The Plymouth weekly Democrat., 1869-07-08
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USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.


CURE FOR CANCER An exchange
states that a Portland man has cured one
OF the most dangerous cases of cancer by
drinking red clover tea and applying a
red clover compress, and thinks it will
prove an infallible remedy in all cases.
To MAKE PENCIL MARKS INDELIBLE.
"A great many valuable letters aud other
writings are In pencil. The following
simple process will make lead pencil
writing or drawing as idelible as if done
with ink: Lay the writing in a shallow
| dish and pour skinned milk upon it.
Any spots not wet at first may have the
milk placed upon them lightly with a
feather, take it up and let the milk drain
OH, wipe off with feather the drops
which collect on the lower edge Dry it
carefully, and it will be found 10 be per
fectly indelible. 1t cannot be removed
even with India rubber.-Erchdnge.
TINE To GRAFT TREEs.-In reply to
correspondent, the editor of the Garden
er's Monthly says: "For grating gen
erally,' any time is good when growth is
going on and there is not too much sap in
the cion; the amount in the stock makes
less difference. If there is much in the
cion, it is liable to rot before the unicn
takes place. If ciOns are taken from
healthy trees, and kept from drying,
sprouting or other injuries. grating may
| go on from early spring till midsummer
Those who praise one week more than
another, are those whose unlucky time
has rather been due to other circuu-
st.aces."
BEET TRooT-Beet-root, when picked.
VIII Keep as long as any other Kind Of
pickle. Wash it perfectly clean, but do
| ont of ffa f1,f1
large quantity of boiling water, with a
little sa't, for half an hour; if the skin
will come off easily, it is done enough.
Lay it on cloth, and with coarse one
rub OF the skin Cut it into slices, put it
into jar, and pour over it hot pickle
OF white vinegar, little ginger, and
horseradish sliced. Cover close. When
hrst taken from the ground, beetrOot may
be kept for winter use by placing in layers
of dry sand; the mould must not he re-
moved from about the root.
To PICKLE ONIoNs.-In the month Of
September choose the small, white onions,
take oil the brown skin, have ready a
very nice tin stew pan of boiling water
throw III as many onions as will cover the
| top. AS soon as they look clear on the
outside, take them up as quick as possible
with slice, and lay them on clean
cloth; cover them close with another, and
scald some more, aud so on. Let them
lie to be cold, then put them in jar, or
glass, or wide-mouthed bottles, and pour
over them the best white wine vinegar,
just hot not boiling. When cold, cover
them. Should the outer skin shrivel, peel
1t OFT They must look Gear
FUMGATMG OUT. Door PLANrs.-Some
one having inquired, through the Country
Gentleman, how to do this, a correspond
ent replies Tell r. who asks tor in
formation how to fumigate out door plants
with tob- eco, to invert over the plants a
suitable sized, one headed casK, tub or keg,
and put few live Goals in dish under
the cask, and place little tobacco on the
hre, and the fumigatiOn will soon be com
pleted; or funnel made from paper may
be inverted over the plants, and smoke
blown from fumigatOr, under it. A cheap
and available fumigator may be made from
q common tin spice box, with suitable
iengthed hollow stem fastened to each end
OF the box; the cover may be made NOV
able. Fill with tobacco, and place live
Goals behind, and blow through, directing
the smoke by the stem, where desired.
Hoop-sklrt Snrings may be used in making
paper tunnels, to better keep the paper in
form an shape"
CURE FOR SNAKE BTTEs.-About
twenty years ago the Smithsonian Insti-
tute embarked in a series of experiments
testing the practicability of neutralizing
the poison of snakes, founded purely on
chemical basis, which developed great re-
suits. The fact was illustrated that the
poison OF the most venOmOus rattlesnake
can be neutraliZed in an incredibly short
time. After the most extraordinary re-
suits from all the experiments witnessed,
there was promulgated from the Institute
at the time above mentioned, the follow
ing simple but certain cure for snake bites,
and for the sting Of all kinds Of insects
| Tf -ty grains of iodine potassium, thirty
grains OF iodine, one ounce of water ap-
piled externally to the wound by saturat
ing lint or batting-the same 10 be kept
moist with the antidOte until the cure is
effected, which will be in one hour, aud
sometimes instantly. The limb bitten
should be corded tight 10 prevent circula-
ton. The liquid should be kept in viol
with glass stopper.
SUGGESTIONS TO BATHERs The follow
ing suggestions to bathers have recently
been issued by the Royal Humane Society
of London, and are worthy of consdera
Avoid bathing within two hours after
q mea'
Avoid bathing when exhausted from
any cause.
avoid bathing when the body is cool
ing after perspiration; but bathe when the
body is warm, provided no time is lost in
getting into the water.
avoid remaining too long in the water
leave the water Immediately there is the
slightest feeling of chilliness
Avoid bathing altogether in the open
air If, after having been short time in the
water, there is sense of chilliness with
num5ness of the hands and feet.
"The vigorous and strong may bathe
early in the morning an empty stomach.
The young and those that are weak
had better bathe three hours after a meal
the best time for such is from two to three
hours after breakfast
"Those who ..e subject to attacks of
| giddiness and faintness, and those who
suffer from diseases of the heart, should
not battle without first consulting their
medical adviser"
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