TO MAKE CUCUMBER PICKLES. Take as many as desired from the salted pickles and put them into fresh water, and soak them 4 or 5 days, changing the water morning and evening until they are sufficiently freshened, and then drain off all the water and pour over them scalded spiced vinegar, or use common vinegar, and put in peppercorns, allspice, cloves, etc., or not, as you please. The better the vinegar the better the pickles, and if at any time they become mouldy or lose their sharpness take off the scum, pour off the vinegar, and re-scald and put over them again, or throw away and put new on. Some persons recommend a table-spoonful of alum and a cup of salt to each gallon of vinegar✪ To Make Cucumber Pickles, claiming that alum makes the pickles more brittle and of a deep green color. If at any time there be any soft ones found they should be thrown away. If the pickles are made in warm weather (that is, put into the vine- gar) they will need a great deal of care, especially if put up in considerable quantities, and a re-scald- ing or a renewal of vinegar, unless put up air tight. No danger of using too much salt, and it should be the best quality for the process of pre- serving or salting in the first instance. They will require more soaking, that is all. DANDRUFF TO REMOVE. Sulphur I ounce, rain water i quart. Mix and , MISCELLANEOUS DIVISION. 387 let stand 8 days, shaking every day. On the ninth day pour off the clear water, leaving the sul- phur in the bottom of the vessel. Use this clear water every morning, and the effect will be very satisfactory. The dandruff will disappear and the hair assume a clean and glossy appearance. New hair will come in, and you will have abundant rea- son to be thankful for having seen this. DRY EARTH as a disinfectant probably has no peer. Put into privy vaults and cesspools, drains and upon decay- ing animal and vegetable matter, it at once ob- sorbs the bad odors, and, placed in boxes in the sick room of patients afflicted with contagious and infectious diseases, it will at once absorb the sep- tic or infecting exhalations from the breath or body of the patient, or of wounds, and is invalua- ble as a poultice in certain indolent and putrescent ulcers, and gangrenous sores, and it is something within the reach of all. In order to do the good it should it must be perfectly dry and in fine pow- der. EGGS FRESH LAID IN WINTER. Take as many hens as you require eggs per day, and feed them daily finely chopped meat, a warm place to run in and plenty of water, with a frequent supply of cabbage leaves, potato parings, and gravel or broken oyster shells, and no matter what breed they are, they will give you fresh laid eggs every day summer or winter. 388 DOMESTIC GUIDE.

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TO MAKE CUCUMBER PICKLES. Take as many as desired from the salted pickles and put them into fresh water, and soak them 4 or 5 days, changing the water morning and evening until they are sufficiently freshened, and then drain off all the water and pour over them scalded spiced vinegar, or use common vinegar, and put in peppercorns, allspice, cloves, etc., or not, as you please. The better the vinegar the better the pickles, and if at any time they become mouldy or lose their sharpness take off the scum, pour off the vinegar, and re-scald and put over them again, or throw away and put new on. Some persons recommend a table-spoonful of alum and a cup of salt to each gallon of vinegar, claiming that alum makes the pickles more brittle and of a deep green color. If at any time there be any soft ones found they should be thrown away. If the pickles are made in warm weather (that is, put into the vinegar) they will need a great deal of care, especially if put up in considerable quantities, and a re-scalding or a renewal of vinegar, unless put up air tight. No danger of using too much salt, and it should be the best quality for the process of preserving or salting in the first instance. They will require more soaking, that is all. DANDRUFF TO REMOVE. Sulphur I ounce, rain water i quart. Mix and let stand 8 days, shaking every day. On the ninth day pour off the clear water, leaving the sulphur in the bottom of the vessel. Use this clear water every morning, and the effect will be very satisfactory. The dandruff will disappear and the hair assume a clean and glossy appearance. New hair will come in, and you will have abundant reason to be thankful for having seen this. DRY EARTH as a disinfectant probably has no peer. Put into privy vaults and cesspools, drains and upon decaying animal and vegetable matter, it at once absorbs the bad odors, and, placed in boxes in the sick room of patients afflicted with contagious and infectious diseases, it will at once absorb the septic or infecting exhalations from the breath or body of the patient, or of wounds, and is invaluable as a poultice in certain indolent and putrescent ulcers, and gangrenous sores, and it is something within the reach of all. In order to do the good it should it must be perfectly dry and in fine powder. EGGS FRESH LAID IN WINTER. Take as many hens as you require eggs per day, and feed them daily finely chopped meat, a warm place to run in and plenty of water, with a frequent supply of cabbage leaves, potato parings, and gravel or broken oyster shells, and no matter what breed they are, they will give you fresh laid eggs every day summer or winter.

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