The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-04-09
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.


RAIN IN NoRwAY.-A recent traveller
describes Bergen in Norway as the
rainest town in the world. The weather
is warmest when the wind blows from
the north, owing TO the influence OF the
Gulf stream and whichever way the
wind blows, the odors OF the town are
horrible.
RECEIPTS. - Warts may be removed
by touching them three times a day with
n stick of moistened pencil %caustic. 70
cnre catarrh, purchase n nose douche at
u drugstore, and with it apply, every
morning aud evening, tcpid water in
which has been Dissolved salt in the por-
potion of two tablespoonfuls to a pint
Of liquid.
CoAL ON FOR Boris. Coal oil is an
excellent remedy for bolts in horses,
Having head Of it, a farmer tried it on
II horse that he had been d~octOrinR sew
cral hours, and which was getting worse
all the time, and within five minutes af-
ter he administered the oil the horse
was up and eating. Give from hall II
pint to u pint.
OfTESsIyE BREATH. An excellent
~nrticle for offensive breath, when caused
by dccaying teeth, is prepared by mix
ing one ounce Of chlOrinated soda with
twelve ounces Of water. The mouth
should be rinscd with the preparation
two or three times n dav, but do not
swallow it. The most certain remedy
is to remove the bad teeth, ~ they will
taint the breath no matter what means
are adopted to prevent it.
THE FEET. Precipitation OF the feet,
and the unpleasant odorS arising IRON
them, may be successfully treated by
bathing them twice or thrice a week III
warm water to which has been added q
quart Of bran to u gallon Of water. When
wooden stockings are worn Wy persons
whosG feet pcrBpire profnscly, they
should be changed every day, and the
feet washed every evening in cold wa
ter, and the soles vigorously rubbed
with II coarse towel.
BEET SUGAR.-hccOrdinG to Arnold
Uoirtz, when bncts are preserved fol
the manufacture Of gupUr, they give OF
~rb,uic acid is Il product Of oxidation
Of the sugar contained in the bects. II
is calculated that ono hundred thou,
SIND pounds Of the bccts would lose
q Thousand pounds Of sugar in thirty
days, The air contained m the bccts
cougjs'a mainly Of nitrogen and cJrbOulc
acid and very little oxygen.
W0LYns IN FRANoE.-During the
Frnuro-Crrmm war villa boar3 an,
wolves were left undisturbcd in Franc
ruortempn being engaged IN more en-
GUS work. Hence these animaIs hay,
increased 60 I'm alarming extent. TN,
whole Of the District lying between tAt
Voapcs and Ardcnacs is continual,
rnvngod hy them, the hogs doing RrrI
GUS dlmago to tho crops, aud tho wolves
attacking the 1.-Two stock. So bold ar,
ONE of the wolves becoming, that it il
said wayfnrcrB are in constant danger o
losing their lives.
CurAp FILTER.-h RcrviccablO iltn,
cI,,r,nu ,].ril.nvor ara nnwrr-nnt oLnu
nina inrLos in diameter and tom iuchr
IN l,ntb Thn dr,iuuoo hole ia gtonnrl
i]nn"cIy with a minrn Of cIron snnuon
ioyGSr or nboui two inchce Of nni,mu
nhmrcoA is Grer- placed in the pot, thcl
u LAYER Of clean sand, upon which
loycr of three inches of clean coarq
prnycI IL placed. The pot can be sc
over nm m then Jar. into which nm nbup
lance OF pure wp,cr will filter for nj
drinking ]nurposcs.