The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-04-06
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A certain cure Tor corns or sore toes
of any kind is; Wrap the toe in sofi
cotton batting, draw on the stocking
and shoe, and YOU will have no more
trouble from that source.
CLEANSING Sr)SGEs. -Aiter long
use sponges are liable to smell very
badly, unless carefully cleaned every
day. BY rubbing fresh lemon thor
oughly into the sponge and then rims.
ing it several times in lukewarm wat.
err. it will become as sweet as when
new.
To make good blueng, take two
ounces Of Prussiau Blue; one ounce Of
oxalic acid; one quart Of soft water.
Put all in a bottle together, and shake
very often for two or three days, then
strain through cloth and put in bot
ties. Shake well before using. |
have used this blueing for several
years, and have never found its equal
in beauty of color or economy.-[Cor.
respondent Country Gentleman.
Grease spots may be taken from
white linen or cotton by soap-suds or
weak lye, and frsm calicoes with
warm soap-suds. Grease spots on
woolens can be taken out by snap-suds
or ammonia. On silks use either yolk
of an egg with water, magnesia, ether,
benziuc, ammonia, French chalk.
Either is good. These are mostly
used by the French, who have great
skill in cleansing spotted or stained
fabrics. Most Of them we hare used,
and know them TO be reliable.
How TO GROW STRAWBERRIES. -
Any farmer that has ever raised cab
bsges or tomatoes, can raise strawber'
ries. Prepare the ground just as You
do for any other crop, in the garden
or.in the field. Stretch line where you
want to plant row, and tax spade
or shovel aud cut small hole, TIVE
and a half or three inches deep. with
one corner ofthe spade, big enough to
receive the roots of the strawberry
plant. Make these holes Is, 90 OF
"a inches apart in the row, and then
take up the line and stretch 3, 81, oil
4 feet from the former row, and 50
make as many rows and holes as you
have plants. A man will soon learn
to chop out the holes very fast with Q
spade-nearly as fast as he can walk
New take the plants, straighten out
the roots, spread them little in the
hole that has been made, holding the
plant in one hand aud letting the
crown be held at the surface, so that
it will stand as deep as before it wa;
dug. With the other hand pull up
and press snugly about the roots the
loose soil, leaving the ground level
about the plants, and the work is done.
In this way we plant for market six OF
eight acres every Spring, and never
fail to get from one to two hundred
bushels per acre. If you prefer, you
can take a dibble and make a hole
where the plant is to stand, just as you
do for cabbage or tomato plants, and
set out that way. There is no secret
in raising strawberries-all it requires
is u will. "Where there's will
there's way"
The only afterculture is, to keep
the ground mellow and free Of weeds,
Just us you do everything else you
raise. OF course if you let any crop
get smothered with weeds it will in
jure it; but strawberries will stand a
great deal of this, and still give a good
deal of fruit. There is greater de-
mand than ever for all kinds Of small
fruits, and we rejoice at it, for they are
very healthful. furnish an excellent
diet, give variety to the food ON the
table, are a luxury priced by young
and old, are good cooked or raw, in
pies, ta-ts or rolls, and give evidence
Of higher aims and notions among
farmers.
Farmers may just as well enjoy the
Injuries of life as other classes. Good
fruits aud good books and papers gen
orally go together. This is now the
time to order all kinds Of fruits and
plants. Don't delay another year
why lose another years enjoymen
when il is SO easy to get them and
plant now.
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