The Christian Homesteading Movement
(Page 4 of 8)
March/April 1971
By Hal Smith
Any bark like oak, sumac or hemlock, that contains tannin can be used for tanning hides. Sumac bark is especially used for tanning goat skins which, when tanned, are called Morocco leather.
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The medicinal use of various barks is almost endless. Pine bark can be used to treat coughs, colds, and chest diseases. Choke cherry is a remedy also for coughs and for sciatica. White poplar makes a quinine substitute without the usual side effects. Sumac acts effectively on diarrhea.
Unless you intend to clear some land of trees, take care in obtaining bark lest you kill your trees. Bark should be taken from limbs you trim off, or from the trunk in strips up and down the tree—not around it as this "girdles" and kills the tree.
The Homesteaders' library and "retreat" made of split logs
GROW YOUR OWN VITAMINS
Anyone in the backwoods can supplement his diet with vitamin C and other essential vitamins and minerals with alfalfa sprouts. Put two tablespoons of the seeds in a quart jar filled half full of water and let soak for 6 to 12 hours. Drain the water and each morning and evening thereafter, rinse with water. After 3 days spread them a half inch thick on a tray and sprinkle lightly with water. Expose them to indirect sunlight.
In a short time the tops will grow upward and turn a pretty green giving them an appetizing look and a high content of chlorophyll that contributes so much to its remarkable healing qualities. Alfalfa sprouts are high in vitamins A, B, B complex, C, D, E, G, K, and U, plus calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals. The vitamin-rich sprouts are delicious any way you serve them.
Read the article on "Vitamin-rich Sprouts" in Catharyn Elwood's Feel Like a Million for further information.
TO PRESERVE EGGS
Turn water upon unslacked lime and in a short time a scum will rise to the surface. Then drain off all the water and add fresh water, repeating the operation until no more scum rises. Stir up the lime and water and put in the eggs so they are completely covered. This wholly excludes the external air and preserves the eggs in the finest order.
THE HORSE'S MOUTH
The age of a horse can approximately be told by looking at its teeth. The more triangular they are, the older the horse is.
TO REFINE BUTTER
Butter can be preserved indefinitely in hot or cold weather by melting it down after it is churned. The impurities sink to the bottom of the pot in a thin layer while the rest becomes pure butter.
When the butter becomes hard turn it over and slice off the impurities. Then you can put the butter in the pantry if you like.
A GARDEN SPRAY
An effective garden spray can be made from the juice of either onion or garlic.
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