The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-07-19
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.

MANY persons destroy thoir window
sash endeavoring to remove old putty.
This may be obviated by applying a hot
iron to the putty, which will then yield
to the knife and leave the sash clean.
Ice water should be drank but sparing-
ly. A most excellent substitute for it is
pounded ice, taken in small Jumps into
the mouth, and allowed to dissolve upon
the tongue. This will prove very re-
freshing, and much more enduring in its
effects.
SIMPLE CURE FOR WARTS AND CoRNs.-
Take piece of fresh beef; soak in vine
gar for twenty-four hours, shave it into
renewing the application for three Or four
days. The same application is said to cure
corns.
To REMOVE stains of acid from black
wooden garments take a sponge, or piece
Of rag, and dip in strong hartshorn, so as
to thoroughly wet the stain. If the color
is not restored, repeat the operation in
twenty-four hours. Should that fail. soak
twice on successive days; that never fails.
How TO PREPARE WOODEN PA1Ls.-If
a common wooden pail receives three coats
of common opal varnish on the inside be-
fore being used, it will never becon e
water-soaked, nor will it give any disa-
greeable flavor to water that may be al
lowed to stand in it for any length of time.
Thus its usefulness and durability are
greatly increased.
The PILEs.-Cold water bathing is gen.
orally the best thing for ordinary piles
If people were cleanlier and more regular
in their habits, there would be much less
of the disease in question. Be temperate in
eating and drinking. A good medical
authority says that bad cases of piles have
been cured by diet of rye mush and
milk.
COOP furniture polish is made as fol-
lows: Dissolve four ounces of best shell
lac in two pints of ninety-tive per cent
alco' oil add to this two pints of linseed
oil, and one pint of spirits of turpentine :;
when mixed, add four ounces of sulphuric
ether, and four ounces of hartshorn. Mix
thoroughly. Shake when used, and APP
ply with a sponge lightly. This is an ex-
cellent article, especi lily when the varnish
has become old and furnished.
OIL FROM HENS EGGs.-The healing
properties in the new oil extracted from
hen's.eggs are said to be very great and
it can be easily made. First the eggs are
boiled hard the yOlks are removed,
crushed and placed over fire, where they
are carefully stirred, and when the sub
stance is just on the eve of catching fire,
the Oil separates. and may be poured off.
One yolk will yield nearly two teaspoon
f'lls of oil. In the southern part OF Rus
STA it is much used for cuts and bruises.
The Chin Sc art of catching fish is this:
Take cocculus indicus. pulveriZe and mix
with dough, then scatter it broadcast over
the water as you would sow seed. The
fish will seize it with great avidity, and
will instantly become so Intoxicated that
they will turn up on top of the water by
dozens, hundreds, or thousands, as the
case may be. Then gather them up, and
put them into tubs of clean water, and
pres ntly they will be as lively and
healthy as ever. Their flesh is not in
jured in the least.
BLACK WALNUT STA1N.-To impart to
common pine the color and appearance Of
black walnut. the following composition
may be used: One-quarter of a pound Of
asphaltum, one-half pound Of common
beeswax, to one gallon of Iurpentine. If
found too thin, add beeswax; if too light
in color, ado asphaltum, thou Oh that must
be done with caution, as very little will
make great deal of difference in the
shade, and black walnut is not what its
name implies. but rather rich dark
brown. Vanishing is not essential, as
the wax gives a good gloss.
DYsPEPs1A.-The symptoms of dyspep.
STA or Indigestion are multifarious-such
as an unpleasant feeling of fu,lness after
eating, a burning sensation in the pit of
the stomach, belching, heartburn, want Of
appetite and low spirits. To cure it the
greatest care must be observed. in eating.
Rich food should go untasted, especially
rich ~oup and pastry. Eschew warm
bread, masticate your food thoroughly
and eat, if posi- lie. at regular hours, ris-
ing from the table little unsatisfied. BY
pursuing this plan you will have good
appetite for your next meal, and be ex-
empt from the ills resulting from an OPP
pOsite course.
Hints about Diet.