The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-08-09
Useful Recipes.

S'NA"A AsNNipSSs
70 test the soundness Of C. piece of
timber, apply tho car 10 the middle of
one Of the ends, while another person
strikes upon the opposite extremity. Ii
the wood is sound and Of good quality,
the blow is very distinctly heard, how
ever long the beam may be. II the wood
is diaggrcgatcd by decay or otherwise,
the sound will be for tho most part de-
stroycd.
\ good rcd or blue ink, suitable for
nse with stamps, can be made by rub-
bling Prussian blue or drop lake with
fine clay into thick paste with water.
Adhesive fly paper is made by boiling
linsccd oil to which little rosin has
been added, until viscid massis formed.
The latter is then spread evenly upon
tho paper.
A tablespoonful OF black pepper put in
the first water in which gray and buff
linens are washed will keep them from
spotting. It will also generally keep the
colors OF black or colorrd cambrics or
muslinS from running, and does not
harden the water.
Lime slated Just before application
is said to he m iniallible protection
against fly in tllrnips.
4 wlitewasll made of quicklime anl
wood ashes will destroy moss on trees.
\ mixture Of tallow three parts, tar
one part, applied to the bark while hot,
will protect fruit trees against mice,
A cubic yard of sand or earth weighs
about thirty cwt. mud twenty-five cwt. Z;
mari twenty-six cwt.; clay thiriy-ono
cwt.; chalk thirty,six cwt.; sandstone
thirty.ninc cwt. shalc forty cwt. quartz
forty ono cwt; granite forty.two cwt. !;
trap forty.two cwt.; slate iorty-thrcc
cwt.
In small blasts, one pound OF powder
will loosen about four and n half tons Of
rock. In large blasts, one pound of
powder will loosen two and half tons.
Fifty or sixty pounds Of powder incloscd
IN bag and hung against barrier will
demolish any ordinary structure. One
man can bore with bit one inch in di-
ameter from fifty to sixty inches per
day of ten hours in granite, or three
hundred to four hundred inches per
day in limestone. Two strikers and n
holder can bore with bit two inches in
diameter ten feet per day in rock Of me-
dium hardness.
A four-horse team will haul from
twenty-five to thirty.six cubic feet Of
limestone at each load.
About two hundred and seventy cubic
feet Of new meadow hay, or from two
hundred and sixteen to two hundred and
forty.thrce cubic feet OF hay from old
stacks, or from two hundred and ninety
seven to three hundred and twenty-four
cubic feet Of dry clover, weigh one ton.
To compute tho number Of tons m
ice house will contain, calculate the num-
Der Of cubic feet in tho house and d.
vide by thirty-tive; this gives the num-
Der OF tons if closely packed.
To determine the weight OF 1.-Two cat.
tic, measure in inches the girth around
tho breast Just behind tho shoulder
blade, and the length OF the back from
the tail to the fore part of the shoulder
blade. Multiply the girth by the length
and divide by one hundred md forty
four. II the girth is less than three
feet multiply the quotient by eleven. II
between three and five feet, multiply by
sixteen; If between five and seven feet,
by twenty.three, or if between seven and
nine feet, by thirty-one. If tho animal
is lean, deduct one twentieth of the re-
suit and the answer is the weight in
pounds; this multiplied by 0.G05 gives
the net weight.
To make glue which will resist fire,
mix handful Of quick lime in four
ounces of linseed oil and boil to good
thickness; then spread on tin plates in
the shade. 1t will become exceedingly
hard, but may be easily dissolved over
the fire and used MS ordinary glue.
To restore the color of marble man.
tlcpiece which has become stained, mix
up n quantity Of the strongest soap lees
with qllicklimo to tho consistance of
milk, aud lay it on the stone for twenty.
four hours. Clean afterwards with soap
and water.
Plastero paris mixed with saturated
solution OF alum, baked in IN oven, pul.
verified, and lastly mixed with water, is
an excellent cement for marble.
Slaked lime, placed loosely on board
inside furnace during the summer, will
take up tho moisture and prevent rust.
lng.-ScicWifC american.