South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-21
Farmer and House. Keeper.

rarIuer ana AouSe-keeper.
WFor durable and cheap paint for
house floors dissolve one ounce of glue
in quart of warm water and thickcn
with paint. After putting this on go
over it with coat or boiled linsoed oil
II will be dry and ready for use in two
hours.-SoutkerR Farmer.
DIPTHEnlA.--The Huntington Mirror
says: "We feel it our duty TO give n
recipe for the cure OF diptheria. which
we know from personal knowledge has
cured several cases. Ii is simply to put
some pure tar on plato and apply hot
Goals to it. not hot enough. however. to
create blaze. Then place funnel up
side down over the tar and let the pa-
tient inhale the fumes arising from the
burning tar through tho spout or the
funnel. 1t will give instant relief. and
may be repeated as often as may be ne
cessary. Far spread on apiece of cloth
and applied to the throat in connection
with the inhaliug process is also good.
much better than old fitch and liui-
ments. 1t should not be removed until
the throat is relieved of all soreness"
10 Rats may be banished by cover
lng the floor near the rat hole with
thin layer of moist caustic potash
When the rats walk on this it makes
their feet sore. these they lick with their
tongues, which makes their mouths sore,
and the result is that thoy not only shun
this locality. but appear TO tell all the
neighboring rats about it, aud eventual.
ly tie house is entirely abandoned by
them.
COLD IN THE HEAD.-This can lie
cured at once, if taken care OF al the
very beginning. Dissolve tablespoon
fIl of borax in pint OF hot water; let
it stand until it becomes tepid snuff
some up the nostrils two or three times
during the day, or use the dry powdered
borax like snuff taking pinch as of'cn
as required. At night have handker.
chief saturated with spirits of camphor
and place it near the nostrils, SO as to
inhalc the fumes while sleeping.
REMOVAL OF STAINS FROM Woven
overwhelmingly attached part.
cles can be removed from all fabrics by
beating, brushing. and ALLOWING water
TO fall from an elevation upon the wrong
side OF the goods.
Mucilage. Mucus, Sugar Jelly
/ Washing with lukewarm water will clear
all goods
| Fats From white goods: Wash out
with soap and lyc. Colored Cottons
Wash with lakewarm water and soap.
| Colored woollens lukewarm soap and
water. or ammonia. Silks: Clean care.
fully with benzole, ether, ammonia, mag.
nesia, chalk, clay, or yelks Of eggs.
| Oil colors, Varnish, Resin-From all
! fabrics, except silks: Oil of turpentine.
alcohol, benzole. and then soap. Silks:
! Benzole, ether and soap very carefully,
and in very weak solution.
! Stearine can be removed from oil
goods with strong, pure alcohol.
Vegetable colors, Red Wine, Fruits,
Red ink-From white goods: Sulphur.
Gus yapor or hot chlorine water. Color
ed cottons or WOODEN goods: Wash in
lukewarm water and soap, or ammonia.
Silk may be treated in the same man
ner, but very cautiously.
Alizarne Inks-From white goods
Tartaric acid the older tie spot the
more concentrated. Coiored cottons
and woollen goods If color permits.
dilTtc tartaric acid. Silks: AS before.
but with great caution.
Blood and Albumiuous Spots-Sin.
ply wa ing out with lukewarm water.
for all kinds Of goods.
IVA Good Hay Cutter will save its
cost in one season. Hay or straw il
not made more nutritious, but IL IL
more easily masticated when chafred
and saving Of exerton is equivalent
70 q saving Of food.
TV Straw, when cut and mixed with
two quarts Of corn meal TO the bushel.
Is equal TO the same quantity OF the
best hay,
~ Cheap work should be done bv
cheap labor. One skilled man. super.
vising. can direct several common labor
ers or boys, and save money.
CRUsT FOR Mar PfEs.--One auart
OF sifted -four, three tablespoonfnis Of
good firm lard, we'll chopped ia. two and
one half cupfuls q sweet milk, one tea,
spoonful OF soda, vet with a very little
hot water and mixed in with the milk
two tesspoonfuls OF cream Of tartar. sift-
ed into the dry -four; little salt work
quickly, and not very stiff
DRIED BEEF. Heat milk and wafer