The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-02-20
Domestic Recipes.

NELLIE, a correspondent of the Valley
Farmer, gives the following useful re-
cipes:
BURNS OR cALps.-Bind up the part
affected in cotton batting saturated in
lamp oil, or even common fresh butter
A slight burn is often relieved by cover
ing it with wheat flour. Anything that
will exclude the air is good to relieve the
pain and prevent inflammation, by TAX
ing cold, were the burn exposed.
INFLAMED EYEs'-A strong decoction
OF GOOD green tea, sweetened with loaf
sugar, and made smooth with thick,
sweet cream, is often an effectual cure for
common inflammation of the eyes. In
severe cases bind the tea leaves on for a
poultice; it is soothing, cooling, and at
least harmless. l have seen violent at
tack cured in forty-eight hours by this
treatment.
CHAPPED HANDS. "A salve made of
bees-wax and sweet oil is as good as any,
thing. A piece OF wax the size of hick-
Dry nut, melted with an ounce of oil, and
if you have it, bit of mutton tallow as
large as an egg. Apply after a thorough
cleansing in soap suds, just before going
to bed. prefer it to camphor ice, glyc-
crime, Or any salve made to CELL.
TREATMENT OF CRUP.-When child
is attacked with Group or "rattles, Happily
to the throat bit OF fat pork plentifully
sprinkled with black pepper place upon
the chest, ABOVE the pit of the stomach
Tor TOO much nausea will be created) a
plaster OF lard and fine-cut tobacco; give
aiew drops Of sweet oil, or a tablespoon
iul Of lard melted with twice as much
molasses, and in most cases the patient
will be entirly we'll in few hours.
SORE L1ps.-Camphor is an EXCEL
LENT thing to keep the chaps away from
ladies' lips.
For Cur WITH KNIFE.-Bind the
wound while the blood is flowing, with
brown sugar, thoroughly wet in spirits
of camphor. Do not remove it till the
third or fourth day.
HAM OMELETTE. with sharp
knife, from the lean portions of the ham,
thin bits enough to fill tea-cup. Turn
them into a shallow dish with water
enough to cover them. When it boils,
break in five or six eggs; sprinkle them
with salt and pepper; put in bit of but
ter half the size Of an egg, and dip the
liquid over the egg till they are DONE
Lay them out into tureen; pour quart
OF rich sweet milk over the meat, and
whon it boils up thlcken in little with
smooth flour paste. Now with a knife
and fork cut the eggs into small bits, and
pour the meat and gravy over them. Stir
Tie whole together, and you have fine
dish for breakfast on Spring morn
ing.
NICE DRESSING FOR ROAST Fowls
Spread pieces OF stale but tender wheaton
bread literally with butter, and season
rather high with salt and pepper, working
them into the butter; then dip the bread
in wine, and use it in as large pieces as
ii convenient to stuff the bird. The de-
lcous flavor which wine gives is very
penetrating, and it gives the fowl rich
ganey character which is very pleasant.
How TO PHoTEor FURs FROM Morris.
The. largest emporium for furs is doubt
less Moscow, and apropos of the last
named city, we see it stated by one who
was present at the first worlds Fair in
London, in 1851, when the furs from
Moscow for the Exhibition were being
enrolled, he observed that each contained
swans quill, one end of which was
lightly corked. On inquiring OF the RUS
sian gentleman who had the furs in
charge, he was informed that the quilts
contained liquid quicksilver, and were
certain preventive of the attacks of moths
VENTILATION ESSENTIAL TO HEALTH