Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1877 — About the House. [ARTICLE]

About the House.

How to Use Laud. —Lard for pastry may be used as hard as it can be cut with a knife, and will make far better paste than if let stand.to warm. It needs only to be cut through the flour, not rubbed. Poon Man’s Cake. —One cupful of molasses, one of water, table-spoonful butter, table-spoonful ginger, one heaping teaspoonfnl saleratus, a little salt, flour enough for soft batter. Put in a square pan; bake quickly. Fon Fruit Trees or Large Plants.— Boil one table-spoonful of borax in one, pint of water, and, while warm, paint the stems of fruit trees or plants. This will destroy the green fungi, and prevent insect life from forming in the bark; it will also make the trees healthy, To Take Mildew out of Linen.—Mix soft soap, fine starch and lemon juice to a paste, using equal parts. Spread it thickly on both sides of the clotli and lay on the grass, day and night, till the the spots disappear. This does not make the fabric tender, as many patent preparations for the purpose do. To Disinfect Rooms. —The disinfection of a room is not complete unless the walls have been thoroughly cleansed. If they are papered, the paper must be removed and the surface beneath carefully scraped and washed. If the walls are painted, they should be washed with caustic soda. The ceiling should also be subjected to a similar treatment.—Scientific American. Making Hair Grow. —ls the head be perfectly bald, nothing ivill ever cause the hair to grow again. If the scalp be glossy, and no small hairs are discernible, the roots or follicles arc dead ; and you might as well cause an arm which has beeu amputated to grow again. However, if small hairs are to be seen, there is hope. Use the following every day, brush well, and bathe the bald spot three or four times a. week with cold, soft water : Carbonate of ammonia, one drachm ; tincture of cantharides, four drachms ; bay rum, four ounces ; castor oil, two ounces. Some elderly people often desire to keep their hair from turning gray. The following dye will effect this : Take the hulls of butternuts, say about four ounces, and infuse in a quart of water. Then add half an ounce of copperas. Apply with a soft brush every second or third day. This preparation is harmless, and I have l'easous for believing lias never been published. It is far better than those dyes made of nitrate of silver. Cor. New York Tribune.