The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-11-07
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Household Hints.

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SOFT Dissolve one pound of
potash in two gallons of hot water, then
add two pounds of clean melted grease
while stirring. Set aside, and in few
days youwill have excellent soap.
To STIFFEN BLACK GRENADINE. Take
one pint mucilage; add one quart cold
water; stir well; have sponge well
cleaned, which dip into the solution, and
softly brush the grenadine, and allow to
hang up in q cool place until dry. 200
MoTH PREvENTIvEs. Brush and clean
woolens and furs thoroughly, put them
in tight paper bags, and paste them per-
fectly tight. To make sure, it is better
to place second bag over the first. To
prevent the paper bag from being torn,
it is better to put it in box or trunk.
Clothes should not be allowed to lie
about, but should be carefully put away
when no longer in daily use. Camphor
is very good to place in drawers. Fold
up clothes, sprinkling dry camphor be-
tween the folds, and then sew them up
in common bed ticking. 1t is necessary
to be sure that moths have not laid eggs
in the things before they are packed.
RANCID BUTTER. This may be re-
stored by melting it in water bath,
with some coarsely powdered animal
charcoal (Which has been thoroughly
sifted from dusD, and straining through
flannel. E'EkNE Nv n FFa# q
70 KEEP PIANo-KEYs WHITE. Piano
keys that have become yellow will lose
much Of the color by leaving them open,
as keeping them closed too much is the
cause of their being yellow.
Money in Fruii.
A writer in a Western paper says :
Nothing is more common than to hear
the complaint that there is no money in
growing fruit when the truth is, as I
have had it demonstrated time and
again, that there is more money taken
from the orchard than from any crop on
the farm, acre for acre. And, of all the
fruits grown, the most staple and reli-
able is the apple. 1t is in universal de.
mand and wanted in every month in the
year, l asked, the other day, an old
farmer OF these parts, who has farm Of
more than 200 acres in cultivation
twenty acres of which are in orchard
What crop on your. farm pays YOU
best" He replied, Without hesitation
My apple orchard of twenty acres pay,
me better than all the other acres of til,
farm p Thiswwas az remarkable state
ment, and yet 1 was not surprised at it
L know it to be literally true. This MAJ
this year has over 2, 200 barrels of choic,
apples, and for nearly four weeks ha
been sending to the Chicago marke
from $50 to 800 worth of apples daily
and the prospect is that he will keeI
this up for long timo to come. Their
is money in this orchard. In fact, it i
the most profitable orchard ever knew
And there are three reasons which con
tribute to this result: First, the prope
varieties for profit were planted second
the soil and location are just what the
should be to produce the ,beJt results
and, third, the man who cares for til
orchard does his duty to the orchard.
Health Notes.
A single drop of susquiodide chloriG
OF iron put on corn between the toe
once day, with d camel's hair brusl
will effect certain cure.
To eradicate face pimples, avoid vel
salt, rich, OF greasy food, and take do
OF magnesia occasionally. Wash the ia,
with diluted cologne water.
One ounce of alcohol, two drachms
cayenne, one ounce of kerosene oil, mi
ed and left standing a day or two, w
cure the worst case Of toothache.
Hoarseness or tickling in the thro
may often be alleyiated by placing
small quantity Of powdered borax on t
tongue, and allowing it to dissolve al
run down the throat. =xwAe-5
Speedy relief from burns may be B
tained by applying layer of comm
salt and saturating it with laudanul
Keep it in position few hours with
simple wrappers