Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-01-28

OF SILK, cashmere or alpaca.
Sulphate of zinc can he purchased
0! amy druggist, in the form of salt,
and a pound of it dissolved in two
pals OF warm water, and thrown into
offensive cesspools, will soon deodor
ize them.
To prevent iron from rusting, ap-
ply kerosene with a cloth. Stoves
treated in this way may be kept from
rusting during the summer. 1t is,
also, an excellent material to apply
to all iron utensils used about the
farm.
To make mnsh biscuit, take one
tin of milk, one tin Of mush, one cup
OF lard, one cup Of yeast; mix over
night, roll out in the morning, and
bake for breakfast. They are better
than soda biscuit and much more
llealthtul
TO prevent wounds from mortifv-
ing, sprinkle sugar on them. The
Turks wash fresh wounds with wine
and sprinkle sugar on them. Obsti-
nate ulcers may be cured with sugar
dissolved in a strong decoction of
walnut leaves.
Half a pound OF borax will drive
cockroaches out Of any house. A
large handful of the powder to ten
gallons of water will effect n sayinr
Of fifty per cent. in soap. 1t is an
excellent dentritice, and the best ma
terial tor cleansing the scalp.
Do your women keep account
books? If not, begin ut once. You
don't know show the money goes"
unless YOU put it down in black and
white. Teach your children to keep
their own accounts, it will be a great
step towards making little business
men and women out of them.
When color on II fabric has been
accidentally or otherwise destroyed
by acid, ammonia is applied to neu-
tralize the same, after which the APP
pl!catlon of chloroform will, in almost
all cases, restore the original color.
The application of ammonia is com
mon, but that of chloroform is but
little known.
To make good soap at a slight ex-
pense put in an iron kettle ) pounds
of unslaked lime, ) pounds of salso-
da, q gallons of soft water; let it soak
one night; IN the morning pour off
the water, then add to the water 81
pounds of grease; boil till thick;
turn INTO pan to cool, and then cut
into bars.
1t IS not generally known that
pounded alum possesses the property
of purifying water (the water stirred
at the time). 1t will, after the lapse
of a few hours, by precipitating to
the bottom the impure particles, so
purify it that it will be found to pos
sess all the freshness and clearness of
the finest spring water. a paiful
con aiming four gallons may be puri-
fed by single teaspoontul.
To make chicken bean soup, stew
a fat hen till ready to drop to pieces.
Have quart of beans soaked over
night; in the morning parboil them
till soft in rainwater. Drain off and
put them with the chicken. Stew
slowly for half an hour; add bntter
and salt to suit the taste, and fill up
with boiling water, enough to suit
the number that is to eat. This will
be enough for from six to ten persons.
In choosing a good COW, a GRUMPY
horn is Il good indications; full eve
another. Her head should be small
and short. Avoid a Roman nose,
which indicates thin milk and little
OF it. See that she Is dishci in the
iacc-sunk between the eyes, Notice
that she is what stock men call a
good handler->kin soft and loose,
like the skin on n dog Deep from
the loin to the udler, and Il very
slim tail. a COW with these marks
never fails to be II good mixer
The influence of forests in drawing
moisture from the heavens may be
judged from the experience Of San
Diego, California. Previous to 1856
there was yearly n rainy season,
which made the soil nourlshing and
productive. In 1863 a destructive
lire swept over a greater part OF the
country, cutting down the luxuriant
chaparral md blackening the hills
Since then there has been no rainy
season ut San Diego.
TO make Il cracked wheat pudding,
take a quart OF unskimmed milk, add
to it a gill Of cracked wheat. uncook-
ed, and a gill Of sugar, and small
piece of cinnamon. Place in an
oven of medium heat. When about
half done, stir in the crust already
formed, and leave it to form another,
which will be sufficiently brown.
Try when it is done BY tasting a
grain of the wheat, which must be
very soft. This, when cold, makes
a delicious, creamy pudding. A
handful of raisins is an addition.
The durability of the solcs of boots
and shoes may be greatly increased
by coating them with gum copal var
nish, which also has the effect of
making them waterproof. -Four or
five coats should be given, allowing
each coat of varnsh to dry before the
succeeding one is applied. Soles thus
treated'possess twice the durability,
and generally outlast the best up
pers. The leather uppers of boots
and shoes may be rendered soft and
waterproof by rubbing into them,
while warm, before the fire, Il mixture
composed Of four ounces of lard and
one ounce of resin.
TO make snow flake cream, put in
a stew-pan four ounces of ground
rice, two ounces of sugar, few drops
of the essence of almonds, or anv
other essence YOU choose. with two
ounces of fresh butter; add one quart
Of milk, boil from fifteen to twenty
minutes, till it forms a smooth sub
stance, though not too thick; then
pour in a mold previously oiled, and
serve when cold; it will turn ont
like jelly. IF no mold, put either in
cups or a pie-dish. The rice had
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