Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-04-08
DONESTIC HINTS And RECEIPTS.

TEA Best IN THE EvEN1NG.-Tea, as the
morning beverage, when breakfast forms a
good substantial meal, upon which the pow
ers for the day of meeting the various chan
ces and changes of lite depend, provided it
be not too strong, is much to be recommend
ed but when individuals eat little, coffee
! certainly supports them in more decided
manner; and, besides this, tea, without
certain quantity of solid aliment is much
more likely to influence the nervous systems.
Some persons, if they drink tea in the morn-
ing and coffee at night, suffer much in the
animal spirits and in power of enjoyment
of the pleasures of society; but if they
reverse the system, and take coffee in the
morning and tea at night, they reap benefit
from the change; for the coffee, which to
them in the morning is nutritious, becomes
a stimulus at night; and the tea, which acts
as dilutent at night, gives nothing to sup
port exertions during the day.
For BAD EYEs.-Get pennyworth of
refined white copperas, and dissolve it in q
pint Of spring water, and put it in bottle.
Wash the eyes in warm water, and then
battle them with the above lotion. Do not
let it 60 near the mouth, as it is poison.
FoR A SWOLLEN FACE ARISING FROM
ToorH.AcHE.-Get poppyhead, and boil
it in about pint Of water, and battle the
tace with it as hot as you Gun bear it, twice
day. The swelling will 60 down in two
Or three days. This is also poison.
FlnE IN THE CHlMSEY.-In cases of fire
in tic chimney, it is All excellent plan to
put salt On the fire in the CRATE below, as it
acts chemically on the flaming SCOT above.
This has been found to exiingu!sh the fire
in /; short time, and deserves to be more
generally known,
DRIED CHEERlEs.-Take 10 lbs. Of the
Mayduke or kentish cherry stone the same
very carefully, SO that they may be rs little
broken as possible: put them in pan with
plenty Of powdered sugar (8lbs.); let them
sumner gently for about twenty minutes;
then take each cherry out separately on to
a sieve to dry shake little sugar over
them, and turn them for three successive
days, (n which time, if the sun is powerful,
they will have dricd) when quite dry, put
them into tin box, with layer Of paper
between each row. Then keep them in
moderately warm place for use.
AS EXCELLENT RECEIPT FOR MAKING THE
HAIR CrRL.-Put two lbs. Of common soap,
cut small, into three pints of spirits Of wine,
with eight ounces of potash, and melt the
whole by slow fire, stirring it with piece
of wood. Add some escence of amber,
vanilla, and neroli-about q quarter of an
ounce each--to render the fluid agreeable.
Or, Beat up the yolk Of an egg with a
pint Of clean rain water, or lime water, a
pint distilled; vinegar, quarter of q pint:
mix.-To be supplied warm, and afterwards
wash the head with warm water
THREE COOP RAZOR PAsTEs.-l. Emery
very finely lcvigated in the same mallncr as
prepared chalk, mixed with lard or tallow,
or mixture of these with meats foot OIL
g Equal parts of jewellers rouge, black
lead, and prepared snct.-3 "Radien's"
Best putty powder, o., j-wellers's rouge,
] Oh, scales Of iron, ! o.: levigated Turkey
stone, 3 or, beef suet, J oz,
SILVER TREE on GLAss.-Put few drops
of the solution of silver in aquafortis, on
piece of glass; form a bit of copper or
brass wire to represent tree with its
branches, but fiat, SO as to lie upon the glass;
lay it in the liquid, and let it remain for an
hour or two A beautiful vegetation will
be perceived all round the ware, which will
nearly be covered by it. This may be pre-
served by washing it carefully with water,
and putting another glass over it.
HEALING OISrMESr FOR WOUNDS, &c.
Take a quarter OF. of white wax and half
OF. of spermaceti (Which is q hard white
material and put them i'll a small bason,
| with two ounces of almond oil. Place the
bason by the side of the fire, till the wax
and spcrmaceti are dissolved When cold.
the ointment is ready for use. This is an
article which it is much better to make than
to purchase. When you make it yourself,
you know that it has no irritating or inferior
materials in it.