Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-29
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.


VEGETABLES should never be cooked In
iron pots. unless the latter are enameied
or otherwise coated internally.
To PREVENT the teeth from decaying,
brush them with lime water. Even If they
are far gone, il will cause them to decay
with little or no pain. Saturate the brush
well, and use with toothpowder.
SALvE.-Take one-fourth pound resin,
one-fourth pound beeswax, one-half pound
fresh lard or mutton tallow. Melt them
together, and when partly cold add one
ounce of the oil of origanum.
MoLAssEs CANDY.-Two cups of mo-
lasses, one cup sugar, one tablespoonful
vinegar, butter size of hickory nut. Boil
hriskly twenty minutes, stirring all the
time. When cool pull until white.
REMEDY FOR COLD FREr.-Soak the
feet in warm water with little cayenne
pepper in 1t two or three times a week,
Try this for month, or longer If neces-
sary, and you will find it an excellent
remedy for cold feet.
To EFFECTUALLY cure setting hens put
two or three chickens in the nest with
them over night, coop them together the
next day, then take the chickens away
from her; she will cluck around a day or
two, and then begin to lay eggs again.
CLEANING POINT LAcE.-Point, or any
kind OF fine lace, may be cleaned easily by
| soaking 1t in a preparation of sapoline and
warm water. If this is not procurable.
ammonia may be used with almost equal
effect. Let it soak till fit to rinse in pure
warm water then lay it on the ironing
board over clean linen, and iron lightly on
the wrong side with cool iron. After
ward pin the lace on the linen-covered
board, inserting pin in every open loop,
to keep the pattern clear.
A TURKISH GLUE CKMKNT.-Dissolve
half a dozen bits of gum mastic, each as
large as pea, in "a much alcohol as will
make 1t liquid. In another vessel dis
solve as much isinglass previously soft
ounce vial, that Is holding four table
spoonfuls, of strong glue, adding two
small bits of gum ammoniac, which must
be rubbed until it Is dissolved in the ISM
glass mixture; then mix the whole with
heat. When it is to be used again set the
vial in boiling water until it is dissolved.
| A BERLIN chemist (De Souwageon) has
introduced solution of gutta percha In
ether for the purpose OF giving maps, pic
lures, globes. etc., clear, thin coating
for protecting them against dust and dirt.
Objects so covered can easily be cleaned
by the application of a mOistened rag.
Drawings executed with charcoal, pencil,
or crayOn may be permanently fixed by
the application Of the dilute solution to
their surfaces. The ether evaporates, leav-
| ing the gutta percha in a thin but suffici-
emily protecting covering on the draw
ings.
DEVICE FOR MEASURING LANDAU
Iowa farmer recommends the following
device for measuring land: Take two Stats
| about six feet long, sharpen one end of
each, lay them upon the floor like pair
Of open compasses, so that the points
shall be exactly five feet six inches apart:
now nail the other two ends together and
q piece across the middle, so that it will
look like the letter A, and the measure is
finished. To measure land, place one
point at the starting place, and the other
also on the ground in straight line for
destination; stand alongside the machine,
with one hand on top of it; take one step
forward, tip up the point that is behind,
swing it around from you) on the other
point, and set it in line also. A person
In this manner can measure correctly as
fast as he can walk-three spaces make
rod-walk straight without stopping,
count the spaces, divide these by three,
and you have the rods.
A SIMPLE burn, which does not form
blister, may be treated with a cold wet
bandage, or a scraped potato poultice.
Change often. After the pain abates, ap-
ply cotton wool to keep the part warm.
Before doing this, apply soap lather, from
shaving soap, and allow it to dry on. Or
the parts may be painted over with sever
al coats of liquid collodion, with a camels
hair brush. If the burn is more extern
sive, dredgeit with very fine dry clay and
wrap in bandage of dry cotton. It is
important to protect such burns from the
air Immediately. The dry earth helps to
form scab, which protects the flesh and
allows healthy examinations to go on, 1t
also absorbs any foul odors aud prevents
bad smells. If large blister is formed,
puncture it and apply mixture of two
parts of collodion and one of castor oil
over this dredge thickly with dry earth
or flour, and cover with carded wool. Do
not change the dressings, after once prop
erly applied, for several days.