St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-22


Cheerful Christians are the promot-
ers of truth. Cheerful Christians are
the retiector> of Christ Cheerful Chris
tinS are the only Christians the Lord
ever made. When Jesus Christ SAYS
abe of good cheer we have just one
duty to perform. and that is to he of
good cheer.-Rer. DR.. Crosby, v. Y.
\ correspondent of the Cultivator
says: have found that the white.
SWede turnip is good for big chickens -
cooked. and then mashed. and mixed
With about an equal amount of corn
meal. Mix it So that il will he rs near
dry aS Nou can. The same when Won
mix putatoc mash mix it too thick
t" pour. Potatoes cooked and mixed
with corn meal. think cannot Ice
beaten /" feed t" laying hens.
y SIEE CURE FOR SOFT Cons
Dip Il hli of soft linen rag into turpen-
tine. and wrap it around the soft corn !:
wet the cloth in II night and morning.
and i'll Il few days the corn will have
disappeared: hnt the relief to the
throhhing. burning pain. comes almost
Immediately after the first or second
tDI'lb ill'I W tII tpllbl lbI Nttll the
toes and the c"rn> will not rrappcar.
That waS Il wise as well a> worthy
Quaker " ho wrote. Il expect to pass
TIN, ugh this world but once If. there
fore. there he any kindness can show.
OF amy good thing can do To my fell
low human beings. let me do it now.
Let me not defer nor neglect it. for
VIII not pass this way again.
BLEACHING FLANNEL. Flannel which
has hccOmc yellow with Use NAV hc
hlcachcd 10y putting it for some d.t, : IN
Il solution of hard soap to which strong
ammonia has been added. The best
proportions are one pound and Il halt
of hard curd soap. fifty pounds of soft
water. and two-thirdS OF II pound of
strong ammonia solution. The same
object may lie attained in shorter
time by Pacing for Il quarter of an
of sodium. to which little hydro
chlnric acid has been added.
REMOVING GREASE Spots. In tax
ing out grease from clothing with ben
zolr or turpentlnc. people generally
make the mistake of wetting the cloth
with the turpentinr and then rubbing
II with IA sponge or piece of cloth. In
this way the fat is dissolved. but it is
spread over i greater space and is not
removed the beuzolc or turpcntine
evaporate>. and the fat covers great
er surface than before. The only way
to remove grease-spots is to place soft
hlotting paper beneath and on the top
of the spot, which is to he first thor
oughly saturated with the benzole. and
then well pressed. The fat is then dis
olved and absorbed by the paper, and
entirely removed from the clothing.
OATMEAL A. FooD FOR INFANTS
We have several times referred to the
value ot oatmeal aS an artical of food.
and We see by recent article in Il
French medical journal. that it is now
commended 10y Dujardin Bcaumetz and
others as IL diet for infants. They claim
that it is the aliment which, in its plas-
tie and respiratory elements makes the
nearest approach to human milk. 1t is
also one of those which contains most
iron and salts, especially the phosphate
of lime so necessary for infants. 1t also
has the property of preventing and an
resting the diarrhTaS which are So fire.
quent and so dangerous at this age.
According to the trials made 10y VI. Ma
RE infants from four to eleven months
"fage fed, exclusively on Scotch oatmeal
and cows milk thrive very nearly us
well as children of the same age sucked
by good nurse.