American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-30
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

TURrENTINE is antidotc for phosphorus
when taken into the system.
SAGE and all herbs for drying should
be cut as they are coming into flower,
and they should be cured in the shade.
AN exchange says that the true way to
cook a beet is to bake, not boil it, if we
would have it both palatable and nutri-
tious.
A NEW DIsH--Pccl and slice an equal
number of cucumbcrs and onions turn
into frying pan with sufficient lard or
butter to do them brown. Season with
salt and pepper and serve hot.
CURE FOR NEURALGIA-Take the bark
of the peach tree, pound it and steep in
hot water. Hold the face over it, so as
to thoroughly battle it in the ascending
steam. 1t is said 10 be certain cure.
To REMOVE BERRY STAINs.-If you
should be so unfortunate as to crush d
berry on book or engraving, strike Il
birthstone match and let the fume come
in contact with the stain and it will dis
appear as if by magic.
SCoTCH CAKE.-Three pounds of flour,
one and half pounds of powdered sugar,
one pound butter, thoroughly mixed to-
gether; add one teaspoonful of soda dis
solved in teacup of cold water Roll
light brown.
BEES consume large quantities OF
water when building comb and raising
brood. Want of water is one of the
causes of dysentery among bees. A
bucket or trough filled with water, with a
few pieces of old comb or sticks, for the
bees to alight upon and drink in safety,
should be kept near the hives.
THE carpet worm is a new pest just
discovered. 1t is of dark color, less than
half an inch in length, and covered with
fine hair 1t makes havoc with carpets in
short time. 1t is said that fine salt or
fine cedar chips sprinkled on the edges
of carpets will protect them from its raw
ages.
RAW BEEF FOR CHuDREN.-Takc half
a pound of juicy beef, free from any fat
mince it up very finely; then rub it into
| ii smooth pulp either in 4 mortar or with
an ordinary potato-masher. Spread a lit
tie out upon n plate and sprinkle over i
some salt, or some sugar, If the Chile
prefers it. Give it with a teaspoon o.
upon Il buttered slice of stale bread. l
makes an excellent food for children will
| dysentery.-Weste5m Rural.
| THE Journnl de Lyon suggests that til,
wearing of silk shirts will ward off tn,
| cholera 1t states that the Chinese VIII,
| are well enough off to afford these gar
| mcnts protect themselves absolutely iron
all epidemlcs by wearing them. TIL,
JOuyndi recommends the manufacture o
a silk fabric for the purpose which shall
be so cheap as to place it within the reacl
of all. This publication, however, is th'
organ of the silk interests, and its sanitar,
suggestion may be merely in Il business
way, you know.
on THE JoINTs-Thanks to the sew
in, h i, al,
household convenient little can for dis
| tributing oil. Many housekeepers nevel
consider that it can be used upon any
| thing but the sewing-machine, while
| hinges creak and keys turn with difficulty
| in their rusty locks If one has not thi:
little can, a trifle of oil in cup and
feather will answer the purpose. Heavy
| articles of furniture provided with castors
are sometimes more difficult to move thai
if they were without them. A drop q
two of oil will often do more than a larg
application of strength.
LIQUID GLUE.-The farmer often re
quircs glue in mending woodwork. TIL
Druggists Circular thus tells how easil
it may be made: An excellent liquid glu
can be made by dissoiving glue in nitri
ether. This ether only takes up certai
quantity of glue, so that there is no dan
ger of the solution being too concentrate,
The glue obtained in this way can b
made to have the consistency of molasse
and its tenacity is said to be twice thu
dissolved in hot water. A few pieces {
india rubber of the size of bullet pu
into the glue and well shaken will dissolv
in a few days, and add to the adhesive
ness of the preparation, as well as protet
it from the action of moisture.
THE PoTATo-BUG.-A correspondent {
the T'urt, Field and Farm says on thi
subject: Get some gas-lime out of til
purifier, and go over the rows on dam
morning, or when there has been Shove
of rain, and sprinkle it well over the leaves
you will see the bugs drop off, and wher
they go is a mystery to me. l tried tn
experiment myself in "a gentleman's ga
den, where the leaves were almost covel
ed, and the effect was truly wonderful
they all left; and in two days could nc
see as much as a solitary straggler. 1t
also good fertilizer, and would destro
the chinch-bug if used on wheat or an
kind of land, or on meadows for gras
Experience is the cause of my writin
this answer to the potato-bug.