, 1864-04-23
Dumestir Arriprs.

FARINAcEoUs FooD FOR INFANTs.-The
prejudice, on the part of medical men,
against the use of firinaceous food Tor -four
Of cereals) is much to be lamented. be.
believe that il that prejudice were to give
to give way, and q more rational system
of feeding to take place, thousands Of in.
FAINT lives might be spared annually. Icon
slider the farinaceous food Ia few Of them)
most valuable articles of diet, used either
in the way of an adjuvant to the cows
milk, when it may be deficient in nutritive
qualities, as it often is, by diluting or skim
m,ng, or the farinaceous substance will act
Us corrective to the milk when an undue
proportion of acidity may be present. But
the real objection is not so much against
some particular sort of food as it is to the
excessive quantity given, and that quantity
being improperly prepared. 1t is as sense.
less and as much fraught with mischief
nay, more Soto overload the stomach of
an infant beyond its powers of digestion,
as to weigh the tiny body down witha bur.
den which, from It's tender age and fragile
structure, it is unequal to sustain. Over.
feeding, which has made so many victims,
is the real e.il to be combated. The ef-
fects Of over.feeding are numerous; convul.
sions, diarrhea, atrophy, Inanition, defective
assimilation, may all be the results Of i'm
proper feeding. It takes different forms
and exhibits various symptoms; in some
individuals the effect is rapid, in others
slow. An overloaded stomach may, after
short time, cause any Of the above dis.
orders; the digestive organs becoming
weakened, they cease to do their duty, and
the frame is deficiently nourished in conse
quence.
To PICKLE MUSHROOMS WHITE.-Cut
of the stalks of some small buttons, rub
off the skins with pece of flannel dipped
in salt, and throw them into milk and water.
Let them remain some little time, then
drain them out and put them into stewpan
with good handful salt oG over them |;
cover close, aud put them over gentle stove
for five minutes to draw out all the water.
Empty them on to q coarse cloth to drain
well, and leave them until they are quite
cold. Make pickle of white wine vinegar,
little mace and ginger. Boil oil together
for few minutes, and, when cold, pour
over the mushrooms.
To SALT HAMs.-For three hams pound
and mix together half peck Of salt, half
an ounce Of sal prunella, three ounces OF
saltpetre and four pounds Of coarse salt;
rub the hams well with this and lay what Is
spare over them; let them lie three days,
and then hang them up. Take the pickle
In which the hams were, put water enough
to cover the hans with more common salt
till it will bear an egg; then boil and skim
it well, put it in the sailing tub, and the
next morning put in the hams; keep them
down the same Us picked pork; in q fort.
night take them out Of the liquor, rub them
we'll with br ne and hang them up to dry.
To MAKE FANCY Brscurrs.-Take one
pound Of almonds, one pound Of sugar and
some orange.Aower water. Pound the al.
nonds fine and sprinkle them with orange.
flower water; when they are perfectly
smooth to the touch, put them in small
pan, with -four sifted, through silk seive;
put the pan on slow fire and dry the paste
till IL does not stick to the fingers; move Il
well from the bottom 10 prevent It's burn.
ing; then take II off and roll it into small
round fillets, to make knots, rings, etc.,
and cut It into various shapes; make an
icing Of different colors, dip one side Of
them in Il and set them on wire gratings
to drain. They may be varied by strewing
over them colored pistachios or colored al
raonds, according TO fancy.
BRAxDY BIrTERs.-Digest q quarter Of
an ounce of dried orange and lemon-peel,
and half an ounce Of fresh ditto, In one
pint Of good brandy for ten days frequently
shaking, thsn press out the liquor and filter
through blotting pape'; lastly, dissolve
two ounces Of lump sugar therein. A very
agreeable bitter, either taken as dram or
taken with other liquor.
TIxcruRE FOR TnE TEErn.--Tako Of
Florentine iris root eight ounces, bruised
cloves one ounce, ambergris ono scruple.
Bruise the root, and put tho whole ingredi-
ents into o glass bottle, with quart Of
rectiiied spirits Of wine. Cork close, and
agitate Il once day for fortnight, keeping
it in warm place. About teaspoonfGl
is sufficient at time; In thisN soft tooth.
brush should be DIPPED, and then worked
into lather on the teeth and gums. Il
cleanse% the teeth, strengthens the gums,
and sweetens the breath. Apply tho tine
ture In the morning, and before retiring to
rest.
To FILL DEcAYED ToorH.-The fol.
lowing plan has been recommended To Us
by one who has tested its efficacy PRO.
cure small piece Of gutta percha, drop Il
into boiling water, then, with the thumb
and finger, take off as much as you suppose
will lill up the tooth nearly level. and while
in this state lress It into tho tooth; then
hold on that side Of the mouth cold water
two or three times, which viii harden IL.
To PRoMorE THE GRowrH OF THE HAIR.
Mix equal parts Of olive oil and spirits
Of rosemary, add few drops Of oil Of nut.
meg. II the hair be rubbed every night
with this, and the proportion be very grad
ualIy increased, 1t will answer every pur-
pose Of facilitating the growth Of the hair.
To MAKE Eau DE CoLooxE.-Take half
an ounce Of oil Of sweet majoram, half an
ounce Of oil of thyme, half an ounce O.