The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-04-17
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.

LEMON CAKE eIps of dour, /
one OF butter, one of milk, three Of /
sugar, six eggs, one large lemon. one
teasp00nfuI OF soda.
SOM SAuun.-MeIt one and half
CUPS OF butter, and stir IN Tablespoons
fuI OF Hour add one emp of boiling
water, and neariElee emp of sugar, and
two spoonfrIss of rood vinegar spics
to taste.
A SOLUTION OF five parts OF barar IN
one hundred of water is represented TO
prevent the putrefactive process N
meats for considerable time Flesh
dipped IA the mixture and then dried
resists the usuaI processes OF deeom-
position.
How TO SAVE CoEn IN GRATIS. The
most practical suggestion yet make to-
ward economy of coal seems to be the
use of solid bottoms IN ordinary fire
CRATES. It Is asserted, and indesd
,proved, that IN any fireplace not ex-
eessively small a plate of iron placed
up0n the crate VII save the consTmp-
ton OF coal, reduce the smoke, and
leave a cheerful, free-bur1ing fire.
Quite sufficient air entezs through the
bars, no poking Is necessary and the
fire nsver goes ont till the Goals are
consumed. There Is no ash and no
dust, every particle OF fuel being con-
srlmed. any householder can tTy TINS
experiment. and reduce his coal bills
say thirty per cent. at the cost OF a
shilling.
ELECTRIC CAUTzRT IN 9UBGERT--
Surely the world is moving, One Of
the last and perhaps greatest improve
msnts N. surgery is a new method OF
+ emitting away formidabis tglm0rs IN some
/ of the cavities by electricity WheHe
it is almost inpossibie to secure bleed
ing vessels on account of reaching
them for example IN detaeiiing a fung-
ous growth fan. off IN che nasal cavities,
throat, ste,, a WIRE is passed around the
base, the battery set IN motion, and
presto, the tum0r Is. separated without
Loss of blood. the vessels being scared
rs it were with hot ron. Better SSH,
under the IuIling effects of chioroform
or ether, the patient experiences neither
pain nor loss OF strength from hemorz
hage-
To CLEAN SIEvHR--Dr. Elsner saw
that hot water poured on potato par
in9s or boiled potatoes Is admirably
adapted 70 clean silver. The objects
can he easily rubbed by the fingers
with the settings of potato meal, ana
they become as bright as they usually
do ween. rubbed with tlipoli The pro
cess IS particularly advantageous for en-
graved and raised objects, the p0wdel
is liabie to collect IN the cavities. Ger
man silver aud plated ware can b,
cleaned IN the sams way Potato wats
which has become sour by long stand
ing can be substituted for acids to clea
copper vessels.
FATAB Fl.r-BETEs. Deaths very fre
queutly oecu from slight puncturei
made by flies in warm climates. 0esa
sionsllg such cases oeeur IN temperas
zones, but The cause Of such a melan
cfloiy resTItT nom 4 Hiig1t wyJUuJI IN IN
skin does not ssem sufficient 10 produc
ezcessive swelling. pain discolorsssioi
and other extraordinary appearance
which ara quickly cxaibited. II is
therefore, possible thst the insee
which asofss the RRy wound has il
pzoboscis cllangsd With isa active poiso
from some sohtcs where Il has reeeutl
been foraging. Witch, Introduced int
bleeding wound and rapidly carEie
by fiie absorbeats into sae system,
followed bv death. Obasrsatioa O
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