Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-06
USEFUL INFORMATION.

1T Is SAID that qu1n1ne may De Qu1Le
deprived Of its great bitterness without
injuring its virtues by combining two
grains Of fannie acid with ten of quinine.
To PREVENT THE HAIR FALLING OUT.
The common application, in Oriental
countries, is the bruised bulbs of the
ASphodeIaIs baIlbosaIs, garlic or onions,
mixed with gunpowder. An infusion OF
the small leaves of the orange or lemon
tree in red wine, containing twenty
grains of tannin per itre, has also
proved serviceable.
Rat AND MICE ExTERM1NAToR.-
German newspaper gives the following
simple method for discriminating rats
and mice, which, it states, has been sue
cessfully tried by Baron Won Backhofen
and others for some time past: "a
mixture of two parts of well-bruised
common squills and three parts of fine
~ chopped bacon is made into a stiff
mass, with as much meal as may be re-
quired, and then baked Unto small
cakes, which are put around for rats to
eat" Several correspondents of the
paper write to confirm the experience
Of the noble Baron and his neighbors in
the extirpation of rats and mice by this
simple remedy.
To PRESERVE EGGS FOR A TWELVE
MoNTH.-There is nothing so excellent
as fresh egg, or so execrable as stale
one, and, considering how many good
eggs go wrong every day, it will GER
tainly be worth our readers while to
note the following process, to which
DR.. Phipson has called attention, fol
preserving them fresh for many months.
On removing the eggs from the nest,
they are coated with butter in which 2
or 8 per cent. of salicylic acid has been
dissolved, and then they are placed, in
dividually, in box filed with extreme
ly fine and absolutely dry saw-dust.
Care must be taken that the eggs 90
not touch each other, and that they are
completely enveloped in saw-dust; and,
should these precautions be strictly OBJ
served, they will keep fresh for several
months, possibly more than year. DR.
Phipson tested the process for two
years with most satisfactory results.
PROTECTION AGAINST RUsT.-For
farm implements having metal surfaces
exposed, for knives and forks, and other
household apparatus, indeed for all
metals liable to be injured by rusting
we know of no simpler, more effective
application than that furnished by the
late Prof. Olmsted. He used it on air
pumps, telescopes and various othel
apparatus. Take any quantity of good
lard, and to every half pound or so adc
of common resin an amount about equa
to half the size of an egg-a little more
or less is of no consequence. Mel
them slowly together, stirring as they
cool. Apply this with cloth or other
wise, just enough to give thin coating
to the metal surface to be protected
It can be wiped off nearly clean from
surfaces where it will be undesirable, q
in the case of knives and forks, etc
The resin prevents rancidity, and tint
mixture excludes the ready access of al
and moisture. A fresh application ma,
be needed when the coating is WASHED
off by storms or otherwise.
ENGLISH IvY.-English ivy will sue,
coed better in our dry, warm rooms
than almost any other plant, and re-
quires very little care. II 2-year-old
plants are secured they will begin to
run after that time. It is not neces-
sary to give the plant large pot or to
change this often. Good, rich loan and
plenty of water are all that is required
Move the pot as little as possible. Once
week wipe off all the leaves carefully
with large wet sponge, fastened to a
long stick. As the ivy does not require
sunlight it can be grown anywhere, and
makes charming framework for doors
windows and pictures. Sometimes il
is planted in large tubs and trained UP
stairway, forming masu of green
foliage from the hall below to the floor
above.