Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-04-21
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


To Procure sLEEP.-Twenty grains of
carbonate Of soda, taken the last thing on
going 10 bed, will frequently procure
sleep, when all sodatives have failed
Exchange
CURE FOR ToOTHAoHE.-Tak lump
of lime as large as hickory nut, put It
in quart bottle of water, and rinse the
mouth with it frequently.
FoR SORE EYEs.-Take two tablespoon
fuls honey, teaspoonful salt, tincture of
balsam buds, one tablespoonful, teaspoon.
ful gum pine. Make paste and put II
over the eyes. A thin cloth to go on the
eyes first. Cor Rural Mem Yorker.
A VERY common reason for the failure
Of muck, when used as an absorbent or in
compost heaps, IL is claimed is that il has
already taken up all the water Il can hold
1t should, therefore, be thoroughly dried
before forming into compost heaps. In
building the heap place muck and ma
nure in thin layers and use about twice as
much muck as manure.
THE flame of an Argand burner pos
sesses the greatest intensity of light when
the quantity of air is supplied at such a
rate as to bring the flame just beyond the
smoking point. When more air is sup
pied, the flame becomes more and more
pale, blush and less luminous, while
with great excess of air, IL burns with
almost no light, Ikea Bunsen burner.
MARKING INK.-Take one dram of nj.
trate Qunar caustic) dissolve it in glass
mortar, in double its weight of pure
water. This forms the ink. Then dis
solve one dram of salts of tartar in one
ounce of water, in another vessel this is
the liquid with which the linen must be
previously wetted, then allowed to dry
and afterward TO be written on.
TREATMENT OF BURNs.-ln the treat.
ment of burns in the Charity Hospital,
New York, when of a superficial charac-
ter, preparation consisting of Two parts
of collodion and one of olive oil has been
found to be very eficacious. When the
burn Is of an extensive character, gaso-
! line proves of decided benefit. The adj
vantage of gasoline is that it is of the
right consistence, and does not become
rancid.
To SEPARATE honey from wax, put
honeycomb and all in tin pan upon a
moderately warm stove, adding a table
| spoonful of water to each pound OF honey.
Stir occasionally with piece of wire un-
til the contents of the pan arc in liquid
condition. Do not allow boiling to be-
! gin. Remove the pan from the fire and
set it aside to cool. The cake of wax, I'd
which all impurities will adhere, may
then be carefully lifted off with knife
Scientific american.
"LATELY my brother. in-law," writes c.
Ballet, of Troyes, France, in the IIustra-
ti0n HOrticoie, being very much dis.
turbcd in his sleep by mosquitoes, took il
into his head to place young plant OF
| Eucalyptus in his bedroom over night.
From that moment the insects disappeared
and he slept in comfort. l have been fol-
| lowing his example, with the same result.
Planted in pots the seeds will germinate
in two weeks, and fine young plants will
have grown for next summers use.
TENDER FOOTED HoRsEs.-An old man
who had much experience in handling
and dealing in horses for more than hall
a century, said to me recently that he had
never known horse to get tender footed
that was kept loose in a shed and yard Oh
in box stall; that turning and treading
with their fore feet in the manure KEPT
them constantly moist and soft His
theory appeared perfectly reasonable to
me. have no box stall, but use shaw.
ings for bedding, and every morning,
with large shovel, l move the wet shaw.
ings under the horses forward feet, and
then the last thing at night cover these
with dry shavings for him to lie on. He
also remarked that he never knew a fiat
footed horse but that was good worker
Cor. LtUe Stock Journal.