Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-19
HOME, FAHM AND GARDEN.
4Pnlntne l%mplomenIs. wagona,

=Paintng supplements, wagons ETC.,
IA dccoetion of atfong soap1seds
with tobacco stems (the uavre tobacy2
tie better) will eNtcrmiuate the RED
spider and all other insects from al
plants and shrubs without the slightest
danger Of injury.
AS soon as the leaves Of the cur
rant and goosaberry ate fnirly expand
ed the worm Nmav be looked FOR
The eggs are laid upon the under sic
OF the lower leaves, and II these are re-
moved aud destroyed much trouble Is
averted.
AIN sowing the new asparagus seed.
or any other seed hard 10 terminate, IL
is a good plan 10 sowR few radish seeds
among it. They come Up Don are
good to mark Che rows before the tardy
seeds are ready to come up, and the
roots are off tho ground before they
became tronblesom
"A Simple Sponge-C ke.-Take five
eggs, three-quarters of pound OF sitted
sugar, break the eggs upon the latter,
beat all together for half an hour. Take
the weight oil two and a hall eggs IN
their shells of flour, and after the time
OF beating is expired stir in the flour
The grated rind Of a lemon and as much
OF the luce as desired, and pour im1
mediately into i tin lined with bnttored
paper; place at once into q rather cool
oven. Bafee58
The New York Times gives the fol-
lowing recipe for an easy washing
liquid. -Four ounces of soap, one table,
spoonful OF %turpentine, and two Of ann
monia, mixed in ten gallons of water
is not in any wav injurious 20 the per-
son using II. The effect Is to more
easily dissolve the dirt in the clothes
aud to reuder tbs washing much easier.
There is nothing in it to iniuro the
clothes.
Here Is a rule for making Boston
brown bread, as il is called outside. Of
New England; although like Boston
baked beans, il is common throughout
New England, and is known as brown
bread; Take four oupfuls of Indian
meal and four cupfuls of rye meal mot
nour); sift through a coarse wire sieyei
add two teaspounfuls OF SODA, n little
salt, one cupful of molasses. n cupful
OF sour milk, and water sufficient to
make a soft dough. Bake four hours
in a moderately heated oven, or what
would be better, twenty hours in 3
brick oven.
--If the fact can bedemonstrated 20
n cook that meat can be made tendcr
by s~oftening the tibers with the action
OF n little vinegar there will be no
reason why She should send a tough.
.4a.N- -. H.. N.Iln I rla.-l L. Ann
vinced that it is better to turn il over
on a plate containing a little vinegar,
salad oil and pepper four or five times
in a couple OF hours, instead Of trying
TO make il tender by battering it-with
a rolling pin or cleayer. and so forcing
out all its juices, she must be obstinate
indeed If she prefers the latter method.
and tho sooner her services are dis
pensed with the better for 9e temper
and stomach of her employer,
Ribbons which are very much
soiled can be made clean and will look
almost like new ones II washed in ann
mOnia and water. Use half q teaspoon.
full of ammonia to one pint of water.
Some ribbons after washing or spong-
ing. do not need 60 be ir6ned. and, in
fact, are injured by IL. These should
be fastened to Il table or long ironing
board, and, when perfectly smooth, let
them alone until they are dry. II they
are at all wrnkled when dry, lay q
cloth which is slightly damp owe them
and press with n hot IRON Black silk,
il spoBged with cold collee and ammo
mia, viii be wonderfully freshened,
Use a flannel cloth to remove dust from
silk.