The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-09-23

country in proportion with the amount Of Ice
consumed there. We Of the United States use
ninety per cent. more ice than any European
country. and the disease IL seventy-6ve per cent
worse than IN Europe. England comes next
while In the wine.drinking countries the disease
| 10 very seldom seen, and In semi.civilized
nations, whete Ice 10 not used, It ID wholly
unknown.
There 10 probably no kind Of fruit better
adapted to the hen yard than the plum. And
the dimculty Of growing this fruit, because Of
curculio attacks, 10 % far obvlated by flock Of
hens, thas combining the two 10 an advantage to
both. A farmer who had 4 plum orchard from
which the fruit regularly fell before It was rpe.
never succeeded in getting crop until he trans.
fersed bis hens to the orchard, and kept them
there until the plume were ripe.
SEPARATING CREAM.
Mr.. Edward Burnett tells the readers Of the
Country Gentleman that ''from many expert
ments with al the various methods of separat-
lug cream from milk, extending over period
OF fifteen yesre, - have come to the following
conclusion: That to obtsin uniform, thick
cream for market, no process can ap proach the
centrifugal. But to get the best butter. good
feed, including clover hay, good dairy cows,
skill and cleanliness, are more important than
any one Of the three different method s-shal-
low setting. deep setting or the centrifugal"
And he adds: ''Fsw farmers in this country
who supply milk to tho contractors, or direct to
the city customers, realize the importance OF
instantly removing the animal heat, droppingit
below 60 degrees. This in warm weather will
alone insure success.
HINTS AND HELPS.
Fiji will bear n1ofe seasoning than meat.
Vinegar will clean the mica in the stove
doors.
Tepid milk and water clean oil-cloth without
SOAP.
To prevent food from ecorching, place dish
OF water In the oven while baking.
Spirits Of turpentine or . email quantity of
har soap improves the lustre Of stove backing.
Molasses is also added to backing to make it
adhere better
Hash, to be good-aud it can be good-must
not stew and simmer. and simmer and stew,
but BE- heated through quickly as possible
and sent to the table at once.
Never serve potatoes, boiled or baked WHOLE !
In c'ose'y-covered dish. They become sod
that allows the steam to escape, or absorbs the
moisture.
Keep goslings and young ducks away from the
ponds until they are fedged.
Wheat chat, wet, and mixed with bran and
little salt makes q good feed for sheep.
To take iron stains out of marble an equal
quantity OF fresh spirit of vitriol and lemon
juice being nj xed in bottle, shake well, wet
the spots and In q few minutes rub with soft
linen till they disappear.
To wash a fine cambria handkerchief. EN-
broidered in colorcd silks, so that the colors do
not run, the secret is to wash in . SOAP lather
" ~ quickly, wiring thoroughly, and then iron,
go that 1t dries at once. There should be no
soaking. and the embroidered corner should be
kept out of the water as much as possible. A lit
tie alum in water will make the process more
sure
Bar soap should be cut into square pieces,
and these should be put into dry place, as
soap lasts better after drying.
II gilt frames, when new, are covered with q
coat Of varnish, all specks can be washed of
with water without harm.
To make good tea, Scald teapot we'll, add
one teaspoon tea, for each cup, pour on a little
boiling water, and steep five minutes, but
entreat you, II You desire q good cup OF tea do
not let the tea boil. Boiling injnres tea.
Rancid butter may be recovered and sweeten-
ed by washing and kneading it we'll first in new
milk, and afterward in cold spring water, buty-
ric acid, on which the rancidity depends, being
freely soluble In new milk. The above recipe
has been found 20 answer perfectly.
To prevent juicy pies from boiling over, some
houeekeepers resort to this device. Cut vent
In the centre Of the upper crust and insert q
piece of writing paper rolled up in the form
Of cornucopia, into which the juice rises
during the process Of baking. In the case Of
deep dish pies, insert e small teacup in your
pie dieh, and cut vent in the crust Much Of
the juice will be gathered under the cup
Wooden hose should be soaked all night, and
washed in hot euds with beef's gall, tablespoon
full to half pail Of water. Iron on the wrong
eide.
1t is said two parts tallow and one Of resin,
| melted together and applied to the soles of new
boots or shoes as much as the leather will absorb
| will double their wear.
Woodwork strongly impregnated with tung-
state Of soda or silicate OF eoda-by treatment
| in strong aqueous solution of these salts-will
be found to be quite uninflammable
Poison from bees, hornets, spider-bites, etc.,
is instantly arrested by the application Of equal
parts OF common salt and bicarbonate of soda,
we'll rubbed in on the place bitten or stung.
Astanding antidote for poison by dew, poison.
oak, ivy, ETC., is to take handful of quicklime,
dissolve in water, let it stand half an hour, then
| paint the poisoned parts with it. Three or four
applications will never fail to cure the most
| aggravated cases.