The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-19
Household Mntters.

Household Matters.
Persons suffering from dyspepsia can often
digest raw eggs when the stomach is too
weak to receive and retain anything else.
They are always very nourishing and
strength giving.
Half a dozen onions planted in the cellar
where they can get little light will do
much toward absorbing and correcting the
atmospheric i'm puritles that are so apt to
lurk in such places.
This month-see that Dablla and other
roots are not mouldy; give to the plants in
pit and cellar, air and water; prune into
shape Camelllss, Azaless, Daphne, etc.,
when they have finished blooming, and
before the new growth commences. An &C.
casional watering with liquid manure is
beneficial, especially to plants that are in
bloom.
Dissolve large tablespoonful of borax in
pint of boiling water. Mix one quarter of
it in the water in which greasy wooden goods
are to be washed. Put in one piece at a
time, using soap if needed; and If necess ary
add more of the borax water. Wash and
rinse in cold water, or in water slightly
warmed. Shake well and hang where the
goods will dry quickly.
The acid of apples Is among the most
healthful of substances taken into the hu-
man stomach. 1t rouses the action of the
liver when torpid, and thus enables it to
ELIMINATE and throw off the germs of bilious
disorders, and those of other diseases arising
from slow blood poison. They must also be
valuable of the vegetable growths, especially
for that class who work with the brain.
As many persons can not have scales to
weigh with, for the benefit of those who may
be without, the following may be useful to
know: One pound of wheat -four will meas
ure quart; of Indian meal one pound and
two ounces make quart; butter, when soft
one pound and one ounce makes quart; of
loaf sugar. broken, one pound is q Quart:
powdered, white, one pound and one ounce
is quart; of best brown, one pound and two
ounces is quart; OF eggs, average size, ten
make one pound; thirty-two tablespoonfuls,
liquid measure, exactly pint.
How to shoe Homes.
As 80 UGH mischief results from iguo.
rance as to how shoes should be put on the
feet OF our horses, we give place to the fol-
lowing good horse sense directions, which
We find in the Prairie Farmer:
why do we shoe horses? 1t Is because
we at the present day have macadamized
and paved roads and Streets and the horses
feet can not stand the hard work required of
him, barefooted. Consequently We put iron
on them to protect them, the same as ferules
on canes, tires on wagons, etc. When we
put iron on horses feet we should put it
on 50 that it will not be a source OF torture
instead of benefit. The way to shoe a
horse properly is to first take look at the
foot, and find out what it is made of, and try
to come to some rational understanding as
to the intention of the Creator when he
made it, and leave it as we find it. except to
protect the wall against wear, and prevent
them from slipping. For, If we undertake
to improve on what the Creator has done. /
think we will fail. The way 1 shoe q morse
is this: Look and see if the foot stands in a
natural position, so that he stands upright
IS We do. II 80, level the wall to receive the
shoe, and nothing more. Never cut the
frog, braces, and sole, nor the heels; let ma
t1re do its own work. IL let alone once in
SIX weeks or two months, the frog braces
and sole will shed. Make the shoes light at
the toe, heavy at the heels (fcr the heels are
the tender part of the FOOT. Put the naIls
we'll forward Of the quarters. Use light
nails; cGncave the shoe until you get to the
quarters to protect the. soles. Then convex
the heels little. and you can not make mar
row heels, corns quarter cracks or contract
ed feet. FIT the shoe cold, and fit it to the
foot, not the foot to the shoe Follow the
wall nicely; ut the shoe as broad as you can;
bring the heels around to the frog, but NOT
touch it. Never make the shoe longer than
the foot; never Use bar shoes In every
case they are wropg and hurtful. Never
rasp the outnde wal, for you destroy the
glass or enamel that projects it against