Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-07-31
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little irregular masses, from u pins
headto . large pea in size, is the time
70 draw off the buttermilk and wash
the butter in the churn. This removes
most Of the buttermilk. After being
then gathered and removed from the
churn, worked, washed, and sailed OH
the butter worker at the proper tenn
perature, we find upon breaking it, that
it has q glanular look. The mass
seems to be made of little particles
with slightly glistening appearance.
This is called the grain" These
small particles are partially kept
apart by films of water, latter sailing,
this water becomes brine and the pc.
culiar texture thus impaired to the
butter is the test of proper manufac-
ture. Over churn or over work it,
churn or work it at the wrong tempcra-
ture, and the grain is gone never to be
restored; and with it is gone large
percentage Of the selling value of the
butter. Enough water (brine) must be
retained to produce this appearance,
which distinguishes "butter" from
"grease." Consequently the most per-
feet grain is obtained by washing in the
churn before the butter is gathered"
WASHING FLANNEL.-I will give
little of my experience in washing
flannels. was taught to wash flsnnels
in hot water, but it is great mistake.
In Italy my hannels were wonder to
me; they always came home from the
wash SO soft and white. learned that
the Italian women washed them in
cold water. Many a time l have
watched them kneeling in box,-with
one end taken out to keep them out
Of the mud, by the bank Of stream,
washing in the running water and dry.
ing on the bank or gravel, without boil
ing; and | never had washing done
better, and flannels neevr half as we'll.
l have tried it since and find the secret
of nice, soft flannels to be the washing
of them in cold or lukewarm water,
and plenty of stretching before hanging
out. Many recipes say don't rub soap
on flannels, but you can rub soap on to
the advantage Of the flannels if you
will rinse it out afterwards and use no
hot water about them, not forgetting to
stretch the threads in both directions
before drying. Flannels so cared for
will never become stiff, shrunken or
yellow.-A Boston Lady,.
A GOOD HoRsE.-An old horseman
who seems to understand whereof he
writes, says: Wind is the grand secret
Of fast horse. Good lungs will always
cover a multitude of faults, while, on
the other hand, perfection of shape and
form are useless, when the wind is out.
The chest, therefore, in all cases, should
be large and capacious. 1t may vary
somewhat in shape, according to the
service to which the horse is to be put.
If he is to be kept for slow work and
heavy drawing, the chest may be nearly
circular in form, because this shape is
one for strength and bulk to receive
and bear up against the pressure of the
collar, while at the same time sufficient
room is secured for that expansion of
the lungs caused by slow, regular work.
But if the chest is circular, let it be at
the same time deep, or else the lungs
may be cramped. A horse with
shallow chest is worthless for any pur-
pose. The rule, then, is For draught
horse, circular but deep chest: but
as you pass through the different de-
grees Of speed up to the racer and
trotter, the chest will increase in depth,
compared to its rOundness, until, for
the highest rate of speed you must take
chest as deep rs that of a greyhound,
and at the same time not lacking in
strength.
WHICH Is THE RICHEST Milk, MORN
INGs OR EvENING's.-This subject has
now been put to test Of chemical
analysis, and the result shows that even
ing's milk is found to be the richer.
Prof. Boedeker analysed the milk of
healthy COW at different periods of the
day. The professor found that the
solids OF the evenin's milk (13 per cent.
exceeoed those Of the mornings milk |
no per cent. J, while the water contained !
in the fluid was diminished from 80 per
cent. to So per cent. The fatty matter
gradually increased as the day pro-
crosses. In the morning it amounts to
Il per cent, at noon 81 per cent. and
in the evening 81 per cent. The prac-
tical importance Of this discovery is at
once apparent it develops the fact
that while Is OF. of mornings milk |
will yield but J OF. of butter, about
double the quantity can be obtained
from the evenings milk. The casein
is also increased in the evenings milk |
from 2! to q per cent, but the albu
men is diminished from 44-1OOths per
cent. to 31-1OO,h per cent. Sugar is
least abundant at al per cent. and
most plentiful at noon (4a per cent
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