South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-07-14

ne general iOSS IN that township alone
is variously estimated from $4,000 to
$4,000.
North of Burlington strong wind
storm prevailed. which destroyed thou
sands of acres Of grain and tore up or
chards. dwelling fences and barns to
the ground. but up 10 this hour no more
deaths arc reported.
Farmer and House Keeper.
TITO remove smoke aud dust from
wall paper. carefully rub 1t with soft
cloth and plenty Of dry bran or Indian
meal.
IVA simple and cfectual remedy To
prevent milk turning sour in summer
time is TO add hfteen grains OF the hi.
carbonate Of soda to each quart.
~ Zinc that is used under stoves
should never be dampencd. II IL be-
comes soiled or dim, rub with sof. fan
mel and little fresh lard. Cleaned in
this way. zine may always lie kept as
bright as when FIRST purchased.
! have noticed by the late mortuary re.
ports and also by your editorial remarks
the terrible mortality among infants
from cholera inrantum. have receipt
that has been in our family for not less
than seventy years, which was used by
my mother in raising a large family Of
children, and by her advice was used by
her children with their children, and with
uniform success. ] used IL in my own
family only after our physician had APP
parently failed to give relief, and in n
few hours the greatest improvement was
manifested and speedy recovery cusued
have recommended it to others with
similar result in every case. The re-
ceipt is: Two red oak balls, two nut
megs, cloves and rhubarb, the same
quantity Of each. Pound them up fine
and put into quart OF best French
brandy; boil to one-half the quantity
add loaf sugar enough to make it sweet,
and give an ordinary sized teaspoonful
three or four times day. l have full
faith in the above receipt, and that it,
use may save the lives OF many limo
cents" I have few Of the REQ oak
balls which will furnish TO any one
IiSpoSCu W bfy tuc lpONts uc picpd-
ration will keep for years.
G.. T.. SANosToN.
Law Buildings, st. Paul st.--Bat. Sun.
PoTATo SALAp.-Boil the potatoes
with the skins on. Let them get tho.
roughly cold and firm. Peel and slice.
Make dressing of the yolks Of two
hard-boiled eggs, rubbed smooth with
plenty Of olive-oil, little dry mustard.
onions, and parsley chopped fine, vine
gar, salt and pepper, and the white Of
an uncooked egg beaten TO frotb. Mix
thoroughly.
GINGBn or PoP BEER.-The follow
ing is harmless but palatable One and
one half ounces Of best ground Jamaica
ginger, one and one-half ounces OF cream
! Of tartar, one pound OF br own sugar, two
sliced lemons, four quart 8 boiling water,
one halfpint Of yeast. Let it ferment
for twenty.four hours strain and bottle
/ II. In two weeks il will be ready for USE
STUFFED ToMAToEs.-Ge. them as
large and firm as possible cut n round
! place in the top of each, and scrape out
all the soft parts mix with stale bread
crumbs, corn, onions, parsley, butter.
pepper and salt chop very fine, and ill
the tomatoes carefully bake in mod
erately hot oven put little butter in
the pan, and sec that they do not burn
/ or become dry.
lloME SopA WATER.-Pour three
pints Of boiling water ON three pounds
OF white sugar and allow il TO stand uu
! til cool. Then add the whites OF three
eggs we'll beaten. two ounces OF tartaric
acid, and one ounce essence OF winter
green. Take two tablcspoonfuls OF this
/ liquid in n tumbler and Oil 10 two.thirjs
full Of water. then add one half tea
spoonful Of carbonate Of soda, and stir
it up until il foams.
JELLY RoLL.--Three eggs, one cup
OF sugar, one teaspooninl OF cream tar
tar. one half teaspoonful Of sofia, one
cup OF -four; pour il thin into baking
pan bake slowly spread jelly over it.
and roll il up. Wrap IL IN cloth
tV'In replying 20 toast 20 bis
health, on recent occasion, Lord Shat
tersbury told good story Of thc man
who said. when his lordslip was pre-
sented with a donkey by the costermon.
gers in Golden lane: Somehow or
other, shall never again see n donkey
without thinking Of your lordship."
tV' Py Schiminy. how dot poy stud
les de languages T. is what a delighted
elderly German said when his four.year
old son called him blear-eyed son or n