Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-09-08
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD HINTS
If you are buying carpets for durability,
| choose small figures.
Benzine and common clay will clean
| marble. :
II your dat-irons are rough, rub them
with fine salt. and it will make them
| smooth.
Castor oil is an excellent thing to soften
leather.
Wood ashes and common salt, made COM
pact with water, will stop the cracks OF a
stove, and prevent the smoke from escap-
| ing.
To clean brown porcelain L ottle, boil
peeled potatoes in it, The porcelain will
be rendered nearly as white as when new.
To ascertain whether bed be damp or
not, after the bed is warmed, put ss
globe in between the sheets, and Il
| be damp, in few minutes drops d t
will appear On the inside of the gass-
| A strong solution of carbolic acid /
water. poured into holes, kills all tbs $
! it touches, and the survivors immedia
take themselves off.
IL oihUiA PANSO VI PcePOA VI A'AAOAA3 -A--
tened with the spirits Of turpentine, I'D
put into bureau or wardrobe for q siuelo
| day, two or three times, is said to be a sui
! icient preservation against moths.
| Lemon juice and glycerine will remove
| tan and freckles.
Lemon juice and glycerinc will cleanse
and soften the hands.
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not to touch the skin, will destroy warts.
To obviate offensive Precipitation, wash
your feet with soap and diluted spirits of
| ammonia.
The juice of ripe tomatoes will remove
the stain of Walnuts from the hands with
out injury to the skin.
RESTORING FADED INK.-A valuable
discovery has recently been made whereby
the faded ink on old parchments may be
so restored as to render the writing per-
fectlY legible. The process consists in
moistening the paper with water and then
passing over the lines in writing brush
which has been dipped in solution of sui
phide of ammonia, The writing will i'm
mediately appear quite dars il, color, and
this color, in the case of parchment, it will
preserve. Records which were treated in
this way in the Germanic Museum, in Mu-
remburg, ten years ago, are still in the
same condition as Immediately after the
application of the process. On paper, how
eyer, the color gradually fades again; but
it may be restored at pleasure by the appli-
cation of the sulphide.: The explanation
of the action Of this substance is very SIM
pie; the iron which enters into the compo-
sition Of the ink is transformed by the re-
action into the black sulphide.
BURNS AND SCALDS.-The recent fear
full explosion on board the British ironclad
Thunderer has called out the publication
of many recipes and remedies. Among
them all, the following, contributed by an
old and experienced physician, has the
merit of convenience and readiness The
remedy is simply this: The common
whiting of commerce found in nearly eve
ry kitchen,) reduced by cold water to the
consistence of thick cream, is to be spread
on light linen rag, and the whole burnt
surface Instantly covered, and thus exclu-
ded from the action of the air, The ease
it affords is instantaneous, and it only re-
quires to be kept moist by subsequent &C.
ct,sional sprinkling of cold water.
PROPORTION OF FEED TO PRoDUCE OF
EGt7s.-The consumption Of grain By s
is variously estimated at from one TO o
bushels year per head. For fowls !
have ample range through the summer, Q
busheI per year would be sufficient alla
ance. For those confined through the yer
to narrowIquarters, two bushels would not
be too much. On a general average, ola
bushel and four-ffths would be an ample
yearly allowance of corn or mixed grain
for one fowl. Now, a good breed of fowls,
if well cared for, will easily produce enc
hundred and eighty eggs per annum. 81
this rate the product of eggs would be
equal to one hundred for each bushel Of
corn.
CHARCOAL FOR TURKEYs.-From Cali
fornia came the advice to the farmers
club to furnish charcoal for fattening tur-
keys. 1t should be pulyerized and mixed
with corn meal, mashed potatoes or other
substance that can be fed out in little
Jumps. 1t was also recommended to feed
young turkeys the first week four times a
day, after which three times will be suffi-
Gent; to keep them in a pen until old
enough to range without danger from
damp and cold. The great secret of sue
cess in raising young turkeys is to keep
them dry and warm, and to supply them
with grass, gravel, bugs and flies until al
lowed to run at large and pick up these
things for themselves.
FRIED EGG PLANT.-Take large, ripe
purple egg, and cut in slices of half an inch
In thickness; streW a little salt over each,
and lay on plate for ten minu ties or more
to let the water run out, then dip each slice
into well-beaten egg, and then in cracker
or bread crumbs, and fry in hot butter or
lard, as you would oysters, and th plant
will taste like fried fish.
SPONGE CAKE.-A. cupful of sugar, two
eggs, we'll beaten, half a teaspoonful of
soda dissolved in three tablespoonful of
sweet milk, or water, a cupful and half
of flour, half a teaspoonful of salt; little
lemon or nutmeg for favoring.
CHOCOLATE CREAM.-To one quart of
scalded milk add five tablespoonfuls of
grated chocolate, three tablespoonful of
maizena, or corn starch, a cupful Of sugar,
a cupful Of milk; to be eaten the same as
boiled custard.