Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-02-08
U 5 B F UL RECFTpTS

WALNUT PUFFs.-Two tablespoonfuls Of flour, two oz. melted butter two oz. sugar, two oz. hickory nuts beaten fine. Bake in cups well buttered
 To OBSCURE WINDOW PAxEs.-If one onnce of powdered gum tragacanth, in the White ot SIX eggs, well beaten, be applied to window, 1t will prevent the rays of the sun from penetrating
 BUNs-Ihree cups milk, one cup yeast, one cup sugar, and flour to make 1t sponge: let It rise over night, then add another cup of sugar and one of butter; mould them into small biscuits.
 EB- The best cough mixture in the world consists of a pair of thick boots, mixed with plenty of air and exercise. People who hug the stove and grow lean will please notice.
 To MAKE Coop BLACK TEA-One tea spoonful for each person; pour cold water on the tea, and let it come to boil, then add boiling water, a sufficient quantity for the number of persons
 To MAKE NINEGAR.-Take one gallon each ot molasses and whiskey, water thirty SIX gallons, cider five gallons, brewers yeast one half gallon, and expose to a temperature of about Y degrees
 How TO MAKE SorT SoAP-Two pounds of potash, gallons of ley too weak to make soap ot dissolve the potash in the lev and add 6 pounds of clear grease and boil from six to eight hours. This quantity will make . gallons of soft soap- Germantown Ielegraph.
 CoLD CUsTARD.-One quart of new milk, one-half pint of cream, four ounces white sugar, glass of water in which an inch of washed rennet has been soaked, and nut meg.
 LABOR SAVING SoAp-Take four pounds of hard soap; put in water enough to dis solve 1t. Then, after dissolving an ounce of borax, stir in, and put in pan to cool. Then cut in pieces convenint for use, and rub on stains and dirt before boiling.-Ger- monto@n Tetegroph
 BLOOD WARTs.-Mr. F. A. Snow, of Brunswick, says few applications of castor oil will kill any kind of warts on man or beast, without soreness.
 Es- A cheap pie can be made of rice Every one ought to keep rice cn hand all the time, as 1t Is cheap and healthful food. One cupful, when boiled in water with teaSpoontul of salt until tender, will make three cups of rice; this. with sufficient milk, teacup of sugar, two eggs and little sea- soning, will make three pies in large tins. which are good enough for those who have good appetite.
 BITE OF MAD Docs, VENoMors SERrENrs, PoIsoNoUs lNsEcTs.-We were assured in Mississippi that a mad dog or rattle snake bite could be rendered harmless, by making the person drunk immediately. We have seen the same remedy published in southern papers. The usual method prescribed is to tie band tightly between the wound and heart; cup the wound. then cut or burn out thoroughly with red hot iron or lunar caustic.
 SORE THRoAT,-A wet compress worn few hours will often relieve it; if severe q pepper or dog-fennel poullice, worn until smart irritation will soon relieve. From time to time swallow pinch of the follow ing powder. Mix well together 10 garins ot lppecac, 20 gr. saltpetre, 40 gr of loaf sugar.
 BITES OR sT1NGs OF VENoMoUs INSECTS. Bind 6a a poultice of common salt or soda.
 AIN IlNb'- luc person III a TccO0l- bent posture, head elevated where there is q free circulation of air, loosen the clothes, sprinkle cold water in the face and apply strong odor to the nostrils. CRoUP-Vomit the sufferer promptly, with antimonial wine, ia teaspoon every 10 or 15 minutes until it is elective, or any emetic. When none is at hand, poultice sprinkeed strongly with snuff, but it produces dreadful nausea. TooTH AcHE.-Il from deranged stom- ache take an emetc If the tooth Is hol- low put cotton saturated with creosote- If badly diseased have 1t extracted at once.
 CURE FOR CoRNs.-Take lemon, cut piece of 1t off, then niche 1t so as to let in the toe with the pulp next to the corn; tie this on at night so that it cannot move. ou will lind the next morning that, with blunt knife, the corn can be taken away to great extent. Two or three applica- tlons will be sufficient to effect cure.
 PoIsoNs.-Ihese are too numerous to go into detail Emetics are usually given alter such as cause drowsiness or delrirum. Sweet water, milk, whites of eggs or oil, after those that occasion pain in the stom- ach and vomiting
 BURNS OR ScALDs. If the injury is on part that can be instantly immersed in cold water, it will never blister, but if the patient is chilly or afraid of cold water, put on promptly thick coat of white, or sift common flour on thickly; bind up and let it remain until healed. EAR AcHE.-Mix spirits of champhor. sweet oil, and laudnum together. warm and pour into the ear a half teaspoonful. fill the ear with wool or cotton. warm 8 little bag of bran, and lie down with vour ear on it.
 Boms, RsINGs, OR INF1AMED BREASTS. Fold linen cloth several double: dip it in cold water, lay it on the part infamed. Cover It over with as many folds of dry cloth Ii the pain IS not very soon re- lleved, use ice instead of the wet compress. and we warrant instant relief and a cure if preserved in.
 REMEDY FOR INSECT BITES The poisons ot most insects being acidulous, the best remedies for their sting are those which will instantly neutralize the acidulous poison deposited Tn the skin. These are either ammonia or borax. The alkaline reaction oi borax IS scarcely yet sufficiently appreci- ated. However, time will come when it's good qualities will be known, and more universally valued than ammonia. or ax ;t IS commonly termed, hartshorn;' it is, moreover, salt of that innocent nature t,n that 1t may be kept in every household.- The solution of borax for insect bites is made thus; Dissolve one ounce of borax in one pint of water that has been boiled and allowed to cool. Instead of plain water. distilled rose water, elder or orange flower water IS more pleasant. The bites are to be bathed with the solution so long as there IS any irritation. For bees or wasps' stings the borax solution may be made of twice the above strength. In every farm house thls solution should be kept as household 4nsdy.