The Placer herald., 1872-01-20
HOUSE AND FAR IL.

sDIABLE. II correspondent Ol tuc EUFut
Nee Yorker writes that be has broken many
young horses of this practice by washing
the dock with warm water and good yellow
hard soap; then thoroughly dry the part
with a clean, coarse cloth keeping up the rub
bing till the dock is rot only dry but warmed
by the friction. Thea a liniment of new
{warm) milk, leight ounces} and spirits of
turpentine Zone ounce is applied Mix the
Eminent III bottle, pour it into the palm Of
the hand ard rub the dock thoroughly with
It; avoid rubbing the tail OH the under side
as much as possible. Continue the applica-
Zion OF the liniment daily until he ceases
subbing. Another correspondent says little
lard occasionally on the name and tail of the
horse will cause him to discontinue rubbing
Few housekcepcrs have time to blacken
their stoves every day, or even every week
Many wash theirs in either clean water Or
dish water. This keeps them clean, but
they lool: brown. After stove has been
blaekencd it may be kept looking very well
for long time by rubbing it with paper
every morning. If you occasionally find a
drop Of grease or fruit juice that the paper
will not take off, rub it with wet
cloth, but do not put on water enough to
take off The llackcning. Rubbing with pa
per is q much nicer way Of keeping the out
side Of teakcte or coffecpot bright and
clean, than the old way Of washing them
with suds. The inside of cofieepots and
tcapots should be rnsed in clean water, and
never in dish water.
The EARTH CURE FOR CANCERS ! dried
and pulyerized some clay, says writer in
The country Gentleman, and recommended
it as valuable remedy to a neighbor wo-
man who had for ten years very bad ulcer
on her ankle She had paid our best ply
slcans for treatment, without any relief.
She applied the dry clay almost constantly
for about six months, and perfect cure has
resulted. The first effect of the preparation
was to remove inflammation and relieve
plin, and now she says there is no scar re-
naming, and her limb, which was stiff and
lame, is as elastic as when she was a girl
The woman is very large, iicshy person,
about forty years of age. | considered the
test very severe one, and the result very
satisfactory. About gallon of puycrized
clay was used.
lr is well known that solutions of gum
arabic soon become moldy, and eventually
sour, and finally lose all adhesive properties.
To prevent this it has been customary to use
creosote, carboc acid corrosive sublmate
and other poisonous or disagrecable agents,
the cost of which, or their unpleasant char
acter, has deferred persons from using them.
We now see it stated that suphate of qui-
nine will serve the same purpose, without
itself imparting any bad odor. The addition
of solution Of a few crystals of this salt to
gum arabic will prevent the formation of
mold quite as cdectually as carbolic acid,
and by analogy it ia safe to suppose that the
same salt could be used in writing ink, mu-
cilage, and possibly glue
SYRUP OF Coffee This preparation is of
great use to those who have long journeys
to make. Take half a pound of the best
ground coffee; put it into saucepan, con-
tanning three pinis of water, and boil down
to one pint. Cool The liquor, put it into an
other saucepan, well secured, and boil it
again. As it bois, add white sugar enough
10 give il the consistency of syrup. Take it
from the fire and when it is cold put it into
bottle and seal When travelling, if you
wish for a cup Of good coffee, you have only
to put two teaspoonsful of the syrup into an
ordinary coilee-pot, and fill with boiling wa
ter. Add milk to taste, if you can get it,.
WE find the following in an exchange A
standing antdote for poison by dew, poison
oak, ivy, etc, is to take a handful of quick
lime, dissolve in water, let it stand half an
hour, then paint the poisoned parts with it.
Three or four applications will never fail to
cure the most aggravated cases. Poison
from bees, hornets, spider bites, etc, is in
stantly arrested by the application of equal
parts of common salt and bicarbonate of
soda, well rubbed in on the place bitten Or
stung.
IL YOU would have good wash for the
teeth, dissolve two ounces of borax in three
pints of boiling water and before it is cold
add one tcaspoontul of spirits of eamphor,
and bottle for use. A tablespoonful of this
mixture mixed with an equal quantity of
tepid water, and applied daily with soft
brush, preserves and beauties the teeth,
eXtirpates all tartarous adhesion, arrests de-
cay, induces healthy action of the gums,
and makes them look pearly white.
ToorHAcIrE.- "A correspondent of the Eng
Hsb Jh7gazille gives the following curious
remedy; Put a piece of qucklime as big as
Il walnut in a pint Of water in a bottle. Clean
the teeth with little Of it every morning,
rinsing the mouth with clean water after
wards. If the teeth are good, it will pre-
serve them and keep away toothache: if the
teeth are gone, it will harden the gums so
that they will masticate crusts and all.
REMEDY FOR CoRNs.-Mr. Rose, mer-
r - a. ),
creators Of SO much torment in the world
can easily be cured by applying a good coat
of gum arabic mucilage every evening on go
ing to bed. lie had them forty years, and
tried nearly all the corn remedies in exist
ence without relief, until he tried the above,
which readily cured him in a few weeks.