Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-09-13
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.

To CURE HIeooUGH.-A small piece
of loaf sugar will instantly stop the
most troublesome hiccough.
TO PREVENT THE SMOKING OF A LAMP.
Soak the W ok in vinegar and dry thor
oughly before using in lamp.
A LARGER portion of white flowers are
fragrant than those of any other color
yellow comes next, then red, and then
blue after which violet, green and
orange.
CHEESE is supposed to be constipat-
ing. This is only true as regards green
cheese. If it be kept until it soften
down, somewhat like butter, it is then
ripe, and as easily digestcd rs tender
beef.
SUCCESSFUL cattle breeders in Europe
give molasses constantly to fatten cat
tie and mich cows. A large German
farmer gives pint a day, mixed with
oil cake, to his cows, largely increasing
their milk.
THERE are two things in life that a
snge must preserve at every sacrifice
the coats of his stomach and the enamel
of his teeth Some evils admit of con-
ISOLATION; there are no comforters for
dyspepsia and toothache.
To POLISH TINs.-First rub your tins
with damp cloth then take dry flour
and rub it on with your hands after
ward take an old newspaper and rub the
flour off, and the tins will shine as well
as if half an hour had been spent rub
bling them with brick dust or powder,
which spoils the hands.
INK FOR ZINC AND TN LABELs.-Take
one part verdigris, one part sal am
moniac, half part lampblack, and ten
parts of water. Mix well and keep in a
bottle with glass stopper. Shake the
ink before using it. 1t will keep any
length of time Write on the label with
coarse pointed steel pen. 1t dries in
a couple of minutes.
MANUREs AND CoLoR.-An English
paper describes case of yellow prim-
rose which, when planted in rich soil,
had the flowers changed to brilliant
purple. 1t also says that charcoal adds
great brilliancy to the colors Of dahlias,
roses and petunias carbonate of soda
reddens pink hyacinths and phosphate
Of soda changes the colors of many
plants.
To WASH CALIco.-Beef's gall, strain
ed and kept in bottle to put in the
water for washing calico, will prevent
fading, if no soap is used. The water in
which bran has been boiled, when
allowed to settle, is good also. We are
told on good authority that calico will
not fade if put to soak fifteen minutes
before washing in pailful of water in
which has been dissolved teaspoonful
of sugar of lead.
SALT is a simple remedy for many
things. 1t will cure sick headache,
make cream freeze, make butter come,
take ink stains out of cloth of any kind,
kill wens, kill worms, make the ground
cool, so it is more congenial to celery,
cabbage, etc, cease the itching pain
caused by irritable skin diseases, like
hives, itch, etc, produce vomiting OF
stop it, as you like, and many other
things, too numerous to mention.
A CORRESPONDENT residing at Santa
Barbara, California, sends the following
"secret for starting balky horse
"Get him to think about something
else while starting. One convenient,
sure method is to put the hitch-rope
around the fore foot, draw the foot for.
ward off from the ground. In a few
seconds the horse steps forward to get
his foot on the ground, and is in mo-
ton. Away he goes. Let him go.
Drive with rein, without binders,
check, and stag chain. Never worry his
mouth when he is in motion"
IT is well known that rubbing the
body with hogs fat has the effect of re-
ducing the temperature of the skin in
scarlet fever. DR.. Keta, of Heilbronn,
directs to incorporate one or two gram
mes of lard, ana, with this, to rub the
whole body, excepting the head, two or
three times day, according to the in
tensity of inflammation charactcrizing
the case in hand. The effect of this
kind of treatment is to produce a pleas
ant feeling of GOODNESS, to keep the skin
softer, and after each application the
temperature of the skin falls somewhat.
The carbolic acid operates to destroy
the germs and pores of the disease.
TIE Boston 1raucUcl thinks it some
what remarkable that the Temporary
insanity so much spok> II of in these
days never incites its subjects to do
benevolent deeds, but always works
toward crime. "Several persons, it