The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-03-06
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

70 REMOVE paint splnshed upon win
dow-panes, use hot solution of soda
and soft flannel.
AFTER taking up,a, carpet, sprinkle
tho floor with very dilute carbolic acid
before sweeping.
Ii you have been picking or handling
acid fruits. and have stained your hands,
wash them in clear water wipe them
lightly, and, while they are yet moist,
strike n match and shut your hands
around il so as to catch the smoke, and
the stain will disappear.
To SToP BLEED1Na.-It is said that
bleeding from a wound on man or beast
may be stopped ~ q mixture of wheat
flour aud common salt, in equal parts,
be profuse, use large quantity, say
from one to three pints. It may be left
on for hours, or even days, if necessary.
APPLE SNow.-Roast eight tart ap-
pies and pulp them through seive;
when cold, mix with it one-hnlf pound
of fnely-sifted loaf sugar, and the thin
rind of n small lemon beat the whites
of three eggs, whisk all the ingredients
together to fine froth, and pile on a
glnss dish. A little sponge cake soaked
in fruit syrup and laid on the bottom Of
the dish is m Improvement.
CHARLOTTE Russo lime plain mold
with sponge cake cut to fit exactly, brush
over the inside, very lightly, with the
white Of M egg, and put it upon ice.
Beat up one pint of rich cream with one
ounce of isinglass previously dissolved
in sufficient water to cover it). Sweeten
and flavor to suit the taste. Pour this
into tho mold, cover it with peice of
sponge cake cut exactly tho size. Ice
it, and turn it out very carefully.
ICED CAKE.-Nlix thoroughly one. half
pound of flour, ono-half pound ground
rice, currants, onc-quarter pound sugar,
one quarter ounce mace and cloves,
some mixed peel, n few bitter almonds
pounded, s0mo sweet almonds split,
one teaspoonful of carbonate of soda,
melt one-half pound fresh butter in pint
of warm milk, and the yelks and whites
of four eggs beaten separately put this
by degrees on the dry ingredients, beat
we'll; put into a buttered mold, and
bake.
CHOCOLATE CREAM. - Scrapc two
squares of chocolate and put them into
a stewpan with two ounces of sugar, II
pint of milk, and half a pint of cream !;
let it boil until third of it iB con.
sumed, and when half cold bent up the
yelks Of Six eggs with it strain the
whole through n seive, and then put
the small cups or dishes iu which the
cream is to be served into pan con
tanning enough boiling water to reach
above half way up the cream. Cover
the pan, and lay fire on the lid; boil it
till done, and serve cold.
ONIONS (To PIoKnE). Choose email
button onions ;as they are peeled throw
them into milk and water, drain them
from this when they are all done, put
them into a jar and.pour strong brine
of salt and water and 81 small piece of
alum (boiling hot) over them, cover
CLOSE, and set them aside tillrthe next
day; drain and dry on a. cloth, put
them into cold distilled vinegar with q
I few blades Of hsss,isseteS sinssr, soraeE
whole Tneppor aSSs.d n little mace, keep
always covered with ginegar, cork the
jar close, and put IN dry, cold place.
REMEDY FOR CnouPs pirits of tur-
pentine is asovereign r., .gdy for Group.
Ssturate piece of hanSel with it, and
place it on the throat and chest, and
send for your family physician. If the
case be very urgent, and the child in
great distress, aud the distance to the
DOCTORS residence very great, drop three
drops of the turpentipe on lump OF
sugar and give it internally. Or good
emetic Of blood root, or 1obelia, or both
combined, should be given. Every
family shouldkeep bottle of spirits of
turpentine in the house.
TIE bloom, or glaze, or facing o.
green and black tea is generally arti
fical. In the case OF green tea it is or
dinarily q mixture of Prussian blue,
tumeric, and sHlphate of mime, or China
clay; and in that Of black tea il is not
nnfreGuently coating OF black lead.
The tea prepared for the English mar
ket is notori ously subject to these adul-'
terstions; and it seems that this arises
entirely from onr own fancy, and not
from any desire on the part of the
ChineBe to pursue such practice. The
adulterationT is easily discovered by
treating the tea With. cold water, and
then straining through muslin, and al
logingIthe ane powder to ubside. q
To PRESERVE EM1nK.-Proyide bottles.
which must be perfectly clean, sweet
and dry. Put the rnilk-warm from the
COZ into these bottles, and, as they are
flied, Immediately cork them up and
faston the cork with wile. Then spread
little straw on the bottom of boiler,
on which place the BOTTLES, with straw
between them. Fill it mp with cold
water. Heat the water, and as soon as
1T begins to boil draw the fire and let
tho whole gradually cool. When quite
cool take out the bottles, pack them
away 10 sawdust and put them in cool
place, bnt where the milk will not
freeze. Milk preserved in this way will