American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-16
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.

A MIXTURE of five parts of glycerine
and four parts of the yOlk of egg, under the
name OF glyconin. has been used to some
advantage for the he'ling of wounds, the
mixture forming a varnish over the skin
impenetrable to air and moisture.
A PREPARATION of one part calomel,
five parts of wheat flour, one part of SUI
gar, and one-.enth of part of ultramar-
inc, mixed together in fine powder and
placed i'm dish, is said to be most effi-
Gent poison for mice.
THE following is said to be an unfailing
specific for small pox and scarlet fever
Sulphate of zinc, one grain, fox glove
(digitatis), one grain; half teaspoonful
of sugar mix with two tablespoonfuls OF
ly mixed, add four ounces OF water. Take a
spoonful every hour. Either disease Will
disappear in twelve hours for a child
smaller doses, according to age. 1t cltl-
Zens would compel physicians to use this
there would be no need of pest-house.
CELERY AS NERvISE. correspon-
dent of the Practical Farmer says: Il
have known many men and women too,
who, from various causes, had become so
much affected with nervousness that when
they stretched out their hands they shook
like aspen leaves on windy days; and by
a daily moderate use of blanched foot
stalks of the celery leaves as a salad. they
DecstIlc as anu Slesiuy Ill llIllDS dS
other people. l have known others SO
very nervous that the least annoyance
put them in a state of agitation, who
were in almost constant perpleXity and
fear, and who were effectually cured by
daily moderate use OF blanched celery as
salad at mealtimes. 1 have known others
cured by using celery for palpitation of
the heart.
WASHING Conference.-The use OF soda
for washing linen is very injurious to the
tissue and imparts to it a yellow color. In
Germany and Belgium, the following mix
ture is now constantly and beneficially
used: 2 lbs. OF soap are dissolved in about
5 gallons of water as hot as the hand can
bear it then next is added to this fluid.
three large sized tablespoonful of liquid
ammonia and one spoonful of best Oil of
turpAntine. These fluids are incorporated
rapidly by means of beating them tOgeth-
er with a small birch broom. The linen
is then soaked in this liquid for three hours,
care being taken to cover the washing tub
means the linen is thoroughly cleaned,
saving much rubbing, time and fuel. Am
monia does not affect the linen or wooden
goods, and is largely used as washing
liquor in the North of England.
To MEASURE GRAIN IN BIN.-A cor
respondent of the Rural Carolinia,s gives
the following rule: First get the actual
number of cubic feet, which is done by
multiplying the interior length, breadth
and depth together, then eight-tenths of
the cubic feet will be the number of bushels
that the bin will contain, or get eight
tenths of the cubic feet of grain will be
the number of bushels. To get eight
tenths, multiply the cubic feet by eight,
(S) place a period before the first right
hand figure, and you have the bushels
and the tenths of the bushels. If you
measure corn on the cob, allow one-half
for the cob, so that four tenths of the GU
bic feet will be the number of bushels of
shelled corn. Illustrate: Bin 10xlOx10
feet, multiply these together, product
Il ,O0O) one thousand of which sum eight
tenths or 0.S will be bushels, and four
tenths or 0.4 if corn in the ear; that is
500 or 400 bushels, as the corn may be
shelled or on the cob.