Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27
FAMILY MATTERS.

RATS Keep Tie house is clear as
possible 81 these pests. II they wl,ino
enter the traps set Tor them. drop u lit
tie on ot sodium III them; tina; will at
tract them without fail.
To REMovE GREASE SNorS. To re-
move grease from carpet and restore
colorS take i handful 81 crushed soap
bark Sauillaya) TO y pail of water.
Scrub the spots aud sponge the carpet
all over.
SrlNGS AND BlrES, Carbonate of soda
wet and applied externally to the bite
Of \ spider, or any vonomous creature,
will neutyahze the poisonous effect al
most Instantly. Il acts like charm in
case of snake-hitc.
SERVANTS. Talk to them not merely
u give orders, but t. enter kindly into
their interest; warn them gently OF their
failures, and praise them always when
they do we'll Encourage with moderate
but hearty praise.
This MoRNING AIR,-Sedentary ana
weak-cheSted folks should breathe long
and deep in the cold, braciug air Of
these mornings. A few cubic feet OF
cold air, taken with relish, will he
worth any amount of opiates and as-
tringents for quickcning and healing
the Vital organs.
IL CLEANSE Gulr FRAMES. Take Suf-
ticicut Hour Of sulphur To give u golden
tingc 10 one and one-halfpints of water;
boil III tins water tour or five onions,
strain, and when cold wash with soft
brush amy part that requires restoring;
when dry it will come OUT rs good rs
new.
stale BREAD. 1t should be broken
up, dried slowly in the oven, then
grated or pounded III Il mortar To coarse
powder and kept III wldN Houhed bot
Ties, vel corkcd, II will keep long
time IN dry place, and is useful tor
every dinner in the week, Ill one way
or another, for breadug chops, outlets,
and the like.
LEMON SvRrr, Squeeze two lemons
into dish, not tin, add Y PM 81 water
and boil Il few moments, 4 pound Of
white sugar should be added To u pmt
Of the Juice; boil again ten minutes,
bottle, and your Lemonade is made,
Two ablepooniuls Of the mixture
added TO tumhlcr Of water make n
very hcathful md palatablo drink.
FIR toR 4 KING. Put pint and Il
half of milk to boil lin n thoroughly clean
sauce pan; swoeten and flavor il with
some orange-ilower water, or any other
essence. Bcatupthc whites Of eggs I'M
til they are quite firm and crisp, like
snow. Put tablespoonful at time
into the boiling milk, turning them
after few seconds. Arrange IN Y
pyramid on deep dish. Let the
milk ret cool, and then make custard
with the yolks, and pour round, Tie
whites should he beaten in cold
place.
BEEtsTEAk, MADRID STYLE, Take II
piece otnmp steak about thrco.quartcrs
of an inch thick. Trim it neatly and
beat it witha cutletbnt, sprinkle il with
pepper, dip il III oil, and hroil il over
II clear fire. Turn it after it has been
Oh the fire u minute OF two, and keep
turning IT'LL done; eight orten minutes
Will do it, Sprinkle il with salt, and
serve with II small quantity Of finely
minced parsely ard Y piece Of butter
mixed together, and place over OF under
the steak. Garnlsh with fried pota-
toes.
PEAsE PrppING Tie pint of split
peas in II cloth, leaving room to
swell, but not more put them IN n
stew.pa of cold water. where let them
boil half Nh hour until tender, but not
at all watery; then turn them out Of
the cloth, rub them through u halr-
sieve into n basin, after which add u
quarter Of IL pound Of butter, season
with little white pepper and salt, and
mix al well together with the yolks Of
three and one hole egg; lightly flour n
pudding which, ny III n small
round bottomcd basin, pouri IN the mix
turc, tie ~ the cloth, and put the pud-
ding to boil for an hour III II saucepan
Of boiling water. When done turn it
from the cloth upon dish and serve
with any JOINT Of boiled pork.
EXCELLENCE or OATMEAL.--Liebig has
chemically demonstrated that oatmeal
is almost Us nutritious as the very best
English beef, and that 1t IL richer than
wheaton bread i'll the elements that go
10 form bone and muscle. Professor
Forbes, Of Edinburgh, during some
twenty years, measured the breadth
and height, and also tested the strength
OF both arms and Ions Of the students
of the university very numerous
class and Of various nationalities, drawn
to Edinburgh by tine fame ofhis teaching.
He found that in height, breadth Of
chest and shoulders, and strength Of
arms and lions, the Belgians were Mt the
bottom of the list n little above them,
the French; very much higher, the
English and highest Of all, the Scotch
and Scotch from Ulster, who, like
the natives OF Scotland, are fed in
their early years NJ least one meal day
Of good oatmeal-porridge.
A Coop CEMEY. A good cement for
mending almost anything may ne maze
by mixing together litharge and glyec-
rinc to the consistency Of thick cream
or fresh putty. This cement Is useful
foi mending stone jars Or amy coarse