Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-07-07
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Household Hints.

To TAKE WRINKLES Our OF SILK.-Ii
silk scarfs or handkerchiefs have become
wrinkled, moisten, not wet them, evenly
with n sponge dipped in weins solution
of glue (; then pin tho article. smoothly
aud tightly stretched, upon screen or a
mattress.
Fly PApEn.-Powlered black pepper
is mixed with syrup to thick paste,
which is spread by means of broad
brush upon coarse blotting.paper. Com
mon brown syrup will answer, but syrup
made from sugar is preferable, as it
dries quicker. For use, piece of this
paper is laid upon plate and dampencd
with water. The paper may also be
made at the mill by adding sugar to the
pulp, and afterward powdered black
pepper, and rapidly working it into q
porous absorbent paper. .
WASHING BUTTER. unwashcd
there is always little buttermilk and
sugar adhering to the butter that gives
it peculiar flavor, in addition to that of
pure butter, which many people like
when it is new. Washing removes all
this foreign matter and leaves only the
taste OF the butter pure and simple. The
assertion is often made, and many peo-
pie believe it, that water washes out the
flavor of butter, but it only cleanses it
from the buttermilk, sugar and milk acid
which may adhere to it.
LEMON SYRUP.-When people feel the
need of an acid, if they would let vinegar
alone and use lemons or apples, they
would feel just as we'll satisfied and re-
ceive no injury. When lemons are cheap,
purchase several dozen at once, and pre-
pare them for use in the warm trying
days of the spring and summer, when
acids are SO grateful and useful. Press
your hand on the lemon and roll it back
and forth briskly on the table, then press
the juice into bowl or tumbler-never
into tin. Strain out all the seeds, as
they give bad taste; remove all the
pulp from the peels and boil in water
pint for dozen pulps-to extract the
acid. A few minutes boiling is enough;
then strain the water with the juice Of
the lemons, put a pound OF white sugar
to pint of the juice, boil ten minutes,
bottle it, and your lemonade is ready.
Put tablespoonful or two of this lemon
syrup in glass of water and you will
have cooling, healthful drink.
To CLEAN CoRsETs. out the
steels at fronts and sides, then scrub
thoroughly with tepid or cold lather of
white CASTLE soap, using very small
brush do not lay them in water. When
quite clean, let cold water run on them
freely from the spigot to rinse out the
soap thoroughly. Dry, without ironing
(after pulling lengthwise until they are
and shapely). in a cool place.
CLEANING oA.-Take tea leaves
and boil them with considerable water,
then wash the alpaca in the tea water,
rubbing it through your hands squeeze
out tight, and iron with hot iron.
fractured hone in IL Horse.
A horse going six miles an hour went
into bad place in the road, on getting
through which he walked fifty rods, and
then, beginning to trot, stopped suddenly
md held out one fore foot, on which he
has not rested since. In forty hours it
swelled up from the hoof almost to the
fetlock. 1t was lanced, and about tea
spoonful of blood came from the oritice.
This is not uncommon occurrence i'll
q horse that makes faulty step into an
hole. Oftentimes the frac-
ture is at first but partial, and the bones
Ire held together by the strong investing
igaments, so that no displacement, no
distortion nor grating are to be detected.
If tho fracture does not extend into the
oastern joint there will be good pros
oect for recovery, and all that is wanted
will be to keep the part wrapped in
,old, wet bandage until the marked
enderness on pressure has subsided,
md then apply a smart blister round the
ront and sides of the pastern. The
blister will operate better than splints in
Ieepiug the part still, and it may be re-
,eated if necessary when the effects of
he first pass off. Use two drains Of
we'll mixed in one ounce
ard. Recovery is often retarded in such
ases by giving gentle exercise when the
lorse is not very lame, whereas the union
# the bones cannot be expected SO long
s motion is kept up. In case so bad
s the present it would be we'll to place
lings under the patient, SO that he may
lot be able to lie down, but may rest in
he sings if he chooses. If the line of
enderness on the front of the pastern
leads into the fetlock joint
bove or the pastern joint below, it may
he considered beyond remedy, as recov-
ry will only take place with stiff joint
rom bony deposit, or at least the move
nents of the joint will be so much i'm
aired that the subject will be practically
seless. A mare or stallion may be pre-
erved for breeding purposes Under such
but gelding had better
70 destroyed.
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