Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-04-18
FARM AND PRESIDE.

SIX r RECIPES FOR REMOVING
FREcKLEs.-1.) Get ten cents worth of
gum benzoin and alcohol. Lot it stand
until the gum has dissolved sufficiently to
redden the alcohol, and then pour off this
mixture into pint bottle, to the depth of
half an inch, and fill the bottle with soft
water. Tho preparation will then resem-
de milk. and is ready for use. Battle the
freckles with soft cloth dipped in tho Ii
quid. II the skin smarts under tho appli-
alton, add little more rain water. (2.)
Take leef's gall, half an ounce; salaratus,
'borax, and gum guaiac, Of each q quarter
of an ounce pulverized; alcohol and rose
water, of each quarter of pint; mix and
let stand ten days, shaking occasionally.
Use as wash twice day. You can get
this wash made up at the drug stores; it
will cost you about thirty cents. (s.)
Emulsion OF almonds ono pint, powdered
borax two drachms, mix and apply to the
face night and morning. ~ Sour bran
water applied to the face at night and al
lowed to dry there will remove freckles and
sunburn in short time; will make the
skin smooth and fair but very easy to
freckle again. (5.) One quarter gallon rain
water, one ounce aqua ammonia, ono ounce
rose water, two ounces glyceriue; mix well;
shake before using. (6.) Ono ounce of
lemon juice mixed with quarter drachm
Of sugar will remove freckles. Keep this
lotion in glass bottle, corked tightly, a
few days before using; and apply to the
freckles occasionally.
WASHING BLACK CALIco.-(1l Place
the garment in an iron kettle; cover with
soft water, cold; allow it to come to boil
lng. The water becomes quite black, but
never mind. Pour the contents into q tub
add more water and wash with soap. as
other calico. Rinse thoroughly in clear
water, and starch as follows. For each
dre's take five cents worth of white glue
dissolve in hot water, pour into half nail
of cold water, and use az sta 1ch. f2.)Taka
warm soft water in your tub; no soap, but
in its place dish of cora-meal, dry: rub
on the calico the Same as soap, then rah
IN the Wash-board, rinse in two waters. +,
hang wrong side out in the shade. falj
STRAIN suds after boiling white clothes
ana IN this boil your calico ten minutes.
then take in blue water, rub till clean
rinse well and starch with starch mada -
clear coffee. (4.) Use no soap; take two
eggs up IN soft water; rinse and dry. IF
tnere are any grease spots, rub little 400
on before wetslag the dress. f5) Take
boiling suds and rub out az quick az cool
enough for the hands; rinse in clear ~,
ter, and stiffen in skim milk: iron on Tho
wrong side.
The ORcHARD.-Apple trees NAV be set
twenty feet apart with advantage, and
will then pay greater profit by far than if
set at thirty or forty feet, and grain cron
10 grown under the trees. You cannot
often kill two birds with one stone or grow
Two crops on the same ground; an orchard
should DO kept for fruit alone. Wood a.bas
arc the best fertilizer for fruit trees, if thev
cannot DO had potash salts and lime win
% the best substitute.
BREAD FRIED CAKEs.-Take anv hits
OF bread you may have left after meals:
soak them in milk, or milk and water, un-
I'll perfectly soft; mash fine; add two eggs.
pinch OF soda, salt to taste, and enough
Jour to make them fry nicely; drop the
'poonfuls into ihot butter or lard. Ths.a
are inexpensive and good, and = bettsr
way to use dry bread than in puddinxs.
FARMER's JELLY CAKE.-One cup sour
cream ,one cup of sugar. one egg, ono small
teaspoon of soda; beat tho egg and sugar
together; and -four enough to make
thick batter. Bake in round tins and
spread jelly between.