Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-23

HOME KNOWLEDGE AGAINST QUACKERY.-
The following household receipts were taken
down by G, ntleman connected with the Der
ry, N. H., Patriot, from the dictation of Mrs
Mehitable Cross, rect of Deacon Abel Cross,
for forty years a servant of God in the First
Church, at Epping, and who died on Thanks
giving Day. after being a dreadful sufferer
from rheumatic lumbago, which he bore with
CHI istian t0rtitude, perfectly resigned to go.
SqudSh PreSerUe.-You take a good squash,
cut into small squares, wash and scrape, peel.
ing off the rind. Boil one hour, set i'll stew
pan with quart pure honey, simmer gently
and cork up tight, will keep in spring and eat
like best ounces.
Bdrbary Wiae.-One bushel barbaries, quite
ripe, stew two hours, strain and throw away
skins, quarts n. E. rum, mix well, l ounce
boraX powder to fine it, and set away to cool.
Bottle and put in cool place. Paatable and
much liked.
To Ensure Dry Feet.-No leather can be pre-
pared so as to resist wet long. Take hogs
lard, best, mix with linseed oil and meats pint
each, brown soap ounces, beeswaX ounces,
shellac 4 ounces gum benzoni to flavor. Shake
up well and rub well into skin OF both feet by
a hot fire fifteen minutes. Rain and snow
water effectually repealed, and no cold or rIeu-
matism taken in through the pores If desired
apply to the whole body when subject to ex
posure such as stage drivers, skaters, gunners,
&c. Recommended by old DR.. Daniorth.
To Clean Ieeth.-Barytes ounce, sulphuric
acid small bottle full emery powder-stiff
brush, rub hard. The most furnished surface
at once affected Some add spirits of camphor
TO flavor but any essence may be used to suit
A Sottening UAguem for the Hair, Whiskers,
8c.-Take pure refined hogs lard, suet, best
sperm oil (if best is not to be had, then neats),
melt down with otto rose to suit set away to
IN boo
If turned, then more of the otto.
Another.-Castor oil l quart, rhubarb infu
sion, pint rosemary, some sweet spirits nitre,
also extract OF valerian, pure milk, essence of
sassatras, vial rub into the scalp on going
to bed. There is nothing like this, thousands
testify.
To Restore Momning.-If rusty or shiny, a
simple wash of molasses and water is all that
is necessary. A small mixture of arsenic will
kill the flies attracted in summer. In winter
dispense with the latter. Sweep up the flies
when dead.
FreckLes.-Keep on a milk diet in dark
room; touch occasionally with nitric acid
Dalby's carmnative on going to bed. The
freckles will leave.
Renalk.-People accustomed to sleep warm
in a room with an alright stove will find
tumber of the Schied I'M scnapps an excellent
preventive on rising against the morning air
when was girl dehcate 1olks useu 10 put
sprig of pennyroyal into the bottle, which was
thought wonderful strengthening to the stom-
ach.
Remarh-Nervous headache from furnace
heated rooms is alleviated, if not cured, by a
simple expedient Stand on your head, which
is thus in the lower stratum of cool air, while
the chilled feet are in the highly rarified medi-
um above. The above is gratuitously given
to the public, when the Old Farmers Almanac
would have paid for it handsomely; however,
they may deny it, now it's printed.