Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-13

hdlSlIlS wen bloItu DuL llbJ NllDbIEus OllC
pound; cUrranls, one pound; chopped suet,
one pound; one fourth pound f. ur or finely
crumbled bread, three ounces Of sugar, one
half ounce grated lemon peel, blade Of
mace, Ouc-haf Of a nutmeg, one teaspoon
full of ginger, six eggs well beaten. Work
thoroughly together, tie firmly in a cloth or
allowing room to swell, and boil two hOuIs.
An Ent Trap.
Procure a large sponge, wash 1t well and
press il drv, which will leave the cells quite
open. Then sprinkle over it some fine white
sugar, and place it near where the ants are
most troublesome. They will soon collect
upon the sponge and take up their abode III
cells. Ii is then only necessary to dip the
sponge in scalding water, which will wash
them ont dead. Put onmore sugar and set
the trap for a new haul.
% Bake Meat.
In baking meat, see that the oven is Of
right heat. SO as to bake quickly without
scorching. Rub salt, and, if desired, sage
or other herbs upon the meat, and put IL
in the dripping pan with water in the bot
tom, so as to absorb the juices Of the meat,
which would otherwise be dried and burned
upon the dish. Beef shOald be cooked
"rare,' other meats thoroughly. When the
meat is taken up for the table, set the drip
ping pan on the fire, remove the extra fat,
add more water, and make gravy as for
fried meat,
To Cleanse Water.
The editor Of HOlpS Journal Of Health
has often in ancient times Settled Missis-
sippi water, making it look 'as clear as
bell" by tying a bit Of alum TO string and
- &, Dc hannot u
the surface Of a glassful. Th5 same au-
lhOrity further states that if lump OF alum
as large as the thumb joint is thrown into
four or five gallons Of boiling soap-Suds, the
scum runs over aud leaves the water clean
and soft and useful for washing,
Cure for Bone FeIOn.
Of all painful feelings. can there be any
so excruiatingly painful as bone felOn? We
know of none that flesh is heir to. As this
malady is quite frequent, and a subject Of
much earnest consideration, we give the
latest recipe for its care. which is given by
that high authority, the London Lancet:
las soon as the disease is felt, put direct
" over the spot a fly blister, about the size
6fyOur thumb n5il, and let it remain for
six hours, at the expiration OF which time,
directly under the surface Of the blister may
be seen the feloH, which can he instantly
taken out with the point of needle or
lancet"
AntidOtes for Poison.
Commercial oil Of turpentine is q good
antidote to poisoning by phosphorus. The
two substances form a compound in the
stomach resembling spermaceti, and this
can readily be removed from the system.
Laudanum or other anodyne is sometimes
taken by mistake or otherwise, in excess.
swallow strong coffee or the whites of sew
eral eggs instantly; all these are things to be
done while the doctor is coming. Let every
family remember that sweet oil, the whites
If eGrs. and strong coffee antagonize a
larger number of poisons than perhaps all
other things together. If laudanum or any
| ether poison, not burning the throat, is
taken and is promptly discovered, the best
man is to get it out of the stomach INSTANTLY,
/ which is done by stirring tablespoon of
Ground mustard in a tumbler Of water, and
drinking II down at once; almost before it
is down the whole contents Of the stomach
| begin to be ejec ed.