Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-02-10

DOMESTIC MY.

HOMEMADE CREAM CANDY.-IO d ColcC-
cupfnll of white sugar, add two tablespoon
fuls of water to dissolve it, and boil, without
stirring, in a bright tin pan until it will crisp
in water like molasses candy. Just before
it is done, put in a tablespoonful OF extract
of vanilla, or lemon, or peppermint essence,
and a quarter of teaspoonful of cream of
tartar; when done, pour out into a butterd
pan, and when cool enough to handle, work
it as you would molasses candy, until it is
perfectly white, then stretch and lay on a
marble slab or m~ould;ng-board with a
chopping knife cut into mouthfuls, and lay
it on buttered paper on a plate. When chill
dren want candy, by all means let them have
that at home, and they will not eat plaster
Paris, chalk, starch and poisonous COM
pouds, which derange their stomachs and
ruin their teeth.
New linen may be embroidered more
easily by rubbing it over with fine white
soap 1t prevents the thread from crack
ing.
TO take grease from wall paper, lay sew
eral folds of blotting paper on the spot, and
hold hot iron near it till the grease is absor-
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bed.
TO cleanse articles from tar, resin or any
compounds of a r~esinous character, the use of
flax seed meal, moistened with water, is re-
commended.
The unsatisfactory light frequently given
by kerosene lamps is often due to the wick.
The ~filtering Of several quarts of oil through
q wick, which stops every particle of dust in
it, must necessarily gradually o5struct the
pores oft he wick. Consequently, although
a wick may be long enough to last some
time, it's conductive power may be so inn
paired that a good light canno be obtained.
Hencethe wicks should he renewed often and
made shorter.
Should the addition of little hot water
to the lamp, or the washing Of the oil in
warm water before putting it in the lamp,
fail to produce a brilliant light, then try the
above.
NOVEL Commissioning, which falls in
folds like the, drapery of Greek statues, is
the most artistic c%urtaining possible, but too
costly f~orTepublican wear. The Househeepea
reports seeing lately, curtains suspended on
big rings and swinging In the sunshine, as
soft in their rich and heavy folds as Grape,
and rs pleasantly streaked and clouded In
transmitting light. These curtains We're
made Of Russia crash toWling, costing a few
cents a yard. One of the most agreeable
materials for curtaining windows is coarse
unbleached cotton. The irregularity of the
thread and the roughness of the surface gives
Its folds much the charm of the Russia crash
and its yelloWish hen warns the light of cool
north windows almost to the glow of sun
shine. On the other hand, the tints Of day
light passing through the gray of crash sub
dues the glare Of the room, and harmonize
green or blue and pale walls and furniture,
into a..refreshing general tone. Mrs. Skewton,
in "Dombey and Son. always appeared un-
der rose colored hangings, and every woman
knows that pink globes to gas burners en-
nance beauty. This matter of cool or warm
d~aylightis a great adjunct to the charm ola
%sitting-room or d library.
How TO WASH FINE UNDERCLoTHING.-
The editor of the Germantown Telegraph
says:-ssA leading firm, importers and re-
tailers Of hosiery goods in this city, gives us
the following directions for washing merino,
lambs wool, and silk Undertaking, and we
print it at this time as being in season to be
adopted. From our WI experience we can
testify to its excellence:
"Use one pound of dissolved soap in four
gallons of warm water, in Which we'll rinse
the articles to be washed, drawing them re-