Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-10
Highest al IN Ieaveaiag rove-I.ss U. S Govt Report
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Cerncobs ere useful 70 mako pipes
1or the mea. - shoppers % bottles
that have ,lnislaid their corka. to
crowd iato The bun2-hole Of the cider
barrel. 70 throw at the hens when
they scratch the young onions. to
curl hais on. TO hold up windows, to
icrrule the children with. to grease
the griddle IN place Of the time
honored half Of . turnip. 60 wind
oostinR ravelings for future use. TO
stop up any kind Of chink. to drive
away red ants and to found .
fortune. The last two statements
may seem 70 challenge remark. but
they can bear the light Of the best
tallow ever run in . mould. One
steps on corncobs when entering the
pantry and joegles the cream into
the pickle dish. On inquiry ono
aads the red ants don't like corn
eobA
I don't wonder. says the Mime
apolis H0usekeeper. A. for the for
tune. . man Who once lived not ten
miles from Springfield laid the foun-
dations for . fortune 80 large that.
though he died twelve years ago.
the lawyers have not yet done fight
ing over his will. simply by carrying
loads Of corncobs hither and yon and
selling them for fabulous prices. The
children find both fun and sorrow in
corncobs. They make pretty dolls.
TO be..sure, but IL the masters Of the In
QUESTION could have been provided
with corncobs sufficient to allow one
for the mouth Of each prisoner. they
would have abandoned all other
modes Of torture. 1t is . most en-
Tightening sight to enter q dee
strict" school and see . row of little
culprits standing behind the stove,
. corncob In each mouth and silent
tears Of agony rolling down the
chubby cheeks. A corncob smudge
10 said to give ham and bacon . most
perfect and delicate flavor
A corncob put on q pole, saturated
with kerosene and set blazing. will de-
stroy any worms nest into which it
Is thrust during the early morning of
June's rare days. A corncOb slightly
creased and set In . candlestick has
been known to burn half an hour,
and to save bringing the lantern from
the barn in order to light the chill
dren to bed. Without the grease il
would. II very dry, burn slowly and
perfume the air In way that showed
itself an excellent substitute for loss
sticka Tho ancient nurse In the ru-
raj districts uses them to purify the
atmosphere In the sick room and
considers that. together with WOODEN
rags. they are far ahead Of any dis
tnfectant favored BY the medical
, fraternity.
Tho country damsel preparing for
social fray has been known to blacken
her eyebrows With . burnt cob When
children object too strenuously "a
having their teeth secured with SCOT
from the tcakettle, IN indulgeni
parent may make . compromise on
the black powder from . burnt cob
In many Plaoes the jetty stun II sup
pooed even % have medicinal power,
end Miranda swallows . quantity In
order % havO . sweet bceath-ah.
tell-tale plan-When Ferdinand comes
s-wooing. You can black your boots
with corncoba You can she'll corr
By rubbing cob On grain. A corncot
makes IN excellent scrubbing brush.
a woman with soul for ingenuity
once hung out . large wash with
closhspins manufactured from cleft
coencoba