The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-30

Ron Roy.
A WHOLESOME FIELD DaINK-The exces-
sve use OF cold water during the swetering
heat Of summer often results in serious and
alarming illness. It is therefore advisable
/ that some beverage should be substituted
for 1t, OF which those oppressed can rartake
with safety. For this purpose ! am aware
of no better or more refreshing drink than the
following: Take ofFthe best white Jamaica
ginger root, carefully bruised, two ounces :
cream Of tartar, one ounce; water. six Quarts.
to be boiled for about five minutes, then
strained to the strained liquor add one
pound of sugar, aud again place over tie
fire: keep it we'll stirred until the sugar is
perfectly dissolved and then pour it into an
earthern vessel, into which you have previ-
ousiy put two drachms of tartaric acid. and
the riud of one lemon, and let it remain till
the heat is reduced to lukewarm tempera-
taTe then add table spoonful of yeast.
stirring them well together, and bottle for
use. The corks must be we'll secured. The
drink viii be in high perfection in four or
FIVE days, This is very refreshing and
wholesome beverage. and one which may be
largely partaken of without any unpleasant
results even in the hottest weather.
SUDDEE DEATHs-Mr Joseph Richter, a
we'll known and respected farmer residing in
Clrrol township, who had reached the age
of 20 years or upwards. was stricken down
by coup de Soiiet, or Can stroke, on Monday
last. while engaged in sowing buckwheat,
and instantly expired. The only person
present in the field at the time was a boy
about nine years of age. who, seeing Mr. Re
fall, hastened to his side aud found him life
lor, Il, L., Q,.,A1 9
forts to resuscitate the deceased were rcade,
bat without eFect-the vital spark had fed.
Elizabeth MeGuire. maiden lady aged
60. who resided half a mile from Loretto,
was found dead on the floor of her house on
last tuesday morning. 1t is supposed that
her death was caused by apoplexy.
An old lady named Gross, living wit
her sOn-iu-law at the Cherry Tree, Indiana
county, was stricken with apoolexy on Fri
day night last and expired on the following
morning. Her remains were taken TO Blairs-
vile for interment in the Catholic cemetery
David Defenbaugh escaped from the
Western Pententiary on last Tuesday week
but was recaptured three or four days after
wards in Beaver county. David is an old
and hardened offender. In October, 1851,
he was convicted Of larceny in the criminal
court of this county, under the name OF John
Mouse Git should have been Rat) and sen
fenced to the Penitentiary for the period of
one year and six months. After that he
represented several other counties in the
same institution, but under different names.
At the last September Court in this comfy
| he was indicted and convicted of burglary
in robbing the store room of Mrs. Jane Null
lin, at Hemlock, and senteaced to impris-
onment for a term Of four years. It wou Id
seem that he has been almost constantly in
prison since his first conviction in this coun-
ty in 1851.
On last Thursday Mr. Henry Foster, of
tie Cambria House, served up new potatoes
of his own raising for dinner. They were
of the "Early Rose" species, and were rot
''smah potatoes" either. New potatoes on
the 23d of June have not been know1 here
more than once in quarter Of century.
/ Mr.. f. is ore of the best gardeners aad cul-
tivators of vegetables in this or any other
/ county and is perfectly at home in the nec-
essary articles wherewith to supply FIRST
! class hotel.
! p. S Since the above was written we
/ learn that Mr.. Thomas Callan. of this place
| has been indulging in early Rose" pota-
toes, grown in his own garden, since the 10th
! of June, and in size and quality they were
pronounced excellent.
Mr. George Storm, the talented artist
now visiting his mother in this place, has
Just completed most magnificent and per
feet picture of one of the finest landscape
views in this vicinity. or indeed in the world
1t is charming picture, and although il
was not needed to establish the reputation