Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-08-24
DoMEsTIC REcIPEs. sc.

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. Salt sprinkled upon the carpet before
sweeping will make it look bright and
clean This is also a good preventive
against moth.
Leakystin or iron ware is easily and
quickly mended by hammering small
nail or tack of soft lead, 6tr the hole, cut
of each end, and rfvet it down. Rfvets
kofs soft lead or Fother material may be
used to mend iron kettles, &c.
A paper down in Maine insists that the
statement that butter can be made by
bnrying the cream under ground, in
closed In cloths, for. twenty-f four hours,
tisnot joke, as the experiment. has been
| tried in. Belfast with complete success. =
= No better plan has ever been devised
to keep butter sweet than, to put: it in
clean iars and cover it with strong brine.
No kind of vessel, zcask or tub will an
swer. as well as the jar. In this way it
can.be kept fresh and sweet for twelve
months. { i esss sEgsz ssss
-radish sauce is made thus Crate
the lIorse-radish and boil it in milk, add
flour and butter, mixed, and some pepper
and salt and thewhite of anegg. Let it
boil up for asfew ni1lutes. @s
Boil one pound of powdered sulphur
in, ,twequarts of water for half an hour.
Apply with a brush while warm, and you
Will prevent GIl6 udulp anu uh hOA0ooAAAS
oozings from brick walls.sya
Old feather beds and pillows are great
ly improved by putting them on clean
Srass-plot during a heavy shower. Let
the beds be thoroughly wetted; turn
them on both sides let them lie out un-
til thoroughly dry; then beat them with
rods; this will tighten the feathers and
make them much more healthy to sleep
on. It removes dust and fejuvenates the
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aAs'friend states that the. BEST THIRST
ouenching drink he found during the
unusually hot summer was strong cold
black tea, to which lemon-jnice and sugar
were added IN guam ntitfesto suit the taste..
We have often used cold or iced tea, and
found 1t an exceedingly grateful summer
beverage. =. 1.. =, -, .:.l, ,,,. - -
I At a recent session of the Baltimore
Medical Association, one. of the members
reported a severe case OF, diabetes In
which sal the old remedies had been
tried in vain. Another physician pres
emit advised that the patient be fed on
raisins, and announced that he had seen
reported very successful result of the
raisin treatment in France, and thought
1t well worthy of trial. ,z 81 e. -s@-7'a a.
Thisi said to be a certain cure for ear
ache: AS soon as any soreness is felt In
the ear, let three or four drops of the
tincture of arnica be poured in, and the
orifice be filed with little cotton to ex-
clude the air, and in short time the un-
easiness is forgotten. IF the arnica be
not resorted to until there is actual pain,
| the cure may not be as speedy, but it is
just as certain, although it may be neces-
sary to repeat the operation. 1t is sure
preventive of gathering in the ear, which
is the usual cause of earache. 80 "a
The best way to clean black ribbon is
to take an old kid glove, NO matter how
old, and boil it in a pint of water for a
short time; then let it cool until the
leather can be taken in the hand without
burning; use the glove wet with the
water to sponge off the ribbon. If the
ribbon is very dirty, dip into the water
and draw slowly through the fingers a
| few times before sponging. After clean
ing, lay piece of paper over the ribbon
and iron. Paper Is better than cloth.
Ginger, wine is made bE boiling to-
| gether for half an hour, in seven quarts
| Of water, six pounds of sugar, two ounces
of the best ginger, bruised, and the finds
of three good sized lemons. When luke
warm, put the whole into a cask, with
the juice OF. the lemons and quarter of
a pound of sun raisins; add one spoon
full of new yeast, and stir the wine every
day for ten days. When the fermenta-
ton has ceased add half an ounce of isin-
glass and half a pint of brandy; bung
close, and in about twomonths it Will be
| fit to bottle. ~ So