Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-05-23
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

Lq) Whltewash, it isswell known, passes 20
carbonate OF lime in few days by &b-
sorbing carbonate acid from the air, and
being soluble to certain extent in water.
is soon washed off when exposed to the
rains. To prevent this wash prepared as
| follows lasts much longer: 70 half a BUSH
ell of good lime add enough water to
| Stake and be about the consistency Of good
syrup, and while hot add half gallon of
| linseed oil and stir well. To this mixture
add half pound of common glue dis
solved in a gallon of boiling water. After
letting it stand few hours, thin with
water to the proper consistency for apply
| ing and it is ready for use. Some parties
Y recommend the addition of salt and othora
| sulphate OF zinc, but cannot SEQ any
| plausible theory to satisfy me that there
| is advantage III their use.-With the lin
| seed Gil an insoluble soap is formed (oleate
of lime) and the glue forms an insolublo
cement which protects the lime from tho
dissolving influence of the water. It is
possible that tallow will answer the same
purpose, as the resulting compound would
be the same-olezte of lime-the glycerine
of the fat being set free. (2) To every
four quarts of slakened lime allow one
half pint Of boiled glue, lump OF alum
about twice the size Of hickory nut, and
one tablespoonful of salt, with just suffi-
Gent blueing to give white tint. t3)
Slack limo in the usual way; mix a hand
full of flour with cold water, taking care
not to have any Jumps; then pour on boil
ing water, until it becomes like common
starch; pour it, while hot, into the slak9d
lime; add one pound of whiting and two
ounces of powdered borax; stir all well TO-
gether in bucket. AZ Whitewash for o.
side exposure is made by shaking one 3 i
bushel of lime in barrel, adding
pound of common salt, one half-pouno
the sulphate of zinc and a gallon Of sV
milk.
GOOD YEAsT.-A lady who unifoT
makes good bread furnishes the follow
receipts for yeast:
Boil six potatoes with small ham
of dried hops. When soft, pour the We
into pan, and mash the potatoes smoo
then pour the water back, and boil wit
heaping spoonful of flour mixed with -
ter. Strain through colander into ;
pan, and rinse out the kettle also. Put
a half a teacup or sugar, and one cupful z
yeast, or two yeast cakes When ris
put in two heaping tablespoonful of So
and put in cool place.
The following is Farmers Wife,
receipt:
Two quarts warm water, one pint of hep
water (made by boiling one teacupful CT
hops in pint of water and straining CT
clean,) two and one-half cupsful Of mashed
potatoes, one cupful Of sugar; two table
spoonsful of flour, and one-half cupful Of
salt. Turn the hop water on the potatoes
| and flour while it is scalding hot; when
| milk warm, add four teaspoonsful of yeast;
mix it in large pan or bucket, let it rise
twelve hours, then put it into jug or
large bottle, and set it where it where it
will be cool; shake well before using. This
yeast will keep perfectly sweet for months.
How TO GET MILK AND BUTTER.-A
writer in the ssSouthern Farmer" says
that his COWS give all the milk that is WAN
ted in family of eight, and that from it,
after taking all that is required for other
purposes, 260 pounds of butter were made
last year. This is, in part, his treatment
Of the COW; If you desire to get large
yield of rich milk, give your cow every day
water slightly warm, and slightly sailed,
in which bran has been stirred at the rate
of one quart to two gallons of water. You
will find, if you have not tried this prac-
tice, that your COW will give twenty-five
per cent more milk under the effects of it,
and she will become so attached to the
diet as to refuse to drink clear water unless
very thirsty. But this mess she will drink
almost any time and ask for more. The
amount of this drink necessary is an ordi-
nary water pailful at time, morning,
noon and night.
A HEALING CAUsTIc.-We publish the
following certificate for what it may BE-,
wor tn:
Mr.. CHAs. T. BURGESS:
This certifes that I had, last sunni II,
formed on the inside of my under-lip,
was supposed by many persons to be .
cancer wart It grew rapidly and an
ed me much, until heard of your CAL 3
remedy, one or two applications of VIII
removed it speedily and entirely.
. REUBEN JoNEs.
Norfolk, Va, May IS, 1850.
Bro. Jones is well known to the pub
Mr.. Burgess is respectable gentIem
living near Manchester. He requests
to give publicity to his remedy for the
lief of sufferers. 1t is red spanish o.
burnt to ashes, made into lye, and app
to the part affected. He states that
has tried it in many cases pronounced
doctors to be cancers, with great succes
Religious Herald.
SPIRITS OF TURPENTrNE.-Oneo OF til
most useful articles for housewife to
keep on hand, is bottle of spirits of tul-
pentine. There are so many purposes 70
which it is almost indispensable, that it is
wise to have it on hand. It is sure re
lief for burns. A few drops in the bottom
of a drawer, or on the floor of clothes
press or wardrobe, will effectually prevent
moths from inhabiting them; and
thorough application to bedsteads in the
early spring will save much annoyance and
hard labor through the long summer. In
sects have great aversion to the odor of
turpentine, and it is sure death to those
already in possession. It will drive red
and black ants off the premises, if thew
get foothold, the quickest of anything T
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