The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-30
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A deeoction OF strong soap-suds
with tobacco stems Uhe more tobacco
the be,,ef) will exterIninaie The red
spider and all other insects from ali
plants and shrubs without the slightest
danger of injury
As soon as the leaves of the cur
rant and COOS. berry, 4 e fairly expand
ed the worn mas be looked Tor.
The eyys are laid upon The under ! 9
OF the lower leaves. and II these are re
moved and destroyed much trouble Is
avcried-
In sowing the new asparagus seed.
or any other seed hl-d 10 germ nate. IL
is a good plan - SOW s fe| rldish eeis
am , il. They come MP d are
good to marx the rows te.ore the ttrdy
seeds are ready 10 come UP. AMI the
roots are of the groInd before they
become troublesome.
The New YORK Times gives the FOL
lowing recipe for IN 10y washing
liquid. -Four ounces Of soap. one table
spoonful of ~turpentinc. snt two ~ am
monia. mixeI in ten gallons OF wate-.
j. MT in any was injurious 10 the per-
| son u>iny il. The effect = 10 more
easily dissolve In, dirt in the cities
| and h re ldcr 1s wishing much easier.
There is nothing in il TO inIuTe the
clothes.
A Simple Sponge-Cake.-Takc five
eggs. ihree-quar;eIs Of u pound OF s'ited
su rar. breaN the eggs upon The latter.
beat all together for half an hour. lake
| the weight Of two and a hall eEgs'in
I ~. Ill. 80 tin,,- .rI afT.r the time
Of beating is expired str in the -four
the grated rind Of 4 lemon and - m1ch
Of the juice 20 desired. and poar IN
mediately into-a tin lined with bftt"rcd
paper; place aruncc into i rather cool
oven.
"A good wktewash for outside work
en- tie madta follows: SlaNe one
half bushcl of stone lime in boiling wa
Ter; strain il when cool enough, andadi
To it one-I al peek OF salt prey1ou'I'
dissolved in warm water; also three
pound, Of rice made into q thin past
by boiling, and one-half pound OF pow
dered Whiting. and II pound OF glue
dissolved in warm water. Mix all To-
cether and allow il To stand for several
DAYS before using. When ready To ap-
ply. heat and apply warm. diiutinS with
hot water TO the proper consistency.
Here is n rule for making Boston
brown bread. Us it is called outside OF
New England; although like Boston
baked beans. it is common throughout
New England. and is known aS brown
bread: Take four cup'us OF ini!an
meal and four cupfuls OF rye mea! Ono;
-four; sift through coarse wire SIEVE;
add two teaspOonfuls OF soda, q little
salt. one cupful of molasses. one cupiul
%; sour milk, and water sufficient 10
make a soft dough. Bake four hours
i'm a moderately heated oven, or what
would be better, twenty hours IN u
brick oven.
If the fact can he demonstrated 10
a cook that meat can be made ntcr
by softening the iibers with the action
of a little vinegar there will be no
reason why she should send a tough
steak to the table. II she can be- con
cinced that it is better 10 turn il over
on a plate containing a little vinegar.
salad oil and pepper four or five times
i'm a couple OF hours, instead Of trying
to make it tender by battering it with
n rolling pin or ~cleavcr. u SD forcing
I OUT All It's tulCtS. S4lt nus bV oOsAih.klf
indeed if she prefers the latter method L.,
and the sooner her services are dis.
pensed with the better for the temper
and stomach of her employer.
Ribbons which are very much
soiled can bc made clean and will look
almost like new oncs If washed in am
monia and water. Use half a teaspoon
full of ammonia to one pint of water.
Some ribbons after washing or spong-
inr. do not necl to be ironcd, and, IN
fact. are injured by il. These should
be fastened to a table or long ironing
board. and, when perfectly smooth. let
them alone until they are dry. Ii they
are at all wrinkled when dry, lay a
cloth which is slightly damp over them
and press with n hot iron. Black silk,
if spongcd with cold co lee and ammo
MIA, VIII be wonderfully fIeSheHed.
Use Il ilanncl cloth To remove dust from
silk.
-Fuchsias in summer.-Dr. Wolcott
had a lot of fuchsias planted under the
shade of \ high apple tree, aud all sum
mcr long they kept growing and bloom
Ing better than II | have seen in the
neighborhood. Next to them ranks a
lot of fuchsias planted in front OF an
east facing house on Garden street. i'll
a rather cool, SHADY place, and where
they were freely shOwercd from the
hose on Summer evenings. Fuchsia
gracilis and virgata bloom freely with
us i'll sunny exposures, and are graceful
and pretty, but as fuchSias the smallnes-
of their blossoms is a drawback to their
favor. Most Of the other iuchsias we
have tried in sunny places are not sat
isfactorv.-Gard ner's Monthly.