Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-17
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and not by industrious business men,. as
they generally prove clogs and hindrances
"A thin shawl may be made warm by
folding a newspaper inside 1t. The paper
is impervious to the wind and cold air
from outside, and prevents the rapid es-
cape of the warm air from beneath it. If
you suffer from cold feet, fold a piece OF
newspaper over your stockings.
TO Remove Dirt from the Eye
Take hogs bristle; double so as to form
a .oop Lift the eyelid, and gently insert
the loop up over the ball, which will occa-
sion no disagreeable feeling. Now close
the lid down upon the bristle, which may
now be withdrawn. The dirt will surely
be upon the brstle.
Here is the horses petition to his
driver:
Up the hill. whip me not;
Down the hill, hurry me not
In the stable, forget me not;
or hay and corn, rob me not;
or clear water, stint me not
With sponge and brush, neglect me not;
Of soft dry bed, deprive me not;
II sick or cold. chill me not;
With bit or reins jerk me not;
And when you are angry, strike me not.
We notice several accounts in East
ern papers about the injurious effect of
pumpkin seed upon fowls. We have
known cases where flock Of ducks had
access to the yard where cattle were being
fed upon pumpkins, that the result Of
their eating the seed proved fatal to
large number. They would eat them in
great numbers but did not, seem to have
the power of digesting them. Upon cut
ting open the victims, the seeds would be
found entirely whole and packed very
hard together. Prarie Farmer.
Salt for Bronchial Affections val
ue of salt asa cure for bronchial affection,
and ordinary sore throat, can only be
properly estimated by those patients, who,
after having become walking receptacles
for troches, pectorals and cough syrups,
find instant relief by swallowing single
pinch of salt. The disagreeable tickling
of the throat, the hacking cough, even
bleeding at the lungs is ameliorated by
one or two pinches of salt, Try it, we
lovers of nostrums and patent medicines,
and your throat disease will yield before
its simple touch like magic, your body be
strengthened, and your purse be none the
lighter for the expenditure.-Erchan9e.
Sunshine and Health.-It is now
agreed that ground glass windows are
destructive to health in proportion as
they dimish light. The differencein favor
of clear glass is said to be about 90 per cent.
If this be true, how much feeble health is
due to the ridiculous practice of making
dungeons of our parlors and twilight
crypts of our sleeping rooms. The skep-
tical have but to mark the app rarance of
any plant grown in the dark. They will
see that such plant lacks not only color
but vitality. Yet people shut the blessed
sunshine out of the parlor, fearful that
some of the unnatural colors of the car
pet might pale under the glare. A healthy
physique is of more value than any car
pets BY choosing the latter of modest
hues you may have sunshine in your par
lor and suffer no damage otherwise.
-Steaming Food for tock.-One who
has had ample experience in steaming
food for stock, claims the following advan-
tages: l. 1t renders poor hay, straw,
etc, palatable and satisfactory to the ami
mails 2. 1t enables the farmer to mix diff
ferent quantities of food, hay and straw,
good and poor hay, etc, rendering it all
palatable, softening the hard fbres, and
thus enabling the farmer to save all. 3.
1t improves the manure, rendering all
ready for use. 4. 1t will cure incipient
heavcs in horses, and has @ remarkable
effect upon those suffering from cold or
constipation, and keeps all animals more
healthy. 5. 1t soon improves their APP
pearance, and fattens them in much less
time. 6. 1t saves at least one-third of the
tood two bushels of cooked hay will
satisfy cows as well as three bushels of
unlocked.
Danger from Eating Nuts-Medical
men advise that salt shonld be taken with
nuts, especially when eaten at night.
Once, says writer, while enjoying visit
from an Englishman, hickory nuts were
served in the evening, when my English
friend called for salt, stating that he knew
a case of woman eating heartily of nuts
in the evening who was taken violently
ILL., The celebrated DR.. Abernethy was
sent for, hut it was after he had become
too fond Of his cup, and he was not in a
condition to go. He muttered, "Salt,
SALT" of which no notice was taken
Next morning he went to this place, and
she was corpse lie said that, had they
given her salt, it would have relieved her;
if they would allow him to make an ex-
animation, he would convince them. On
opening the stomach, the nuts were found
in mass He sprinkled sat on this, and
Immediately it dissolved.
Charcoal for Horses Wind.-Many
years ago, Irecollect horse being brought
into the yard Of Joseph Bignal, a celebrated
man for keeping hunters, at Croydon.
The horse was very much affected in the
wind, and could hardly move from dis
tress. In very few days this animal did
its regular work as hunter, with perfect
ease and comfort to itself. Tar water was
the cure Tar is carbon, and charcoal is
also carbon; charcoal in the powder is
more easily given than tar water | have
tried it with most beneficial effect; and |
think it stands toreason that the removal of