The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-26
THINGS WORTH REMEMBERING.

THINGS WORTH REMEMBERING.
~ To take ink out of lincn-slip the spot
in pure melted tallow wash and the ink
viii come out with the tallow.
Mountain Cake cup butter. cups
white sugar, OF flour, eggs. whites
beaten separately teaspoonftil OF cream
tarta, of soda dissolved in the milk.
Cure fur Drunkenness.-s,ulp OF
iron. > grains; magnesia. 10 grains; pep
permint water, II drams: spirits OF nut
meg, dram. A wincglassful twice day.
A ham, well packed in pulyerized
charcoal. after the usual smoking. will
keep tor years. Butter in pots. well sur
rounded with charcoal. will keep for
twelve months. Each atom of charcoal
can absorb 1000 times it, bulk Of deleteri-
Gus gases.-HatEs Journal " Health.
Almost any black ribbons whsh need
smoothing out and have become little
rusty may be- improved by rubbing with
cloth dipped in ink, with perhaps little
cold tea added. if the ink Is rather thick,
and then drawn through the fingers till
dry. or wound upon a bottle and pinned
snugly upon it. instead of spoilingby iron
ing. As many make arractce of doing with
wrinkled ribbons.
Ordinary mucilage. male from gum
arabic. does not iix paper 10 wood or paste
board. or TO metallic surfaces. These dis
advantages are overcome by adding a sollI-
ton of sulphate of aluminium. i'm ten times
it, quantity of water. Ten grains of alum
mum sulphate are sufficient for go grains
of mueilage. Prepared in this way il will
not become moldy. a gain. according 10
Hirshberg. "A few drops of strong sulphuric
acid are added TO the gum solution, and
the precipitated sulphate OF lime allowed
TO settle. Solutions prepared in this way
"A year and half ago have neither become
moldy nor lost their adhesive power
Journal Of Chemistry
"A preliminary examination Of coffee
for sdmixture is best made by gently
strewing the powder upon the surface Of
cold water. The oil contained in coffee
prevents the particles from being readily
wetted by the water. thus causing them to
float. Chicory. burnt sugar. etc, contain
no oil. and their caramel is very quickly
extracted by the water, with production of
brown color. while the particles them
selves rapidly sink to the bottom of the
water. ON stirring the liquid. coffee be-
comes tolerably uniform v diffused without
sensibly colorlng the water. while chicory
and other sweet roots quickly give dark
not give 30 distinct color.
The following remedy for dyspepsia is
said 10 be very effective in some cases :
"Sweet cream or sweet milk. the richer
the better: use as often as convenient
Whenever any burning or sour sensation
at the stomach appears, drink half pint
of sweet milk. and relief i evident. Make
free use of il at meals. Total abstinence
from the use of tobacco. coffee. strong
drink. or anything very sour. must be
strictly adhered 10. Coffee being the worst
Of all things for dyspeptics must be entire
ly avoided Dyspeptics should also re-
member that a. their troubles come from
oyer-eating. or eating irregularly, or some
abuse of the stomach, the matter of a linn
tied diet of nourishing food. taken regu-
larry. i quite as important as anything in
the shape OF medicne.-Hraid Of Health.
The value OF flannel next 10 the skin
cannot be overrated. liz is invaluable to
persons of both sexes and all ages, i'm all
countries. in all climates at every season
Of the year. for the sick and the we'll In
brief, | cannot conceive of any circum-
stance i'm which flannel next the skin j. not
a comfort and a source OF health. II shculd
not be changed from thick 10 thin before
the settled hot weather OF the summer,
which, in our Northern States. is not much
before the middle Of june, and often not
before the first OF July. And the dannels
for the summer must not be three-quarters
cotton, but they must be- all WOODEN. if you
would have the best protection. In the
British army and navy they make the
wearing of flannel a point of discipline.
During the hot season the ships doctor
makes "A daily examination of the men at
unexpected hours to make sure that they
have not left off their fannels. To-Day.