Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-09-22
Useful Receipts.

ERYsIPELAs, a disease often coming with
out premonitions, and ending fatally within
three or four days, is sometimes promptly
cured by applying poultice Of raw cranber-
ries pounded and placed on the part over
night. Costive bowels have an agreeable rem
cdy in the free uso of tomatoes at meals
their seed acting the way Of seeds of white
mustard or figs, by stimulating the coats Of the
bowels over which they pass in their whole
state to increased action. A remedy of equal
efficiency in the same direction is cracked
wheat-that is, common white wheat grains.
broken in two or three pieces, and then boil
ed as soft as rice, and eaten mainly at two
meals Of the day, with butter or molasses.
Common sweet cider, boiled down to one
and colds for children-is pleasant to the taste,
and will keep throughout the year in cold
cellar.
In recovering from an Illness the system
has craving for some pleasant acid drink
This is found in cider, which is placed on the
FIRE as made, and allowed to come to boil,
then cooled, put in casks, and kept in a cool
cellar. Treated thus, it rcmans for many
months as good as the day it was made.
We once saved the life Of an infant which
had been inadvertently drugged with lauda-
mum, and was fast sinking into the sleep
from which was no wakening, by giving strong
coffee cleared with tho white OF an egg, a tea
spoonful every five minutes, unit it ceased
to seem drowsy.
Ctre for Fever and Ague-The following
simple remedy for the cure of Ague and Fe-
yer was brought from the Spanish Main, and
has been found very effective in this locality
Just before the chill comes on, have pot Of
very strong coffee made and keep it hot, and
when the first chill is felt pour ont about
pint and squeeze the juice of couple of lem
Obs into it, and a little sugar to make it pala-
table, drink it off, go to bed and cover I'D
warm. One trial of this often cures, whilst
two or three trials never fail
Cure for sprdins-In the Paris hospital q
treatment is practiced that is found most sue
cessful for frequent accident, and which can
be applied by the most experienced. If the
ankle is spraiped, for instance, let the opera
tor hold the foot in his hands, with the thumbs
meeting on the swollen part. These having
been previously creased, are pressed success
lively with increasing force on the injured and
painful spot for about quarter of an hour.
This application being repeated several times
will, in the course of the day, enable a
patient to walk, when other means would have
failed to relieve him
Indian Patliag.-The Florida Scnti-
Lei tells how to make this dish:-Add
to one pint of cold milk one pint of meal one
teaspoonful ofsalt, 2 tabespocniuls of -four,
teaspoouful of the essence of lemon, one tea
cupful of sugar or syrup; and stir all to bat
ter, then add two quarts of boiling milk stir
ring until well mixed, and baked three hours
in an oven heated so as to boil. Serve hot
| with butter. The above is cheap, healthful,
and one of the best puddings. The essence
or oil may vary according to taste.
Turnip Pie.-Tske turnip and pare and
boil it; add tea-spoonful Of tartaric acid and
a cup Of sugar; season and bake as an apple
pie.
To Dye a very dark Blue-Add to a COM
mon indigo dye, one tablespoonful OF madder
to one ounce Of indigo.
To Destroy Rats-The Giffin tGa.) Empire
State says that a lady in that city, whose
house became so infested with these trouble
some varmnits gives the simple remedy Of dis
solving copperas in water (make il strong)
and sprinkled in the most prominent places,
will make them leave at two-forty rate and
no mistake. She tried it successfully and has
! not been troubled with rats or mice since
1t is simple and will not eoet much to try il.