Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-27
TIMELY INFORMATION.
Answer. TO Pertinent Questions Put
liz Farmers.

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A great many OF my young chickens
! have been killed recently by rata can
you give some method by which ] can
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Get some Scotch oat meal or barley
flour and place II nj fist Bparingly In n
ANAL heap a, some spot froaucnted by
tho rats. On examining II In the morning
Il viii DO soon seen II my portion has
been eaten, II not. lot It remain night ar
Ter night until you find they have CON
Bumcd tho greater portion. Now place
more. but not too lRvlshly You will find
that In a fow nlghts onward tho rats
greatly Increase In numbers, but never
rive more food than nppearn 10 be wen
eaten mp. In tho next place provide your
GOLF with some newly made plaster OF
paris. II not good nnd recently mnnufac-
turod II Ia altogether valuUloss for THIS
purpose. Mix. In perfectly dry state.
Without any water whatever. IN equal
proportions this Ingredient with the same
kind Of meal previously used, but not In
greater quantity than the previous
nightly supply.
Carefully managed. after such lengthy
cntlccmonta, rats or mice will consume
rayenously their "lnat meal" for IN Il
very short time after eating Il, the pihH'
ter causes intense inflammation OF the
bowels to set In. with fearful thirst. while
wntor Instantly produces death. though
hey will Invariably take II II within
reach. The great advantage over pot
som OF this plan IL this-aftor tho death
OF monRtor rat even should cats or
other domoBtic animals cat tho defunct,
no injury Will arise TO them. IN tho plnA-
ter has become poworlcss altogether, ana
they may eat It with IMMUNITY. The bait
nhould be lightly laid for at ioast fort
night to inspire thorough confidence and
secure II full attendance.
Plcage give me good recipe for maxi
low iolH, Texas.
Boil together slowly. for ono hour. two
pounds of pure beef tnllow, two OF wash
Ing soda. one pound OF salt. and one
ounce each OF gum eainphcr. oil OF borga-
mot and borax. str II often! let II stand
until cold. then worm II over, 30 that
Il will run ~ Billy. and turn into moulds
dipped In cold wator, Like ali soaps. 1t
improves with age.
An oatmeal soap that softenH tho skin
may be economically made from bits Of
CASTLE And glycenns soap. II those are a.
lowed to accumulate when they get too
tof lputt phFpoatf4 "eh"N
rated solution OF pulverized borax md cut
INTO II all the bits OF soup. boiling until
they are dissolved ard tho mixture as
tbiek rs cream; stir into tho mass oat-
meal enough TO mako thick. but soft
pnyic, mneiing with the meal little sui:
nhtr and rvlverizcd cnrnnhnri stir uni
IL coolB somewhat, but 10 still soft enough
70 pour into mould or moulds.
Please tell me how TO make mortar, /
both common md cement. ] make both
ingredients c. Q. Lowis
A mortar that will rnkist nil atmospheric /
action, harden under water and be as
durable M tho materials out or which It \
Ia formed is made BY taking three parts I
OF fine and four parts OF coarse sand. Add
10 these ono part OF quicklime md mix
s ss ss'l p ohs ! one W You d moi say
which cement you wish to know about
Peanuts ms n Medicine.
A wen known doctor. who has export
mebted with q number OF di.Letic hours
in order 10 fnd suitable nourishment for
dinbctic patients, Is satisfied In his own
way furnish pre- q tes mos, gs Il I, oars
pairing tho -four is TO put the peanut kerr
hels with the inner coatings into a Tin
s e,,s ssh r ,sd s0 On Or n
pan fiied win boiling water. and The
nuts are beiled for half an hour; This is
our supernno1s oil The kernels are then
Thoroughly dried, and with a rolllng-pln
osese al int e ei would To p ws
put the nuts Into linen bag until they
arc broken. Then next thing 70 do IN TO
containing a little vinegar. When thor.
oughly boiled. ths kernels arc subjected
o dry heat. but they. must neiiher BE
stth rolling pin, md you will have u -four
ready y % used y Pgrridgs. With ntus