The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-06
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

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CARAMELs.-One pound of sugar,
three ounces of water, one quarter of Il
cake of chocolate, one half cup
Of milk, and one tablespoonful of va
nilla.
a MEDIUM sized teaspoon contains a
drachm. Four tablespoons are equal
to one tablespoon. Four tablespoons
are equal to one wine-glass. A wine
glass holds half Il gill. A tablespoon
holds half an ounce.
ANTIDoTE FOR PoIsoN.-Poison OF
almost any Kind, which has been swaI-
lowed, may be rendered harmless by
swallowing two gills Of sweet oil. Per
sons with very strong constitutions
should take twice the quantity.
BEFORE laying the carpet, if moths
are suspected, it is well to rub the
boards over with turpentine; sprinkIing
with very dilute carbolic acid, about a
teaspoonful to a gallon of water, is also
a good p"ecaution. This last should
be rub cover the walls before the
paper put on.
DRl.lD BEEF FRIzzLED IN CREAM
Chip the beef as thin rs paper with a
very sharp knife Melt in a frying
pan butter the size of an egg, stir the
beef about in it for two or three min
utes, dust in little flour, add half a
teacupful of rich cream, give boil up
and serve in covered dish.
PoCKET-BooK RoLIs.-One teacup
yeast, one pint new milk, one egg well
beaten, three tablespoons sugar, one
half cup lard. Flour stiff enough to
roll out, then put in warm place to
rise. When light, roll into a sheet,
spread butter as for pastry, double it
over and cut with a round tin lid.
There is good reason to believe that
contagious diseases are often commu-
nicated by dogs, cats and other house
hold pets. a case of scarlet fever re-
Gently occurred in England in which
a dog conveyed the disease. He had
been the constant companion of 4 fever
patient, and his hair doubtless became
impregnated with the malaria.
BEEF.-For roasting, the second cut
from the thinnest sides of the ribs, or
the sirloin, are the best For broiling,
sirloin or Porter-house steaks, or steaks
cut from the rump. For a-la-mode,
the tender side of the round. For
stewing, the round, rump, and the
plate or brisket. For soup, the shin
or leg, edge-bone, shoulder or round.
For boiling, the round.
TAPIoCA PUDDING WITHOUT MILK
OR EGGs.-Soak a teacup of tapioca
in one and one-half pints of water over
night. Pare and punch the cores from
six apples, fill the holes with sugar,
flavor with Il lemon or nutmeg, and
pour in one teacup Of water. When
baked soft, pour over the tapioca, and
bake all one hour. Eat with sauce
made of butter and sugar stirred to a
cream.
To CLEAN P.lINT-Put half peck
of bran into a wash-boiler and fill it
with cold water; sit it over fire and
boil for half an hour; then strain
through sieve a bucket one-third full !;
put as much cold water in it as YOU
have of the bran water and Use with
it soft scrubbing brush; or, if the
paint is not much soiled, a soft flannel
rag, but no soap. 1t will make the
paint look like new.
To MAKE COOP SOAP.-To every
three pounds of grease, put one and Il
quarter pounds of sailed potash and IL
bucket of water. Put the grease and
potash together in large boiler, with
Off only three pound) three quarts of
boiling water; set it over the fire; as
it boils add hot water at short intervals
until you have the full quantity; boil
it for three hours or until you find the
soap adhering to the stick you stir it
with; then pour all out into a tub or
bucket and let it stand until next day,
then cut it in squares and dry for Il
day or two in the air.
GROUP MIXTURE. Break into small
pieces one large stick of licorice and
quarter of pound of hoarhound
candy, put them in large bottle with
Il quarter of Il pound of gum arabic,
pour on them slowly a pint of boiling
water, shake the bottle frequently
until all is dissolved; then add two
tablespoonful of paregoric, the same
of sirup of ipecac, and the same of
sirup of squille. GIVE an adult Il
tablespoonful on going to bed for Il
cough or cold, and child of four or
five years old Il teaspoontul. Keep in
Il cool place and shake well before
using it.
CHmDREN's FRUIT PUDDING Stew
some currants and raspberries or black
currants with sugar till thoroughly
done, pour off the juice, and put the
fruit while hot into Il pudding-basin,
which has been previously lined with
slices of bread made to fit exactly.
Fill the basin up with the fruit, and
cover it over with Il slice of bread; let
it stand until quite cold, with plate
on it. Boil up the juice which was
poured off, with Il little more sugar,
and let that get cold. When served,
the pudding must be turned out on
dish, and the juice poured all over it
50 Us to color the bread thoroughly.
The HISTORY OF CHURCH PEws.--
In the early days Of the Anglo-SaNon
and some Of the Norman churches, Il
stone bench running round the interior
Of the church. except the east side, was
the only sitting accommodation for its
members and visitors. In 1919, the
people are represented rs sitting on the
ground or standing. y little later the
people introduced low, three-legged
stool. promiscuoilsly over the church.
Soon after the Norman conquest wooden
eats were introduced In 1887 de
rec was issued in regard to the wr;tny-
inc for seats. 50 common, that none
,houli call any seat i'll church his own
Except noilcmcn and patrons, each en-
cring and holding the one he first
ouud From 1870 to 1910 Seats were
more appropriated, cross-har guarded
he entrance, bearing the initial letters
IF the owner. In l6oS galleries were