Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-11-26

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DIR. Hall concludes that if persons in
the country where intermittent fevers
prevail would adopt the precaution, in
early fall, to take their breakfast before
going out of doors and keep blazing
fire upon the hearth in the living-room
during the morning and evening fevers
and chills would almost entirely disap-
pear as prevailing disease.
Bran Bread.-This is said to be
capital recipe, for the bread keeps fresh
for long time and is very easily made;
Two and half pounds of brown flour,
thai is, the wheat as ground, no bran be-
ing taken Ous, one quarter of a pound OF
white flour, cne-half ounce soda, four
teaspoontuls tartaric acid, a lump of
ammonia the size of nut, one and one
half pints of milk and water or pure
water: To be baked in tin.
Cranberry Marmalade.-Sw and
insipid apples and those which are past
their prime and need to be cut up on &C
count of decay may be made very &C
ceptable by stewing and mixing with
stewed cranberries in the proportions,
say, of one part cranberries to two parts
apple. Not quite SO much sugar will be
required as for the cranberries alone, un-
less the apples are sour. Strain through
a colander, mix evenly ana serve at any
meal
Precautions Against Trichina.-Eat
no uncooked or half -cooked hogs flesh.
The raw flesh of the hog, whatever its
shape or condition, whether ham, bacon
or pork, salt or fresh, smoked or un-
smoked, is liable to contain this parasite,
full of life and activity that may work
remediless mischief in the human body.
Bologna sausage, if pork be in it un-
cooked, is as dangerous as any form OF
this meat The heat that cooks meat
utterly destroys the life and mischiev-
Gus powers of these vermin and no one
need fear any harm if this fact is OBJ
served.
Prof. Gabba has been examining the
effects of ammonia on the color of flow.
ers. 1t is well known that the smoke of
tobacco will, when applied in sufficient
quantity change the tint of flowers; but
Prof. Gabba experiments by pouring q
little ammonia liquor into a saucer and
inverting funnel over it. Placing the
flowers in the tube of the latter he finds
that blue, violet and purple-cOlored
blossoms become of fine green; car
mine and crimson become black white,
yellow; white particolored flowers such
as red and white are changed to green and
yellow. If the flowers are immersed in
water the natural color will return in
few hours Prof Gabba also found that
asters acquire pleasing odor when sub
mitted to the fumes of ammonia.
Prof. Wilder gives these short rules
for action, in case of accident: For dust
in the eyes, avoid rubbing, dash watc.
into them; removing cinders, etc, with
the round point of lead pencil. Re-
move insects from the ear by tepid water;
never put hard instrument into the ear.
Ii an artery is cut, compress above the
wound; if a vein is cut, compress below.
If choked, get upon all fours and cough.
For light burns, dip the part in cold
water; if the skin is destroyed, cover
with varnish Smother a fire with car
pets, etc; water will often spread burn
ing oil, and increase the danger. Before
passing through smoke, take a full
breath, and then stoop low, but if carbon
is suspected, then walk erect. Suck
poison wounds, unless your mouth is
sore, Enlarge thewound, or, better, cut
out the part without delay. Hold the
wounded part as long as can be borne to
hot coal, or end of cigar. In case of
poisoning, excite vomiting by tickling
the throat, or by water or mustard. For
acid poisons, give acids; in case of opium
poisoning, give strong coffee and keep
moving. Ii in water, float on the back,
with the nose and mouth projecting For
apopleXy, raise the head and body; for
fainting, lay the person fiat.