M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-03-03


bark of the common elder, make a
strong tea, and wash She head three
times a day, until it is week.-Mrs.. j.
Z. Davis.
WASHING RECEIPT.-One pound Of
Isaltpetre IN one gallon oiwGNi; step'
It iii a ee4lsea jpey s,~s ts.5ivsPvOn-
fuls Tor pint OF soap; soak well and
boil as usual. This bleacles the clothes
removes grass stains, and does no in
jury to the fabric. A friend of ours
has been using this for years, and says
it is good,
GREEN Woop.--Never buy nor uso
green wood. 1t contains about one.
third its whole weight Of water, in tho
form Of sap. When burned, con.
siderable portion of the fibre Of the
wood is consumed in heating this wa.
ter, so as to raise t from the common
tempaure to the point necessary to
eXpcl it in the form Of steam. All
the heatrequircd to evaporate water
weighing one.third as much as the
weight oftho wood, is lost in the es.
Gaping steam, Besides the inconven-
fence Of burning green wood, then.
there is positive loss OF as much as
is required to convert the sap into
steam.
VALUABLE CEMENT FOR Glass
Lime, pulverized and sitted through
coarse muslin, and stirred up tolerabiy
thick in the white ofeggs, is said to
make a strong cement for glass or chi.
ma. Plaster of Paris, instituted in
the place OF Line, is said to be prefer.
able.
DISEASED MEAT.--Some years since
a farmer Of New lIamshlre, who had
over.worked a fat OK, slaughtered him
and sent the flesh to the market, and
Of twehty.iour persons who ate Of it,
fourteen died, with inflammation of the
stomach and bowels.--Dr. Rush.
A VALUABLE RECEIPT.--At meet.
ing of the london Medical Society,
DR.. Blake stated that he was able to
cure The most desperate cases Of tooth
ache (unless the disease was connected
with rheumatism) by the application
Of the following remedy to the decay.
ed tooth: Alum reduced to an impaI.
pable powder, two drachms; nitrous
spirits of ether, 7 drachms. Mix and
apply them to the toOth.--LOnd0n
Itlds.
Alum and common salt we know
are good.--ED.l
LEIBIG's OPINION OF BEER AS FooD.
According to the chemical investi-
cations by Prof. Leibig, beer is worth.
less for food, so far as the blood is af.
tected; it is Of value only to support
and to supply warmth
The nitrogenous portion ofthe barley
becomes soluble in brewing, passes
off in the sweet beer, and IS separated
partly by fermentation or lees. Beer
serves to make people fat when they
are thin in flesh; it has the same et.
feet as starch in bread. lthas its val
ne in supplying warmth, but notin
the formation of blood. 1t has its use
also as a means of enjoyment and as
a stimulant to the nerves. Chemi.
caIly, the use of meat may be recon-
mended with bread, instead Of beer.
SALyEToR FROST BIrEs.-The fol-
lowing is the recipe for Walters
Frost Sqlce, so long known and val
ned in Germany, but the recipe for
which has been kept secret till recent
ly purchased by the government of
the kingdom Of Wurtemburgh, and
made public:--24 OF. mutton tallow,
"a ". hogs lard, 4 oz. peroxyd ofiron
(red iron rusty 4 OF. Venice turpen-
tind, 2 OF. oil of bergamot, 9 OF. bole
armenian, rubbed to paste with
olive oil. Heat together the tallow,
lard and iron rust, i'll an iron vessel,
stirring with an iron spoon constantly
till the mass assumes a perfectly black
color; then add gradually the other in
gradients, stirring till well mixed. 1t
is applied upon linen, daily, and it's
effect upon even the most painful open
frost sores is most extraordinary. ln
all probability, for other similar
wounds it would also be an excellent
application.
SALT FOR HORSES FEET.-Common
salt absorbs moisture from the atmos-
phere, hence it has been in some in
stances applied with great success for
keeping the hard bound hoofs Of hor-
ses moist, The hoots of some horses
become dry aud oltentimes crack,
hereby rendering them lame, if the
are driven on hard roads,
By bathing tie foot and fetlock joint
with a salt brine three times aday,
ameness from the above cause will be
avoided. 1t is a common practice
with some blacksmiths to rasp crack
ed hools in order to render them more
tonUh hut salt brine is more superior