The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-05
THINGS WORTH REMEMBERING.

In sudden attacks OF diarrhea large
cup of strong hot tea with sugar and milk
will frequently bring the system Ia "A
healthy state.
A Temperance Drink. Boil some oai-
meal 10 "A thick paste. stir one tablespoons
tul into pint of cold water which has
been previously boiled.
-Isinglass Jelly.-Boil ounce of isin
GLASS shayings with a slice of brown bread
crust and handful Of Jamaica peppers.
i'm one quart of water, until il j. reduced
10 a pint. Strain into mold. A table
spoonful Of this jelly taken in milk j. 4
good tonic for dyspepsia.-Daisy Eye
bright
For fire and waterproof glue mix
a handful of quicklime with four ounces
81 linseed oil; thoroughly lixiviaie the
mixture; boil ii To good thickness. and
spread IL ON tin pilates in the shade: il will
become very hard, but can be dissolved
oveI a fire, like common glue, and is then
ft for use.
Kennedy for Cuts and Abrasions Of the
Skin.-rake live coal, pulverize IL. APP
ply to the wound. and cover the whole
with a rag. The charcoal absorbs all the
secretions. and l. antiseptic. QIininc in
powder may be used instead. "a Il possesses
most of the virtues Of pulverized charcoal.
and is besides astringent aud tonic. and
gives white scab instead of "A black one.
Potato Pie.-Takc any scraps of cold
meat mot too fat and mince very fine.
Add a little chopped onions, about Dies
scrt-spoOnful OF chopped parsley and
thyme mixed, salt and pepper To taste !;
mOisten with little nice gravy if YOU
have il Or not. with some water. to which
a little sauce has been putt and place il in
a pie dish with mashed potatoes tih II l.
rather piled up. smooth the potatoes
with spoon and bake the pudding until
the potatoes are nice and brown.
Tea Rusks.-l pint sweet milk. | tea
cupful Of sugar. "A piece of butter the size
of an egg. warmed in the milk. | teaspoon
ful of salt. tcacapful of potato yeast and
Hour enough Ia make son sponge let
il rise IN warm place. When light add
the same quantity of butter and sugar
and eggs beaten very light; work in
flour enough 10 make dough like raised
biscuit, not very stiff: let il raise again.
roll out and cut with a cake-cutter: lay
them in tins CREASED with butter. cover
closely with cloth 10 prevent the surface
from drying; set in warm place till light
enough 10 bake. When done mix a little
molasses with the yelk IL an egg and wet
the surface with il just before removing
from the oven. Very nice Country Ge'a-
ncudH.
A writer in the Medical JoHynol. Lon
don. states that in cases of whooping
cough in the last stage-that l. after the
third wcck-he has had one ounce of the
strongest liquid ammonia put into gal
lon OF water in AN open pan. and the steam
kept up by means of half brick made
red hot throughout. and put into the boil
ing water containing the ammonia. the
pan being placed in the middle OF the
room. into which the patients We're
brought a. the ammonia steam was pass
ing OFF. The method. he says. was used
in the evening. before bed time. and il
proved so etlicacious in abating the spas
modic attack. and after three or four days
terminating the malady, a 10 establish.
beyond doubt, the value of this mode OF
inhaling ammonia a therapeutic agent
in tranqulizing the nervous system in the
whooping cough.