The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-04-29
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Medical Hints.

cloth as tightas possible; after freouently
dipping it in cold water, dredge the ont.
side with flour till a crust is formed
round it, which will prevent the water
soaking into it while boiling. Then boil
" until 1t becomes q hard, dry lnass.
Grate two or three spoonfuls of this and
prepare 1t as you would arrow-root, for
which 1t is an excellent substitute.
HEADAoHE.--The administration of
brisk purgative, or q small dose of Ep-
som salts, twice day, is most effectual
remedy for frontal headache when com
bined with constipation; but if the
bowels be regular, the morbid processes
on which it depends seem to be checked,
and the headache removed more effectr,-
ally by nitrohydrochyric acid or by al
kalies, Civ before meals. If the head
ache be Immediately above the eyebrows
the acid is best; but if it be little
higher up, just where the hair begins.
the alkalles appear to be more effectual
AT the same time that the headache is
removed, the feeling of sleepiness and
WEAKNESS which frequently leads the
patients to complain that they rise I'D
more tired than they lie down, generally
disappears.
CHILLY SLEEPING RooMs.-An errone-
Gus Idea seems to prevail in regard to
the healthfulness of our sleeping apart
ments. 1t is often asserted that they
should be cold in order to be healthy.
In alludins to this medical journal
states that moderate amount of heat is
needed in winter time. There is no adj
vantage in going to bed in a cold room.
nor In sleeping in cold room, nor in
getting up and dressing in cold room.
Persons may survive it; may have lost
health by it. To have the chill taken.off
the air on going to bed, and when dress
ing, is comfortable and healthful. A
room under fortyfive degrees is cold
room for sleeping apartment, and
sleeping In an indoor atmosphere lower
than that is always hurtful and positively
pernlclous, for the simple reason that
such temperature causes the carbonic
acid gas OF sleeping apartment to con-
dense and settle in the lower part of the
room, where it is breathed into the
lungs, with all its pernicious results.
Farm Hints.
A hog should never be fattened for
food without being fed on charcoal to
purify the meat. 1t is an assertion.
that with plenty of salt and charcoal hogs
would never be affected with cholera and
trichinae.
In portion of Denmark, where one
fifth OF the land is cultivated to clover.
the vitality of the seed is tested by
placing quantity on a knife blade, and
heating 1t over lighted candle. The
good seed will pop open and pop off.
while the worthless remains and carbon.
ICES on the blade.
A Missouri farmer, while admitting the
value OF other grasses and clover, thinks
red top IS the best grass for summer pas
turage. He claims that it will stand
drought better than blue grass. It is
well adapted to tenacious clay soils, and
Will thrive on wet lands better than most
varieties.
E. 5. Dyer, of Vermont, says he once
raised thirty-two pounds of Early Rose
potatoes from four ounces of seed. but
ne n used manure extravagantly, spading
How to Work.
The American Agriculturist saws: As
order is kept by having place for every
thlng' and keeping everything in its
pace, SO work succeeds best when it is
rightly done, and at the right time.
Ihere IS best and worst way of doing
everything, and best and worst time |
Tor dong It, One who has we'll consid-
cred his seasons work and has q list of
all that has to be done will go right; one
labor will succeed another with regu-
arlty, and each will be well done. Every
Job should tell. There should be no
making holes and filling them up again
On farm, no hand-work where machines
can be used; no small weeds left to grow
large; no manure kept wasting by the
ram or baked i'll the sun while crops are
starving for it /; no work done twice over;
no cattle starved or allowed to suffer and
al, TO be restored at a greater cost than
'hey are worth; everything should be
ahead, and work must be driven and not
allowed to drive. The head must guide
5he hands always.
Household Hints.
10 REMOVE PAINT FROM C1oTHISG.-
Equal parts of turpentine and spirits of
ammonia will take out the paint spots
rom any kind of clothing, no matter
low Old and dry and hard it NAV be.
'aturate the spot with the LIQUID, per-
laps two or three times, till the paint is
'oft, then wash out all with soap suds.
CoRN CAKES WITHOUT Eees.-Tbree
ups OF buttermilk, three of corn meal.
me OF wheat flour, one tablespoonful of
alt, two of sugar, one level of soda;
Ilssolve the last three ingredients in
Vater, stir all together; if the meal swells
90 much to spread nicely, add more
vater.
GRAHAM MUFFNs.-Three pints of
,our, half teacup of sugar, the same of
horten1ng, teaspoonful of saleratus,
wo teaspoonfuls cream tartar, salt to
aste; rub all together with the hands;
aolsten with cold water; bake in muffin
ln8s half an hour in hot oven.
Dreary Homes.
OF all the dreary places deliver us from
he dreary farm-houses which so many
eople call "home." Bars for front
ate; chickens wallowing before the
oor; pig-pens elbowing the house in the
ear; scraggy trees never cared for, or I
o trees at all; no Towering shrubs, no
eatness, no trimness. And vet lawn l
nd trees, and neat walk, a pleasant
orch and plain fence in front do not
ost great deal. They can be secured
tile by little at odd times, and the ex-
ense hardly felt. And if ever the time {
,mes when it is best to sell the farm,
fty dollars so invested will often bring
ick five hundred. For the men are S
re that have mOnay to invao+ IN, fo,.,>,,, [