The Placer herald., 1874-06-06
HOUSE AND FARM.

city published small book, in which he
gave written certificates of marvellous cures
of dyspepsia. His cures were mysterious
and very effective He charged $500 for a
cure, and his patients were most solemnly
pledged, with much ceremony, to profound
secrecy as to the mode of treatment. After
the death of the doctor, some of the patients
felt themselves absolved from the obligation
of secrecy, and one of them disclosed these
facts
After correcting some of the most grossly
lietetc habits, he required each patient to
pend ten or fifteen minutes i'll the morning,
rising, in kneading and slapping his own
bdomen with precision. This was to ex-
end over the stomach, bowels, and liver.
This was repeated just before dinner; again
at P. NJ, with precision on going to bed.
The patient was requested to be temperate
and regular in all his habits, exercise much
in the open air, and attend most assiduousy y
TO the slapping kneading, and percussion of
the whole abdomen; and as result, we are
informed that malignant cases of indigestion,
that had resisted all other remidies, yielded
to this.
''In every case of Indigestion, says Dr.
Lewis, emo matter what may be its char
acter, slapping the bowels with the fiat of
the hands on rising in the morning four
hours after breakfast, and in the evening on
going to bed, is excellent treatment.
cannot conceive case of chronic indigestion
which such a manipulation would not re-
lieve If person is So weak that he can
not perform these slappings and kneadings
for himself, then the hands of a discreet
person should be employed" 1t is marvel
Gus how stomach, sore and sensitive as it
is at first, and hardly able to bear a touch,
will strengthen under these operations, and
bear, for a short time with pleasure, pretty
rough handling.
SILK.-The Chronicle, in commenting
on the proceedings of a meeting, recently
held in New York city, by the American
silk makers, says:
"We regret TO observe that, so far as the
reports in the New York papers present the
transactions of this very interesting meeting,
there was no reference to our California silk
interests Tbs is not as it should be. We
make here, at the present time, as fine silk
thread of all varieties as is manufactured III
any part of the world. We have made ex-
cellent silk ribbons, ard in production of the
broader silk fabrics have gone so far as to
turn out a magnificent silk fag-which was
presented by the manufacturers 10 the State,
bestowed by the State upon the United
States, lent by the United States to the
Vienna Exposition, and since then has been
lost to sight, although so dear to memory
that Congress has adopted "A resolution d-
recting the Secretary of the Treasury to have
it hunted up. 1t does seem as if this is the
place in which, of all this continent, silk
culture should flourish. Our climate is very
favorable, we are most conveniently located
for obtaining the silkworm eggs from Japan,
among us are numbers Of persons experienced
in this industry, and it is not at all easy to
understand why this has not, ere now, be-
come one Of our leading elements of pro-
ductve wealth.
ORANGE SYRuP.-Select ripe and thin
skinned fruit; squeeze the juice through a
sieve to every pint of juice add one and a
half pounds of loaf sugar; boil it slowly
stir it until the scum rises, skim it, then
take it from the fire and let it cool; then
bottle it. Two tablespoons to a little melt
ed butter put into your sauce for plum or
butter pudding is very nice, and three
tablespoons in glass Of water makes a
nice drink.
STRING BEANs-Clip the ends, remove
all the strings possible, let them lie in cold
water half an hour, thea put them in boil
ing water and boil till tender; juat before
done add little salt. Before serving add a
nice piece of butter. Some like them cook,
cd with a piece of corned pork; when thus
cooked boil the pork thirty or forty minutes
before putting in the beans, and omit the
salt.
For CHAppED HANDs.-Take common
starch and grind it with a knife unit it is
reduced to the smoothest powder, put it in
a clean tin box, SO as to have it continually
at hand for use. Then, every time the
hands are taken from the suds or dish
water, rinse them thoroughly in clear water,
wipe them, and while they are yet damp
rub pinch of the starch thoroughly over
them, covering the whole surface.
TO WASH HAIR BRUsHEs,-Do not use
soap. Dissolve teaspoonful of salelatus
in tepid water, and dip the brush up and
down in it till it is white and clean. Place
in the warm air to dry. with the bristles
down, and it will be as firm as new brush,
Hartshorn in tepid water is quite as eihca-
cious, but not quite as convenient.
WAFFLEs. Take sour cream, one quart,
the yellow of three eggs and one-halt tea
spoonful of soda, stir well together; add
one teaspoonful cream tartar to iour enough
to make the batter; beat well, then beat the
white of six eggs to a stiff trolh and pour
on the batter, stirring it slightly. Have
your irons ready and bake immediately.
TO DISSOLVE GLUE.-It is said that if
one part of SUGAR is dissolved in three parts