The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-11-11
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Foop DURING FEvER.-It has been
found 10 be a successful method to
freeze beef-tea and to administer it in
Jumps TO children or patients to suck
they will take it in this form rather
than any other kind of food.
Pound CAKE-Take pound of but
ter and pound of sugar, and beat it to
a cream; add eggs beaten separately,
a piece of sal volatile the size of a pea,
dissolved in a teaspoOnful of water, and
lastly pound of flour.
BOILED ONIONs.-Peel some onions,
and boil them in equal parts of milk and
water. When they are tender take them
up, drain them, and add salt, pepper
and butter to taste. Do not put salt in
the water they are boiled in, as that Will
curdle the milk, and cause a scum to
settle on the onions.
CHAPPED HANDs.-Now is the time
to have bottle of glycerine in the
house. When the boys come in from
husking corn or picking up potatoes
with chapped and cracked hands there
is nothing so healing to apply as this
substance. A good preventive to sore
hands is drying them over the fire every
time after washing.
A NICE DESSERT DIsH.-Fill a quart
bowl with alternate layers of thinly
sliced apples and sugar, add ! teacupful
of water, cover with a saucer held in
place by a weight; bake slowly 3 hours;
let it stand until cold and you will turn
out rounded mass of clear red slices
imbeded in firm Jelly. For an accom-
paniment to a dessert of blanc-mange,
rennet custard, cold rice pudding or
similar dishes, or even with nice bread
and butter, there is nothing nicer.
A HANGING-BAsKETc can be made very
ornamental by filling it with sprays of
pressed ferns, intermingled with bright
autumn leaves, which have been very
thoroughly ironed or pressed. Then
take the long garlands of pressed climb
ing ferns, with the seed-vessels attach
ed, and twist them around the cords
which suspend the basket and let them
hang gracefully from its sides. A basket
thus arranged will not require any at
tention, excepting to take it down oc-
casionally and blow away the dust
which clings to it. And it will excite
the admiration of all, while it cannot
give rise to any objections on account
of water dripping from it, as none Is
needed to keep it fresh and handsome.
USES OF CHARCoAL.-Au sorts of glass
vessels and other utensils may be puri-
fled from long retained smells of every
kind in the easiest and most perfect
manner by rinsing them out well with
charcoal powder, after the grosser i'm
purities have been secured off with sand
and potash. Rubbing the teeth with
fine charcoal powder, and then wash
ing out the mouth, will render the teeth
beautifully white and the breath per
fectly sweet, where an offensive breath
has been owing to a scorbutic disposition
of the gums. Putrid water is immedi-
ately deprived of its bad smell by char
coal. When meat, fish, etc, from in
tense heat or long keeping, are likely to
pass into a state of corruption, a SIM
pie and easy mode of keeping them
sound and healthful is to put few
pieces OF charcoal, about the size of an
egg, into the pot or saucepan wherein
WHETTING KNIvEs.-Put the blade
| fiat on the end of the stone which is the
/ farthest from you; then raise very
| slightly the back, or thick end OF the
knife, SO as to press the edge of the
/ blade on the stone; draw the blade thus
raised towards you along the stone, but
so that the point of the blade is the only
/ part that touches the stone ct the end OF
the stroke; repeat this dozen times,
pressing firmly, and then reverse the
process by raising the other side of the
blade, putting it at the end OF the stone
which is nearest to you, and drawing ii
along the stone in the direction away
from YOU, finishing at the point as be-
fore. You will soon find a thorough
and satisfactory improvement in the
! sharpness of the blade, and though you
NAV not succeed at once, you will be-
| fore long experience the pleasure and
satisfaction of independence, and being
able to do this matter for yourself, and
will know the comfort of having always
at command a well-sharpened knife.
! Scissors also are constantly used in the
garden, and as scissor-sharpening is
easier of description and accomplish
ment, Just let me say a word or two
about that. Examine the two blades
carefully, and you will see that the in
sides are quite flat, but that the outsides
have a small narrow beyel at the edge
Unscrew the center pin, and separate
the blades. Flat-sharpen both the in
side flat sides, and the outside narrow
bevelS; and again screw in the center
pin till the blades work smoothly but
firmly without ''wabbling. "-Cdnado
Farmer.