Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-12
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Caulifowers are superior 20 cabbage
in every respect for the table. aud can
be grown as easily.
Paint splashes may be removed
from window pIues by a very hot solu-
tion oi soda using a soft flannel
Mildewed linen may be restored by
soaping the spots. and while wet COW
ering them with powdered chalk
ColOred embroideries. edgings and
insertings are used to considerable
extent Just now for trimming under
clothing.
Strengthen vinegar by freezing It
and then remove the ice which forms
on the surface; the water Of the vine
gar only freezing.
For family use IL Is advisable ia
| plant six or eight peach trees every
| year, which will take the place OF those
that are ceasing to bear from age.
Corncobs contain more potash than
wood. II they are used for fuel and
| the ashes saved, it will be the most
economical mode OF disposing OF them.
Judgment in planning and arranging
/ the work 70 re done will accomplish b
more than the amount OF work itself
| System and regularity save work and
time.
Hogs ought TO be fed regularly even
/ during the summer. but a good feeding
place should De provided. as it Is no,
good plan to feed hog, grain OF any
/ kind on the ground
A Ridgewater, Pa. physician says
that olive oil is an antidote for rattle
snake pO.Non. Half u dozen table
spoonsiul are sufficient he says, TO
cure any snake bite
The French method OF administering
castor oil TO children is to pour the oil
into pan over a moderate tire, break
an egg into it ana stir up; when 1t is
Done flavor with a little salt or sugar
or currant Jelly.
To starch collars, make some gum
water OF clean gum arabic; keep il in
a bottle, and when wished work lit
tie Of il and a tribe OF common soda in
TO the ordinary starch 1t adds both
gloss and Stiffness to the collars
New ulsters for travelling are OF
striped or checked cloth. and are made
with straight doubIe-breasted fronts.
redingOte backs, large sleeves and
shoulder cspes, the latter in plain
triple layers or a single large frilL-
Seeds Of beets, carrots and parsnips
are slow to germiuate- They may bs
made to swell and sprout quickly il
placed in a hauneI bag and moistened
with warm water daily. Some gar
deuers mix the seeds with fine earth
before placing the seeds in the bag.
Dark indigo blue India silks will
again be used for morning gowns The
newest designs are white flowers.
thistles or grape clusters, or stripes OF
two inches apart in clusters of two mar
row lines with a Iavendar stripe be-
tween.
1t Is proposed both In Vienna and iu
Paris to water the street., with dis
lnfectaut mixture with water having
powerful sutiseptic matters dissolved in
it They are tired waiting upon the
microscopists TO discover the influenza
microbe and mean TO get rid Of the
disorder as best they may.
No experienced planter would ever
think OF planting trees with bruised
and mutilated roots. When the roots
are damaged at the time OF lifting the
tree, the mutilated or bruised part
should be cut of with 9 sharp knife,
so that the wound may present a clean,
smooth surface. The healing process
is in this way accelerated, aud the
risk Of damage by fuugoid growth
lesseued TO a large extent
Recent experiments prove that salt
Is a necessity for fowls, and that
when il Is supplied them they keep In
better condition and lay q larger
number OF eggs. Salt Is one of the
cons utuents OF eggs and must be pro-
vidcd. OF course an excess Of salt Is
injurious. but IL the soft food IL seaS
oned with It benefit will be obtained
from its use better than Ia any Other
way. Make it rule TO give your
fowls a proportion Of salt in the food
two or three times week.