St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-06-08
Useful information

| the blossom IS maturen.
IT is said that a little kerosene nike
with starch will give linen a nice CLOS
CRUDE carbolic acid mixed with sixt
parts water is recommended for KILN
ticks on sheep.
A CORD of green hard wood weigh
upwards of three tons. Some teamstei
seem to be ignorant of the fact.
| To wH1rEN Panama hat, scrub wit
borax water and bleach in the sun
Sponge the hat several times with tn
water.
A COOP CEMENT.-A cement made Q
glycerine and itharge hardens rapid.
| and makes durable cement upon iron 0
stone. It is insoluble and not attacked
by acids.
BASED on the average yield of land il
the United States, it would require TIT
product of 1000 acres in corn, or 5000
acres in wheat, to fully load one freigh
steamer of carrying capacity of 5000
tons.
SEWING silk should nerer be put into
the mouth, as it is very liable to be i'm
pregnated with acetate q lead, which is
one of the most active poisons. Seam.
stresses have often beer rendered dan.
gerously i'll in this way.
POULTRY roosts should never be al.
lowed in horse or cow stibles. Hen lice
are very apt to- attach themselves to
the animals, to their seious detriment.
Nothing is more surrey calculated to
destroy their appetite arl prevent them
from taking on flesh,
TOTAL population of he earth, 1885,
$4,000; under Christia governments,
6S5, 45O,411 under no1Christian gov
ernments, I'll, 1888, $50; ttal area of the
earth in square miles, 2,o62,470; area
of Christian governments, 52,4l9,915:
area of Christian lads, 1868, $50.
A MIXTURE of red led, Indian meal
and molasses will be eaerly eaten by
cockroaches and will son exterminate
them. Paris green, hosphorus or
arsenic are sometimes usi, but are very
dangerous. Borax, to whh cockroaches
have great antipathy, i'll drive them
away.
A FEW drops of hartshn put into
little water will clean hs- brush better
than anything else, and DIS the brush
no harm. Ii very dirtgub a little
soap on the brush. Aer cleaning,
rinse in clear water and ing the brush
up by the window to DIR. Do not let
the bristles rest on any hid substance
while wet. It is better tie string
round the handle and hanpp.
PUT half teaspooni of harris
born into the suds in whicthe silver Is
washed; have the water howash quick.
Iy, using a small brush inse in hot
water and dry with a cleahinen fowl;
then rub very dry with lamois skin. |
Washed in this manner ser becomes
very brilliant, and requireo polishing
with any OF the powders Drifting usu-
ally employed, and the silly does not
wear out.
AN EXCELLENT Dec RlZER.-Ni- |
trate of lead is found to 'ssess great |
value as deodorizer. A Il pint dis
solved in pint or more of Hing water |
is added to two drains OF mmon salt |
which has been dissolved pail gof |
water. The sediment is alloa to settle. |
To purify and sweeten fousmosphere,
dip cloth in the liquid araang it up |
in the apartment.
CONVENIENT MEASURES AnVEIGu HTS.
1t is often inconvenient ga house. |
keeper to weigh out ingients for
baking, and as some recipesve weight
instead OF measure, this " prove
handy to others as it has to nelf: Ten
eggs weigh one pound taspoonful
of salt or sugar, one ounce common
lumber holds one pint; obur, oneI
quart is one pound; OF ber, when
| soft, one pint is one pounof white
sugar one quart is one pound
POISONING BY EAR-RIN-It has
been stated in Europe thatiiou dis
| eases of the ears and eyes hi resulted
from the use Of ear-ringsmad copper.
Those ridiculously cheap aies-it ia
not fair to say of jeWelry or ornament,
for they are neither-ths earrings
and such trash of which WI sets can
be purchased for fractiona dollar.
and are worn by persons wfoolishIy
think that such kstuf imses their
appearance, must be largeIf copper.
Il sense Of the fitness ofngs win |
not prevent the wearing of b, ii ia to
be hoped that the fear thatmay poi
son and seriously injure thgho wear
i it may.
4 A CHEAP refrigerator: ! a large
i tight box of the required and nut
some DlecKs on eaen cof1for legs.
Then take smaller box, VI will sft |
inside the other box, leavinI spaca of
Il at least six inches on the siand hot.
tom. Place layer Of poed char
coal, fine saWdust Or someaer good
non-conductor, upon the boi and Ut
the small box II. Then pshe char
coalor gaWdust all about liz snaca