The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01

strong soap suds, We lurteF "pPfaS
immediately, aud the dust OF the
polish does not by.
Vinegar Whey-Take Of milk
one pint, vinegar hall an "''hct'
boil for few minutes,and separate
tue curd. Excellent for The sick
Arnica Liniment Add to one
pint of sweet oil two ,ablespoonfuls
of unrture of nrnIra; good 1or'
wounds, stiff joints, rheuma'ian
aud all injuries.
To Purify n Well. When we'll
is cleaned out, if any offensive sub
stance is found in 1t, have he bot
tom .pr,nkled with two or three
quarts Of 4uicklIne.
Cnre f,r Ful,n Take 'a'ie-
ap,nnful Of tine salt, a table 'pooufn'
Of black pepper, tablespoonful ri
vinegar, aud the yolk of an egg.
simmer together and bind IN. Re
new twice day.
To Make Grass Thrifty >prea'l
wood ashes ON u just b,f re a ram
II YOU cultivate rasph-rrlrs and
. blacki,erries, have lot of saw Hast
put around them once u year. II
will improve them much.
Mush 'vaffles- One quart 81
-four, one pint "f corn meal mash,
two eggs. u tablespoonful of hi,'ter
and n little salt Make II tau bal
ter with sweet milk Separate ths
eggs ~ for rice WALES; 1t makes
them lighter.
To Destroy Grsss in GrU,i
Walks Scatter the cheapest r"ars'
salt along the edges, aud win rever
the grass Is springihg up. Even the
Canada thistl-s can be DESTROYED
by cutting the stalks close /, ih.
ground, and putting salt on tn.
Mullins. -One quart If milk. ti,'
eggs, one tablespoonful # good
yeast-if home III rd.-, three "r f"I';
u lump Of butter the sIz.' Of "a wa
nut, and sufficient -four To- I rin n
stiff batter. Set 10 n warm place
~ rise. and when light bike III
muffin rings.
The best Imminent for cnt, gals,
SPAWN. poll evil, tistula or al. 9th
or of the external diseases ANIMAL
are liable To. III made b, dis diving
one ounce Of pulverIze'l Zorro. ivt
sublimate, and one ounce IL gun
of cxmphor, in one pint If >p,rt'
Of turpentlne, put IN ~ strong bot
tie. Apply With swab.
Gravy for Veal OF Chicken Pr
. tablespoonful OF butter iii no
frying pan. When it b'eins t.
brown dust tablesp onf.il of Il nj
into it, stirring con>tthrlv VITA .
spoon: and salt aud pepper; 'h"'
in one pint of mix = cream, If y"'
have it; let it boil five ninuies am
pour over the dish ~ meat.
Destroying Stumps - Cut tire
thirty feet lopg, dig under the maI'
aide root, and put chain arouu'
that audethe bui end of yonr tree
lever. using the stump f,r n ful
crum Then hitch a pair Of hos
or yoke of oxen to the small End
and if the STUN ia not set "ve
strong, it will be twisted out with
out trouble,
Stewed Onions-Boil two o
three large Spanish onions till yer
soft. then put them iu the oven II
q dish with little butter; bak
till brown; haste and turn, an
then put them in your dish; dre,ig
-four over the butter left Iii tn
dish; add some bot milk. Stir wei
Boil IT mp with a-httle ketchupan'
seasoning, and then ponr 1t ov.
the onions.
A ScAREcRow.-It is well know
that blue aud scarlet colors in jay
tspositi6n cause u dazzling EFF ct I"
the eye. These colurs strung on
line aud placed over strrwberr
beds produce a puzzling. effect u
birds, and. 10 bird will enter IA
garden while these culors tiutier !
the air. Pieces Of blue .nd scarl,
calico should be cut abnut one an
half feet in length, and tie.i to
line one foot apart. An old aanr'
p.tticoat will supply large quat
THY Of inexpensive scarlet stlIpe
This line lis TO I've supported l.
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