The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-04
THE HOUSEHOLD.

Prof. Wilder, of Cornell University, gives
these short rules for action in cases of accl-
dent. 1t would not be bad thing to cut
them out and carry them in ones pocket
book, or better yet, commit them to mem-
ory:
For dust in the eyes, avoid rubbing dash
water into them; remove cinders, ETC., with
the round point of a lead pencil.
Remove insects from the ear by tepid wa
ter-neoer put hard instrument into the
ear.
If an artery is cut, compress aboce the
wound if vein is cut, compress belo,c.
If choked, get upon all fours and cough.
For slight burns, dip the part in cold
water; If tire skin is destroyed. cover with
varnish.
Smother fire with carpets, ETC.; water
will often spread burning oil, and increase
danger. Before passing through smoke,
take full breath, and then stoop low, but
if carbon is suspected, walk erect.
Suck poisoned wounds, unless your mouth
is sore enlarge the wound, or, better cut
out the part without delay; hold the wound
ed part as long as can be horne to hot coal,
or end of cigar.
In case of poisoning, excite vomiting by
mustard.
For acid poisons, give alkaies for aka
line poisons give acids-white OF egg Is
good in most cases in case ofOpum pois
oning, give strong coffee, and keep moving.
If in water, float on the back, with the
nose and mouth projecting.
For apoplexy, raise the head and body;
for fainting, lay the person fiat.
CELERY AS REMEDIAL correspond
ent of the Practical Farmer says"
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
daily moderate use of the blanched foot
stalks of the celery leates as a salad,
they became as strong and steady in limbs
as other people. l have known others so
very nervous that the least annoyance put
them in state of agitation, who were in
almost constant perplexity and fear, and
who were effectually cured by a daily mod
crate use of blanched celery at meal times.
| have known others cured of palpitation
of the heart by the use of celery"
CURE FOR IN-GRowING NA1Ls.-It is
stated that cauterization by hot tallow is
an immediate cure for in growing nails. Put
a small piece of tallow in spoon, and drop
two or three drops between the nails and
granulations. The effect is almost magical
Pain and tenderness are at once relieved,
and in few days all go, thus leaving diseas-
ed parts dry, and destitute of all feeling, and
the edge of the nail exposed, so as to admit
of being pared away without any inconveni-
ence. The operation causes little if any
pain if the tallow is properly heated.
To CLEAN KID GLOVES. clean kid
gloves, have ready little new milk in one
saucer and piece of brown soapin another,
and clean cloth or towel, folded three or
four times. On the cloth spread out the
glove smooth and neat. Take a piece of
flannel dip it in the milk then rub off a good
quantity of soap to the wetted flannel and
commence to rub the glove towards the fin
gers, holding it firmly with the left hand.
Continue the process until the glove, fwhite
looks of dingy yellow, though clean if
| colored, till it looks dark and spoiled. Lay
it to dry, and the operator will soon be
gratifed to see that the old glove looks near
ly new. 1t will be soft, glossy, smooth and
elastic.
PEELING PoTAToEs.-All the starch in
potatoes is found very near the surface the
heart contains but little nutriment. Ignor-
ance of this fact may form plausible ex-
cuse for those who cut off thick parings but
none to those who know better. Circulate
the injunction, "Pare thin the potato skin"
MoLAssEs CooKIEs.-One cup of sugar,
one cup of water, one cup of molasses, one
half cup of shortening, one egg, one teaspoon
full of fsaleratus, one teaspoonful of cinnamon,
or any other spice that you like, and five
cups of sifted flour. Drop this with spoon
in your dripping pan and bake quick.
CLAIRvoYANcE.-Gerald Massey, the we'll
known poet, in recent lecture at St.
Georges Hall, London, said that some twen-
| ty-two years ago he was invited to see a