The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-08-14
ITEMS FOR FIELD AND HOUSE.

THE taste of fish may be removed
very effectively from steel knives and
forks by rubbing with fresh orange or
lemon peel.
A NICE TEA CAKE: One-half cup of
butter or cream one of sugar; one egg;
one-half cup of thick milk or butter
milk I; a teaspoonful of soda; handful of
ctirrants.. Flourto theproper thickness.
THE disagreeable discoloration of egg
can be readily taken from silver spoons
by washing them in potato water-water
in which potatoes have been boiled. 1t
is much better than salt, and it does not
scratch the metal.
For THE TOILET: Of white wax, oil,
of sweet almonds, spermaceti and white
soap each oDe-fourth ounce; one pint of
rose water or elderfower water; best
cologne three ounces. Cut the wax,
sperm and soap very fine; put into an
earthen vessel with gill of the rose
water, set into a dish of boiling water
and let stand until dissolved. Then add
first the oil of almonds, then the rose
water and cologne.
AS the fair season approaches we
need scarcely remind our readers that
it is good plan to take with them q
notebook and pencil, that they may
jot down memoranda which it may be
desirable to refer to afterward. We
would like to have them. also, take
notes rs to the moral effects of horse
racing; as tc whether that is or is not
the life of the agricultural fair. It
might be well, also, to note should the
earth need rain-to what extent the
ladies and gentlemen who attend are in
convenienced by the clouds of dust that
envelop them from the race-course.
PRESERVING CORN AND BEANS FOR
WINTER USE: Cut the corn from the
cobs without cooking. Have an earthen
pot ready; first put in a thin layer of
corn, then a layer of salt, and so on
alternately until the pot is full. Then
cover with plate pressed down SO that
the brine will cover it and exclude all
air. Before the corn is used it will re-
quire to be freshened by soaking it over
night in water A teaspoonful of sugar,
added in cooking, improves it. Beans
| (string) can be kept in the same way.
reason why peas, shelled, couldn't be
kcpt tOOs 4uC CuIh duu UOtus nuSI Dc
packed as soon as cut or they will spoil.
A GOOD way of bleaching skeleton
leaves is to prepare a solution of chlor.
ide of lime, which must be allowed to
settle, and the clear liquid poured into
q basin, in which the skeletons may be
put by floating them off the card. 1t il
as we'll to have half a dozen ready te
bleach at once, as they need watching,
and if allowed to remain in the liquid
too long will fall to pieces
From two to four hours a week
generally suffice to bleach the skeleton
of all ordinary leaves, after which they
should be washed in several changes o1
water, and finally let in clean water fol
half an hour. After the leaf has beer
sufficiently washed it should be foated
on card and dried as quickly
az possible, care being taken t.
arrange the skeleton sperfectly fiat
and near rs possible to natural shape
This can be done by the assistance of /,
soft brush. When dry, the skeleton
should be perfectly white, and may b'
mounted on dark backgrounds, as pape
or green, maroon and black velvet. Grim
son velvet makes rich background il
deep gilt frame.
HAVE your own things. Accuston
yourself to be careful to keep on hant
your own stock of writing paper, pens
pencils and India rubber. Do not depent
on mammals work basket for thimbl,
! or needle, nor on her bureau drawer TO