Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-05-15
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

BOILA.-Ine frequent recurrence vi
boils is, Of course, to any person great
annoyance, especially when they are at
tended with fever or any considerable
constitutional disturbance. Those subject
to them should avoid eating very salt, fat,
or greasy food, and occasionally take a
dose of Epson salts, OF any cooling laxa-
tive. Flaxseed makes a good poultlce;
or, If the boil is not very large, brown
sugar and common yellow soap will be
found effcacious in drawing II to head.
If the lancet be resorted to, the blood and
exudation should be carefully pressed out,
and the faxseed poulticing resumed.
When the core Is removed, the abscess
may be washed with q little brandy and
water--just strong enough to stimulate
the healing process by little smarting.
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THE correct management of the nails 10
to cut them of an oval shape, correspond
ing with the shape of the fingers. Never
allow them to grow too long, as IL makes
il difficult to keep them clean; nor too
short, as 1t causes the tips of the fingers
to become fattened and enlarged, and
turn upward, which gives the hand an
awkward appearance. The skin which
grows In semicircle on the top Of the
nail requiresmuch attention, as 1t is often
drawn on with its growth, dragging the
skin below the nail so tight as to cause it
to divide into what are termed agnails
This is to be prevented by separating the
skin from the nail by blunt, haltcircular
instrument. Many persons cut this pelli-
cile, or thin skin, which causes 1t to grow
very thin and uneven, and sometimes
damages the growth of the nail.--E1-
change
To render posts or timber, placed in
the ground, practically impervious to
moisture, and for long time prevent de-
cay, the following simple recipe has been
tried and found to answer the purpose
excelleutly. For fence and gate posts it
is particularly recommended: Take lin
seed oil, boil 1t, and mix it with charcoal
dust until the mixture has the consis-
tency of an ordinary paint Give to the
posts a single coat of the mixture or paint
before planting them, and no farmer, says
one who has used it, living TO the age of
the patriarchs of old, will live long
enough to see the same posts rotten. The
posts or timber should be we'll seasoned
and dry when the paint is applied
Inter. Ocean.
LINIMENT FOR SPRAINs AND BRUISES
An excellent liniment, which will prove
equally beneficial for use in the family
and in the stable, is prepared as follows
Alcohol, 95 per cent, one quart; fluid ex
tract of arnica, four fluid ounces; cam
phor, two fluid ounces; strong aqua am
monia, one fluid ounce; tincture of opium
one fluid ounce; water, one quart. Ado
to the alcohol the arnica, camphor, am
monia and tincture of opium, and aftel
the camphor is dissolved the water MAJ
be added. This liniment may be applied
for the relief of sprains, bruises, rheu
matte and neuralgia pains, ETC., with de
cided advantage. For use in the COW anC
horse stables it will be found most eff
cient.-Erchdnge.
RICE CRoQUETTEs.- cup of rice
one pint of milk, two tablespoonfuls sugar
three eggs, little grated lemon peel, ont
tablespoonful melted butter, saltspoon
, ful salt. Soak the rice three hours il
warm water, enough to cover it. Drail
! almost dry and pour in the milk. Stew
in farina-kettle, or one saucepan set il
/ another of hot water, until the rice il
very tender. Add the sugar, butter ant
salt, and simmer ten minutes. Whisl
the eggs to froth, and add cautiously
taking the saucepan from the fire Will
,, you whip them into the mixture. Return
to the range or stove, and stir while the,
r thicken, not allowing them to boil. Re
S move the saucepan and add the grate(
e lemon peel; then turn out upon a well
creased dish to COOL When cold an
7, stiff, flour your hands and roll into ova
: or pear-shaped balls; dip in beaten egg
: then in fine cracker crumbs, and fry i
1 nice lard.
o GLUE MELTINe.-Break the glue int
t small pieces and soak from twelve t
twenty-four hours in cold water; put tn
!. glue in the glue pot, fill the outer vesse
v with water and apply heat. For ordinar
4 purposes it should run freely, and be {
e the consistency of thin treacle. The no
b; ter glue is the more force it will exert
1t keeping the two parts glued together;
Is all large and long joints the glue shoul
be applied Immediately after boiling
Glue loses much of its strength by bein
often melted; that glue, therefore, whic
. is newly made is much preferable to thi
which has been used. When done wit
add some of the boiling water from IL
u outer vessel to the glue, so as to make
2; too thin for use. Put it away till wante
q again, and by the time the water in Il
a outer vessel is boiled the glue in the inn
y is ready melted and the proper thickne
Il for use. Powdered chalk, brick dust
sawdust added to glue will make
II hold with more than ordinary firmness.