The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-03-27
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


AMERICAN APPLES IN GREAT BRI TAIN.
lin the prediction and exporting of agri-
cultural products, America holds the first
place among the nations Of the earth. AL
though partial to iIng artance we have all
along shipped vast quantities of our surplus
products to the tends OF the EARTH" while
the qualities of the articles exported admits
of no rivalry. In the English market our
wheat comes into competition with that OF
Russia, France, Australia, Spain, Roumania,
and other countries; but. whether in the
grain or barrel, holds its own place. and is
the favorite sort of all the numerous kinds
imported. OF our dairy products both but
ter and cheese are shipped in vast quanti-
ties to English ports, and placed side by side
with similar productions of France, Ger
many, Norway, Sweden, Holland and Dem
mark.
With the single exception of The butter of
this line Of exports, while the prices at
which they can be sold forbid America from
being driven from the market. For several
years American apples have been in demand
both in England and Scotland, and in Liv-
erpool, London, Glasgow, and other mar
kets, have brought remunerative prices.
Large quantities have been forwarded this
season, and in most cases, when in good con-
dition, have sold at prices more than twice
that obtained for the same sorts in our mar
ket. English dealers ask for red apples this
season, in preference to all others with the
single exception of the green Newtown pip
pin. 70 suit the trade vast quantities of
Baldwins, kings. and other red apples, have
been shipped, and have met in most cases
with an active demand. The king, on &C.
count of its great size, as well as flavor, has
sold extremely well. The northern spy,
Spitzenburg and Westfield TO seek no further
have met good sales, the latter having been
in demand at fourteen shillings per barrel.
The lady apple and Newtown pippin, how
ever, command the highest prices, and these
choice varieties have been sold in Liverpool
at from So to $l0.25 per barrel. Roxbury
russets, and greetings sell readily, and thus
Star. have been taken at from $2.75 to $3.50
per barrel. Too much inferior fruit has been
shipped this season, some of which was good
no doubt. but was imperfectly packed.-E.
r. Billings in the Scientific Farmer.
SIX RECEIPTS FOR REMOVING Free
KLEs.-O Get ten cents worth OF gum
sbenzoin and alcohol. Let 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. The
preparation will then resemble milk, and is
ready for use. Battle the freckles with
soft cloth dipped in the liquid. If the skin
smarts under the application, add little
more rain water. 81 Take beef's gall, half
an ounce; saleratus, borax and gum guaiac,
of each quarter of an ounce, pulyerized;
alcohol and rose water, of each quarter of
a 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.
81 Emulsion of almonds one pint. powdered
borax two drachms, tincture benzoin COM
pound two drachms, mix and apply to the
face night and morning. az Sour bran wat
er applied to the face at night and allowed
to dry there, will remove freckles and sun.
burn in a short time; will make the skin
smooth and fair, but very easy to freckle
again. % One.quarter gallon rain water,
enc ounce benzoin, one ounce aqua ammo
ria, one ounce rose water, two ounces glyc-
crime; mix we'll; shake before using. (6)
One ounce of lemon juice mixed with a
quarter drachm of sugar will remove frec>
kles. Keep this lotion in glass bottle,
corked tightly, few days before using, and
apply to the frecllles occasionally.
WASHING BLACK CALICo.-O Place the
garment in an iron kettle; cover with soft
water becomes quite black, but never mind.
Pour the contents into tub, add more wat
er and wash with soap, as other calico.
Rinse thoroughly in clear water, and starch
as follows: For each dress take five cents
worth of white glue, dissolve in hot water,
pour into half pail of cold water, and use
as starch. ~ Take warm soft water in your
tub; no soap, but in its place dish of corn
meal, dry; rub on the calico the same as
soap. then rub on the wash-board, rinse in
two waters, hang wrong side out in the
shade. (3) Strain suds after boiling white
clothes, and in this boil your calico ten min
utes, then take into blue water, rub till
clean; rinse well and starch with starch made
of clear coffee. az Use no soap; take two
eggs for each dress to be washed; beat the
egg up in soft water; rinse and dry. If
there are any grease spots, rub little egg
on before wetting the dress. % Take boil
ing suds and rub out as quick as cool enough
for the hands; rinse in clear water, and stiff
zen in skim milk; iron on the wrong side.
RUBBER CEMENTs.-() Fill a bottle one
tenth full of native Chat is, unvulcanized in
dia rubber cut in shreds; pour in benzola till
the bottle is three-quarters full; shake every
few days till the mixture is as thick as hon.
Yey. This dries quickly. 1t is useful to mend
rubber shoes, or any other rubber goods; as
awater and air-tight cement for bottles,
simply dipping the corks into it, and for
hundred other purposes. 81 To piece india
rubber make long bevel On the ends you
wish to join with sharp, rough-edged knife
and water, scrape the bevels rough with the
edge of the knife, and when quite dry give
each coat OF india rubber solution-say one
ounce of rubber, not vulcanized, to five
ounces of turpentine. When the first coat
is dry give it another; and when that is dry
put the two ends together. 81 Dissolve
gutta peIcha lraspings or shavings) in bicar-
buret carbon, and make a cement of any con-
sistence preferred, for rubber goods, leather
or cloth.
CLEANING COPPER KETTLES AND BOIL
ERs.-Some of the means recommended by
housekeepers to this end are here given a
Take flannel cloth, dip it in little luke
warm buttermilk in which a teaspoonful of
salt has been dissolved; rub little spot on
the kettle; then proceed to scour that spot