The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-08-03
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

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To whiten Panama hat, scrub
with borax water and bleach in the sun.
Cold Roast Beef.-Meat that is to
be hashed, or used on q second day in
any way, would always be much better
if the slices were cut from the joint or
large piece as soon as it leaves the ia
BILE, and soaked in the gravy of the dish
until the next day.
Potato Pudding. One pound pota-
toes, boiled and well mashed, sailed;
quarter pound butter stirred in while
warm; two ounces sugar; rind of half a
lemon, chopped fine, with the juice;
two teacups milk, and four eggs; bake
half an hour in a moderate oven.
Remedy for Freckles.-The follow
ing remedy has been found etficacious
in Europe for freckles: Finely-powdered
sulpho-phenate of zinc, one part; oil of
lemon, one part; pure alcohol, five
parts; collodion, forty-five parts. To
be mixed well together by trituration
and applied to the skin.
There Are Two Ways to Judge
Silks.-Note the closeness and evenness
of the rib in it, and hold it to the light
to Judge the better of this. That shows
the texture. Then crush it in the hand
and release it suddenly. If it springs
out quickly and leaves no crease behind
it has verve, and the quality of the silk
is denoted by the verve.
The following is said by the Ro-
chester Times to be an excellent remedy
for burns: One ounce of pulverized
orf Nfh hol
ounce of pulverized alum. Shake up
well and bottle. Wrap the burn up in
soft linen and keep constantly wet with
the solution. Do not remove the linen
until the burn is cured.
About one pound of copperas (sul-
phate of irOn), at cost of few cents,
put into water-closet, will entirely
deodorize it; five pounds in a bucket of
water, thrown down cesspool, will
have the same effect. There is no I'M
pleasant odor from it, as there is from
chloride of lime or carbolic acid. This
is worth knowing, especially at this sea-
son of the year.
Sweet Potato Pies.-Scrape clean
two good sized sweet potatoes; boil.
When tender, rub through the colan-
der; beat the yelks of three eggs light;
stir with pint of sweet milk into the
potato; add small teacup of sugar, a
pinch of salt, and flavor with little
fresh lemon or extract. Bake as pump
kin pies. When done, make mer-
ingue top of two eggs and powdered
sugar. Brown few minutes in the
oven.
For washing silver put teaspoon
full of hartshorn into the suds in which
the silver is washed; have the water
hot; wash quickly, using small brush;
rinse in hot water and dry with clean
linen towel; then rub dry with channels
skin. Washed in this manner sill
yer becomes very brilliant, and requires
no polishing with any of the powders
or whiting usually employed, and the
silver does not wear out.
How to Cure Swelled Feet and
Ankles.-Take plantain leaves (Which
can be found in almost any grass spot,
and in our public parks); wilt them by
putting separately between the hands;
cover the swollen parts with them, and
keep in place by wrapping the limb
with rags or towel on going to bed at
night, or keep them on during the
day if not obliged to be upon the feet.
A cure will be speedily effected.
Beef Cakes.-Cold roast beef, that
which is underdone is best, mince very
fine, mix with grated bread crumbs
and little chopped onion and parsley;
season with pepper and salt, moisten
with beef dripping and walnut sauce;
some scraped cold tongue or grated
ham will be an Improvement; form into
broad fiat cakes and spread a layer of
mashed potato thinly on the top and
bottom of each; lay a small piece of
butter on the top of every cake; place
on dish set in the oven to brown.
The Western Nebraskian, showing
the area devoted to grazing in that far
West section, says that one roundup
party goes over about 10000 square
miles to gather $4,000 head of cattle.
The amount of ground actually required
to keep steer depends on the grass.
Some say that with plenty of water
thirty acres is enough for one steer.
This amount per head will look curious
to Eastern and English farmers, never
theless it must be remembered that on
the wild range cattle are not expected
to bite twice in one place.