The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21
FARM, garden AM HOUSEHOLD.



ounces; half an ounce OF orange flower
water, OF one ounce Of rose water; d.
luted muriatic acid. q teaspoonful. Mix.
To DO used after washing.
DYsPErslA.-A physician gives, in n
recent work, the following advice: Do
not, ON any account, take meat teas, or
allow any in your household to indulge
in this pernicious practice. All apthori-
ties agree that tea, Whatever virtues it
may possess, interfores with the diges.
ton Of meat, and hence the meateater,
il he suffers irou dyspepsia, has only
himself to thank.
KouNIss ron Constructive Patients,
s-lt has been remarked that certain
Tartar tribes who drink freely Of kou.
miss, or fermented mares milk, arc free
from that distressing malady, pulmo-
nary consumption. This fact Inns led to
trial OF the experiment whether the dis
ease conld DO cured by doses Of koumiss
artifcially prepared; and with a suits
factory result. The artificial koumiss,
composed Of nsS's milk and cows milk,
is lively, sparkling beverage, not very
palatable; hut in three or four days the
patients tolenito IL, "and then uneluivo.
cni igns Of amelioration set in, the mp
petite returns, vomiting ceascs, flesh Is
gained, and good sleep is enjoyed. "
oRAMp. Whom cramp occurs in tho
limbs, warm friction with tho naked
hand, OF with the following stimulating
liniment, will generally be found 10 sue.
coed in removing 1t: Take Of water Of
ammonia, or Of spirit Of hartshoril, one
ounce; olive oil, two ounces. Shake
them together till they unite. Where
the stomach is affected, brandy, ether,
laudanum, or tincture Of ginger affords
the speodiest means Of cure. Tho fol-
lowing ilrlught mhy DO taken with great
advantage: Laudanum, forty or fifty
drops; tincture of ginger, two dnchms;
syrup Of peoples, onedraehm; cinnamon
or mint water, one ounce. Mix for o
dfaught. To DO repeated in IN hour,
Unnecessary. In severe cases, hot fan.
nels, moistened with compoundc amphor
liuimGnt and turpentine, or bladder
nearly filed with hot water, at one hun.
dred deg. or one hundred and twenty
dog, Pahr., should be applied to the
pit Of the stomach; bathing the feet In
warm water, or applying mustard poul.
tico to them, Is frequently OF great I'D
vantage. The best representatives., when
the cause Of cramp is constitutional, are
warm tonnes, such us the essence Of gin
ger and camOmile, Jamaica ginger in
powder, etc., avoiding iermented liquors
aud green vegetables, especially for sup
per, and wearing flannel next the skin.
Farm Hints.
LICE on Caves. -Linsoed oil and the
curry comb arc better than kerosene.
Both remedies nre severe on the lice,
but the Inter Is severe on the calf as
well.
How TO KEEp JUNE BurrER. TO
three gallons OF brine strong enough to
bear IN egg add one-fourth offs pound
Of white sugar aud teaspoonful OF salt
peter. Boil the brine, and when cold
stniin and pour off carefully. Make the
butter into rolls and wrap each in a
clean white cloth. Pack q largo jar full,
and put weight on top. Then cover
completely with bripe, and keep it
covered all the season. Aroll OF timo
may DO used as wanted.
A late number Of the Reading Times
and Dispdtch contains very strong
argument in favor OF good roads, as
against bad ones so prevalent under tie
present Tetched system. Every ground
It assumes is correct II says truly: II
is not impossible, not even difficult, TO
construct good roads, and when once
made they can be kept up at less cost
than bad ones. The way Is not wunting,
no much as the will, and tho why will
never bo found 10 long rs the present
dead.aliyc system is kept up.
In using paris green to exterminate
the potato bugs, the poison should be
mixed with 81 Q cheapest grade Of flour,
one pound Of green to ten Of flour.
Agood way Of applying it TO the plants
is 10 take an old two-quart tin fruit can,
melt OF the top, and put in wooden
head, in which insert broom handle.
Bore hole In the head, also, to pour
the powder IN, and then punch the bot
tom full Of holes abont tho size OF No.
shot. Walk alongside tho rows, when
the vines arc wet with dew or min, and
make one shoot at each hill.
Assistance Ia IIatehlnE Eggs.
Assistance is sometimes of great i'm.
portance in matching, especially in the
case okthe thick shells Of the eggs Of
Asiatic fowls and OF ducks. It is a good
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