by dairy
ing, but it 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. 1t is said that this pungcntroot if
grated and mixed with vinegar and eaten
with tho food, will prevent and cure par
alysis.
"A kitchen floor may he stained of an
agreeable and scrviccablc color by coating
it wish a mixture of five pounds of French
ochcr, quarter of glue, and one gallon
of hot water This Should he put on hot,
and, when thoroughly dry, covered with
two coats of boiled linsced oil. The
floor should be made smooth before it is
colored.
Wild claims that he can cure every
case of whooping-cough 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 small piece of cloth folded sew
eral times, and wet with a teaspOonful of
the following solution: Ether, sixty parts !;
chloroform, thirty parts; turpentine, one
part.
Chloride OF 1imc-Watcr, it is said, will
remove mildcw from cotton, cloth, or lin
en-. A large tcaspoontul 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; if this is not effective, the dip
ping should be repeated. This will not
injurc the cloth, if sufficiently weak, and
the cloth is well rinsed in clear water 50
soon as the spots are discharged.
-Palatable Bccts.-A small tcacupful
of vinegar (if very strong reduce with
water), a tablespoonful of butter, the same
of white sugar, a little salt and pepper, II
heaping teaspoonful of corn starch dis
solved in water, and added. Stir altogether
until thickened by boiling; it should be
like thick cream when done. Have the
sliced bcets in small saucepan on the
stove. Pour the dressing over, stirring
carefully Send to the table very hot in a
covered dish.
"A correspondent of the Western Ru1ul
gives this cure for ring bone: Pulvcrizcd
cantharidcs, 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 turpcntinc,
four ounces; common potash, onc-half
ounce; nitric acid, six ounces oil of vitriol
four ounces lard, three ounces. Melt the,
lard and slowly add the acids; stir we'll
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 it may take three or four
weeks, and in recent cases two or three
applications have cured.