Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-04-22
HOME AID FARM.

HONE AND FARM.
The yellow stain made by the oil
used on sewing-machines can be re-
moved il, before washing in soap-suds,
you rub the spot carefully with bit of
cloth wet with ammonia.
The New York San says our best
and most skilled veterinarians admit that
the cause of stringhalt in horses is I'M
known. All methods and medicines for
that affection have also proved unsatis-
factory.
TO Cleanse Blankets.-Put two
large tablespoonfuls of bora1 and pint
bowl of soft-soap into tub of cold
water. When dissolved, put in pair
of blankets and let them remain over
night. Next day rub them out, and
rinse thoroughly in two waters and hang
them up to dry. Do not wiring them.
"A Safe Depilatory.-Hair may be
removed from the skin, and the hair
follicles destroyed so that the growth
will not return, by means of an applica-
ton to the skin of lime paste. The
paste may be spread ON the skin and left
until it becomes painful, when it may
be washed eff, and sweet-oil or lard ap-
piled to the part.
Marlborough Pudding.-Grate ap-
pies enough to make eight ounces, add
to this eight ounces of white fine sugar
which has been well rubbed on the rind
of large lemon, six well beaten eggs,
three tablespoonful of cream, the
strained juice of three lemons, eight
ounces of butter, add quantity at pleas
ure of orange flower or rose water. Line
pie-dish with rich puff paste, put in
the mixture and let it bake in q quick
oven. ..l-a'lf "
Starch livery fine).-Two table,
spooufuls of starch wet in cold water;
add one teaspoonful each of gum arabic,
white wax, and fine salt; pour on one
quart of boiling water; boil ten min
utes, then strain; add two more table
spoonfuls of starch wet in cold water to
the strained starch. Ii any is left over
it can be kept for next time; it will be
good though thin as water. Ii apolish-
ing iron is used after the usual IRON
ing the clothes will look like new.
The following is nv method of pre-.
pairing pressed meat; boil piece of
beef or YEA until tender, and then chop
Il up quite tne and season with salt,
pepper and spices if desired. The water
in which the meat was cooked should be
allowed to boil down and about = table
spoonful OF gelatine dissolved in 3 little
water added before removing it from
the fire, 50 that when cold it viii form a
kind Of Jelly. Pour this liquid while hot
over the chopped meat and stir up well
together. Ii the meat is then pressed
down tight into a stone jar, it will be-
come.tirn and solid when cold, so that
It can be readily cut into thin slices
Cor. n. 4. World. r9.
Charcoal for Fowls.-There is one
thing which nature does not supply and
which civilization renders quite neces-
sary TO fowls. 1t is charcoal. Char .
coal made of wood does not answer the ]
purpose: it has no taste OF food, it is I
not attractive to fowls, and is seldom I
eaien. But if anyone viii put an ear of .
ripe corn into the fire until the grains /
are well charred and then shell off the .
corn and throw it to the flock, he will /
see an eagerness developed and healthy
brought about which will
make decided improvement. All pale
combs viii become a bright red. the
busy song which precedes laying will be
heard and the average yield of eggs
greatly increased.
-Corn-starch Hasty .Pudding.-Four
tablespoonfuls (heaping) Of corn-starch,
one pint boiling water iand the same
quantity of scaiding milk, salt. Heat
milk and water to scalding in pail set
in a pot OF not water. Wet up the corn
starch with 3 little cold mix. adding the
salt. Stir his into the boiling milk and
water, and keep stirring until The mix
;ure Is about As thics. as hot mush.
Turn into an uncovered deep dish, and
set in hot water to keep warm until You
are ready TO eat it. IL is very good
eaten with sifted sugar mixed with nut
meg or cinnamon, and milk-or cream,
if YOU have can-or with simple
custard poured over it, or with butter
and sugar. If you have plenty OF milk,
use no water:in cooking the corn-starch.
a cheao, Wholesome and nice dessert.
How to Wash Clothes Without Fad
ing.-A lady correspondent sends Us the
following receipt, which she has tried
with success or all kinds of fabrics:
Wash and peel Irish potatoes and then
CRATE them into cold water. Saturate
The article to be washed in this potato
water and they can then be washed with
soap without any running of the color.
have taken oil out of carpets saturated
with this potato water when simple cold
water would make the color run ruin
Dusty; have set the color in figured
black muslins, in colored meriRos, in
gibbons and other silk goods Often
he potato water cleanses without the
Ise OF soap; but the latter is necessary
where there is any grease. In such
cases (without soap take the grated
potato itself and rub the goods with
iannel rag. In WOODEN goods it is nee
.ssary to strain the water, else The parti-
lies will adhere, but this is not necessa-
Y ii goods from which they can be well
haken. ....-..