South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-05-12


gvAn excellent hair tonic, prevent
ing the hair from falling out. and at tho
same time stimulating new and heal
thy growth. Is made as follows: Scald
two ounces OF black tea with ono gallon
OF boiling water; strain and add thrso
ounces or glyccrine. half IN ounce Of
tincture OF canthAridcs. and one quart OF
bay rum. Mix we'll by shaking, and
then perfume TO the taste.
A Cure ron SCuRvy OK THE GUNS.
Take the essence Of cinnamon. good
mouth full. AMI as it will burn severe.
". spit all out. One rinsing viii effect
a cure. ss sn if
To DIssoLvE BoNE&-Ifa farmer can
save so or 100 pounds Of bones, IL will
pay to dissolve them by packing them
in water-tight cask in unleaclied ashes
then I'LL i'm all the water cask will hold,
keeping it full for about two. months,
when the bones will be as mass OF jel.
ly. Then mix them. ashes and oil, with
four or five times their bulk Of soil, and
You will have a valuable fertilizer.
Hoe CHOLERA REcEIPT.--Give tho
meal, every morning, till relieved. I
have known some OF the most remark.
able results from this simple treatment.
/ will give you one instance: After re.
lieving my own hogs with it, q friend
whose hogs were dying very fast. and
had lost seventeen out OF thirty.fvc OF
his hogs, tried it. and did not lose ano-
Their hog. although some Of them were
very bad of. and could scarcely eat.
would like to have il tried, and have .
report on 1t from some ono where hogs
are troubled with it in your section.
A. II. BRADFORD,
Brownsville, Tenn.
FoR CRoUP.-Take knife or CRATER,
and CRATE or shave in small particles q.
bout teaspoonful of alum mix 1t with
about twice its quantity Of sugar, to
make it palatable, and administer it a.
quickly as possible. Its effects will be
truly magical, as Utmost instantaneous
relief will be afforded.
SEED PorAroEs.-A correspondent
says: In planting. select for seed me.
diminished potatoes. and those that are
smooth and egg shaped. We often hear
1t said that small potatoes are as good
as large for seed. and we we're once 20
foolish as to think SO ourselves In ono
years trial the small potatoes may give
a crop, under favorable circumstances.
equal or almost equal to that raised from
larger seed, but follow up planting small
seed for series Of years, and degene.
racy will surely be the result.
A SURE PREVENTIVE OF THE GApEs.
Bake the food for young chickens
Instead Of giving them cornmeal, dough
or anything Of the kind, give thcm bak.
ed cornbread.
Mr.. Frank auckland, writing on
the subject OF sleeplessness says:-
Everybody knows the taste of onions.
This is due to n peculiar essential oil
contained in this most valuable and heal
thy root. This oil has. lam sure, high.
ly soporific powers. In my own case il
never fails. IT ] am much pressed with
| work, aud feel / shall not sleep, eat
two or three small onions, and the effect
is magical"
a QUESTION OF HEALTH.--Mrs. Jane
Ferrold. Of Cincinnati. has been show
ing the people Of that place some young
women whom she trained with the view
OF increasing their health and strength.
She has made remarkable success i'm her
attempt. according to the accounts In
the newspapers. There are three main
features in her system. She makes her
female pupils walk great deal: she
puts them in plain attire. and she feeds
them entirely upon oatmeal.
The walking exercise is good, IL IL DO
not carried too far; the dress we could
not Judge or without seeing Il the ex.
clusivcly meal diet we disapproye of.
and do not believe that It will produca
health and strength. Yet we think very
highly Of oatmeal porridge as an article
or daily food. It makes an exceedingly
wholesome and agreeable dish for break.
fast, IL the meal is good, if IL Is properly
mixed, stirred and boiled. and IT, when
consuming it, you have plenty OF rich
milk.
/ You can hardly take too much OF lt. so
easily docs IL digest. and so kindly IL it's
action upon the system. 1t contains
elements that are especially advanta-
goous that are not found in wheaton
bread or in any cereal but oats, and
that go to the growth Of the boDy struc.
ture. Most children are fond OF IL, and
I this is because Il accords with the do.
mands OF their nature. II is. moreover
one OF the cheapest as we'll as one ofthe
most nourisbing kinds Of food, and we
are surprised it is not more qenerallv
used by people who cannot spend dol.
lars upon every meal in their HOUSEHOLD
The use OF It, however, il increasing
among all classes ofthe community. and
would increase more rapidly IL ia vir.
tue were fully appreciated. An improv.
ed quality Of oats, from which excellent
meal for porridge may be made, is now
raised in some parts OF this country
but the Scotch, Irish and Canadian va.
rfoffac IF Oatmeal ore "a