Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-05-22
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

OOMEcI1G EGONOM1A
CURE FOR BLOODY MURRAIN-One teaspoon
fnl of salt, one tablespoonful of sulphur-wel
pulverized and mixed together. One dose has
never failed ia cure my cattle if taken in time
Coon BLAcKING.-Boil three piuts of beer
with ounces of ivory black. As it boils
put in dessert spoonful of sweet oil, ounces
brown sugar, and boil quietly till reduced to a
quart.
The white of an egg well beaten with quick
lime and small quantity of very old cheese,
forms an excellent substitute for cement, when
wanted in hurry, either for broken china or
old ornamental glassware.
To CLEAN LOOKING G-GLAssEs.-First wash
the glass all over with lukewarm soapsuds and
sponge. When dry rub it bright with a
buckskin and little prepared chalk finely
powdered.
TRIooPHERoUs FOR THE HAIR-Take, of
pure castor oil 6 ounces; alcohol (95 per cent,
10 ounces; oil bergamot l drachm; oil of Law
ender drachm, Shake well together.
This is a very agreeable and most excellent
preparation for the hair serving to soften it,,
stimulate its growth, and keep it dark and
glossy.
CURE FOR THE PILEs.-Take one pound of
figs, and one ounce of SIENNA. Chop them to-
gether, until they are fine and well mixed
Eat little of the mixture three times a day,
before you partake of food and in a short
time if you follow the directions, you will be
free from this distressing disease. r.I
New REMEDY FOR NEURALG1A.-The Jour-
nal de Chemie Medicale contains an account
of the discovery of new and powerful seda-
tive in neuralgia, just discovered by DR.. Field.
The substance used is nitrate of oxide glycile,
aud is obtained by treating glycerine at low
temperature with sulphuric or nitric acid
One drop mixed with ninety-nine drops Of
spirits of wine, constitutes the first dilution.
A case of neuralgia, in an old lady, which had
resisted every known remedy, was completely
cured by this new agent
LOOK TO Your CELLARS. Those who have
in care the charge of the household should fire.
quently think of their cellars, and though they
may not be often exposed to the eyes of stran-
gers, should take care that they are always
kept in a ceauly condition, free from annoyan-
ces and nuisances of all kinds A tidiy kept
cellar has much to do with the health of the
family, especially in the spring of the year, OR
whenever heaters are introduced into houses.
No vegetables, except potatoes, should be stored
in the cellar. Especially should cabbages,
beets, celery, and turnips be excluded. All
these are offensive in themselves, and injurious
to health while at the same time they are pre-
served in a much superior manner out OF doors.
A cellar should be thoroughly whitewashed at
least once year, and swept and put in order
twice month. als
The air in properly kept cellar will not
become impure when the weather gets sufici-
emily cold to render necessary the closing up
of the open windows while on the other
hand, the air of cellar so closed up, which is
untidily kept, and filed with vegetables, some
of which are in decayed state, may well be
imagined All cellars, however, should have
the outside doors thrown open for an hour or
two in midday, upon clear days, when the tenn
perature is above the freezing point.
METHOD OF CLEANING PAPER-HANGINGs.-
Cut into eight half quarters quartern loaf,
two days cid it must neither be newer or
staler. With one Of these pieces, after
having blown off all the dust from the paper
to be cleaned, by the means Of a good pain Of
bellows, begin at the top of the room, holding
the crust in the hand and wiping lightly down
ward with the crumb, about half a yard a.
each stroke, till the upper part of the hangings
is completely cleaned all round. Their go
round again, with the like sweeping stroke
downwards, always commencing each success
sive course littel higher than the upper stroke
had extended, till the bottem be finished
This operation, if carefully performed, will fire.
quently make very old paper lock almost e
quail to new. Great caution must be used not
by any means to rub the paper hard nor to
attempt cleaning it the cross or horizontal
way. The dirty part of the bread, too, must
be each time cut away, and the pieces renewed
as soon as it may become necessary.