American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-05
FARM AND HOME.

-Cucumbers in the early part of July
are a luxury, and eaten in moderation
are not unwholesome. They should
always be picked early in the morning,
when the dew is on them. Gathered
later in the day, under broiling sun,
they are wholly unfit to eat This is, no
doubt, one reason why they are consid-
cred unwholesome by many persop0.-
Exchange.
-Cribbing is caused, in the first place,
by some foreign substance being pressed
between the teeth, or by the front teeth
growing too close together, thus causing
pain. The horse, to avoid this, instinct
lively pulls at any hard substance, thus
spreading the points of the teeth and, by
that means, affording temporary relief
To remedy this fault it is only necessary
to saw between the teeth with a very
thin saw; this relieves the teeth of all
side pressure and efectually ends the
trouble.-N. Y. Herald.
Hundreds of children have fallen
victims 10 scarlet fever in this city during
the past three months. Concerning the
treatments 81 this disease, an eminent
physician sAys that he does not fail in eff
fecting 4<nre more than once in a hun,
dred CASES, by giving the p6tient warm
lemonAda1ekfhsgum arabi6zdissolved in
it. a cloth Nfung OUT shot water and
laid upon the stomach should be renewed
as rapidly - Il becomes cool. To this
seldom faiAto succumb.- Chica0o Inter
Ocean. 80
Pianos should be closed when not
in use, in order to prevent the collection
of dust, pins, etc, on the sound-board,
and also tos preserve the strings and
faction" from the ill-effects of sudden
changes of temperature. Nothing in
jures piano SO much as extreme heat,
whether arising from bright fire in
front of it, or what is worse, the bright
air from the furnace. Care should be
getting between the keys, as it causes
them to stick. Moths are very destructive
to pianos, and should be kept out by
placing lump of camphor, wrapped in
paper, in the inside corner
The white of an egg has proved, of
late, the most efficacious remedy for
burns. Seven or eight successive appli-
cations of this substance soothe pain and
cffectually exclude the burn from the
air. This simple remedy seems to- be
preferable to collodion,f or even cotton.
Extraordinary stories are told of the
healing properties of new oil which is
easily made from the yolk of hens eggs.
The eggs are first boiled hard and the
yOlks are then removed, crushed and
placed over a fire, where they are care
fully stirred until the whole substance is
just on the point of catching fires when
the oil separates and may be poured off.
One yolk will yield nearly two teaspoon
fuls of oil. 1t is in general use among
the colonists of South Russia as q means
of curing cuts, bruises and scratches.
To make alum baskets prepare a
foundation of wire and cover It! with.
strips of old linen and then dip the work
into hot alum water till thick coating
of that substance is formed. The wires
may be twisted into any shape that may
please the fancy, and good effect may
be obtained by leaving little tagsbf the
linen strips hanging in various dircc-
tions. When incrusted with tho alum
they will have the appearance of fcicles
The first dipping of the basket should be
somewhat prolonged, but after that it
may occasionally be immersed and dried
until enough of the alum adheres to be
satisfactory. In this way not only very
pretty baskets can be obtained, but
vases, card-baskets, cornucopias and
other attractive ornaments may be pre-
pared ~. = ~