The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-23
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
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Tuesday. April %. 1873.
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To keep stoves from rusting during
the summers rub with kerosene and wrap
well 10 paper. 7oh g g io stTef oj' O. 's'
The impression seems to be general
that excessive corn-feeding is the cause
ot'whatlis,calleds hog cholera. sJl qr.s
A fewdrCps Of glVcerine in bottle
of mucilage will cause the mucilage to
adhere to glass when used upon labels.
Housewives. provide yourselves with
iesof'ammonia and a package Of
borax befpre commencing your semi-an-i
nual renovations. stsi y sTos
A bottle of aaxseed oil. chalk and
vinegar mixed to the consistency Of
cream, should be- kept in every honse
for burns, scalds,. et6 asl,1sg +. sare.,H
Quicksilver beaten up with the white
Of an egg and applied with q feather to
every crack and creviee of bedstead,
is'the very bestsbag preventive. .siisS
Turnip pickles are commended by
one experienced, aud the mode Of pre-
pairing them is thus given: Wash sew
eral turnips clean, then ihUil till quite
tender; then peel and spice them, and
pour oversthem hot vinegar. Add spi-t
ces il you wish them. go sse.sa evo8s 81
Graham Gems: Mix your Graham
-four in d thick batter with warm water !;
a tablespoonful of lard to about quart
of water one.half . cnpf1r of molasses
with one halfteaspoonfal OF soda beaten
in; stir the mixture briskly, put it in a,
hot pan, and bake in a very hot oven.
..Bessie,n in the Detroit Free Press,
tells how she manages 'cooked frosting'
for one common sized cake :;Take the
white OF one egg-do not beat at all
and two thirds of. a cup. Hofssugar in a
howl and set in spider of warm water
As it heats mix. together and cook until
it'strings like syrnpffor csndysi then ap-
ply hot, having the cake cold. Ieiputi 1t
on with a spoon, but have aecup of hot
water setting near. into which I dip a
knife to smooth as soon as applied. s7ss
Asa better plan than that recently
given for improving the aroma of but.
ter. that in use in many parts Of Switzer
land noted for good milk AMI fine butter,
is recommended. The milk, as soon as
it is drawn. and while yet warm, is Al
tered through sprig of washed fir tips,
the stem of which is inserted loosely
and upright in the.hole OF the funnel -
The milk deposits hairs, skin, clots, or
gelatineus sliminess on tile clear spicu-
lar leaves 1t has impaired to 1t most
agreeable odor, and does not readily turn
sonr. A fresh sprig should be used each
time. ssi..i..,,....I ,5s...s - =
-Four years ago my barn was regular.
" infested with rats; they were so inu-
inerons that l had great fears of my
whole grain being DESTROYED by them,
. after 1t was housed; but having two
scres of wild peppermint that grew in a
field of wheat, alter the wheat was har-
vested. 1.-The mintiwas cut and bound with
it, and drove the rats from my premises
Thave not been troubled with one since,
nor am at present, while nv neighbors
have any quantity OF them j feel con-
fiient that any person who is troubled
with these pests could easily get rid Of
them by gathering q good supply of
nt'and placing it around the walls OF
base of their barns = Ctsaadas FARMER
New England agricultural Journals
have for long time urged upon the
farmers in that quarter the necessity of
growing corn extensively, as one Of the
best means of increasing their wealth.
The advice seems TO have been needed
TO some extent and The results have
proved equal to anticipations, not only
as aasource Of pro6l, but as exhibiting
tbeisuperiorityi even in New England
,soil over that of Western soil for corn
raising The editor Of the journal oil
Chemistry has also Urged upon farmers
the necessity of corn culture, and in the
December number Of the Journal gives
an account of personal experiment
that is-of interest u He says that upon 6
hillside originally covered With beeches
and focksss he raised last year, Ttht
MISUNDERSTANDING more than !fifty
bushels OF corn to the acre, and this BY
The nse of home. made fertilizers ilaes