Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-07-04
AGRICULTURAL AND DONesTIC.

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POTATOES" Yes, but you are always
Successful IN raising crop of weeds.
-Jo,ra State Register.
-Radishes are the poorest and least
nourisning of all vegetables, and man
:. tha only animal that will eat rad
;Sb either raw or cooked. This is the
most indgestible article that can be
taken into the stomach. -ETchange.
A good soft dressing for the hair
;s thus made: Take a sufficient guam
tity of fresh butter and filter it through
tissue or fine letter-paper, and then
ont with alcohol. 1t can be scented
with any essence that is liked.
"A piece of flannel is better to wash
the face with than sponge. The
slight roughness cleanses the pores of
the skin. and prevents those little
black specks which so many people
complain of, and try every remedy but
the right one (soap and water and a
rough towel to cure.
The housewife who finds il neces-
sary to keep stove up in the sitting
room during the summer (and if there
is no crate or fireplace there should
he a stove kept up for cool nights and
mornings and damp days, will find
that tablespoonful of molasses added
to the backing will cause it to adhere
better and retain the polish longer.
If white straw mating is washed
twice during the summer in salt and
water-a pint of salt to half a pailful
of water-and dried quickly with a
soft cloth it will be long before it will
turn yellow. a thin coat of yarnish
applied to straw mating will make it
much more durable, and keeps the
mating looking fresh and new. White
yarniSh should be used on white mat
ting. If thus vanished it will not
need to be washed. Be sure and have
the varnish thin or the mating will
crack. N. Y. HerdId.
"A Nebraska housewife says: |
hope you will caution all your readers
never to use turpentine in washing
fluids. 1t will extract the dirt, |
know, but from experience of myself
and many others | know it produces
swelling and rheumatic affection of
the wrists and ankle-joints, and is
highly injurious to the system gener-
ally. 1t will not evaporate from the
clothing for a long time. l tried it
more than thirty years ago.
Many farmers are exceedingly dis
satisfied with their profession, and re-
pine at their duties. On the other
hand, Socrates, the wisest Of ancient
philosophers, said of it: "Agriculture
rs an employment the most worthy of
the application of man; the most
ancient, and the most suitable to his
nature. 1t is the common nurse of all
persons in every age and condition of
life; 1t is the source of health, strength,
plenty, and riches, and of thousand
sober delights ard honest pleasures. 1t
is the mistress and school of sobriety,
temperance, justice, religion, and. in
short, of all virtues, civil and mill
tary. '--CinciRaNti Gazette.
Speaking of starching and iron
ing, the Michiqan Farmer says: First
have the clothes well washed and
well wrung out, and laid in your
clothes-basket. Then make your
starch-cook it until very thick; to
every quart of boiled starch put in
one teaSpoonful of white sugar. Dip
your collars and cuffs and the shirt
bosomS in the thick starch. just as hot
as the hand can bear; rub in well i:
wiring out, shake, and hang up to dry.
Fold down the evening before YOU
want to iron. Before you begin to
ifon see that your irons are clean and
smooth, and you FIRE well regulated.
There are smoothing-lrons made on
purpose for shirts, some of which
have merits. Place Il bowl of water,
with an old napkin in it, on your iron
ing-table; next take up shirt, shake
out well, as that helps to get rid of tie
wrinkles; iron all but the bosom, and
then pat in your bosom-board, stretch
II out well, wiring out your napkin and
give the bosom a good rubbing up and
down; then iron it until it looks dry.
Wiring cut your napkin and give 1t an
other good rubbing, and iron as before;
cont nue. in so doing until the glossy
appearance suits you. rs 1t Will If you
only perseyere. Don't be afraid of
rubbing with the wet cloth; in that
wrinkles and blisters. Iron collars and
cuffs III the same way, and have
Starched things dried well before lay
ing away. If you want to use what is
called cold starch, dissolve the starch
IN cold water, dip clothing III, roll and
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