The daily Panola star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-01

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seff II rHpfIi "a ilfi. reilpfraseil laFn
~ every tFa tetfupifnl 4 n0nf. e iiiiif
talt. and only Nsfsr enough to boil M
lurrafiienis together. This mgtfs en0urh
crust f1f one mediam.sltcl pls. Ma
quickly ard carr risly. MT knesdlHK ai
a. F1r nine pies. from lhve-guaftsrs
% = ehoie cup 81 lard Il necessary fDf
evrry two cups of fauf. This rule nsvlr
,siis b. make q rnoii, crisn pic crust.
ArFtr DrurLfxa.- Make crust ~
one quart ~ four. two tablespo0ufils of
cream u tartar, one irispoanfil of soda,
. tlhlospoeHf u II butter or lard. little
salt and mlik enough to make dough
that can he roller out Cut this dough
Ia eight piecel. roll them thin. pflt slices
0i soar apple upon them, fold them up
tight. and steam or bake. B,klng will
require twenty mlnuies, sleamlng aa
hour. Either solii or liquid siicc may
be used.
OrE~ WINDOWS AZ Nian - Very
much has becn written on this subject
and written unwiscly. The facts are,
that whoever sleeps unc0miortably cool
will get SEX. TO hoist window sky
high when the mercury is AZ zero, u an
absurdilv. The colder sleeping apart
merit l. the more unhealthy does 10 be
cone, because cold condenses the car.
bonic acid formed by the etthlng OF III
sleeper. Il settles near the floor and isrc.
breathed, and ifln very cosdensed form
he will die before morning. Hence we
must be governed by circumstances.
The first thing Is you must be comfort
ably warm during sleep, otherwise YOU
renot refreshed. and Inflammation of
the lungs may be engendered and life
destroyed within few days. An open
door and an open Fireplace are sufficient
for ordinary purposes In cold weather.
when outer windows are open Il Is well
to have them down at the top two or
three inches and up at the bottom for the
same space.
HousEuoLp UsEs or AMMONIA. AM
monia, or, as It Is generally called, splr-
lts OF hartshorn, Is powerful alkali,
and dlssolves dirt and grease with ease.
It has lately been recommended very
highly for many domestic purposes. For
washing paint, put tablespoonful In a
quart of moderately hot water, dip In a
flannel cloth, aud with this simply wash
Off the wood work: no scrubbing will be
necessary. For taking grease spots from
any fabric, use the ammonia nearly pure,
then lay white blotting-paper over the
spot, and iron 1t lightly. In washing la
ces, put about twelve drops In pint Of
warm suds. To clean silver mix two
teaspooniuls n ammonia In aquart OF hot
soap-suds. Pat In your silverware and
wash It using an old nail-brush or tooth
brush tor the purpose. Fer cleaning
hair-brushes, ETC., simply shake the
BRUSH up and down In mixture Of one
teaspoonful of ammonia to one pint ol
hot water; when they are cleanscd. rinse
them In cold water, and stand them II
the wind or in hot place to dry. Fol
washing finger marks from looking
glasses OF windows. put few drops o
ammonia on moist rag, and MAKE
quick work Of it. II You wish YOU
house plants 10 flourish. put u few drop
of the spirits IN every pint of water iiset
In watering. A teaspoontul In Il basin o
cold water will add much TO the refresh
ing effects Of bath. Nothing IL bettel
than ammonia water for cleaning tn,
hair. In every case rinse Off the ammo
MA with clear water. To which w
would only add, that, for removing
grease spots, a mixture OF equal parts o
ammonia md alcohol Ia better than alco
hol alone; and for taking out the rec
stains produced by strong acids In blu'
and black clothes, there Is nothing bette
| than ammonia.