Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-05-08
THE HOUSEHOLD.

C1ea'ssag Situer.--A strong solution Of Nv
posulphite of soda is useful for this Dur-
pose.
Hot Glans watersis the best insect destrov-
er known. Put the alum into hot water
and let it boil until all the alum is dissolved:
then apply it hot with brush to all the
cracks, closets, bedsteads, and other place,
where any insects are found. Ants, bed
bugs, cockroaches, and creeping things are
killed by it; while it has no danger 81 poi
soning the family or injxring the property.
GLASS Shoppers. Sometimes the ground
glass shoppers Of bottles become fixed In the
neck, and cannot be removed by pulling or
twisting. An effectual method Is to wrap i
rag wet with hot water around the neck and
let it remain few seconds. The heat VIII
expand the neck Of the bottle, when the
stopper can be removed hefore the heat pen
etrates the stopper itself; or wind string
once or twice around the neck, and, confin-
ing the bottle, pull alternately Oh one and
then the other end Of the string, thus Great
ing friction, and, consequently, heat. Or q
little camphene dropped between the neck
and stopper Of the bottle will often relieve
the stopper.
! Bed Bug E1teywsinatcg's. noticed. saws 4
correspondent in the Country Gentleman, in
recent issue, an article upon the sscare or
bedsteads," which 1 think needs improve
ment TO say that 'old-fashioned'' house,
keepers, or any others who have the re-
motest claim to be classed as housekeepers.
wait till the last Friday in March, or any
other month or week in the year, to exter
inmate bed bugs, when they are known to
exist in house. is a libel; they do it in
stantly. There are many better ways to
destroy these insects than by the use of cor
rosive sablimate, which Is often swallowed
by mistake, producing death. One of the
best, safest and least offensive, is to dissolve
as much gum shellac in alcohol as the alco-
hol will take; remove all the furniture and
bedding, carpets, ETC., from the infested
room to convenient location out doors. at
some distance from the house. Then with
paint brush treat every part OF the furni-
ture where bug or egg could lodge, with
agood coat Of shellac and alcohol, saturat-
ing every hole and crack. Do the same
with the floor and walls of the room. Brush
the mattresses, bedding and carpets with
brush stiff enough to remove every possible
insect and egg from them. IF the work is
done thoroughly In this way it will not
need repeating until there is new colony
imported.
Castara Pie Without Milk-Beat together
five eggs five tablespoonfuls Of sugar. and
a little salt; pour one pint of boiling water
stirring briskly while adding the water; fla
vor with spices most pleasing to the taste,
and complete the pie the same as other Gus
tards. The quantityis sufficient for two
pies. Custard made in this manner may be
eaten after pickles or any other sour fruit,
10y people with weak stonachs without pro-
ducing any disagreeable effects.
Potato Yeast Without Hops.-Pare and
CRATE foar large potatoes, over which pour
three pints OF boiling water, stirring thor
oughly. Leu it boil slowly i've minutes;
then add one teacupful of sugar and one of
salt. After they have entirely dissolved.
empty into vessel to cool! When a littl. \
more than lukewarm, add a large teacup-
ful OF yeast, and put it in warm place to
rise. When sufficiently risen, it will have
light, frotliy appearance, and will remain
sweet for weeks il kept in cool place.