The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-01-19
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following: Mix in vial equal parts
of paregoric, castor oil and ipecac. AL
ways shake well before using. A few
drops of this swallowed, but not washed
down by water or other fluid, viii al
ways sOOthe cough. Repeat the dose
as often as the coughing returns. From
one-fourth to one-half a teaspoonful, or
even whole teaspoo1ul may begiyen
when less quantity wfhno suffice. A
large dose after a full meal may pro-
duce little nassau. Children subject
to coughs should eat very light suppers
ami indeed all children should eatmuch
less, and simpler food, at nigh than at
morning or noon. The above mixture
may be kept On hand ready prepared,
as it does not deteriorate ifkept corked.
! 1t may interest those afraid of mineral
medicines Though they partake freely
i of common salt which is mineral) to
know that the ingredients are all veg
etable."
N1At Ian N11H.--4dCN may III u
great measure be prevented by using
very little soap, if any, keeping it on
sbriefiyas possible, washing itoff clean
and then finishing the washing with
water to which little vinegar is adj
ded-a teaspoonful to pint of clear
water will answer. This neutralizes
any alkali of the soap left on the skin,
and gives it a soft feel, while it stops
the destruction of the cuticle, and saves
cha Dping. The diluted vinegar is also
GOOD as final washing after shaving
the fac e, as it both saves the skin and
prevent the alkali from bleaching the
Whiskers. A little tallOW, oreven lard,
thinly applaed at night, or when going
out into the cold air, to the hands and
face, if chappin.g, and well rubbed off
if necessary, goes far toward prevent
ing erchapping g, and promotes the
healing of all cracks already formed.
BUCKwHEAT CAKES. hady OF cul-
ture, refinement, and unusual powers
of observation and comparison, became
widow Reduced from aiiuence 10
poverty, with large family OF small
children dependent upon her labor for
daily food, she made variety of eXper-
iments TO ascertain what articles could
be purchased for the least money, and
would at the same time ''go the far
thest,' by keeping her children long
est from crying for something. to eat.
She soon discovered that when theyeat
buckwheat cakes and molasses, they
were quiet for a longer time than after
eating any other kind Of food.
/ A distinguished Judge of the United
7 States court observed that when he
! took buckWheat cakes for breakfast, he
| could sit on the bench the whole day
without being unc0mfortably hungry;
if the cakes were omitted, he felt obli-
ged to take lunch about noon. Buck
wheat cakes are universal favorite at
the winter breakfast table, and scien-
titic investigation and analysis has
shown that they abound in the heat
forming principles; hence nature takes
away our appetites for them in sum-
mer.
SELECTING MICH COWs.-A cor
respondent Of then. Y. Farmers Club
says tnat Col. WoOdman, in the State
Of Maine, for aboutforty years has kept
a dairy, and generally reared his own
COWS. He has always found, in his ex-
perience, that if a heifer's first calf was
male she never proved to be much of
a milker-indeed, that she, in subSe-
quent years, never gave more milk
than on her first calving, but if her first
product was heifer she was sure to
represent all the milking qualities of
valuable mother. He did not know
how thismight be- in Others experience,
butin forty Years of his own he had
known Of no exception to the rule a.
1--we indicated. Coming from man
So trustworthy in every respect as l
know him to be, l thought [ should
like to submit it for the consideration
of other farmers and stock breeders.
PRUNING GRAPE NINEs.-The books
generally advise winter pruning in the
month of February. The objections to
that season are that the work is liable
to run into March, which does not al
low time for the cut to become dry e.
nOugh to check the flow of sap little
later; the weather is apt to be cold,
rendering it uncomfortable; besides,
the wood is frozen much of the time,
in which it ought not to be disturbed.
There is sufficient leisure now, as the
vines are pliable and can be handled at
will, while the mild weather will dry
and harden the c;lts, 50 that there will
be no danger of bleeding in spring. A
pair Of pruning shears will be found to d.
be very convenient in making cuts-in
fact, they are almost indispensable to
the horticulturist in trimming his
shrubbery, roses, honeysuckles, black
berries, etc, in addition to the grape
vines.
THE BoRER.-We are determined
tsays the Maine Farmer to persecute
the borers till they shall seek other