Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-04-08
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Before buying paint test its quality
by spreading little. upon the thumb
= nail; if it is full of specks it is evidence
of it not being sufficiently ground, and
if it has dead and watery look know
that it is made of cheap material Good
paint when spread thin upon smooth
surface will have, fine, lively appear
ance and be very adhesive.
How to prepare gummed paper
cheaply and well: Take any quantity of
clear, pure dextrine and mix it with
boiling water until it assumes the con-
sistencys of ordinary mucilage Apply
gthinly with a full-bodied, evenly-made
and wide camel's hair brush. The paper
should not be too thin or unsized. This
preparation will dry quickly and adhere
when slightly wet. ~ fHls3
The Teeth Decay, of the teeth is
really caused by their being dissolved by
acids generated in the mouth by the de-
com position of small particles of food.
5 tits clear, therefore, that the only method
Of preventing this is to apply the brush
Immediately after every meal. Soap is
the best substance TO use on the brush,
\ though it is advisable occasionally to use
rather rough powder to keep the teeth
in brilliant polish.-N. Y..Neos.
Remedy for Cabbage Worms.-A
correspondent states that buckwheat
4 flour, sifted through a sieve in the even
ing or in the morning, when the dew is
on, viii efectually eradicate cabbage
worms. Two applications land often one)
will do the work. He has succeeded in
raising splendid cabbage, while his neigh
bors who did not use the remedy have
invariably failed. 1t is far preferable to
hellebore or any other article for the
purpose, and has the advantage of being
harmless E1ch0pge. ss#s ~
--Stewed Cheese is a very
hearty, therefore a cheap, food; chemists
tell us that it contains the greatest
amount of muscle-making power of all
food, and that the poorer it is the more
Of this it has; that skimmed-milk cheese
has still more than any other When
well made it is considered very nutri-
tious; notwithstanding all this, we opine
that none but the healthy can well call
this healthy food; and for those who
eat it we give our rule: Heat a teacup
full of milk with two of cheese, and some
bread crumbs; when melted stir in mus
tard, pepper and salt to taste; serve hot.
Cheese sandwich is made by spreading
the stewed cheese, when cold, thick on
slices of bread. II household.
E-Adulterated Cayenne Pepper.-The
London Lancet gives the following result
of an analysis of twenty-eight samples
of cayenne pepper: Out of the above
number only four were genuine. Out OF
twenty -four adulterated samples twenty
two contained mineral coloring matter.
Red-lead, often in large and poisonous
quantities, was present in thirteen sam
pies. Venetian red, red ochre, brick
dust, or some other analogous ferrugi-
nous earths were contained in seven sam
pies Cinnabar, vermilion, or sulphuret
of mercury was detected in one sample.
Six samples consisted of ground rice,
turmeric and cayenne, colored with red
lead or red ferruginous earth. Six con-
tanned salt, frequently combined with
rice and red ferruginous earth Of red
lead. One of the samples was adulter-
ated with quantity Of the husk OF white
mustard-seed. Two contained rice only,
colored with red-lead or a ferruginous
earth. ''
A subscriber writes to the Pacific
Rural Press as follows: 'sFor more than
ten wears [ have been troubled exceed
Ingly by corns. ! was obliged to pare
them as often as once a month, and had
twice been to corn doctors for relief,
which, however, proved to be OF very
transitory character. Some three months
ago saw an item in the Press, taken
from French medical journal, recon-
mending perchloride of iron as rem,
edy. This struck me SO favorably that !
concluded to- try it. ] followed the di.
rections. applying it morning and nj ght
with small brush for the space OF two
weeks, after which ! pared the tough
skin away and could detect no signs OF a
core beneath, although before the appli-
cation it could be distinctly seen every
time the corn was pared. Since then
have not experienced the least pain from
either of them. New flesh has formed
ever the places occupied by the corns
which shows no disposition, to harden,
and from their present appearance
pronounce them radically cured. They
were hard corns with cores; of its effect
upon soft corns know nothing, but our
opinion is 1t would be just as efficacious.
ly.-Inx. DIanftn1