Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-07-21
Useful RpceiDts.

OFFENSIVE BREATH.-The only ..veritable
cure for had breath is the col centrated solu-
ton of chloride of soda. From six or ten
drops Of i. in a wine glassful of pure spring
water, taken Immediately afterthe operations
of the morning are completed, will instantly
s%cetcn the breath, by disinfecting the stom-
ach, which, far from being injured. will bo
benefited by the medicine If necessary, this
may lc repeated in the middle OF the day
In some cases. the odor arising from cariors
eth Is combined with that of the stomach. II
the mouth he vel finaod with tea-spoonful
Of the solution of the chloride in "a tumbler OF
water the odor Of the toeth will be removed
EsTFUL MEDICAL HISTs.-If a person
swallow any poison whatever, or has fallen
into convulsi'ns from having overloaded
the stomach. an instantaneous remedy,
moro ettic,a't and applicable in largo
number Of cases than any half a dozen
medicines we can think Of, is a teaspoorfui
Of common salt aud as much ground mus
tard, stirred rapidly in toacup of water
warm or cold and swallowed Instantly. 1t is
scarcely down heiorer it begins TO come UP,
bringing with IT, the remaing contents of the
stomach and lest there he auy remnant OF
pos Jr, hewevcr small, let TIE white Of an egg.
as soon as the stomach il quiet because these
very common articles nullify larger number
If visrllent poisous than any medicines in tho
shops. In cases of scalding or burning the
body inmersing the part in cold water gives
entire rellei as instantaneously as lightning.
Meanwhile get common dry -four, and apply
it an inch or two thick on the injured part
the mnnout it cmcrges from the water. and
Keep on sprnkling the flour through anything
Ike pepper-boX cover. so as to put it on even
ly. Do nothing else, drink but water, eat
nothing until improvement commences, ex-
Cept some dry bread softened in very weak
tea Of some kind. Cures offrigbtful burninss
have been performed in this way, as wonder
ful asthey arc painless. We once saved the lifs
Of an infant which had been inadvertently
druEsed with laudanum, which was fast
sinking into sleep which has no awaking hy
strong coffee, cleared with the white Of an
egg, teaspo3nful every five minutes until
1t ceased to seem dsowsy. Medical Journal
GREEN GAGE PLUMs. Get the finest plums
you can, gathered Just before they are ripe
Put layer ofvineleayes at the bottom ofyour
pan, then 4 layer of blums, and then vine
leaves and plums alternately, till the pan is
nearly filed. Then put in as much water
an IL Will ubltl, cNt ~ CNti u sIOH EFG, allI
when the pums are hot and begin to crack.
take them OF, and pare off the skins very care
fully putting them into sieve, as you do them
Then lay them il the same water, with
layer of leaves between as YOU did AZ first,
and cover them 50 close that no steam can get
ont. Hansth great distance from the
fire till they are green. which will take AZ
least five or six hours Then take them
carefully up, lay them on hare sieve to
drain, make a good syrup and give them a
gentle boil in it twice day ior two days
Then take them ont, put them into fine clear
syrup, and cover them close down with brandy
paper,
WASH TO REMOVE FREcgLEs. .-Muriatic
acid,one drachm spring water, one pint lav-
E'enGer water. two drachps Mix for lotion
to he applied on a piece Of linen or spones
twice rr thrice dav