The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-15
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.

10 the best method Of obtaining n drink
in such places. The operation is de-
gclibcd Ms follows The ONE tie n
a bunch Of grass TO one end Of n reed
about two feet long, and insert it in a
hole dug as deep rs the arm will reach,
then ram down the wet sand firmly
around it.. Applying the mouth to the
free end Of the reed, they form a va
cuum IN the grass beneath, IN which the
water collects, aud in n short time u
rises to the mouth.
Tur almost Incredible statement is
made by correspondent OF the London
Lancet that in some Of the manufactur-
in. districts Of England, where women
are largely emp Dyed, the death rate
among infants under one year old is
from fifty TO ninety per cent. The
cause Of This fearful mortality the wri-
Ter aacrihrs to the fact that the infants
are left al home under the care of igno-
rant elderly women, who feed them
with starcn food, rs boiled bread, cruel,
Ground rice, ETC., substances which the
iDrautIIc stomach can not digest, and
which prove their certain destruction II
given IN sufficient quantity.
Tm following process will, it is said,
afford AN unusually adhesive paste,
oI,plcd to fastening leather, paper,
etc., without the defects OF glue, which,
If preserved from evaporation in closed
bottles, will keep for years; Cover
four parts, by weight, Of glue with III
teen parts Of cold water, and allow 1t to
spoIt for several hours then warm mod
an .I- ..I.It4n IL IlFf1rtIV
clear, and dilute with sixty-iiye parts u
holliug water, intimately stirred H.
NrNt prepare u solution of thirty parts
of starch in 300 parts cold water, 30 ~
10 form u thin, homogeneous llqnld,
free from humps, and pour the boiling
o,u solution INTO it with thorough stir
rinu, and at the same time keep the
mls5 boiling.
UENrurrL DwELLGNGs.-AmOng the
indIrprngnblc requisites of a hcallhiuI
dwelling are that it shall be absolutely
fire.. from amp because II damp house
sa most potent and active and ever,
present cause of disease, especially OF
rheumatism, neuralgia, colds, coughs,
CONSUMPTION and such like. The site,
therefore. if not naturally dry, must be
rendered 40 by means Of asphalt or ce-
mrYi. throughout the foundation, and
fine roof and cutters and drainage must
be perfect. All the hOuse-drains should
terminate outside the house on the open
prid or trap that il, they should be
cul nf from the street drain, and they
should he ventilated by having II pipe
run up from every Boll-pipe and every
bend in The house. And, second, that
fine house shall be so placed that the
rnya Of the sun shall have free admis
SION into the living apartments because
the sums rays impart II healthy and Ill
vlpornliug quality TO the air, and slim
uIntr the vitality Of human beings as
they do those of plants, and without
sunlight human beings, rs well ~
PLANTS, would sicken aud die. The as
meet. therefore, ahouId be south, cast.
KEEP THE ITGs ANn FEET WARN.-
During the damp and cold season, tn,
legs should be incaScd in very thick
knit WOODEN stockings (which must be
changed every day. and the shoe solca
must be us brOud nv the feet when fully
spread, 100 thut the blood shall have
free paasaoc. If the feet are squeezed
in the least, the circulation is checked,
aud GOODNESS ia inevitable. This free
circulation rUn not be secured by Il
loose upper with u narrow sole,
II. when the foot stands naked on
u sheet Of paper, it measures
three and It half inches, the sole must
measure three and Il half. | will sup.
pose you huye done all this faithfully
nud yet your feet and legs are cold,
NJ. If ..... ,..I.l -, 4 ,,, nan 1,
travel much in the cara, or in n sleigh,
procure Il pair Of chamois skin or wash.
leather drawers, which | have found TO
DE most satisfactory. / have known n
number Of ladies afflicted with hot and
aching head, and other evidences of con
gcstIon nbOutthe upper parts, who were
completely relieved by n pair of cha
mDls-skin drawers and broad-soled
shoes. Three ladies' in every four SUI
fer from sOme congestion in the upper
pant of the body. II IN felt in tho full
ness Of the head, in sore throat, IN pal
pitatlon of the heart, torpid liver, and
in many other ways. II is well known
that "A hot foot bath will relieve for the
time being any and nlI these difficulties.
This bath draws the blood INTO the legs
and feet, relieving the congestion above.
What the hot ioot-bnth does for an hour
the Observation-Disclosures with thick wool
en- stockings aud II pair of flannel draw
ors, with II pair OF wash-leathcr drawers
added, will 10 permanently. OF cours,
am speaking Of cold weather. No on,
hesitnteS to multiply the clothing abou
the legs. ASA preventive of many com
mon affections about the chest, throat
and head, including nasal c%atarrh,
..ur ,,.Ilfl-. ... 81 T.4ts. .4 ll.1 ,AY
of the lower cXtrcmitics which | am nd
vocating. The bath is II good thing
exercise is IL good thing, friction is
good thing, but, after all, our main dC
pculoucc IN this climate must ever b,
during the cold season, warm clothing
Already we Oyerdo this about or
trunks, but not one person in ten weal
clothing enough about their legs m
feet.
High Railway Points.
The altitude of this highest point
the worl ! where railways nrc now
operation is at ApiHaco, ON the We,
Cruz and Mexico railway, 7,i77 f.,
above lhc level Of the sea. The ne,
highest is ON the Central Pacific, in Il
Nevada range. IN feet above the lev,
% the sea. The third is mt Arcquip
m important city in Perm, 1000 fe,
above the level Of the Sc and, uud,
tho Peruvian railway system, the wor
rs to be continued, and il is expected t
reach double that altitude. Ii scts on
upon an ascent, TO pass to the west o
the eastern CordIllcras, and puts itsel
thus IN connection with the famous lax,
of Tlticrca and the entire Andiue Boil
VIA, also with the great historic realm
VI The lncNs. tho nncient cnnitnl of