St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-02-19
Household Hints

10 Pr,se,r, tn, Juices Of Niue, Pies
ThHc bdhiHy. w nrn the pies are ready
To bake. prepare a thin piece of cot
ton cloth. one inch wide and long
enough to reach around the rim at TN,
pie. Wet tie cloth aud put il Around
the pie i'll such u way that il will lap Il
little on the plate hrurHth and Il little
on the crust aho.c. cuNcriug the part
where the upper and lower crust comes
together.
Cub-oppIe Jeiiy. Boil the crab ap-
pies until done; rrmuNc.thr cores and
put tht apples IN stone jI and cover
them with cold water. l.ct them stand
forty eight hours. Pour oil the liquor.
take tine" pint> OF sugar to five pint~
of the liquor. and you will have as
beautiful jelly ~ one could wish.
Sugar Snaps one cup of butter. tw q
cups "t sugar, t"u! cups of flour, one
egg; stir sugar ami batter to It cream
add the egg well hrlfru and Il small
tcacuptui OF water with - uuatel of Il
teacuptul of soda dissolved in it: >tl,
half ii spoonful of cream tartar into the
flour: roll ont very thiu. and bake in =
moderate oven.
ChiHJiojns and Ehdppcd Homds. -
Chillhlain> and frosted feet may he
Cured 10y pouring coal oil on tn" stock
ingS. and small portion in the boot :
or shoes. have found this II certain
remedy for many Wears. Chappcd
hands, chatc>, gals, A.. may he cured
with glyceIinr. \ dimes worth will
last Il winter Rubbed on the skin il i
Il certain cure.
To stop NoSc Bl"rtiinJ.- small
arteries branching up from the main
arteries on each side of the neck. and
passing over the outside of he Jaw bone.
supply the face with blood If the NOSE
hleed> from the right n">tril. for cN-
ample. pass The finger along the edge
artery Is felt. Press hard upon it fol
five minutes and the bleeding will cease
In Iihoopjng Cough. Onions and
garlic. sliced. of each one gill. stew them
IN one gill of olive oil III II covered dish.
to extract the juice. Strain and press
tightly through Il coarse cloth. To the
strained Juice add honey one aud one
half gillS. parcgoric half IN ounce. spirits
of camphor two ,lrachm>. Bot le and
cork for uSe. Do~, for 1t child, one tea
spoonful -four or five times Il day. i'll
creaSing 81 icssening the dose accord
ing to age. Don't give TOO much.
To CuIe Ucdddche.-Put II handful OF
salt into quart of water. add one ounce
of spirits of hartshorn and half an ounce
of camphorated spirits of wine. Put
them quickly III bottle. and cork tight
ly to prevent the escape of the spirit
Soak Il piece of rag with the mixture
and apply it To the head: wet the rag
atre>h us soon as il gets heated.
For Singers. or for tad COagh on
Sore Throat Take the white of one
egg. beat it to IL stiff froth: add two
/ tcaspoonSful of white sugar. take :,
teaspoontul frequently until relieved.
! This is worth any quantity of cough
mixtures, as 1t Is eaten with avidity by
young children, and does not disorder
the stomach. The alhumen and the
carbon supplied by the egg and sugar
are invaluable to persons ot weak lungs
This recipe is constantly used ny pIima
donnas before going on the stage Ia
sing. as it wonderfully improves the
voice.
- la my boyhoud was engaged
with several of my mates. PLAYING mcal
where an aged man Mas cutting the tops
from large heap "t turnip>. He said
/ there was one turnip iii the pile that he
wanted t" find; and furnishing us each
with Il knife we all Joined III eager prr-
suit. Whenever we found Il turnip OF
peculiar shape. on unusually large we
would enqIire if that We're the one.
No. he would say, but if we keep on We
shall find it soon. We kept on, each
one ambitious to be the lucky finder
The heap rapidly became beautifully
less. and We correspondingly excited.
when AT leupl the old man seiz.d unnn