The Placer herald., 1871-12-02
HOUSE AND FA Il NJ.


people believe. Frequent colds and constant
hacking coughs have left me SINCE adopting
flannel garments. There is no need of great
bulk about the waist, which condemns the
wearing Of flannel with those who prefer
wasp-waists to health, for in that case the
flannel can be cut as loosely fitting waists,
always fastening at the back. There are
scarcely any of the bad effects of sudden
changes of weather felt by those who wear
flannel garments, and mothers especially,
should endcavor to secure such for their little |
people, in preference to all those snowy out
side trimmings which fashion commends -
Mrs. G.
GRAPE JELLy.-Takc ripe, juicy grapes,
pick them from the stems; put them into a
large earthen pan, and mash them with the
back of wooden lade, or with a potato
beetle. Put them into kettle without
water), cover them closely, and let them boil
for a quarter Of an hour, stirring them up
occasionally from the bottom. Then squeeze
them through jcly-bag, and to each pint
of juice allow pound of loaf sugar. Dis
solve the sugar in grape juice; then put it
over quick fire, in preserving kettle, and
boil and skim it twenty minutes. When it
isa clear, thick jelly, take it off, put it warm
into tumblers, and cover them with double
tissue paper cut to fit the inside. In the
same manner you may make an excellent
jelly for common use, of ripe fox grapes and
the stbrown sugar; mixing with the sugar,
before it goes to the fire, a little beaten white
OF an egg; allowing two whites to two pounds
Of sugar.-liiss Leslic's Cook Book
A POULTRY ToNIc.-Many breeders re-
commend bread soaked in ale as a heathful
tonic for fowls. A writer in the Journal
dAgricuHure Pdrtiqpc recommends for de- |
bilitated birds, especially for young turkeys
when shooting the red, the following pre-
paraton: Take cassia bark in fine powder,
three parts; ginger, ten parts; carbonate Of
iron, five parts Mix thoroughly by sitting. |
A teaspoonful of powder should be mixed
with the dough- for twenty turkeys, each
morning and evening. 1t is of the greatest
importance to begin the treatment fortnight
before the appearance of the red, and to con-
tinuc it for two or three weeks after.
FISH AS FooD.-A well known writer on
chemistry as applied to food, has made the
statement, based on actual scientific investi-
cation, that there is as much substance in a
pound of salmon as there is in pound of
mutton. This fact alone shows us the ad-
vantage to be derived from proper care and
protection extended to our waters in stocking
them with fish, and by proper laws, giving
such care to the promotion of our pastures as
to add to our resources, and thus reduce the
present enormous high cost of beef, mutton,
pork and veal, articles which every house
keeper knows are the real cause of the fear
full charges of living.
UNPLEASANT ODoR OF PERspIRATIoN. N.-This
source of annoyance, which is often difficult
to treat, may be removed as follows: Mix
tablespoonful of the compound spirits of am
monia with small basin of water. BY
washing the arms, arm-pits, and hands with
this solution, the skin will be left clean and
sweet. The wash is cheap and harmless,
and is much preferable to the perfumes and
unguents which disguise but do not relieve
the trouble. Hearth and Home.
QUAIL PIE.-Prepare puff paste as for
chicken pie, and cover the bottom of the
baking pan with it. Parboil the birds and
cut through The back. Place them in the
pie breast to back, skin side down; sprinkle
over them pepper, salt and a dust of -four,
and add for ten quarts a cup of melted but
ter; pour in as much of the broth in which
the birds were boiled as it will hold, and
cover with a top crust, cut cash in the top
and bake in brisk oven.
To Cool HORSES WHEN HoT-There is
danger Of congestion when cold water is
thrown on the body of horses when very hot
and tired; and yet how many die of i'll The
better way is to throw water freely on the
fore legs of the animal. This corresponds to
the well known custom Of persons, when
overheated, bathing the wrists for some time
before drinking much.
How TO BURN KEROSENE WITHOUT DAN
aER.-Cram the wick into the lamp, fill up
the interstices with sponge, and saturate the
whole thoroughly with kerosene as long as
any oil remains in the wick the lamp keeps
burning, and no danger need be apprehended
from upsetting and even breaking the lamp.
A lamp SO used is perfectly safe.
RENDERING Doors WATER R-pRooF.-The
Irish Farmers fnyeae gives the following
recipe for this purpose: Boil one quart linsocd
oil with half pound Venice turpentine,
with which paint the leather frequently while
warm, but not hot. till the leather will absorb
no more.
To Stop THE BLEEDING FROM LEEcHEs =
Make ball of cotton about the size of pea
put this pellet of cotton or lint upon the
wound; press it down firmly; keep up the
pressure for quarter of an hour. Remove
the finger cautiousl ly taking care to let the
pellet remain.
A FRENCH chemist asserts that if tea be
ground like coffee before hot water is poured |
upon it it will yield nearly double the amount
Of its exhilirating qualities.
BEEF kidney should be parboiled; cut in
small pieces, seasoned highly with pepper
and salt. Serve with tomato sauce,