pair of scissors inskle of liis proboscis ; tbe 
neatest and sharpest little cutting tools you 
ever saw. He gets bis living with these. 
They are two delicate little blades, and 
are placed alongside of each other. When 
he is ready to make a meal otT of us, lie first 
buzzes around with those beautiful wings, 
and sings a pleasant little song. If we let 
him quietly settle down, he picks out a 
place on our skin which is just to his liking. 
He is very delicate about it. When he gets 
ready, he puls his proboscis down, and 
pushes the little scissors out, and makes a 
neat cut, so that he can suck the blood out; 
then be drinks as much blood as be wants, 
and has done bis dinner. But be does not 
leave yet; lie is going to pay bis bill. He 
their front hair otf. The colors for you are 
black, blue and lavender. A pique suit 
should be made plainly, with tbe wash tub 
in view; flat, or scalloped trimmings, and 
for the rest like any other suit. 
Ovuiuurntnl Bracket. 
Tins pretty little bracket is so beautifully 
carved that it may pass for an objet d'nrt , 
and grace the most elegant of boudoirs. It 
is twelve inches high and eight inches wide 
including the frame. The small shelf can 
be folded down at pleasure; it is meant to 
hold a small statuette, a vase of flowers, or 
atimilisf 
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EXTERMINATING MOLES. 
Can I be informed through tbe Rural 
New Yorkrr the best method of extermi¬ 
nating moles ? They are a great nuisance in 
this neighborhood, and anyway to got. rid of 
them will be thankfully received.—II. L. T., 
Pcwee Valley, Ky. 
We have been seeking information on this 
Yorker semis us me toiiowiiig sup, cm. 
from some paper, which she says she linfl 
tried, and always has mealy potatoes on tbe 
table:—“ If old, I pare them and let them 
remain in cold water several hours. When 
time to cook I put them in a kettle of boil¬ 
ing water ‘ salt, as brine.’ When they are 
boiled sufficiently, I turn off the water and 
set the kettle on tbe lire till the steam has 
all dried out. Prepared in this way, old 
potatoes are delicious and wholesome. New 
potatoes need not be pared, »or need they 
remain in cold water. Wash them thor¬ 
oughly, and if there are any rough places 
cut them off. I place them in hollingsaltcd 
water, and when done always pour the 
water off and place over the tire again.” 
A lleil-IInsr Imiuivy. 
In Rural New-Yorker, May 37, M. 
Connell says:—“I for one will never live 
where they are. My way is to scald thor¬ 
oughly in the new of the moon in March, 
with clean water. Another way is to scald 
with strong alum water every new moon.” 
Now there is something in this that we 
cannot understand. Does she really scald 
every new moon with sirring alum water? 
Or does she scald herself “ thoroughly in tbe 
When do Woodcocks Moult * 
John Stums asks the Rural New-Y'ork 
kr the above question. We answer, in Au 
gustuud September. 
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there certainly must be something that ordi¬ 
nary mortals do not understand. Or if she 
means the bed-hugs , are they more tender at 
that time, so that once a month they will 1 
take “strong alum water?” Please to eu- ! 
lighten us; for it il. has the desired rfeet, it 
will certainly he well to understand the 
whole matter so that we can act accordingly. 
—II. Keeler. 
To Keep Tomntoes for Winter Use. 
A CORRESPONDENT at Webster, N. Y., 
sends the Rural New-Yorker the follow¬ 
ing:—“ As the tomato season is approaching, 
i can contribute one way of keeping them 
for winter use Hint may be new to some of 
your readers. I ate them in February, 
sliced and seasoned with sugar and a little 
vinegar, that seemed every way us nice as 
tomatoes fresh picked from the vines, They 
were prepared thus:—Dissolve a teacup ot 
salt in a gallon of water. Pick ripe toma¬ 
toes, but not over-ripe, leaving a little of the 
stem on. The tomatoes must he kept well 
covered with the lirine and they will keep 
till spring or longer.” 
Juektiou'n WintlllPK Compound. 
I see some, inquiry about Jackson’s Uni¬ 
versal Washing Compound. We have used 
it for over two years and find it entirely 
harmless both to the clothes and the bands, 
and for hard water I am sure if any one tries 
it they will slick to it. In buying the ma¬ 
terial we buy only half tire quantity that, the 
recipe calls for; it will cost only about sev¬ 
enty cents. We hope every paper in tbe 
country will copy the recipe and stop this 
man JACKSON from selling any more terri¬ 
tory. In Columbiana county be lias sold 
the county right lo three or four persons 
whose address is Lisbon, and may Jmve sold 
it to a dozen different persons through Hie 
county. Will you be so kind as to ask E. 
C. Devok bow bo 'build out that the recipe 
is not patented ?—E. S., Nino Loudon. 
How Cnu Wax tic Mudu While *. 
I RAVE lately learned to make wax flow¬ 
ers!; also wax crosses in a plaster of Paris 
mold | but I cannot make them perfectly 
white. The way I do is to put half a tea- 
spoonful of balsa in of fir mid a small pinch 
of flake white in wax enough to make a small 
cross; but it is quite yellow. Can any of 
your readers tell me of a better way, or what 
I cun do to make the wax very white?—and 
if lean return the favor by telling them any¬ 
thing about making flowers I would like to 
do so. 1 am only fifteen, but everybody says 
1 make them perfectly.— [May Ellis. 
I see ju your issue of May 13 an inquiry 
how to color carpet mgs orange. I will send 
you my receipts lor coloring orange nud 
blue, which I trust are good. I have a car¬ 
pet of rags, colored after these recipes, that 
has been in wear lor five years, and the col¬ 
ors are bright now. 
To Color Cotton Orange. 
For six pounds of cotton use one and a 
halt pounds of sugar of lead dissolved in 
lmt water* dissolve in a tub of cold water; 
twelve ounces of bichromate of potash; dip 
mgs first into tbe lead water; wring out 
Erratum. 
In description of muslin frill for bottom 
of boy’s pants, in June 3d issue, the types 
say ttcelce inches wide. They should say two. 
Cold Striped Grenadine. 
C. V. K.—Your note has been mislaid, 
which accounts for delay in answering it. 
Make your “ gold striped grenadine” entirely 
detached from any other fabric. Make the 
upper part a polonaise, or an overskirt and 
basque. Trim with bias ruffles of the same. 
A very pretty trimming for the skirt would 
be a somewhat deep flounce with three over¬ 
lapping ruffles et the head of it. Wear the 
grenadine over an old black silk dress (from 
which all trimming lias been removed). If 
you have none, the next best substitute is 
black alpaca, or the wrong side of glazed 
(black) muslin. 
Bii-ihdny Dinner. 
Elt.ie, Ohio.—” Please tell me what to 
get for my birthday dinner, in July, when I 
am to have a large party of friends.” Hot 
coffee, chocolate and tea; the rest of the 
collation cold. Bread, rusks, cakes, cold 
meats, including fowl, cheese, pickles, (the 
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Dluiiageiiiviit ol’ Poultry. 
subject for several years, and the result has 
not been entirely satisfactory, for moles still 
infest our garden. Our main reliance has 
been upon traps, of which we have a goodly 
number—a few Unit are first-rate, but more 
that are worthless. 
Among the many preventives, we will 
name a few which are a good index of the 
character of the whole. 
Mole Plant. 
Received from a correspondent in South 
Carolina a few plants under the above name, 
which proved to be Euphorbia Lathyrus. Our 
informant said that moles would not remain 
in the garden where this plant was cultivated; 
but they have in ours. 
Cantor Pumice. 
At least a dozen persons have written us 
that a little castor pumice placed in the runs 
frequented by moles would drive these pests 
away. We bought a hundred pounds, and 
used it without perceiving that it had any 
effect upon the moles. 
Cantor Oil Bt.-it.tiN—(Riel iiiih Column nix.) 
Several persons have written us that moles 
will not remain in ground where this plant 
la erowimr. We have our doubts of the 
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224 Large Octavo Pages. Priee, $1.50 
enly-five cents to $1 a piece. They Should 
be put in some simple frame like passe par- 
tout. It is better to have one good picture 
than a dozen poor ones. The colored daubs 
annually peddled through the country are 
to Art what quack medicines are to true 
medical science. In purchasing pictures, 
priuts, paintings or engravings, study well 
the drawing, tbe grace of outline, the solt- 
ness and harmony of color, and avoid every¬ 
thing hard, loud, untrue to nature, and de¬ 
void of sentiment . Crosses, death bed scenes, 
angels in the air, “Peale’s Court of Den lit,” 
Sufferings of the Martyrs, with kindred pic¬ 
tures, avoid hanging on your walls at any 
cost. The unpretentious wood cuts in any 
first class newspaper arc greatly to be pre¬ 
ferred. 
A HwImm Muslin Dress 
should be trimmed with rutiles or side plaits 
of the same; Garibaldi or basque waist. 
tbe same. Cut your “ large silk circle into 
a sacque, or paletot, like Fig. 5 in Rural 
New-Yorker of May 37; as the silk is 
thin, line it with muslin or crinoline. Trim 
with fringed niches of the same, if you have 
enough. Keen the silk crocheted collar until 
such are fashionable. It will be handsome 
on a cloak some day. White gloves are 
“ suitable and stylish for a married lady at 
church’’ or an unmarried one, only with a 
white suit, and even then gloves of some 
delicate shade are more stylish. In entering 
a church, which husband and wife regularly 
attend, tbe latter usually precedes tbe former. 
If accompanied by a stranger, be immedi¬ 
ately follows the lady. 
How to Du Up Hair. 
Eihth, Suffolk Co.—Your racy letter was 
greatly enjoyed. You want to know bow 
to "do up” your liair, which is neither abund¬ 
ant nor long l If your face is round, the 
Pompadour style would probably become 
you. To effect Ibis, part off the front an 
inch from the face, and comb straight over 
a roll lying over the top of the head like a 
coronet; place the rest of tbe hair in a net, 
and wear a bow of ribbon, with long ends, 
fastened to the top just back of the roll. 
Crimps are going out of style now, when the 
majority of women have crimped most of 
are much used in elaborating such dresses. 
If made long, the train should be very short 
and the trained petticoat beneath of equal 
length. 
S. E. M., Peru, Ind.—I cannot tell you 
how to clean a white crape shawl. You 
had better send it to an establishment which 
does such work, as it is a task requiring 
much experimental knowledge to do it well. 
E. L., Pennsylvania.—It will be quite 
becoming for you to attend tbe exercises 
you meution. 
The mosquito has a proboscis like an ele¬ 
phant, only not so large. It will, however, 
look nearly as large under a good micro¬ 
scope. He cannot do as many handy things 
with it as tbe elephant can with his, but lie 
can cause a good deal of annoyance in a 
small way with it. 
It is hardly the thing to say that the mos¬ 
quito bites us, for he has no teeth. The mi¬ 
croscope reveals the fact that he carries a 
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