Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-06
USEFUL INFoRMAllo.


posed to the scent of strong smelling
stable, or any other offensive odor, will alb
sorb faint that will not leave it.
PULvER1zED ALUM possesses the prop
erty of purifying water. A large spoonful
stirred into hogshead of water will so puri-
fy it that in a few hours the impurities will
all sink to the bottom, and the water will
be fresh and clear Four gallons may be
purified by teaspoonful of alum.
SECRET INK.-Lemon juice, onion Juice
or weak solution of oil of vitriol, common
salt or saltpetre will turn brown or yellow
when exposed to the fire. A dilute solution
of chloride of copper becomes yellow at a
moderate heat, and disappears on cooling,
while a weak solution of chloride of cobalt
and chloride of nickel is turned bright
green. Use these liquids the same as ink,
only it is necessary that the pen be kept
clean.
FROSTED GLASS. TO make imitation of
frosted glass that steam will not destroy,
put a piece of putty in muslin, twist the
fabric tight and tie it into the shape of q
pad. First, clean the glass thoroughly,
and then with the prepared putty pad,
daub the glass all over, thinly. The putty
will exude sufficiently through the muslin
to render the stain opaque. Let it dry
hard and then varnish IF a pattern is re-
quired, cut it out in paper as stencil !;
place it SO as not to split, and proceed as
above, removing the stencil when finished
1t there should be any objection to the ex-
istence OF the clear spaces, cover with
slightly opaque varnish. In this way very
neat and cheap signs may be painted on
glass in windows and DOORS
SoAP-SToNE LUBRICAToR.-Aw writer in
one of the foreign technical journals ex-
presses decided preference for soap stone
powder, in the form of dust, as lubricant
for the axles of machines. For this purpose
it is first reduced to very fine powder
then washed to remove all gritty particles
then stepped for short time in dilute mu
Ratio acid, in which it is stirred until al
particles Of iron which it contains are dis
solved. The powder is then washed il
pure water again to remove all traces Of
acid, after which it is dried, and is the
purified steatite powder used for lubrica
ton. 1t is not used alone, but is mixec
with oils and fats, in the proportion Of
about 30 per cent. of the powder added tc
parattin, rape, or other oil, or the powder
may be mixed with any of the soapy com
pounds employed in the fabrication Of heav,
machinery.
HENs.-A correspondent of the Massn
chasetts Ploaom0e, with whom we fully
agree, asserts that flock of hens will pa,
for themselves before they are one year ole
if they are rightly cared for. You can the,
sell them, if you choose, for good price
and raise another lot, but it is not advisabl,
to do SO, as the second year is the mos
profitable, but do not keep them after the,
are two years old, for after that age the
do not pay so well,
| Do not keep mongrels, for they will no
pay as well as thoroughbreds. One eros
between two pure breeds will make goot
fowls, but do not 60 any farther than that
If you do they will be very poor hens tt
keep for profit The best cross is to use :
White Leghorn cock on Light Brahm;
hens; l say White Leghorn, because thai
cross will produce uniform color; there
will be no parti-colored feathers, which ii
an advantage in preparing poultry for the
market If you can give your fowls a large
range, keep the pure White Leghorns
they will produce more eggs than the
larger breeds, in number, and as eggs arc
sold by the dozen, you will gain by SO do
ing. The Plymouth Rocks are a noble
breed; they make good layers and gooc
mothers; they lay good eggs and large
number of them; they will lay NOR.
weight of eggs than the Leghorns They
are a handsome fowl when dressed for thu
market; but you can make any breed pa,
| if you take care Of them.