The Placer herald., 1871-10-14
HOU Sc AND FARM

dressed ard washed; then ill the body with |
oysters; sew itup carefully; lay the turkey
in a large dish, aud set it on steamer,
placed over boiling water; cover closely, and
steam from two hours to two hours and a half
-or till by running fork into the breast
you will find that it is well done. Then
take it up; strain the gravy which will be
found in the dish; have an oyster sauce
ready, prepared like stewed oysters, and
pour this gravy, thickened with little but
ter and -four, into the oyster sauce; let it
just boil up, and whiten with little boiling
cream; pour this sauce over the steamed |
turkey, and send to the table hot. OF course
while the turkey is steaming, you will have
the oysters all ready for the gravy from the
dish, and the cream also boiled, that there
may be as little delay as possible after the
turkey is cooked
THE best time for painting the exterior of
buildings is late in Autumn, or during the
Winter. Paint then applied will endure
twice as long as when applied in early Sum-
mer or in hot weather. In the former it |
dries slowly and becomes very hard, like a
glazed surface, not easily affected afterwards |
by the weather, or worn off by the beating
storms. but in very hot weather the oil in the
paint soaks into the wood at once, as into a
sponge, leaving the lead nearly dry and
nearly ready TO crumblc off. The last diff
Guilty, however, might be guarded against,
though at an increased expense, by first 60
ing over the surface with raw oil. BY paint
ing in cold weather. one annoyance might
certainly be escaped; namely, the collection
of small flies on the fresh paint -1echnolo-
gist.
BUTTER AND WORMS There is no doubt
that the larvae of the various worms which
nfcst the alimentary canal Of children, and
frequently, too, Of adults, are taken in with
the food. Greasy substances are apt to
abound with them. In late German med
ical journal, DR.. Huber relates many ex-
periments he has made on this subject, and
he comes to the conclusion that no article |
used by man us food, especially during
childhood, is so prolific a cause OF intestinal
worms as butter The use Of butter serves |
also for the introduction Of insects, as well as
worms aud as American children seldom
e.t bread without thick coating of butter,
the general presence of intestinal worms need
not be wondered at.
To MAKE Counr PLASTER. Soak isinglass
in little warm water for twenty-four hours
then evaporate nearly all the water by a
gentle heat, dissolve the residue in little
proof spirits of wine, and strain the whole
through piece of open linen. The strained
mass should be stiff jelly when cool. Now,
extend a piece Of silk on a wooden frame
and fix it tight with tacks and packthread
Melt the jelly, and apply it to the silk thinly
and evenly with hair brush. A second
coating must be applied when the first has
dried. When both are dry, cover the whole
surface with two or three coatings of Balsam
of Peru, applied in the same way. Plaster
thus made is very pliable; and never breaks.
BLEEDING FROM THE NosE.-" What is
the cause of bleeding at the nose? How
can it be prevented or stopped? 2,
This occurs most frequently about the pc
riod of puberty, when there is usually a
greater tendency to plethora than at other
times. 1t can be prevented by keeping the
depuratng organs, the skin, bowels and
kidneys, in an active condition, by plenty of
exercise, and by guarding against eating
more than the system requires. 1t can usu
ally be stopped by bathing the nose in cold
water and shutting it up the nostrils.
Care should be taken to keep the head well
elevated In connection with this, a hot foot
bath is useful. In severe cases, the nosrils
may be plugged with lint, or soft sponge.
When the hemorrhago is from the front
part of the nasal passages, firm pressure
with the thumb and finger will generally
stop the how.-Hearh and Home.
A MEDICAL PREscnIpT1oN ToR THE BREATH
-".From six to tcndrops of the concentrated
solution of the chloride of soda in wine
glass of pure spring water, taken immed- |
ately after the ablutons Of the morning are
completed, will sweeten the breath by disin-
fecting the stomach, which, far from being
injured, will be benefited by the medicine.
If necessary, this may be repeated in the
middle of the day. In some cases the odor
arising from carious teeth is combined with
that of the stomach. If the mouth is well
rinsed with tcaspoonful of the solution of
the chloride in tumber of water, the bad
odor of the teeth will be removed.
A NICE OMrLEr FOR BREAKrAsT. Beat
two eggs, yolks and whites together, in a
bowl until very light. In cup put one tea
spnonful of corn starch add slowly a half
teaspoonful of milk (ncw milk is best); when
well stirred and smooth, pour this over the
eggs, and beat them all well together for a
few minutes; a little chopped parsley can be
added If wished. Cook as other omelets.
In making any kind of omelct salt and pep
per should not be added until sent to table;
and to have them perfectly light and not
tough, the ingredients must be we'll and
quickly beaten with the fork. The quantity
given for this omelet is enough for three per-
sons.
SAVE THIS FOR NEXT WINrER-To mend
rubber shoes, get piece of pure rubber-an
ole shoe-vuicanzed rubber will not do; cut
it into small bits; put it into bottle, and
cover to twice its DEPTH with spirits of tur-
pentne or refined coal tar nh2htha-not pc
troleum naphtha. Stop the bot'.e and set