River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-12-02
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being now dry, ely removed. wishing
Of straw removes the toughest OF the dirt loosen
ed oy the curryeomb. The legs ought to be
thoroughly wisped-not only TO make them
clean, bat to dry up the moisture that may have
Deen left in the evening and at this tins the
feet should be picked clean by the foot-picker-
l. can iron instrument made for the purpose
OF any dirt adhering between the shse and the
foot. The brush is then to be used 10 remove
the remaining and liner portions Of dust from
the hair. which is cleared from the brush by
few rasps along the eurryeomb. Thi. wisping
and brushing, IL done with some force and dex-
terity, with a combing of the tail and name,
should render the horse pretty clean. but there
are more ways Of grooming horse than one as
may be witnessed by the careless and skimming
way IL which many hired hands do it. The
sktn Of Tie o. ~ horse should at all times be
clean u Lot sleek. uad slap Of the hand upon
the horse will soon show il there ia loose dust
in the hair The eurrycomb should not be used
below the knees as IL Is apt 10 cause injury.
For clean legs and feet nothing r. better than
the water brush, and when fitting a horse for
the show-yard il may also be used on the body
with water or even little kerosine, but the
latter is not required for common cleanliness
but merely to impart temporary gloss.
CURING HAMS.
Mr. n. r, Hamilton, who received the high
est OF four premiums offered by the Maryland
Agricultural society for best sugar-cured hams,
uses the following recipe:
"TO every 100 pounds Of meat pounds Of
best pork salt, ounces saltpetre, 2 pounds
brown sugar, IA ounces potash and gallons
water Mix aud pour over the hams after they
have lain in the tubtwo days, having been rub
bed with fine salt when put in. Let them re
main in this pickle for Elk days then let dry
several days before smoking
SAVE ASHES TN. WINTER
The best time TO apply ashes to grass land is
early ia spring. The quantity should vary with
the needs OF the soil, and this can be determin-
ed only by experience, some sells requiring
much less than others according TO their compo-
sitiOn; but the usuai amount is twenty TO
nifty bushels per acre. Occasionally much
larger applications havs been found useful Ii
is best 70 Wy different quantities in different
parts Of the same field, and measure the result
on the crops.
PlcALLnLI.
Fssr qts green tomatoes, 2 qts. green pep
pers, discarding the sseas, qts. cabbage,
pint onions. Al chopped fine and mixed with
= cups salt Let it stand ali night IT. morning
dra of the brine, and add es.poonful each
Of ground cinnamon, cloves, sllspice and mace,
pint mustard seed, 8 tsblespoonfuls sugar.
Scald sufficient vinegar to cover AID pour over
tue whole. Do not cook il.
BKlEF NOTES.
A piece Of lemon lie excellent for cleaning the
hands.
1t is a mistake to put spoons in the holder
handles down.
In the crop Of chicken killed at rctersbor-
ough, Canada, one day, was found small cop
per-cOlored snake.
Cheese that il easily crunbed lie digestible,
and may be eaten without fear. 1t is the India.
rubber article that gives one = 1T Of the blues.
The annual revenue from the saleof ice harvest
ed on 4 hfty-four acre pond near Truckee, New,
Is t75,0OO. A single crop Of ice averages
$1,000 tons.
A lady in Sphinx county, the other day, open
ed small-sized pin-cushiou that rad been in
use several years, and inside Of il she found 375
perfect needles, besides any number OF brsken
ones.
A household writer says that flies cannot live
more than forty-eight hour. without wster, and
that il water aud all other liquids are kept ont
Of a room that long the flies will leave IT, Most
people will prefer the Eles
To the thoussnd. Of way. Of curing sore
throat a writer recommends the application OF
cloths wrung out OF hot water during several
hours in the evening. Rum and honey dissolved
10 sage tea IL said TO be better for gsrgng than
alt and water
The Scientific American state. that plush
goods and all articles dyed with aniline colors
faded from exposure to light will look bright ss
ever after being spcnged with chloroform. The
commercial chloroform will answer the purpose
very well and is less expensive than the purified.
The oleonargsrine law went into eject on
the LIST. inst, and the iaternal revenue bureau
has completed all the arrangements necessary
for its enforcement. The demand for stamps
has been very great, aud the Indications are
that large amount OF the commodity will be
put on the market sext week. The production
OF oleomsrgsrine for dome 5tic consumption 10
estimated 4 Commissioner KILLER at the rate Of
i01,WOOO0 pounds Vesr, and the amOHnt ex-
ported 10 also believed to be very large.