Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-03-15
Domestic.

the leaves of plants free from dust. Two
orange trees, weighing respectively eigh-
teen ounces and twenty ounces, were al
lowed to vegetate without their leaves be-
ing cleansed for a year; and two others,
weighing nineteen ounces and twenty and
a half ounces, had their leaves sponged
with tepid water once week the first
two increased in weight less than half an
ounce each, while of the two latter, one
had increased two AMI the other nearly
three ounces Except the cleansing, the
plants were similarly treated.
CURE FOR NEURALGIA.-Some time
since we published, at the request Of a
f. lend, recipe to cure neuralgia. Halt
Il drachm of sal ammonia in an ounce of
camphor water, to be taken at teaspoon
ful a dose, and the dose repeated several
times, at intervals Of five minutes, if the
pain be not relieved at once. Half q
dozen different persons have since tried the
recipe, and in evey case an immediate
cure was effected. In one, the sufferer,
lady, had been subjected to acute pains
for more than a week, and her physician
was unable to alleviate her suffering, when
solution of sal ammonia in camphor wa
ter relieved her in u few minutes Alta
California.
How TO SAVE TooLs.-Have place
for every tool no omatter how insignificant
it may be, and on closing shop, see, or
cause to be seen, that every tool is in its
place. This, though an old rule, has been
the foundation to many fortune. An
other good rule is to keep your tools sharp,
and in otherwise good order. The hands
will never lose sight of them, so long as
they are in usabe condition. And still
another rule, is never to buy any but the
very best tools to be procured either at
home or abroad. a poor workman may
turn out tolerable work with good tools,
when good workman can do nothing but
botch with bad tools.
TO MAKE HARD Soar OF SoFT.-Take
good soft soap, any quantity you choose,
bring it to boiling heat, then add salt
gradually, stirring it constantly till you
observe it separate-something like curds
and whey. Then let it cool, and you can
GU it into bars and take out, leaving the
ley in the kettle, To purify it further,
put the soap agail into the kettle, and add
an equal quantity of water, and for every
FIVE pounds OF soap, one-fourth pound of
rosin make it boil, and again add salt as
before. When cold cut into bars and lay
it up to dry Rutel New Yorker.
DAY AND MARTINS BLEACHING This
worId-renowncd polish for leather is made
as follows: Comeback, finely pulvcrized,
is made into u thick paste by mixture
with sperm oil. Then molasses, with a
Slight dilution Of vinegar, is added, sut-
icicnt to make fluid of the consistency
of cream \ strong solution Of sulphur
ic acid being gradually added, produces a
heat from which eiicrvcScncc cnsucs, which
causes the decomposition of the tri-basic
j phosphate and the carbonate OF lime, rem
dcrins a flnal solution which is prescrva-
tive Of leather and susceptible Of a high
poii,h.
MIXTURE FOR \ CoGGu or CeLp>-Takc
one tea-eup fall of flax seed, and soak it
al night, In the morning, pat into a
kettle two quarts of water, handful of
li,luati.e root SPLIT up, one quarter of II
1ouni OF llisns broke ia half Let them
3oil till tha strength is thorou5ls extract
a. then adj the flax seed, which has
52cn previously soaked let all boil half
M hour more, watching and stirring. that
the mixture mry not burn. Then strain,
and al lemon juice anl suglr.-House-
+ dold JoarAal
CoRE foH GEorr-When the symptoms
appear, immediately fo'd a towel, dip it
in cold water, ana apply it to the chid's
breast and throat then wrap blanket
c'oscly around him. Or, hathe the feet
in warm water, at thc same time rubbing
the throat and breast with mutton tallow
or roo,c-greasc then envelope in a warm
( blanket, Either of these modes will check
the disease, till the arrival of a physician,
and in many cases will themselves effect
a cure.-Hoasehold Jovaal.
INeoNnrsr1sW Wn1rg WAsu-Pass
6nc, freshly Stacked lime through a fine
sieve, and to six quarts OF the lime thus
obtained, add one quart of the purest salt
and one gallon Of water, boil the mixture
aud skim it clean, Then, to every five
gallons of this mixture, add one pound of
alum; haIfa pound of coppcras, and put
in slowly threc-forrth> Of a pound of pot
ash and four quarts of fine sand. 1t ad-
heres firmly to wood or brick Rural
NIcr Yathcr,
Ng,ILAGa.-Common mucilagc is made
by di,soying gum arabac in water. But
a much better kind can be made by using
gum tragdcanth. The latter gum, though
costing five times as much, is immensely
superior for serap-book and other purpo-
so., whore il is necessary to preserve the
purity Of printed OF written matter as il
does rot stain or soak through paper, as
arabic muciIacc does
- touseho2d Journal.
SEEMING CucKENs.-Pa,boil two fine
chickens take them up in large dish;
cut them up, and separate all the joint
bones one from another Then take out
the breast.hone, add a little Of the water
they were stewci in, a blade of mace and
pinch Of salt Cover closely with anoth-
er dish, and put into stew until the fowls
arc tender Serve hot in the same dish.
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