Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-02-01
Useful SUGGESTIONS.

PIES that suit the e-tial,-Pup picS. I
TO cure smoky chimney. initiate a
large OK bladder with air. ana tie it by the
neck Ia stick. and place it across the i'll
side about two feet from the top. The
buOvancy OF the air keeps the bladder in
a circular potion, and thus prevents the
down rush ot air. I
THE Inconvenience of frozen ciStcrnS
and @as meters may be OHVlatcd by put
ting Il lump Of salt into the water once
week, ard into the closet trap the last
thing at night. The explanation i. that
water holding salt in solution requires -
DEGREES Of cold more than pure water To
trccIc if.
As THE buckwhcat season Is upon ~,
/ the tollowin substitute for @rcH-in% ne
riddle is recommended: Take a turnp,
/ en-. in half. rub the gri,!dlc with the lnlicr
side. and, it i. laid, that the cakes VIII
come of nice and smoothly. and The
huu.rkrepcr will b" rid of the di'a%rrra-
be odor Of burning FAT.
The FiAvoE or BrIrER.-A German
Journal saEs HAT Il Great portion oi ia"
iiur Flavor of irc-lI butte" j. c-lrpycd hy
the u-uai noic OF Wa-hln", and recon-
mciids thorough kucadin" l"r the 70
! moyal "i The hullcrmlk, aii Il >uh-'-
/ utirn Re, ing Ia - linen cloth. Et'l'f
tliu~ prepared /, pft.-'InIu' al for liz sweet
ness 81 tate and fAynr, pi,LlitI't whi'h
ur,. I,t.iln,d fnr u lut' time. y" Improve
manufactured hurl,i, Sc nTr aiYi-td ~
the >dtn, Authority t. Tutl u lhprpuyhl;
,iih trc-h .nld mil. AMI iil,' 10 wa.h il
IL ,l,at ua.,i ,li II T. -rid HAT even "Id
aud taIn it huli,r mag be- .'nd'rri i.ali'it
hh- hy Vt-hin. II ia water 10 - hlrii "a i'"
diuI- 81 u b. iutIun U chlofiir I l.in"
have h,'n added
t.nti>tGuI fonno, I"t iIHI. Til"
influence al III" t"od ut poultry upon the
uualiN aud flavor ui then r., II and cy.'t
hte not generally h, cn taken into con il
Grafton, hut II i now Wei u-c'rtainri thIi
"icAI care ehoull lc "v'rci-rd ia rc"ir!
to hi, matter. Ia some IN. taGcc7 II h1s
brpu attempted To feed poultry un q large
-cal,. in France on hur',lr-h; aud al
though they drypur thi- substance very
srrcdily, it has been found - give them
4 very unpleasant flavor. TIA" best fat
!"nnr material f,r chickens is -nil 10 be-
y Indian corn-iGcal and milk: and certain
, large poultry establishments IN France
Use this entirely. to thc advantage both 81
the flesh and OF the egg.
= The three test agents for accomplish
= ing the di>iui,c:iou of air after smallpox
T. or other contagious disease, ar" sulphh
ftfli< sltltt. Hbiiil'. anu Ntibpii 't'i'. '4'
best method OF employing suphurou-
acid i to Scattcra little flowers OF sulphur
: unon a II atcl shovel and carry ii about IL
the room or rooms which are 10 he dl>ln
f.rtcd. 10 line may be cdby simply pla
=. Cin@a little ina open glass or carthcn YES
SCI, and it VapOriZcS readily AZ he ordinary
t,mp,latIirc of u house. Carlo It. d"l,
g NAV bn employed by spriHkln@ veal
= solution of II on The floor of the room. O.
. cloths wettcd in such solution may ~
" hung about the rooms. ASimpe apparl
III, for uSin- this acid j. 20 have Il Dro"'
:, band Of cotton passing over tW" Woodcl
:, rollers over Dish ;iii,d with Z solution q
!" the acid. As the upper hall O! the ban'
:. dries. civ" the rollers Il turn and the low
- cr half of the band, wet with the solution
- takes its place uppCrmoSt.
~ QUIXINE has long been the chief mcd
- icinc for arrc>ting and breakinGup fevcrS
!, i;tlt there are two important objections I
its general use; it is very costly and II
often greatly adulteratcd. On account c
IL its HIGH cost. there is 4 strong tcmpta
;! ton to druggists to mix other material
II with il. which destroy or hinder its pow
= er. 4 French apothecary has diScOycrc
i that the leaves Of the cOinmOil IauTe
l. VIII ch are both bitter and aromatic, III
more powerful even than quininc in col
"a trolling teycrS. All the cXperime Is vii
II it have proved remarkably successful
Il; The green leaves Of the laurel are dric
III BY Z gentle hcat in close vessel. and AZ
10 afterwards reduced to a fine powder.
small norton i an ann L. dose. As til
&c laurel i very abundant. and fCVers al
=. very common. the discovery may prov
H. of great value both TO ply sicians and p
ne tiontS.
IL How TO KILL AN ANIMAL WITHOUT SUI
FERI>G.-Nlany persons would be glad
e. know how to Kill an animal without sll
Is iering, and We venture 10 give the be- Ell
vs. of oar experience. We are constant
5 : called unon 10 destroy horses. dogs an
Or cats, ana have little difficulty in doing j
For horses we use 4 large sponge, say 81
= inches in diameter, thoroughly Saturatt
~ with chloroform. which is dropped I'M
5 & bag large enough to be drawn over Il
s. horses nose. II is not desirable to hay
the bag ''air-tight;' for. if so. suffice
vs. ton is likely to ensue. In two or thr'
a. minutes the horse is unconscious. and
III eight or ten minutes dead, without st
of f,ring. For dogs and eats a similar pr
he cess. using a small sponge ann bag;
these animals, with the saturated spOng
VS. may be put in box admitting some al
Va when they soon go TO Sleep Sevcnt
Is five cents worth of chloroform will X
Al a horse, and twenty-five dog or cat.
es one saturatiOn OF the sponge does N
n0 complete the work. repeat it.--Our DIN
q An!n.ois.
rs A Tragical Story.