The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-01-22
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Household Hints.

BLACK WALNUT PoLtsH. A quarter
OF pint of raw liuseed oil. one table,
spoonful of muriatic acid, and a little
vinegar.
10 POLISH FLATIRoNs -Beeswax and
salt will make your rusty flatirons as
clean and smooth as glass. Tie lump
OF beeswax in rag, and keep it for that
purpose. When the irons are hot, rub
them first with the wax rag, then scour
with a paper or cloth sprinkled with
salt.
PRESERVING Silks AND RTpBoNs. -
Ribbons and silks should be put away
for preservation in brown paper the
chloride of lime used in manufacturing
white paper frequently produces dis
coloration. A white satin dress should
be pinned in blue paper with brown
paper outside, sewn together at the
edges.
TC CLEAN FEATHERS Make a lather
of curd sosp, boiling water and pearIash; !;
when it is a little cool, wash the feather
IN 1t, gently squeezing it wash it again
with less lather, and then rinse in cold
water, shaking it we'll before the fire,
but not too near. Curl it by drawing
each fiber over blunt edge of fruit
knife, il the color is not good, use a
Ittlo blue in the rinsing water.
How TO Do Up SHIRT BosoMs. Take
two tablespoonsfull best starch, add
very little water to it, rub and stir with
spoon into a thick paste, carefully
breaking all the Jumps and particles.
Add pint of boiling water, stirring at
She same time boil half an hour, stir
ring occasionally to keep it from burn
ing. Add piece of " enamel /" the size
of pea; if this is not at hand use
tablespoonful of gum arabic solution
(made by pouring boiling water upon
gum arabic and standing until clear and
transparency; or piece of clean mutton
tallow half the size of nutmeg. aud
teaspoon of salt will do, but it is not as
good. Strain the starch through a
strainer, or piece of thin muslin. Have
the shirt turned wrong side out dip
the bosoms carefully in the starch and
squeeze out, repeating the operation
until the bosoms are thoroughly and
evenly saturated with the starch pro-
ceed to dry. Three hours before IRON
ing dip the bosoms in clean water /;
wiring out and roll up tightly. First
iron the back by folding it lengthwise
through the center next iron the wrist.
bands, and both sides of the sleeves /:
hen the collar. band; now place the
bosom-board under the bosom, and with
dampened napkin rub the bosom from
the top toward the bottom, and smooth
ing and arranging each plat neatly.
With smooth,l moderately-hot iron,
begin at the top and iron downward,
and continue the operation until the
bosom is perfectly dry and shining,
Remove the bosom board, and iron the
front of the shirts. The bosoms and
cuffs of shirts-indeed of all nice. fine
work, will look cleaner and better if
they are first ironed under piece of
thin old muslin. 1t takes off the first
heat OF the iron, and removes any Jumps
of starch.
DlscOY cry In Grape Culture.
A letter to the secretary of the Ohio
horticultural society from W. W. Scar
borough of Woodburn, suburb of Gin
cinnati, says:
/ have received your favor, inuuir-
ing about the results of the new method
of protecting grapes from disease, etc,
by inclosing the punches in paper bags.
Hearing in 1876, that my neighbor, Mr..
Gottleib Myers, had in that year tried
successfully this experiment, early in
the summer of 1877, just after the bios
soming bad been accomplished and the
young grapes fully set, [ inclosed in
paper bags 2 800 punches, chiefly Con-
cords and Catawbas, and some few
punches of Delaware, Iona and Isabella,
and gathered in the fall 2, 450 punches
therefrom of perfect and magnificent
fruit. OF the fruit that year not bageed
there was probably one-half DESTROYED
by rot, with further loss by mildew,
birds and insects.
'"Tbis year l had $500 punches in
closed in bags, with substantially the
same result to the kinds or varieties OF
grapes before mentioned. Some 200
buoches of the Hartford prolific variety
did not do as we'll as the other varieties.
There was less rot this year in our open
vineyards than for many years past, but
yet there was disease, although dimin
lshed, and the same loss by birds and
insects to the unprotecte punches.
which have heretofore existed.
1.-The bag used is the common paper
pasted bag used by the grocers, made Of
yellow Manila paper, and six inches
wide by nine inches long or deep, AND
fastened to the bunch by two or three
pins. These bags (or most of them).
If made of good quality of paper, will
last for two years use, as will the pins
also be good for the second years use
if OF good quality.
" The quality OF the fruit is improved
by its isolation in the bag-it is richer in
saccharine matter, and of higher flavor
The cost of bags, pins and labor is
about one,third of cent per bag on the
small scale of my experiments. The
result of the experiments has confirmed
the theory which 1 have held, that the
rot is caused by the puncture of the
grape by some minute insect, Just at the
time when it becomes of full size, and
when covered by the night dew or the
moisture of a foggy night or morning. >
Cincinnati Gazette.