Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-04-04
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ing rubber cement. Ihe rdinary rub
Der cement which is SO much used by.
fne shoe makers is made by dissolying
aquantity Of gutta -percha ii ehloroform
or car bon i-sulp hide until the solution
has the CONSISTENCY Of honey Thin
down the parts to he cemented then
spread . small quantity Of the cement
well over the parts to beioined. Warm
the parts over flame or fire for half
minute, bring the surfaces to be united
| together, and hammer we'll or clamp
firmly. The cement dries in few min
sutes. !" 81 5ss3@ o. I',%:s IA
CONS AND BuNIoNs.-If Of. A. D."
will put one teaspoonful of powdered
saltpeter into one ounce of sweetoil and
rub the mixture well into the bunions
each night, she will find it will relieve
the swelling while it is only infamed,
! but should it tester she must apply
| poultlce OF ri.w, grated carrot, renew
ing it often till it has drawn all the in
fiamnlation out, For corns, one ounce
Of glycerine and - drops of carbolic
acid, well shaken together and rubbed
on every night, give much relief. New
or cut corn, but pick it off with nee
| die. ....,. r.
| CURE FOR CoRNs.-Any one troubled
with corns may cure them permanently
with very little trouble. Procure some
iodine. After soaking the feet, rub the
corn with it, and repeat the operation
every few days, and the corn, with q
little coaxing, will leave it's resting place.
This is certain and painless cure for
these common nuisances. A few cents
worth of iodine will curea dozen. The
bottle.tshould be kept out Of the reach
of small children.
To CURE HAMs.-Rub them over
with molasses. Have ready, on the
stove, where it will become hot. ket-
tie with quart Of salt in it, With
long handled iron spoon dip some salt
on the ham, and rub it we'll, with the
hand all over, especially around the
bone. Keep using hot salt in this way
until you have been over the hams very
thoroughly. Then put them all in
some convenient place, where they will
not freeze, and in about ten days repeat
the operation. After three rubbings,
they may be hung in the smoke-house
and smoked according to taste. They
will be found of a flavor superior to
that Of those which have been picked.
This method requires more labor than
to put them in brine to cure, aid prob
ably would not answer in very warm
weather. The salt should always be
hot and we'll rubbed in by hand, al
though some use wooden paddle.
Custard to be served in cups with
cake is made by adding three table
spoonfuls Of cornstarch to one quart Of
milk, rub the cornstarch smooth in a
little cold milk, and when the quart of
milk is boiling stir it in when it thick
ems and bubbles remove it from the fire
and add the yolks Of four eggs, we'll
beaten, lump of butter the size of
butternut, some nutmeg and lemon.
Put it into the cup, then make merin-
que of the whites Of the eggs with sugar,
and put on the top of the custard.
II ow to Keep the Boys at Home.
From the Rural New Yorker
believe that no surer method can be
devised for driving an ambitious boy
away from the farm, than that of hurry
ing him to a fresh task the instant the
old one is completed; allowing him no
time for books Or play; giving him al
ways the poorest tools and the most
disagreeable portions Of the work, and
permitting him toefeel no sense of own
ership in anything pertaining to the
farm, and no responsibility for the sue
cessful outcome Of any of its operations.
The boy thus treated-and are such
has no other hope than to leave the
parental homestead at the earliest pos
sible opportunity, and seek for more
favorable chances On some other farm or
in some other calling. But by the tt me
he has thus been driven to strike out for
himself, he will generally have be-
come SO Disguised with farm life, that
he will avoid that calling for all time to
come.
On the other hand, know boys whose
natural 1nclinations might be supposed
to lie in other directions, may be so
treated as to conceive anardent love for
the farm: For instance, a boy with less
than average physical strength, and
with a passion for books, was required
I to perform daily tasks, which were Of
ten irksome, but liberal margin was
always allowed for play after the tasks
were completed. A pet eve lamb was
given him and he was allowed to spend
the value ofits annual fleece, and of those
OF it's increase, for such things as all boys
crave; yet at the same time, by indirect
methods, he was prevented from spend
ing much Of his money foolishly. The
sense of responsibility involved in the
spending of his money, the keeping of
the little accounts relating to it, and
the interest in his growing flock, which
increased, not only by reproduction,
but also by purchase from other hocks,
with the wages which he was permitted
and encouraged to earn by doing odd
1 Jobs for the neighbors when work was
not pressing at home all these, not on
I " brought out some of the pleasanter
sides Of farm life, but also laid the
i foundation of habits afterwards found
II very serviceable in business matters,
4 Can any one doubt the evil effect MP
on this boy, If, after he had fed and
played with his lamb for Summer or
two, believing, in his childish heart.
that it was really his own, learning to
love it with the full force of his nature.
/ it had been sold to the butcher, and the
money quietly dropped into his fathers
pocket! Yet just such things have hap
4 pened. The lamb was but an item
among many. As the boy grew older
he was allowed to plant plots Of ground
! for himself, and though his crops we're