The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-01-26
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

RHUuNATIsM, NEURALGIA AND SICK HEADACHE.-I
send yourecip8s for two preparations. Tho first IS u-
valuable got at Nashville, and &c cured me Of rhcu-
matsm iu 1854 Since that time 1t has been extensively
used for nervous pains. 1 have doubt huyo given
two or three dozen recipes My wo uses 10 extensively
for neuralgia and cured two ladies quickly Of head
ache they got carcd thought perhaps would do them
some iuiury;
loz. Oil Rosemary; o. Oil Cloves; o. OIL orira.
numi Oz, Spirits Turpentine; oz Spirits Anmonia
Oh. Iincturo Cantharidcs; Alcohol Mix n light
gassstoppcr bottle aud shahe mp whom used. Hcut
ON the part affected with your hand previously warmed
Toy the fire. TO encourage absorption. Got pure ar-
ce aud specific measure Of eaChi do not let the drug
gusts guess, aA usual For rheumatism neuralgia, pain
ia the jaw, sick f nervouD headache and iu fact for all
nervous pains il is invaluable. Try it, an you untortu-
twenty minutes, do not be alarmed Correspondent
Of tho Southern CultiyutOr.
TorrENMN MUFrSs.-One quart Of -four three eggs,
ono gill Of yeast, tablespoonful Of butter, salt to taste
milk sufficient 70 orma batter Place the butter near
tho fire, whore it may dissolve, but not get hot. Beat
tho cggs till they thick add them to the flour, with
as much milk will make thick batter stir In the
melted butter and salt. Lastly Sill Of yeast Bake In
muffin hoops.
To RE-JArAS Old TRAYs.-First clean them thorough
y with soap and watoru little rotten stonc then dry
them by wiping and exposure at the hru. Next get
god COpal varnh mix with some bronze powder
and apply with @ brush to the denuded parts. AnCr
which, the teatray I'm an ovcn at heat Of 2l25 or
JOo' until the vornsh is dry Two coats will nuke it
equal to new.
NEUrRALrrSG PorsoN.-A general reader sends us tho
following prescription:
"a poison Of any conceivable description and degree Of
potency, which has been Intentionally or accidentally
swallowed may be rendered almost instantly harmless hy
simply swallowing two gills of OIL An individual
with very strong constitution should take nearly twice
the quantity THIS oil viii most positively ucutruzc
cry form Of vegetable, animal mineral poison with
which physicians and chemists arc acquainted"
How TO PREsERvE DRIED FEUIr-The Lexington Is.
c. Flag gays:
Ono day last week. while purchasing lot of dried fruit
discovered small pieces of assafrus bark mixed among
i and upon inquiry Informed that il prcvcn-
tive against the worm. I Is said that dried fruit put
away with 0ltle bark ay large handful TO the buseI
insects which often destroy hundreds Of bushels in
single The remedy is cheap and simple, but
venture to say, good one.
BUCWwITEAT GRIDDLE CAKEs.-To four tcacups of -four
add five cacups Of warm water, and two easpuuusu OF
good ycns Stir IL thoroughly, and let stand Zoo warm
place night In the morning add two tcasp0orsul
Of fine salt, and oe teospoOn Of soda Lot your FIRE
be quick butno hot enough scorch or smoke the cakes;
they must be crisp and slightly embrownod and ready
turn over soon they comfortably settled upon the
grddlc, Such cakes cannot inure tho most delicate
stomach. After the cakes started in this manner
cacuphl VI the batter left every morning "ncst egg
answers better purpose than yeast, and the cakes
prove for several days. Il Is WE'LL however to begin
anew about once a week
YTNEGAR-W c. Baker furnishes the following recipe.
Take ono gallon mOasses Of rain water; put IN
kcg with loose cover large augcT-hoe In the up
per head, and after few weeks you will have vinegar,
beautiful In color pleasant In taste and enough; far
better and cheaper than the hard sour watcroOorod
stun you get at the county stores, called vinegar