Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-03-13
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

TO GET person out of a hysteric fit |
put the feet and legs in warm water
CATARRH Is sometimes cured by smok. |
ing dried mullen leaves. Use clean clay |
pipe and let the smoke pfss through the
nostrils.
SLEEP may frequently be procured,
when hurtlul opiates have failed, by taking
quarter Of teaspoonful of bicarbonate
of soda dissolved in third of tumbler
of water.
METALS may be made TO adhere to glass
by a cement composed of powdered lith-
arge, two parts, dry white lead one part,
boiled linsccd oil, three parts, mixed with
one part OF copal varnish TO thick paste.
SWEET SAUCE.-Sweeten one pint of
richest cream with three ounces of white
sugar, and flavor with one gill of brandy
and little nutmeg or powdered CHINA
mon This sauce is especially suited to
accompany apple dumplings.
SPoTs ON VARNIsH-Take soft cloth
and wet in alcohol; rub the spot briskly,
and il will disappear entirely; then rub
on little boiled linseed oil and it will
be restored to its original color and
polish Farmers WIFE, in Country Gen
Healdn.
A DISCOVERY of interest to wood en-.
gravers is the fact that plates of polished
slate may be used as substitutes for box
wood for engraving. These plates will
| furnish over 100000 impressions without
| loss of detail, do not warp and arc not
affected by oil or water.
| SALT is used to benefit clover, to stiffen
| the straw in wheat and oats, and as fer
! tilizcr for asparagus. 1t may be used on
! clover and wheat or oats at the rate of
three to six bushels per acre, and for as
! paragus peck to the square rod may be
/ used with benefit.-Americdn Agrtcultur-
iSt.
For cough, hop sirup is said to be
very etiicacious. To one ounce of hops
and one pint of water add one table
spoonful Of flaxseed. Put all in sauce
pan, and boil it till reduced one-half
Stcain it off, add half pint of molasses
or quarter Of n pound of brown sugar,
and boil until it becomes thick sirup.
When GOLD take teaspoonful at time.
INGRowNa TOE NAIL-To CURE.-Put
a small piece of tallow in a spoon, heat it
until it becomes very hot and pour on the
granulations. The effect is magical Pain
and tenderness relieved at once, and in q
few days granulations all gone, the dis
eascd parts dry and destitute of all feel
ing, the edge of the nail exposed so as to
admit of being pared away without any
Inconvenience.
HOMEMADE CANDLES. Many of our
readers in the country will find that can.
dies can be made economically by mixing
little melted beeswax with the tallow to
give durability to the candle and to pre-
vent its running" The light from the
tallow candle can lie improved in clear.
ness and brilliancy by using small wicks
which have been dipped in spirits of tur.
pentiue and thoroughly dried
LEMON CHEEsE.-DissOlve an ounce OF
gelatine in pint of water for an hour,
add four ounces sugar, the rind and juice
Of Il large lemon, and simmer over the
fire till the gelatine is entirely dissolved
strain, and when nearly cold beat into il
the white of an egg thoroughly beaten
Wet the mOlds with water and put il
J in them. When turned out it will look
, like snow. This is grateful dish to in,
valids.
J FROSTED FEET.-Twenty-fi years age
| WAS terribly afflicted with chilblains
, and had been for fifteen years, being laiC
up some winters for weeks, and after try
T ing many remedies stumbled on the fol
lowing: Soak the feet in hot water fo
, at least half an hour, occasionally adding
{ hot water to keep up the heat all that car
be endured. Afer wiping the feet hole
Fl them by 4 hot stove just as hot as can b,
endured another half hour, OCCASIONAL,
bathing them with some healing liniment
; Repeat this for three or four nights
have never suffered an hour since thi
2 trial was madc.-P b. s., IN C0untry
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