Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-04-03
USEFUL AND suGaEsTIYE.

BED-Bue PoIsoN --According to Prof.
Hirzel, the troublesome little bed.bug
can be easily destroyed by an aqueous So
luton of sulphurous acid. -.-,y .... d.
. To RENovATE velvet, wet clean
sponge in warm soap-suds, squeeze II
dry In cloth, and wipe the velvet with
IL thoroughly; then pass the velvet over
the edge OF hot fiat-iron ,sthe' wrong side
next the iron. seuIT-.0I. 'a'l 4' 81.
NOWADAYS all the trimming on street
front breadths Black silk, velvet and
beads Is the handsumest and most genteel
combination. fa
BOILED BEEF.-The best piece Is the
round, the next best the edge-bone. Put
1t into boiling water, otherwise u will
lose all Its juciness. Ten pounds of beef
will require three hours or more of boil
ing. ......,.-r....t..
No ORNAMENT is so appropriate for the
table or mantel as avase of flowers II a
small quantity of spirits of camphor IL
placed in the water contained in the vase
the color and freshness of the flowers will
remain for much longer period. Try It,
FRutT CAKE.--Mix one pound sugar,
one-half pound OF butter or lard,
two eggs, one teacup of sour milk, one
half teaspoon of cream tartar, one of soda.
Add flour enough TO make thin halter.
Bake in thin layers in pie-pans. When
cold spread stewed apples or dried
peaches or any kind of fruit between the
layers of cake. -.....
Observation-Disclosures is of two
kinds-one affecting principally the skin,
the other the whole system. In mild
cases, affecting the skin only, lemonade
made from the fresh fruit helps the pa
tient very much, being in addition very
grateful to the palate. Flour may also
be busted on the inllamed parts. In Sc
we're cases call in a physician.
A FAvoRITE SAUCE FOR PUDD1Nas OR
RoLLs.-Cream six ounces of butter until
light and white as possible; then stir in
gradually the same weight of finely-pul-
verized white sugar. 1t looks very in.
viting made up into the shape of little
pyramid, thickly strewn with grated nut
meg. In addition you may use at pleas
ure vanilla or any other seasoning you
prefer.
A CONFECTIONERY saysi "For collie in
horses give the horse twenty drops of oil
of peppermint in a half pint of warm
water, and you will find him getting bet
ter soon. This have used when other
remedies had failed, and used 1t in colds
and coughs for myself To stop cough,
take small lump of sugar and drop on it
two or three drops ofoil of peppermint, and
let it dissolve in the mouth; then swallow
it, and you will feel better"
VINEGAR CANDY.-One cup white
sugar; one-half cup vinegar; boil till it
crlsps in cold water. This makes an ex.
cellent candy, and something beneficial
also, as it is good for colds. If the vine
gar be very strong, take little less of 1t,
and some water, but for US the strength of
the vinegar never hurt. When done pour
out on buttered plates, and either mark
oil in squares an inch or two wide, as it
cools, or else, when cool enough to han.
die, draw it until it is nice and white /;
then cut it into sticks.
BOILED HADDoCK- clean and
empty the fish, and fasten the tail firmly
in the mouth. Tie it in a well-houred
cloth, and lay it in fish-kettle or ordi.
nary sauce. pan. Cover it with cold water
and let 1t heat slowly. When 1t SINNERS,
push the kettle back to prevent boiling,
and simmer gently for twenty minutes
or, If the fish Is very large, half an hour
Serve with melted butter, parsley and
slices of hard-boiled eggs.
RYE BREAD.-Into two quarts of -four
stir half a coffee-eupful of yeast, tea
| spoonful of salt and enough warm water
to moisten the -four, making a thick
batter. Let it rise over night; in the
| morning stir it again. then put into pans
without kneading, making it quite soft
Let 1t rise till very light, then bake ar
hour in moderately heated oven This
bread makes a pleasant change from
wheat; and when the slices are toasted
ard spread with butter they are really al
delicious as healthful.
THE BEST remedy for cold feet is to dil
them every night and morning in BASH
of cold water, and afterward rub then
dry with a coarse towel. To harden thl
feet, tannic acid has been used with sue
cess. Employ it in the proportion of fiv,
grains to fluid ounce of water. To cor
rect offensive smell of the feet, bath,
them in weak solution of permanganat
of potassa; one scruple to eight ounces o
water. For absorbing excessive perspira
ton Of the feet, mix together sevei
ounces of the carbonate of rnagnesia, tw,
ounces of powdered calcined alum, sever
ounces of orris root, and half dram o
powdered cloves.-AedfeGl Journal.
SPONGE RoIL.-Two eggs-whites ant
yolks beaten separately-two cups 0
flour, one of sugar, finely powdered; one
half teacup sour cream, mix; then ad,
one small half teaspoonful of soda dis
solved in warm water. Bake in squar
iron or tin pans the smaller bake pam
belonging to stove are suitable), wit
\ the heat applied principally to the bQI
tom. Whenesdone, loosen the cabe, bu