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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1879)
i8o THE WEST SHORE. June, 1879, domestic: rkcipks. HoaI'Makixu is not an easy prooeaa; some time the ashes are j r, or the right rfiir tiona of lye m l (jn.iv are nut ueil; at other tuna tlia aoai aiara to Im good whan put up, but chaiiaa entirely after standing a few days. Tlia laal troulile usually ariaaa from gutting the aoap too atrong ami diluting with water. If vary etmng, it will Im thin ami dark; ami hy adding -! I water anil thoroughly etirring, the color la changed many ahadea lighter ami the maaa thu kind, giwng it the appearance id a No. I article, while in reality it ia very pour. BWOT ashes are the licit for soap-making, but thoae from enund lieach, maple, or ulrunet any kind of hard wood except oak, will auawer well. A MMH barrel, act ipofl an im -lined platform, makeaa very good leach; but one made ul I. .ar la a. I 111 a trough in V shape ia Is tier, for the atn ngth ul the aahea ii Iwtier obtained, and it may lie taken to puna vthcu not in uaa, and put away. First, 111 the bottom of the leauh, put a few alicka; over them apread a piece ol ear5l or woolen cloth, which ia much brller than alraw; put 011 a few incjiea of aahea, ami then Ir four to eight quarts lime; fill with imnatemd aahea, and pack will down. Pack the llueat in the center. It ia difficult to obtain the lull Mreinth ol aahea in a barrel wiHwt mflll (hem alter a day'a leaching, and itu amu them up and replacing. The tup ahniild bt MM thioanoll ami new aahea added to inaka up the proper quantity. I'ae IhhIiiiK water lor MM leeching, 'lake about (our gallon ol lye, ami 1h.iI up thoroughly with I'.' the clear ttreaac, then avid tha lye aa it ia oh. tamed, ke. pinga alow tire and stirring often until jWH hate a ham I ,.l aoap. After billing the grease and four gall. ma of lya together, it may let put 111 a Urn I and the real id the lye added there I lua will I. mil good aoap if frequently atirred; but tin healing process la the beat, wlieu 1 all.. 1 .mil tunc xill permit. Pi M Hi HI U Kngliah woman writea Ui the (rermaatown Myraal u follow One pound l..ur, an ouncea g,s butter, one .fourth jaiuud "war, one eg,;, m arls a quarter of a pint M milk. In amall tcaapnoiialul of halting. p..l.i, a lawdroai of ewameol lemon. Warm the bolter, aith.ut oiling It; leal It Mill, a ,...I,,i pxn;atir the tl.mr in gradually with the augar. ami nu theae nigrcdienta wall to gvther Make the milk Ink, warm. U-at uti aith Hat Mil ol the rgg and the eeaeuca of h iii ni. and atir thaae Ui the llour. etc. Add the Ukiug powder. MM UM dough well (or ala.ut leu uoiiutfe, dm I. n ,,,1,, '( ,,.,.,., put tl. 1 in mi,. I ut t 'e.l iinaor MM, mA ktki III a bnak oven ' 1 .,11 80 lo 3) uimutea. DlMaiau rU Kuwu. -Spread piac-ra of atale but k ml. r whaatrn hi,. I liberally with Utter, I ' d i.'i . 1 highly with aalt and pepn.ri "km.- t it. 1 Hie huller a llltl. , tlu dip the l.nal in ine, and Uae It 11, aa large pine, aa la , , 1,1, nl t . alutf tb,. hm The .1. 1 flavor ahirh the winegitca la eery cnetraliug. an I (tra Ui the fuala rich gam. v rharact. r l.i.h ia aeiy pl-aaanl. We tTooinmeiid thta draw. ai. lt...', I., our pera-naJ high ap pers ist ion d iu d.li.a. , Htvii J calico ia made aaler pr. ( by the Chi. neae villi a preparation which pr... as tli.ieiit la an) climate, and ia auid to ! tMiniaaanl of the '...loaiug ll.gTe.li, nl. RajU ul. one qaait, a. -It cap, usae ounce, and I. "Ume ll'e olidr to ba bulaal until lalu.-ial to throe ii altera of iu qwanlit) aheu nninl The calico troakad with Una m.tiurv ana are. w, 11 aj Mi aaviug apparatus. WaMtiMi (Vlonet. Fatctcx -Before washing aim l Mil MaMtjl fahiioa, soak them in -aatet, to oerh gallon nl which a spoonful id 01 gall has baan added A la-a. upful of lya in a pad ,. a . tor it Mid to unprov. tbt color of black froda A atrong tea of common hay will improve, the eolor of Kren'h linena. Vinegar in the rinjing waUT, for pink and green, will brighten thoae eolora; ami amla anawers tne aame end lor com purple and blue. To Wash Veuktablkh. Vegetables ihould never be waahed until immediately before pre pared for the table, lettuce ia made altuoat worthleaa in flavor by dipping it in witter aome houra I" line it ia served. Potatoes sutler even more than other vegetables through thu washing process. They should nut be put in water till just ready for boiling. BoisaWl PoTATOM. Lti them be put into cold water ill a covered vessel, anil boiled rapidly until nearly done, then pour off the water, and aprinklu a amall quantity uf salt over the Hitatoea put on the cover so aa to leave a small open apace for the steam to escape, and leave the vuaaol over the lire for a few tnitiutea, and the potaloea will be done. To ill,-. Silk. A tcaapoonful of powdered Iwrax dlaaolved in one quart of tepid water ia good for cleaning old black dreas of silk, cash mere or alca. HOW TO OltlND EDtiE TOOLS. LVI . l ill. -J 1 - J. no i-.oge vooib are mien up ny grinning, ine aharp grit of the grindatoue, being harder than the iron or aUiel, cuta very small channels in .1... ....r ...1.1 ..1 1 .1... i... . no- .ui,.,,. 01 .itu iiicmu, ami sue revolving (una carries away all the minute utrticlea that aro !. I .. I . .1 lie tlo irrtf If .... w.ivn Im nw.M.I.... "J K . nv nu.u w . , in, 111, the aurlace of the tool that has just lieen re moved from the grindatonu undur tho Icna of a IHiwerful on. ion ,,pc, it would appear, aa it wen, I tc a. llo, roool, aiirfa,.,. of . ,1.. . I .. I. . .1. I I ... h .. .... . . . . ... ,,, ,,, n III,,, 1M recently liueu acariliud with aome implement no ii loriuen aiicruaio rnigea ami turrowa. ii.... .1. i i j i..- . - vneae ruigca ami iiirrowa run logeltier from both aide at the cutting edge, the newly ground edge accnia to bo formed ol a ayateni of 1 ul'' teeth, rather than to consist of asmooth edge. For Una reaaoti a tool ia lirat ground on ., at, no. M mm lua Mm. ,1... ....... ..I ..... . " ', mm v. " . . , .ou n,,a.T Ol IOC ak'el away rapidly; then it ia polished on a wheel of much liner grit; and finally, in order ... raaawawj me M-rraiuru aa mucn as Hiaaililc, a VMMMM of thu lineat grit muat k employed. Tinaguca a cutting elge having the smalluat p'aaible aerratiou. A raior, (or example, doca not have a perlrct cutting eilge, aauue may per ceiva by viewing it turuugh a iuicruacoio. Itegtnnara aro aomelime inatructtxl, when PMMMJ edge toola, to havo the atone revolve toward the cutting edge, and sometimes from it. When the lirat grinding ia being done, it ia a matter of indifference whether this ia done or not; but when thu liuiahing kiuuhee are applied near ami at the very edge, a grinder can always complete his task with more accuracy if the periphery of the grindstone revolve toward the culling edge, aa the at. ,1 that ia worn away will ba removed more aaaily; whareaa, hen a akme rum in the opposite direction, the grinder can not always tell exactly when the aide ol the tool is fully around up ki the edge. Thia ia f eajiecially true whau IheaUn I haa a rather !" , r ...li t.ui.r. Tho atone, when rutin:' g (nun the e.lg, will not aweep away every p.ir tide ol (ha uielal that bangs aa a - , ,,l,, ,.' but when the alone rerolvoe Ward tho edira th.-r ,.l I... .... "I... i la i i ,Ke l itecelVO Hie eje i the gnu lor. -Caoae oeavo,f Uuidt. Coaca are mule both air tight anil water tight if plunged in m. Ited parafline, and kept Hi. ie for about five minute Thuapr. parol they can he ea.il. cut and Uira.1, and may be inaerk-d r "Hhdiawu from, bottle without any dilbewlly. To I aavaM- txruawoNt WMtLi Caartno l-UO -Tho wl...!. MMkM mj. bo ak ptMd b polling a pircw f roam, about tho ata of l.iehy nut, ink. lb Lad I. and aUowin it to null bolore pourtoa;. THE INTER-OCEANIC CANAL KOUTR The telegraph announces that the Inter. Oceanic Conference, whioh for aome time put has been in sossion at Pari, has decided on the Darien route for the proposed oceanic ship canal. Tina, rout is the one proposed by Messrs. VVyse and Reolua, and it is estimated will oost about 1210,000,000. By it a canal ii to be cut through the isthmus from 80 to 90 miles in length, which shall be without locks. That is, it ia proposed either to cut a hole broad enough and high enough for the passage of tha largest ships, masts, apart and all, through the Andes or to cut the Andes down entirely, net only to tho level of the sea, but far enough he low it surface to float the largest and most heavily laden vessels. The time necessary for the accomplishment of the undertaking hu been calculated at from 12 to 18 yean, and the time of passage through it when completed for ves sels will be two and a half days. There are a number of reasons for considering this scheme in an unfavorable light and at least for distrust ing the motives of the parties interested. It it a generally expressed opinion that several others of the seven achemea proposed to the conference were more feasible both in point of expense and eaae of accomplishment thin the one selected, and many prominent journals . .pen I y charge that the present end wat reached wholly by the skillful engineering uf Lieut Wyte and hia adherents, who are backed by atrong French interests and have personal aims in view. Certainly the scheme appears to have been gotten up regardless uf expense, and look ing at the engineering difficulties to be over come, we foar that it motive! are tomewhat leas than honest Admiral Atnmen, the Ameri can delegate, has throughout opposed the scheme on the ground of its impracticability, and advocated at all timea the cheaper mutes lyiug farther to the north, StiU, now that the Darien scheme haa received the sanction of the conference, the whole body of American engi n. i s have tacitly accepted the situation. They say that the United States wants a canal, and that it location is an entirely secondary consid eration, as compared with it actual construc tion at some one point. It ii to ba hoped that the canal will actually be constructed. But, taking into account the difficulties to be orer- come, the enormous cost, the hampered means of obtaining the neceaaary funds, and the way in which the job haa been lugged through the committee, it seems muoh more probable that it will never exist, except in the floating itoek, and that instead of the many millions which win no raven ny it to American commerce, we shall see our dollar quickly disappear in the pocketa of theae diahoneat French speculators. Piitjjic Rural Prrti. A m m in Hum, Alum it sometime Died hy baker to make a good looking loaf from an inferior quality of flour, The danger to health "f using it fioely haa often been adverted to. and wo not ice that au eminent English medical authority taya that the general use of alum by laakers is one of the most fertile oantaa of dye peMia, liver and bowel complaint in adult, and of debility and nckcta in children. Bad tea-lb aud their early decay ia another conse quence of the daily uae of alum in food. It it ... in. d by phyaiologiaU that when there ia alum in flour, the hone matter of tha broad (phos phate of lime) instead of beoumiuff aatiuulated by the ayatem, it either wholly or ia part I vcrvou kit,, a salt ol alumina, which la and incapabl of appropriation. CoTroM M wi r.n-rchr m Til 8otmtH It aUiad that 183 ootkin mills have boon built ia tho South einoo the war. It is thought that Germany wil return to the bi metallic policy.