The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-05-07
A r N FIREsIDE.

"A tablespoonful of powdered alum,
sprinkled into a hogshead of water and
stirred, will, in the course of a few
hours, precipitate to the bottom all the
impure particles and leave the water
clear and pure as spring water. Four
gallons would need but q teaspoonful.
Boston Globe.
To make a good water, air and rat
proof floor, first grade the floor and
cover with a concrete of coarse gravel
and hydraulic lime. Melt asphalt and
saturate the concrete with it, leaving a
thin coat of hot asphalt on the surface;
then scatter hot sand over this and beat
it firmly.-M. Y. Herald.
I'm building wire fence use more
wire. Five strands are much safer than
three, and the extra cost is money well
spent. Ninety cases of injury in hum
dred can be averted by this simple ex-
pedient. Put light scantling in-plaee of
the top strand to make the fence visible.
Troy Times
Composition cake: One and three
fourths pounds of flour, n and a half
pounds of sugar, three-fourths of q
pound of butter, n pint of milk, five
| eggs, one nutmeg, two pounds of ~raisins,
| two pounds of currants, one teaspoon
full of soda. This will make several
| loaves.--Ihe Household.
The worst kind of a cribber can be
| dissuaded from Indulgence in his vice
by the following Means Nail a piece Of
| sheepskin about eight inches in width.
the entire length of the crib; select a
skin with long wool, and sprinkle ii
freely with cayenne pepper. The cure
will be speedy and permanent.-Rura'
Home.
The american Agricu1tursst has 8
description of a barrel barrow for car
rying liquids. A barrel, open at the
top, is fitted into the frame of an ordin.
airy barrow with cleats, about one-third
being below the top of the frame. L
can be advantageously employed il
carrying Stops to hogs or cattle as wei
as water for plants.
What is called a ''curiosity table
is the latest novelty for the drawing
room. 1t is an ordinary round ebony
table decorated with anything an(
everything available, such as photo
graphs, Christmas and Easter cards
handsome buttons, small specimens o
crazy patchwork, etc. It is astonish
ing how ingeniously a table can be GOV
cred when time, taste and also sense Of
humor are brought to bear upon tn
Y. Post.
Rice Mullins: One pint of ricl
milk, one quart of sifted flour, one pin
of soft boiled rice, three well-beate,
eggs, a tablespoonful of sugar, one tea
spoonful of salt, one of soda and two c
Cream of tartar. Mix sugar, salt, sod
and cream of tartar with the flour an
rub through a sieve; add the eggs t
the milk and stir gradually into tn
flour; when a smooth, light batter Q
paste add she rice and bake thoroughly
bake t~hirty-fve minutes in buttere'
rings in pans.-Boston Budget.
In order to hasten the growth {
pieplant, Mr.. Allen recommends in th
New York Tribune saving flour barrel
in two, and placing a half around eac
plant as early in spring as possible
sinking far enough into the ground t
prevent blowing over Put sever;
inches of horse manure over an
around the head of the. plant, an
if enough can be spared spread
ring one foot wide and six inches thic
around the barrel. After the plar
begins to show leaves, scrape away I'll
manure from the top, but leave it a
around it. On warm days, remove til
half barrel, so that the sun can shir
full on the plant. After frosty nigh
are past remove it entirely.