The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-03-10
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

A SURE REMEDY FOR SMALL-PoX AND
SCARLET FEvER-Now that the scarlet fever
and smallpox are prevailing in the city to
quite an extent, with fatal results, | here
with append recipe which has been used
to my knowledge in hundreds of cases. 1t
will prevent or cure the smallpox. though
the pittings are filing. When Jenner dis
vered cow pcx in England the world of
science hur'ed an avalanche of fame upon his
head, but when thesmost scientific school of
medicine in the world-that of Paris-pub-
lished this recipe as a panacea for smallpox
it passed unheeded. 1t is unfailipg as
fate, and conquers in every instance. 1t Is
harmless when taken by well person. 1t
will also cure scarlet fever. Here it as |
have used it to cure the smallpox. When
learned physicians said the patient must die
it has cured:
Sulphate of zinc. cne % grain.
Faxglove (digitalis). one CD grain.
Sugar, oue-haf q tablespoonful.
Mix with two (2n tablespoonsful Of water
When thoroughly mixed add four a. ounces
of wafer. Take a tablespoonful every hour
Either disease will disappear in twelve hours.
For child, smaller doses, according to age.
Correspondence St. Louis Times.
Improved Writing INK.-!n the multi
plicitv of inks and writing fluids of various
shades and colors, the inquiry is frequently
made for some of the old-fashioned recipes.
known to our fathers. by which au ink could
be obtained indestTuctible in it's nature and
let black when first used. Our readers may.
perhaps. thank us for recipe. which is said
to fulfill the above mentioned conditions
Three-fuurths of pound of bruised nut-gails
are to be placed in a stoneware jar contain
Z e 4 L., lo,x-
six ounces of green vitriol, six ounces of
gum Arabic, and few drops of kreOsote or
carbnlic acid are to be added. The bottle
in which the liquid is placed is then to be
corked and left for two or three weeks. be-
ing shaken up once or twice a day. After
being allowed then to stand for a few days
nndisturbed, the clear liquid is pored of
and is ready for use.
UsEFUL HINT FOR COLD WEATHER =
The reason a room takes so long TO be warm
ed after fire has been kindled is that the
air goes up in a steady column from the
mouth Of the register. sides of the stove, OF
front of the CRATE to the ceiling of the room.
and from thence begins to distribute itself
downward, which of course is a slow pro
cess. TO expedite this, take palm leaf
fan. d shawl large towel, or something
shawl vigorously. thus compelling the upper
and lower strata of air to unite. the hot upper
to mix with the cold lower. In this way
the upper portion, where the thermometer
would Indicate eighty. aud the lower. where
it would stand at forty. will be compelled to
witness how much sooner the apartment be-
come comfortable.
CURE FOR Ny friend. :"
said H, 81 can cure your toothache in ten
minutes"
..How? how ?'' inquired I. "Do it in
fifty"
INSTANTLY" said he; ''have yen any
alum 2"
Yes"
"WeIl, then, bring it and some common
salt''
They were produced. My friend pulver-
lied them and mixed them. in equal guam
titles then wet a piece of cotton. causing
the mixed powder to adhere; and placed it
in my hollow tooth.
There" said he, eff that cont cure you
I'll forfeit my head. You tell this to every
one and publish it everywhere" The :em-
edy is inlalhble.
BONE FELoN.-Of all painful things can
there be any SO excrucatiugly painful as a
heir to, and, as this malady is quite fire.
uuent and the subject of much earnest con-
sideration, we give the last recipe for it's
cure, which is furnished by that high author
ity, the London Lancet ''As soon as the
pulsaton which indicates the disease is felt
put directly over the spot fly blister about
the size of your thumb nail. and let it re-
main for six hours, at the expiration Of
which time, directly under the surface OF
the blister may be seen the felou, which
can be Instantly taken out with the point
of needle or lancet"
THE GE OF HORSE The following in
formation to ascertain the age of horse
after it has passed its ninth year is new to
us and will be to most of our readers: After
the horse is nine years old wrinkle comes
on the eye-id. and every year thereafter he
has one well defined wrinkle for each year
over nine If, for instance. horse has
three wrinkles he is twelve years old. Add
the number of wrinkles to nine and you
will always get his age.
COMFORT IN OL3 NEwsPAPERs.-The thin
nest shawl may be made warm by folding a
newspaper inside it. The paper is imper-
vious to the wind and cold air from outside.
and prevents the rapid escape of the warm
air from beneath it. If you suffer from cold
feet on a journey, fold piece of newspaper
over your stocking; this is better than rub
bers. If you are cold in bed. newspapo-
spread under the upper cover, will serve IT'S
as an additional blanket. So"
TESTING FLoUR.-An exchange gives the
following simple mode as the proper way to
test -four: place thimbleful in the palm
of your hand ard rub it geItly with the fin
ger. If the -four smooths down, feeling gen
tie and slippery, it is an inferior quality.
But if the -four rubs rough in the palm,
feeling like fine sand. and has an orange
tint. purchase confidently. 1t will not dis
appoint you"
MAKE Your Own CANDLES Take two
pounds of alum for every ten pounds of tai
low; dissolve in warm water before the tai
low is put in; then melt the tallow in the
alum water with frequent stirring. This
will clarity and harden the tallow so as to