The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-05-27
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Medical Hintn.


ammonia, one teaspoonful acetate of
morphia, one grain water, half pint.
Dose for an adult, two teaspoonfuls
every ten minutes (precisely) until relief
is obtained.
FREcKnEs. "A simple remedy for re-
moving freckles is q pint of sour milk
and a small quantity of horseradish.
Let he mixture stand over night and
use 1t as wash three times day until
the freckles disappear.
SICK HEADAoHE.-Two teaspoonfuls
of finely-powdered charcoal, drank in n
half-tumbler of water, with often give
relief to the sick headache when caused,
as in most cases it is, by superabund
ance of acid on the stomach.
CURE FOR TooTHAoHE.-It is said that
drops prepared as follows will cure the
worst toothache ever known: One
ounce of alcohol, two drains cayenne
pepper, one ounce of kerosene oil let it
stand twenty-four hours after mixting.
IRISH Moss FOR PoUITIcEs. Irish
moss has been suggested as substitute
for flax seed meal in poultices, as it
keeps moist about eighteen hours, does
not slip, is inodorous, does not easily
ferment, or soil the bedclothes or linen
of the patient.
SUNBURN.- most simple and
efficacious remedy, and one that will not
injure the skin, is to wash the face in
buttermilll on going to bed at night,
spread an old cambria handkerchief we'll
saturated in buttermilk over the part
affected by sunburn, and in few days it
will be quite removed.
To CURE HoARsENEss.-W the
voice is lost, as is sometimes the case,
from the effects of cold, a simple pleas
ant remedy is furnished by beating up
the white of one egg, adding to it the
juice on one lemon, and sweetening with
white sugar to the taste. Take tea
spoonful from time to time. 1t has been
known effectually to cure the ailment.
Clean Out the Cellar.
Who that thinks of the spring season
but associates with it, in his mind, house
cleaning AS cleanliness is next to
godliness," so is pure atmosphere next
to healthfulness. As we purify and gar
nish the walls of our houses, to add to
our lives new pleasures from the bright
reflections from these surroundings, so
don't ignore the cellar, lest it send up its
noxious gases to destroy the health of the
occupants. The cellar is generally the
most neglected part of the premises,
while it should be the most carefully
looked after, and kept scrupulously free
from all purifying substances, mold or
fungus growths.
All vegetables should be assorted, or
better still, removed from the cellar in
the spring, especially if it is to be used
for the dairy, as milk and butter are ex-
tremely sensitive to the presence of any
musty odors, and their flavor will be
utterly destroyed amid such surround
ings, when the noxious gases will be I'M
detected in any other way. Every
movable board should be thoroughly
scrubbed, aired and dried before being
returned. If this be done, with good
coat of whitewash upon the walls and
sufficient ventilation, many undesirable
results may be avoided.
Ii vegetables are allowed to remain in
the cellar, they should be placed above
all dampness, in as even temperature
and in as cool place as possible, thereby
preserving their nutritive and keeping
qualities as long as may be desired.
Planting Corn.
A farmer says: The greater portion
of the labor required in raising corn
should be done before planting. The
ground should be carefully plowed,
rolled and narrowed, as early as it is dry
enough, but should not be worked while
wet. Do not be in a hurry to plant be-
fore others, but wait until the ground
is warm; work the soil with cultivators,
or harrow as often as possible, and get
the ground thoroughly mellowed before
planting, and all the early weeds killed,
and when the ground is warm plant the
corn, and work well while small. Never
use plow, or other tool, that will run
deep after the plant is jointed, as break
ing the roots at that time is highly in
furious. Remember that the roots which
feed the plants are not at the base of
the stalk, but extend as far as the stalk
is high. The ground should be left as
nearly level as possible. If weeds ap-
pear at the time of jointing, they may
be killed with small one horse harrow,
with numerous small short teeth, that
will only stir the surface.
Grease the Nails.
One of the technical journals says :
Every farmer who has occasion to drive
a nail into seasoned oak posts knows its
liability to bend and break. If the point
be moistened in the mouth, it will usual
ly drive more kindly. Oil is still
better, but thenit is inconvenient to dip
each nail separately into it, Another
point observed is that boards become
loose eventually from the rusting of the
nails, which, communicating to the
wood, causes not only enlargement of
the nail hole, but the wearing away OF
the nail itself, rendering the fence or the
building shaky and insecure. This may
be prevented by heating any rough
grease until it smokes, and then pour il
over the nails to be used. The grease
will penetrate the pores of the iron, and
cause the nails to last, without rusting,
an indefinite period. Besides this, no
trouble will then be experienced in driv-
ing them into the hardest wood. The
reason is that the coating of grease pre-,
vents contact of air, and, consequently
oxidation. Oxygen is the great destroyer
of iron, and moisture is the inducting
cause.