Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-07-14
HOME AND FARM.

from hair-cloth furniture.
-Camphor placed in drawers or
trunks viii prevent mice from doing
them any injury.
When striped stockings are washed
and are ready 10 hang up to dry, turn
them wrong side out: this viii prevent
the color from running on the right side
and spelling the Stockings
A correspondent OF the G:rfer'er's
Chronicle savs that ptilye-ized fresh lime
viii effectuslly drive eaTthxorms from
lawns. The lime also Kills moss,
which is so troublesome on old lawns.
Nix the lime with twice It's bulk Of fine
soil or of .e2ched wood-ashes.
-Spirals-Two eggs beaten quite
light, sufficient -four stirred in to make
the mixture very stiff: add pinch Of
sal. ard stir again; then roll out quite
thin. cut strips about two inches wide
and four long, and roll round the fingers
As If curling hair. Fry in batter till OF q
delicate golden shade, and sprinkle
powdered sugar Just before serving.
-Raisin Cake.-One cup white sugar,
four I-5lespoonfuls melted butter, stir
red together, eight cablespoonfuls Of
sweet milk. one cup -four, one teaspoon
ful baking powder; favor with lemon:
stir in last the beaten whites of four
eggs: bake in LAYERS; for filing, add
little water 70 One cup OF white sugar:
put il on the stove to boil; chop o.se CUP
Of raisins and beat the white of one egg:
take the sugar of and stir the egg and
raisins in.
In buving Paris green to destroy
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that which Is heaviest and honestly sells
at the highest price. The great demand
has led 10 much adul,eration with hira-
e. and more soluble poi>ons, which are
less safe 20 use. London purple, which
many regard as equally effective. Is
much cheaper and more bulky. and
hence is not so likely TO be adulterated
as Paris green.
One Of the best WAYS to cook black
bass. that fayorite fish with so many
people, Is 70 broil it. You need wire
gridiron with : long handle. so that you
can hold II over the Goals and not let the
edges get scorched or BACKED. Serve
with lemon sliced on the platter. When
baking 3 whitefish do not lei it lie on the
bottom of the dripping-pan; put a tin
plate under the fish IN such a way that
the oil viii drip of into the pan. The
fish viii De less greasy and the dressing
viii not absorb. so much of the fat.
Peach Butter Pudding.-Pa-e some
ripe and soft peaches. leaving whole.
closely together in the bottom
of : but1ered baking dish. Make 3
batter OF a quart Of mix. six eggs beaten
very light, ten teaspoonfuls of sifted
-four, a tablespoonful OF melted but.er.a
little salt and two teas Doonfuls OF baking
powder Sifted with the -four. Bake in 8
quick oven and eat hot with cream and
sugar or 4 hard or liquid sauce. Straw
berries, cherries, raspberries. or black
berries may be substituted for the
peaches.
-WindgaIls are seldom productive OF
,ameness. and may be regarded as mere
eye-sores. Many methods of treatment
have been res0rted TO. and with the same
result; they are rarely ever removed
permanently by any method OF treat
meat. Rest, with the application OF
and bandages. NAV reduce
them for 3 time. By bliseering and sub
turning the animal Quito grass.
they viii, in all probability, disappear,
out ara apt 10 return again. especially
when The animal Is pat to work. Unless
2 horse Is OF much value, L Is scarcely
desirable to TT any treatment st AL for
these 1um0rS. To D1nc-ure them K
dangerous and Intellectual. and cutting
them OUT i absurd and impEac-icab.e.-
I3tSterq Iur4I.
After keeping house year / ven
-ured 20 ask an old h21seEeeuer what
me used for r mop, and found 20 M
2i<Y7Ssv -E-s- i was a rr7a~t7Fr7 rr-ar N
much discussion Alter various expert
nents find that the BIS. material i old .
lnit wrappers. cut IN convenient strips
L Is best not to make she mop very
arge. g il is then 50 heavy when wet
hat il Is Cumbersome. and although YOU
you'd Get along faster vou would he
more tired and verv likely strain your
hands in wri1ging il. Have a little
.pace eft II mop a. possible: carpet
gst g. much # yo1- kitchen floor as i
consistent with rtaTtec. -ea-uess. or bet
er still. one oi.cloth-i- : 20 much more
Easily cleaned; grease does not sink in
o il 70 render you desperate. The hap
" law of compensation may hold good
lere. but d. not see in what way. con-
nensurate with the expenditure OF time
nd strength, woman can be repaid or
laye it made good TO her for hav.ng
grabbed away 50 many Of the hours OF
Ter youth and middle age. There Is
omeshing hopeless a50u, it; after eve
.ything else IS done there j. always the
,itchea floor 10 clean: il Is dangerous TO
well upon: il needs. as tir- Emerson
avs. .-alI The force Of an idea'' ID lift
he load from of your nind--N. Z.
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