Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-11-05

When soaking salt fish before cook
ing add litlle vinegar to the water; it
improves the hsh.
| Steel knives which are not ia gen
eral USE may be kept from rusllag il
they are dipped in strong solution of
| soda, one part water to four of soda;
then wipe dry, roll III flannel and keep
in dry place.
Fish may be scaled much easier hy
dipping into boiling water about u
| minute.
For greasing" the griddle, cut
! white turnip in halves and rub the
| griddle with it. 1t causes no smoke,
smell, taste or adhesion, and is better
than brtter or grease.
Fish may AS well be scaled, if de-
sired, before packing down in salt.
though in that case do MO; scald them.
Salt fish are best and quickest fresh
ened by soaking in sour milk
The value of crushed ice as dress
ing for burns aud scalds, first pointed
out by Sir James Earle, ID confirmed
! by Dr. Richardson. The ice, after
| being reduced by crushing or scraping
| 10 fine state Of division AS dry as pos
sible, is mixed with fresh lard into
paste, which is placed in thin cam.
brio bag and laid upon the burn. This
is said to bansb all pain until the
| mixture has so far meltsd that fresh
| dressing Is necessary.
| Flowers may be kept very fresh
over night If they are excluded entirely
from the air. To do this wet them
thoroughly, put in damp box and
cover with wet raw cotton or wet
newspaper, then place in cool spot.
Milk which is slightly turned or
changed may be sweetened and rem
dered fit for use again by stirring in u
! little soda.
Stale buns may he made TO taste as
nicely AS when fresh if they are dipped
! a moment or 30 in cold water, then put
/ Into a hot oven for Ave or ten minutes.
! They will iurn out as light aud CRISP
rs when first baked.
To scour knives easily, mix small
quantity OF baking soda with your
brick dust and see if your knives do
NO, polish better .F
Kerosene will soften boots or shoes
which have been hardensd by water and
render them As pliable as new. Kero-
sene will make lin teaketilss AS bright
MS new. Saturste a wooden rag and
| rub with it. Ii will also remove stains
from clean vanished furniture.
When one has had fever and the
HAIR is falling off, take a teacCp of
sage. steep in quart Of soft water,
strain it OF into 4 tight bottle. Sponge
the head with the tea frequently, wet
ting the roots Of The hair.
The Scientific American says if a
bottle Of the oh Of pennyroyal Is left
uncorked in 4 room at night, not .
mosquito, or any ether bloodsucker,
will be found there in the morning.
Mix potash with powdered meal and
throw it into the ratholss of house
and the rats will depart. II rat or
mouse gets into your pantry, stuff in
lis hole rag saturated with solution
of cayenne pepper. and no rat or
mouse will touch the rag for the pur.
pose of opening IA communication with
depot of supplies.
Salt will curdle nsw milk hence, in
preparing milk porridge, graves, etc,
the salt should not be added until the
dish is prepared.
Don't waste your time securing your
bread pans bread never bakes so well
ia \ bright tin. Indeed, the besi bread
pans. If one can afford to have them
made, are oblong ones made of Russia
sheet iron.
Paint spots may he removed from
any kind of clothing by saiura,ing
with equal paris of turpentine and
spirits of ammonia.
When coffee beans are placed upon
hot Goals or upon hot plate the flavor
arising is one of The most effective and
al the same time agreeable disinfect
ants. If no heat is obtainable, even
spreading of ground coffee on the
object to be disiniected is most salts
| factory.
Cream cures sunburn on some com.
plexions, lemon juice is besl on others,
and cold water suits still others best.
To clean stained woodwork which is
also vanished, An old housewife
recommends the saving OF tea leaves
from the teapot for few days. Dram
them, and When you have a sufficient
quantity put thew In clean, soft water;
let them simmer for half an hour.
When almost cold, strain them out,
and dipping a flannel cloth in the
water, wipe OF the psint, drying 1t
with another flannel cloth. One cup
of tea leaves to one quart Of water is
the due allowance.
Hastshorn applied to tho sting of
poisonous insects will sllay the pain
and stop the swelling, or apply oil Of
sassafras, which is better. Bee stlngs
should be tre,ted in this way.
Pickles or vinegar will not keep in
4 jar that has ever had any kind of
grease in it.
In canning fruit it is needless trouble
to heat or put the cans in hot water;
| Just set them en- crash towel or any
cloth that has been folded double or
triple, and Dipped into water, and dip
the hot fruit into them; of course,
there must not be a draught of air on
them. - dmsric1n CeItirdtOr.