Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-02-11


Indian red.
SoAP-BeautifW and Cheop.-Take
] podnd common bar soap, cut fine, and
pound sal soda, to a pail of water, boil
q little and you have good soap with it
you can wash with hall the labor. If you
wish thicker soap, take 2 pounds soap and
2 do sal soda to pail of water.
FnEcKLEs, &c-Take hall Id clear
OK gall, half a drachm each Of camphor
and burnt alum, ] drachm borax, halt an
ounce rock salt and rock candy. This
should be mixed and shaken we'll several
times day for three weeks, until the gall
becom!s transparent; then strain it very
csrefu ly through filtering paper, and ap.
ply 1t to the face during the day wash
it off at night.
The Article, if properly made, will not
fail Of its purpose 1t sells very readily,
and commands good price.
PASTE FOR SHARPENING RAzoRs-Take
one ounce of oxide of tin levgated, or
tutty powder, and mix it with solution
of oxalic acid, sufficient to form paste.
This composition is to be rubbed over the
strap, and when dry little water may
be added.
WART AND Corn SALvE,-Take the
extract of Belladonna a drachms, per-
oxide of manganese 8 ounces, potash 8
pounds; pulverize the potash in an iron
kettle, and let it stand in the open air "a
hours; then mix the whole together
Shave the corn with sharp knife, and
then apply for ten minutes the salve; wash
it of and soak it in sweet oil. This is the
article sold about the country, and on the
corners of the streets in the cities for 25
and so cents draohm bottle.
FoR DIARRHEA.-Takeh half an ounce
OF caleined magnesia, and two tablespoon.
fuls Of loaf sugar. Rub these in mortar,
and put them in bottle. Add one tea.
spoonful Of laudanum, two essence mint,
two hartshorn, one tablespoonful red la
vender, two giIls old brandy, and four
gills Of water Shake well before using.
Give desert-spoonfu night and morning.
II the complaint be very bad, give at noon
also.
EAR-AcHE IN CHILDREN
is usually caused by sudden cold, Steam
the head over ho, herbs, bathe the feet,
and rut into the ear cotton or wool wet
with sweet oil and parsgorc.
CALLS ON HORSES. When horses be-
come CALLED, or get the skin knocked off,
apply blister to the part Immediately
Let it remain fifteen minutes then re
move it. Apply to the part burnt leather,
pulyerized, and mixed with lard, The
application of the blister will prevent the
Inflammation extending, and the roots of
the hair will not be destroyed. The oint.
ment will promote the growth Of the hair,
and iusures its being produced in its orig.
inal color.
Minute Pudding.-4 eggs, well beaten,
2 tablespoonfnls of Indian meal,3 Of -four,
added to your beaten eggs. Have quart
OF milk boiling, pour into your eggs and
meal, which may be swectened or not, as
you like. Have hot oven, and put it 10
as soon as you have it ready. Bake it ten
minutes.
RaiseI Bread Pudding Take about
as much bread as half ten cent loaf Gu t
it in small pieces, add about quart of wa
ter, small teacup Of yeast, and little
-four. Let it arise about three hours Mix
10 raisins or currants, and boil in bag
three hours Eat with any kind of sauce
you may prefer.
Rich MOLosses Cake.-2 cups of -four,
cup of molasses, cap of milk, cup of
butter. Take spoonful OF soda. Put
your -four, molasses, milk and butter all
together. Then take half cup OF boiling
water, pour it over your soda, then into
your dish where our ingredients are, and
mix all together. Crease your pans, and
bake in quick oven.
Bread GridHe Cake.-Take about FIVE
slices Of stale bread, cut it 10 bits the size
of small hickory nut put il to soaking
three quarts of milk over night. In the
morning add eggs, 2 cups of -four, toe.
spoon Of soda, and / Of salt.