Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-01-21

"A small piece Of paper or linen, moist
oncd With the spirits of turpeutine aud put
into bureau or wardrobe for a single day,
two or three times, is said TO be u sufficient
Preservative against moths.
Parents should be very careful and not
let the rays of The sun shine directly upon
the faces OF sleeping children. Strcng
light is very injurious 10 the eyes, especial
ly If they arc inclined to weakness.
Two teaspoonfuls of finely powdered
charcoal, drank in half tumbler Of water,
will often give relief to the sick headache
when caused, as in most cases II Is, by a SUI
perabundance OF acid on the stomach.
Did it ever occur to you, kind NAM
mas, asks the thoughtful Boston Transcript,
while trotting your babies on your laps in
such vigorous way, that il some giant,
about ten times your size, were TO trot you
in similar style, the breath would be very
apt to be jounced out of your body?
"A three-year-old Chicago girl was dam
gerously-it was at first feared fatally
poisoned by wearing striped stockings, the
coloring matter OF tie seal brown stripes
being found TO contain considerable picric
acid "a compound Of carboic and nitric ac-
id), which is soluble in water or perspra-
ton, and an active poison.
TO take mildew from linen, mix soft
soap with starch powdered, half the guam
tity Of salt, and a piece of lemon, md lay
it on both sides with paint brush: let it
be in tho open air-on grass is preferable
till the stain is removed.
Every little while we read of one who
has stuck a rusty nail in his foot or some
other portion of his person, aud lockjaw
has resulted therefrom. All such wounds
can be healed without any fatal consequence
following them. The remedy is simple
1t is only to smoke such wound, or any
wound or bruise that is inflamed, with
burning wool or wooden cloth. Twenty
minutes in the smoke Of wool will take the
pain out Of the worst case Of Inflammation
arising from a wound we ever saw.
Don't fssten the cellar up too tight.
Leave window that can be opened on
warm days for ventilation, no difference
how much trouble is taken 10 make il frost
proof.
In case knife or fork handle gets
loose, set the handle upon end, fill the cav
ny WIN IulNNiiLtu lOSlus Ahtu WARM lllb
small part of the knife or fork and insert
it slowly, crowd ii down firmly, and hold
il in right position until TIE rosin cools
enough TO set. As rOsin is not soluble in
water, hot or cold, the knives are not
loosened. Where ivory handles have be-
come yellow, they may be restored by soak
ing few hours in a watery solution Of
sulphurous acid. Tho acid in gaseous state
should not be used as it will he likely TO
make the handles crack
Until the kitchen becomes thoroughly
and systematically organized, and is re-
garded as one Of the most, If not The most,
Important of hou sehold departments, there
can be no such thing as hsbitual health in
the family. Bad cooking poisons moro
people than all tho nauseous drugs ever adj
ninistered to poor humanity.
An old man in Baltimore the other eve
ming, gave some small cakes which he had
carried in his pocket TO three little girls.
Afler eating the cakes the children were
taken sick and one of them died. Tue old
man himself was soon after found dead in
his room. An examination showed that
he had carried matches in his pockets with
the cakes aud that the phosphorus had poi
soned them.