Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-04
HONE, FARM AND GARDEN.

/ "A Pretty Ornament.-An exceeding.
ly beautiful effect is produced by simply
placing handful of the heads of wheat
In vase OF water. Each grain will send
out bright leaflets and continue TO re
place the old ones for many weeks to.
| gether.
"A good walnut stain for wood is com.
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 a brush, either
hot or cold.
in clinical lecture by M. Bucauoy
| delivered at the Hospital Cochin, he ex-
pressed his preference for lemon juice as
local application liz 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. -Occasionally
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-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 II as it
= ha h.. J,ah ha .;,I,
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 Drowned hedge
be relished, provided il has only been al
lowed TO simmer and not to boil
Another Cure for Chilbains Il send
you my recipe, hoping and trusting il
will cure the afflicted tor we have used
1t for years, and il always gives reliet
Here is the recipe: Take two good
sized cabbage stumps, pare of 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
il, 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 absorbs
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 bucket, and with the help of Il
waterpitcber and few wet towels ex.
tinguished il before the slightest damage
was done. Had 1t not been for the cot
ton the flaming oil would have flowed In
all directions.
"A correspondent Of the Country Gen
ttennn, In writing how to cook satisfy,
has the following: Leave il In the ground
all winter. AS ii is better after freezing,
our men often cut IL 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 OIL
the tol S and wash clean; put in 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 IL come to II
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 wiEter evenings, and, with good
crackers, dish fit for King. You can
make patties of il by cooking tender,
MASKING il and frying in butter