Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-10-19
HOME AND FARM.

TO Clean Hair Brushes: Dip them
IN strong soda water and rinse in cold
water, and dry in the sun.-7Ae House
hold.
The Canadian Farmer warns bee
keepers against toads. The reptiles
station themselves near the hives and
breakfast on the bees.
Sugar Snaps: One cup of butter,
Two cups OF sugar, two eggs, one tea
spoonful OF soda. one tablespoonful of
ginger, and flour to roll.
TO get rid of the Objectionable odor
OF paint in q chamber or a living-room,
slice a few onions and put them in pail
OF water in the center of the room !;
close the doors, leave the windows open
little, and in a few hours the disagree
able smell will have almost gone.-Iowa
State Register.
"A. B. Howard, of Massachusetts,
says: "a friend of ours, who grows
cabbages extensively for market, has
found that saltpeter dissolved at the rate
OF one and half to two ounces to a
gallon of water, and applied with
sprinkler, will completely Danish the
European cabbage-worm. It has proved
not only q sure cure for this nuisance,
but special fertilizer in stimulating an
increased growth of plant.
"A complaint comes to US Of the
water of a we'll being discolored and bad
tasting, and it is asked if it will injure
cream, butter and other articles sus-
pended there. We answer no, not if in
perfectly tight vessels. But is not the
trouble caused by suspending such arti-
cles IN the water of q we'll originally
goode 1t takes but very little milk or
cream to spoil the water of a we'll. They
should never be suspended in the water,
but over it, and only in perfectly tiqht
and clean vessels.-Prairie Farmer.
Brown Bread: One ceffee-cup Of
boiling water turned on to one quart of
graham flour, one teaspoonful of soda.
one teaspoonful of salt, one tablespoon
full of lard, and one-half cup of molasses:
then add one pint of light bread sponge;
when mixed thoroughly it should be
about as thick as for johnnycake, it
should be no thicker than can be stirred
with spoon. Put it into two quart
basin and let it rise until the basin is |
about full, and bake an hour. L have |
used this recipe for six years and al |
ways have good bread.-7he Household
The Farm, Journal talks in this way |
about the good times upon which the
farmer has fallen: This will be a good
year for farmers; that is, prices of their
products will be high. So of next year
and probably the next. Times will be
good until the crash comes. The sun
shines now, farmers; make hay. Be
prudent, be economical, keep down ex-
penses, buy little and sell all you can.
Make every acre do its work, and clear
off that mortgage. Your time has now
come; this is your inning, and if you do
not make your books balance on the
light side of the ledger by the time the
bottom again drops out it will be your
OWN fault, not ours.
Kicking Cows: I tied the COW up
~ the head (not legs), procured good
witch (not club) and proceeded to milk,
Ind for every kick returned one good
mart blow with the switch on the offend.
ng leg. A few kicks and blows sufficed
or that time. At the next milking onl,
hree or four blows were required, and
vt the third milking one kick and one
how were sufficient, and ovor after the
,ow was as gentle as need be. Three
points are to be observed in
he above statement Il. Uniform kind
less. 2. Never strike COW for kicking
When loose in the yard, or she will learn
o run from you. 3. Only one blow for
ach kick-RurG[ NeU Yorker