Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-05-14
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

7 "A tree is not post. The post re-
| quires small hole and deep; the three
| broad hole welliilled with rich, friable
earth. Troy Times
-Drain-pipcs and all places that arc
I sour or impure may be cleansed with
| limc-water or carbolic acid or chloride
Of lime. Western Rural.
1t benefits the teeth to masticate
thoroughly. 1t makes them more dura-
bic and less likely to decay. Slop-fcd
cows in distillcrics lose the use of their
teeth in six months so they can not
again cat their usual food. The House
h0M
do not be in too great a hurry to
cut down those trees along the road.
Even ii they do shade little land,
what of itP Is land so scarce and valu-
able in this broad country, that even
tree along the roadside can not be al
lowed to cast q grateful shadowP-
Toledo Blade.
Adaptation to circumstances, the
learning by experience how to prepare
to meet difficulties, is what saves us all
from destruction. The intelligent the
prudent and the forethoughtful escape
disaster, while the ignorant, the waste
full and the thoughtlcss suilcr.-Clccc-
land Leader.
"A child should be kept in the house
six weeks after having had scarlet fever.
This is the French rs well as American
rule. The disease is liable to be COM
municatcd on exposure sooner, and the
kidneys are liable to become affected
should've child be. chilled. Boston Globe.
Lemon pie, with one crust: Stir
two tablespoonfuls flour in little water,
two eggs beaten, one cupful sugar, get
the juice of one good-sized lemon in
teacupful water. Stir all together and
bake in one crust. For frosting: Beat
the white of one egg, and add one
sugar. Toledo Blade.
In fitting up pantry small brass
hooks are not only more ornamental
but also more convenient than nails for
hanging cake cutters, tunnels, tincups,
spoons and all the numbcrlcss little ar
ticles that generally crowd the shelves.
The increase in the cost will be so slight
as to be hardly noticeable. Chicago
Tribune.
-Stewed Tomatoes: Cook twentI
spoonful of butter, an even teaspoon.
full OF sugar, less than half a;
much salt, dash of pepper, and thu
merest suspicion OF minced onion. Stew
five minutes longer, add teaspoonful
of fine crumbs, boil up and serve.
Albany Journal
flashed Potatoes, Browned: Pare
and cut potatoes into dice; lay these in
cold water half an hour; stew tender
but not soft in hot salted water; turn
this off and cover the potatoes with a
cup of hot milk in which you have melt
ed tablespoonful of butter cut up in a
tablespoonful of prepared flour Turn
all into creased pudding or pie dish
and brown lightly in quick oven.--M.
Y. Times.
"A standing antidote for poison by
dew, poison oak, ivy, etc., is to take a
handful of quick-lime, dissolve in water,
let it stand half an hour. then paint the
poisoned parts With it. Three or tour
applications will never fail to cure the
most aggravated cases. Poison from
bees, hornets, spider bites, etc, is in
stantly arrested by the application of
equal parts of common salt and bicar-
Donate of soda, well rubbed in on the
place bitten or stung.-BoSton Budget.
"A practical idea and one easily car
ried out is that of making Canton tian-
mel bath blankets for babies. Many
mothers have neither the time nor skill
to devote to the fabrication of the knit
ted blankets, and to them the easily
fashioned substitutes of Canton flannel
will be of great service. The material is
very cheap, only twelve to fifteen cents
yard, and it comes very wide. The
blankets should be cut yard square,
and either finished with n crotcheted
border bound with narrow ribbon or
with the raw edge turned over and
caught down by feather stitching of
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