The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-12-05
ABOUT THE HOUSE.


N. Goppert says that no matter how care
fully writing has been obllterated, enough
traces OF the iron oxide of the ink will re-
main to appear in photograph of the paper
written upon. The light reflected from vir-
gin paper acts differently on Photographic
materials from that reflected from parts
which have formerly been covered with ink,
even though the eye may not be able to de-
tect any difference. NJ. Goppert thinks that
the genuineness of a document may always
be tested by photography.
WILD GRAPE SAUCE AND WINE.
Wild grapes make a capital sauce for win
ter, stewed and canned with little sugar
none Of your pound or pound weights, but
rather less than you would allow for imme-
date use, for they grow sweet and ripen in
the Jars. I have tasted boosy old wine like
dark, fruity port thae was made from our
common grapes. The grapes were mashed
and allowed to ferment on the skin to get
all the color before straining. A better way
would be to cook the grapes very slowly and
seal the juice in bottles as in cans for use
without ermentation-unless you must have
the alcohol. Farmer Olcott, IN Hartford
Courant.
KEEPING FISH A LONG TIME.
1t often happens that amateur fishermen
in this country catch great many more fish
than they need for present use. Such may
be glad to know the following easy method
OF preserving them, recommended by high
scientific authority, NJ. daniels "The
flesh. raw or boiled, and cut in slcies Gf the
p omptest results are desiredD, is placed in
bath formed of ordinary water and citric
acid, in quantity sufficient to make it strong
ly acid. After two or three hours the piece
is removed and subject to moderate artificial
heat, or left in open air till dry the former
takes about one hour, the latter five or six.)
The flesh can now be kept for years in any
place. To restore its fexibility all that is
needed is to keep it three or four days in
fresh water. Entire fish may be preserved
In this way after removal of the intestines."
BUNIoNS.
Among the bunion remedies put forward
in the newspapers are the following: LIST.
Bind fine linen band tightly around the
foot and over the bunion, sew it on if neces-
sary, and wear it day and night; battle the
feet frequently in strong borax water,
using teaspoonful Of pulverized borax to
basin of water. End. Use pulverized salt
petre and sweet oil f; obtain at the druggists
five or six cents worth Of saltpetre, put into
a bottle with sufficient olive oil to nearly dis
solve it; shake up well, and rub the inlamed
joints night and morning, and more fire.
quently if pa, 1ful. 3rd. Tallow dropped
from lighted candle on the affected part
will eradicate the heat and finally remove
the bunion. A strip of the candle should
also be wound around the corn. Bandage at
night. 4th. Try binding on the pulp of
lemon ever night.-Various Sources.
BUILDING FIRES ON COLD MORNINGS.
If we will 60 into many farmers ktch-
en-, about five O'Clock on cold winter morn
ing, we shall too often see the woman Of the
house sitting by the stove whiting shavings
with dull knife. with which to start the
fire. Now, as ones happiness for the day
depends in great measure on how the day
is begun, you will easily see what an annoy
ance it is to white shavngs in "a tempera-
ture down to zero. This unpleasant task
can be easily avoided by two hours work in
the fall, before the ground is covered with
snow. Let the farmer and his hired man
take team, with rakes and baskets, into the
wood ;, and rake together fifty bushels ofpine
needles, and haul them home, and stow in
some dry pace under cover. These are
among the beet kindlings there are ~ start
ing fire quickly. have used them for
twelve years, and should not know how to
do without them. adopted the practice,
when first began using them, of arranging
my stove the night previous, so that in the
morning, had nothing to do but to light
the fire and get back into bed again,a which
I can accomplish in ten second. In fifteen
minutes the room will be comfortably warm,
so that we can begin the day without any
rawback.-Letter to Ne,o England Farmer.
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