The Placer herald., 1871-03-11
HOUSE AND FA I'M.

ing up cracks, which are not uncommon, in
cast-iron stoves, and we are assured that the
following recipe is reliable one. Good
wood ashes are to be sifted through fine
seive to which is added the same amount of
clay finely pulverized, together with little
salt. The mixture is to be moistened with
water enough to make paste, and the crack
of the steve filled with it. This cement does
not peel off or break away, and assumes an
extreme degree Of hardness after being heat
ed. The stove must be cool when the ap-
plication is made. The same substance may
be used,&hen setting in plates Of stove, or
i'll fitting stove-ppes, serving to render all the
joints perfectly tight.
AMOUNTING WITH On.-When child, or
an adult, for that matter, takes a heavy
cold which settles on the chest, or in the
throat, or in the head in the region Of the
nose, one of the first things to he done is to
anoint the parts affected with sweet oil.
The oil should be heated, which can be east
ly done by pouring little into an iron spoon,
and holding the latter over the fame of a
lamp for minute, and then rubbed into the
skin of the patient with the hand. DO this
always at night, and at other times in the
day when the case is q severe one. 1t is
certain relief, and will do little toward eff
ecting cure. 1ncipient influenza and Group
may not unfrequently be warded off in this
way.
CURES FOR STYEs.--Put teaspoonful Of
soda in small bag, pour on it just enough
boiling water to moisten.i it, then put it on
the eye pretty warm. Keep it on all night
and in the morning the stye will most likely
be gone; if not, a second application is sure
to remove it. We have heard also that the
white of an egg, when applied with feather
just before retiring, soon effects cure.
Styes arise from impurity of the blood, and
no permanent cure can be effected by mere
external application. The blood should be
kept in healthy condition by the frequent
use of some mild purgative-say dose Of
rhubarb and magnesia.
INGRow1NG TOE NAIs-The trouble and
pain from his cause can be Immediately and
permanently relieved, without pain, by filing
down thin all the exposed part of the anil,
till it is soft and pliable This will immedi-
ately relieve the part pressing into the flesh,
which need not be cut or extracted. The
filing is not in the least painful as the file
will not take hold of the skin or flesh. In
the course of several months, the nail will
grow out thick again, when the filing should
be repeated. The edges of the nail will
never grow into the flesh SO long as the top
of the nail is soft and piabe; and there is
nothing SO simple, convenient, safe, and
painless for keeping it so as file
INDIA RUBBER FOR rING.-Some of
the English gardeners have successfully used
strips of india rubber in the place Of grating
wax, being neater, more perfect, and not
soiling the fingers. Sheets are purchased
in market for six pence per square foot.
They are about as thick as brown paper.
this article before it is applied to muslin and
other surfaces. The strips cut from it are
about an inch long and an eighth of an inch
wide, for small grating, the pieces stretch
ing two or three times their first length.
The ends adhere when pressed firmly with
the thumb nail, the sheet having been pre-
viously washed and wiped dry.
WASHING BU1TER.--A correspondent of
the Country Gentleman says.
"Our best butter-makers hereabouts do
not agree with the idea advanced by one of
your prominent correspondents, viz: that
butter should never be washed in water.
On the contrary, they contend that it should
be washed in pure cold water, and every
particle of buttermilk washed out, if such a
thing is possible. They say the buttermilk
cannot be worked out without water, but
the butter will be injured in texture, or be
left soft and "fabby." Cold water is inds-
cream is apt to be a little above 55 degrees.
We believe in water yet
TANNING SHEEP SKINS WITH Wool On
The Columbian Spy says.-Take the skin
upon board, with the flesh side out, and
them scrape with blunt knife: next rub it
over hard with pulverized chalk until it will
absorb no more. Then take the skin from
the board and cover it with pulverized alum,
double half way over with flesh side in con-
tact, then roll tight together and keep dry
for three days, after which unfold it and stretch
it again on board or door, and dry in the
air and it will be ready for use. Nice white
sheep skins make handsome door mats, cush-
ions, warm spread to put on the floor for
baby to sit on in winter time and serve many
other useful purposes.
EFFICACY OF ONIoNs.-A writer says: We
are troubled often with severe coughs, result
of long standing, wich may result in consump-
ton Or premature death. Hard coughs cause
sleepless nights by constant irritation in the
throat, and a strong effort to throw off often
sive matter from the lungs. The remedy l
propose has been tried by me and recommend
ed by me with good results, which is simply
to take into the stomach before retiring for
the night piece of raw onion, after chewing.
This esculent in an uncooked state is very
heating, and collects the water from the lungs
and throat, causing immediate relief to the
patient.
NEURALeA.-For simple neuralgia of the
face, or any superficial ache, not depending
upon some organic cause, nothing will act
20 effectually as rubbing the oil of neDDer-