The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-18
THE HOUSEHOLD.

TO HAVE POT-PIE ALWAYS LIGHT.
Use Hecker's prepared -four, mix with
milk or water.
Do NOT change thick flannel under
wear until the cold weather is wholly
gone, and by all means substitute sum-
mer flannels for them.
SOFT SOAP.
Run off the I've in the usual way and
put into the tub with the usual quantity
of grease. Let it stand from two to four
weeks, stirring it occasionally, and you
will have as good soap as was ever made
by boiling.
IVY POISONING.
Our correspondent writes: Seeing in
your valuable paper that some hunters
suffer terribly from the effects of poison
ivy or sumac, l would say to them, if
! they would apply freely acetate of lead
/ dissolved in water, it gives immediate
relief.
| To SET COLOR5 IN COTTON STOCKINGS
AND CALICOEs.
Put some sugar-Of-lead in the water
to wash cOlOred stockings and caiic0es,
] it will set the color; any druggist will
tell you how much sugar-Oflead should
/ be used to gallon of water.
TO TAKE SPOTS OUT OF A KALsoMINED
WALL.
Spots which show are generally of a
greasy nature. First mOisten the spots
with strong alum-water. When dry, ap-
ply CrawfOrd's prepared kalsomine of the
/ consistency of a thick cream. l have
found this to work admirably, it will not
rub off,
TO REMOVE RED MITES FROM CANARIES.
Hang piece Of new white flannel in
the cage at night next the perch so that
it shades the bird from the light. In
the morning you will find the mites on
the flannel wash or put a new piece the
following night, and continue doing so
until they are all removed. 1t is also well
to scald the cage. The perches should
be Of red cedar wood.
STRAWBERRY sHoRT-CAKE.
One quart of flour, sifted one tea
spoonful of salt, two teaspOonfuls of
cream of tartar, a piece of butter the
size of large egg; rub it in the -four
| well; dissolve one teaspOonfuI of soda in
tablespoonful of water, and put the
saltwater in two cups of milk, bake in
quick oven. Take three pints of Der
ries, press half, and then put the other
berries in; save some of the juice and
mix some sugar with it; split the cake,
butter it and lay mixture between.
Peaches cut up, sugared and mixed with
little cream or milk; or oranges, cut
up with sugar and laid between in the
cake are also very nice.
HOW To GET RID OF FLIES.
The Rev. Geo. Meares Drought, writ
ing from Ireland, says: " For three
years have lived in a town, and during
that time my sitting-rOOm'has been free
from flies, three or four only walking
about my breakfast table, while all my
neighbOrs' rooms were crowded. l often
congratulated myself on my escape but
never knew the reason until two days ago.
1 then had occasion to move my goods
to another house, while 1 remained on
| for two days longer. Among other
| things moved were two boxes of gera-
NUNS and calceOlaries, which stood in
my window, the window being always
open to full extent, top and bottom.
The boxes were not gone half an hour
| before my room was full of flies as those
around me. This, to me, is a new dis
covery, and perhaps it may encourage
| others in that which is always a source
of pleasure, and which now proves also
| to be a source of comfort, viz window
| gardening