The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-04-01


like starch. Let cool. When blood
warm put in very large cup OF yeast,
or else yeast cake soaked and stirred
smooth in little warm water. Set in
warm place to rise. Made in the morn
ing, bead can be made with 1T at
night.
WHITE BREAD.-Mix teaspoonful OF
salt into a quart OF siited -four, In a
hollow in the middle of II put half cup
of yeast and pour on that scant pint OF
warm milk, mixing all gradually with a
knife or spoon Pour the dough out on
the board and hooning the fingers pat it,
roll it aud press it lightly; but do not
break into il or get it sticky. Work about
90 minutes, put In a bowl, cover closely
aud put in a warm place Mix about
noon for evening baking. An hour be-
fore baking work as before, make into a
loaf or rolls, let rise ard bake Grange
bulletin.
VENTILAToN.-As houses are geaer-
ally made, it is better to draw down the
upper sash of window, for the reason
that the warmest air, particularly dur
ing the winter, collects near the ceiling,
and in furious matters are carried up
into it from the floor. Drawing down
the sash will afford n double means of
ventilation; permitting the warm and
noxious air at the top to escap", and the
outer air TO enter at the bottom OF the
sash through the lower one. When the
weather is cold, it is not necessary the
upper sash be lowered much an inch or
two would be sufficient for room of the
average sze--t that is fourteen or fifteen
feet square. A room which is used for
the general assembling of the family,
what is called u living-room, should not
be less than that in dimensions.
WASHING FLUIn.-Dissolve in gal.
Ion of hot water one pound OF concen-
trated I've, one-half ounce salts tartar,
one.half ounce liquid ammonia; when
cool, bottle for use Soak the clothes
over night; wiring out and add cup of
the fluid TO boiler of water; put in the
clothes ard boil one hour; rub them az
much as is necessary, and rin,e well in
two waters, with little bluiDg in the
last. But little rubbing is necessary,
and this method will certainly save
clothes, time and labor. Lace curtains
may be washed in the same way. Starch
them and press out all that is possible in
A towel; pin sheets on the carpet;
spread out the curtains carefully, shap-
ing every sCallop on the sheets; pin
hem in place and leave them until dry.
No PREPARATION to put upon the meat
will prevent the bacon bug which pro-
luces shippers from laying its eggs in
he meat, and covering with canvass is
foubesome. The best hams are tn re
which hang in the smoke.house just as
hey are cured till wanted for the table.
They must have air, and therefore to
wrap them up in cloth and paint it works
injury to the quality and flavor of the
neal, The right plan is to keep the
LIS from the meat, not the meat from
be bugs Knowing the habits of the
nsec.s enables US to do this pretty effec-
uatly. as it hybernates in the soil of the
floor in winter, comes out
full-grown bug in March snd April.
'y' its eggs in the bacon, which hatch
he shippers that we find in summer and
Ill, and then goes out and dies. Better
move the dit of the fl ors and replen,
h with fresh soil and lime before sprin.
o!k begins to push and the lug awakes
ON its winter sleep.
EVERY good housewife knows that
4 iron kettle used for heating water,
lat holds lime in solution, will in a
iort time become coated with that sub
ance, ibis being poor conductor of
,at, it will Of course take a longer time
heat the water than when the kettle
AS new. Copper or tin vessels do not
come coated with lime. The reason is
,at iron has an affinity for lime, while
&c other metals have not. But this
Unity can be overcome by coating the
Iner surface of the vessel with a com
Jund of tanhic acid and iron which is
soluble in water, and will not precipi-
Ite lime. This is easily done. Take a
ew tea-kettle and Put a handful of new
ark into it, fill it with water and keep
boiling for two or three hours, filing
from time to time as the water bolls
way. The iron will get a jet black
1at of tannate of iron and will be proc,
5ainst lime. Care must be taken that
ie kettle does not boil dry and become
Gated 10 redncs'. A heat little below
nat point will destroy the coating. If
le lime can be fully removed from an
Id tea kettle it can be coated m the
line manner as new one, but will re-
ure longer time, and perhaps it will
E necessary to repeat the boiling two or
lree times.-Indiand Farmer.
SAYS the Ctmtry Gentleman: There
re differences in opinion in regard to
ic best beds for refreshing sleep, some
ersOns advocating soft and some hard
eds, The difference between them is
rat the weight of body on a soft bed
resses on IA larger surface than upon n
ard bed, and consequently more com
,rt is enjoyed. Hard beds should
ever be given to little children, and
nrents who suppose that such beds CON
'ibu.e to health by hardening and
eyeloping the constitution are surely in
-ror. Eminent physicians-both here
nd in England-concur in this opinion,
nd state that hard beds have often
roved injurious to the shape of infants.
rds and ANNA cover their offspring
it'll the softest materials they can
b'ain, and also make soft beds for them;
nd the softness of bed is not evidence
its being wholesome. But il it is not
ePt sweet and clean by daily airings
nd frequent beatings- whether it is
ard or soft - is surely injurious TO
enlih