Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-02-03
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ened with powdered charcoal and Indian
meal, apply it to the parts, renew it every
two hours; or make strong tea from indi-
go weed, battle the part till we'll.
CURE FOR OLD AND INvETERATE Sores
Boil together over slow fire one ounce cop
eras, two ounces of rock salt, two ounces of
linseed oil. and eight ounces of molasses;
when cool add half an ounce of oil of Wit
riol, four ounces Of spirits Of turpentine and
two ounces Of Oil of tar. Mix well and the
salve is fit for use.
To SEAL PRESERVES Beat the white of
an egg, take good white paper Tissue is the
best,) cut it the size you require, and dip it
IN the egg, wcttng both sides. Cover YOUR
jars or tumblers, carefully pressing down
the edges Of the paper. When dry it will
be as tight as drum head.
REMOVING GREASE SPoTs.-'The following
is a new and easy method of instantly re-
moving spots of Oil, grease, and tallow from
any kind of stuff without changing its color
Take five or six pieces of lighted charcoal
about the size of q walnut; wrap them in a
piece Of linen which has been previously
dipped i'll water and squeezed in the hand,
to press out the superabundant moisture;
extend the stuff that is spotted on a table on
which q clean napkin has been spread, then
take the cloth containing the charcoal by
the four corners, and lay it on the spot; lift
it up and put it on the spot ten or twelve
times successfully, pressing lightly upon it,
and the spot will disappear.
f BURNS AND SCALDs.-Apply spirits of tlr-
6 pent1ne to burns and scalds ns soon as pos
sibie, as it is the best adapted to promote
a rapid supperation, and prevent the irregll-
: lar marks and seams commonly following
other modes of treatment. A case of severe
scald, in which the affected parts were copi-
! ously bathed with OF. te1eblath, previously
warmed by putting the phial in hot water
afterwards, strips of linen, spread with aqagt
I cerr, were applied. The pain was removed
I very speedily, and the patient fell asleep.
6 The dressings Of "ngt. cere were only con-
a tinued for a short time; the affected parts
:. We're then busted with hair powder, which
: formed a scab that fell off in the course of a
: few days leaving the skin underneath per-
fectly sound.
REMEDY FOR WoUNDs.-A correspondent
of the Country Gentleman gives the follow
t ing remedy for painful wounds: Take
y pan or shovel, with burning Goals, and sprn-
V kle upon them common brown sugar, and
It hold the wounded part in the smoke. In a
y few minutes the pain will be allayed and re-
q covery proceed rapidly. In my own casea
n rusty nail had made q bad wound in the bot
l. tom of my foot. The pain and nervous irri-
n tation were severe. Thisewas all removed
y by holding it in the smoke for fifteen min
: utes, and | was able to resume my reading
e in comfort. We have often recommended it
G to others, with like results. Last week one
e of my men had u tinger-nail torn out by Il
u pair of ice tongues 1t became very painful
II as was to have been expected. Held in s,l-
" gar smoke for twenty minutes, the pam
|, ceased, and it promises speedy recovery.
:. LIME FOR SPLENIc DIsEAsES.-A French
gentleman, M. DeLauney, has succeeded in
banishing from his farm at Coureelles a form
of splenic disease which is fatal to cattle and
o sheep, by giving the animals free access TO
l. carbonate of lime. He had observed that
t. the cattle stabbed next to the walls of the
st shed were in the habit of licking the white
,e wash and that they did not suffer. lie
l. placed chalk in a position accessible to the
a. rest, and they too were not attacked. Ger
lie tain sheep, which were then isolated from
te rest and were deprived of the chalk, Were
d. attacked by the sp!enic disease rs formerly.