Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-03
FARM AND FIREslDE.

! " CARRIERS Children should never veal
! galters, as the stockings can be kept III
perfectly well by an attachment of ella ic
strips to the Waistband. If carriers are
worn it is important to know how to apply
them with the least lsk. Of harm. Attic
| bend OF the knee the supsrfici veins Of
the Lee unite and so deeply into the und er
part of the thigh beneath the hamstril 9
tendons. Thus u ligature below the knee
Iobstructs all the superficial veins; but if
the construction is above, the hamstring
tendons keep the pressure off the veins
which return the blood from the legs. I'm
4 fortunately, most people, in ignorance Of
the alb we facts, apply the garter below tie
knee. Elastic bands are the most ipju-
| Tious. They follow the movements of tie
muscles, and never relax their pressure
upon the veins, No,-tlastic bands, du-
ring muscular exertlon, become considers
bly, relaxed at inttryals, and allow freer
circulation Of the blood.
| A New CURE FOR WoUNDs.-As soon
as a wound is inf cted. get u little stick, o
knife, or file-handle viii do, and commence
to tap gently on the wound. Do not stop
for hurt, but continue until it bleeds free
ly and becomes perfectly numb. When
this point is reached you are safe. All
that IS then necessary is to protect it from
the dirt. Do not stop short of the bleed
ing, and do not on any account, close the
opening with plaster nothing more than
u little cerate on a clean cloth is necessary.
We have used and seen this used for thirty
years on all kinds of simple punctures,
and never knew a single case of a wound
becoming inhamed or sore after treatment
as above. Among other cases A coal
rake tooth going entirely through the foot,
a rusty darning needle through the foot,
bad bite by a sucking pig, several instances
of file-shanks through the hands, and num-
berless cases of rusty nails, avis, etc., but
we never knew a failure in this trea tinent
AWAsHING.-For ordinary washing, use
tablespoonful of borax to every five gal
Ions Of water and two ounces of SOAP:
soak the clothes in this over night, give
them thorough boiling without wiring
ing. When the clothes are W.: lnuch soil
ed, see that the water is n.,.te soft with
borax. Clothes thus washed will not turn
yellow. In washing flannels, use one ia
blespoonful of borax to five gallons CT
water without soap. 1t will not shrink
them. For starching linen, use one tea
spoonful of borax to one pint of boiling
starch. For washing and bleaching laces,
put one teaspoonful Of borax to one pint
of boiling water leave the articles to soak
in the solution for tWenty-four hours, then
wash in hot suds with little borax rinse
in bluing water very blue, and iron on the
wrong side while damp
BAKED GREEN APPLEs.-Take one
dozen OF apples, peel and core them set
them in deep dish all around; then ell
up the vacant places with some quarters
put a piece of butter into each apple
where the core came out (; pour over the
apples a full cup of sugar heaped up, some
nutmeg grated over it; take a cup of tap
ioca, put it to soak in quart of warm Wa
ter, let it soak until it is perfectly soft, like
a jelly; pour the whole over it have wa
ter enough to fill up the dish Set it in the
oven to bake, slowly, for two hours.
FRENCH PANCAKEs.-To make French
pancakes, take two eggs, two ounces Of
butter, two ounces of sifted sugar, two
ounces of flour, half pint of new milk
Beat the eggs thoroughly, and put them in
to a basin with the butter, which should
be beaten to a cream stir in the sugar
and flour, and when these ingredients are
we'll mixed, stir in the milk, keep stirring
beating the mixture for a few minutes.
Serve with a cut lemon and sugar, and pile
the pancakes on dish, with a layer Of
preserves OF marmalade between each.
STEwED FOWL.-Fill the inside of q
young fowl with oysters, put in Jar or tin
pail, tightly closed, and put in kettle of
water Boil an hour and a half; there
will be quantity of gravy from the fowl
and oysters, and to it little flour made
smooth in small quantity Of water, some
butter, seasoning to taste, and more ovs-
tiers with their liquor. Serve this with the
fowl, which will be very white and tender.
All the fine flavor lost in the ordinary boil
ing will be preserved.
DESTROYING INsECTs.-The journal
of Chemistry' says, that hot alum water is
the best insect destroyer known. Put the
alum into hot water and let it boil till the
alum is dissolved. Then apply it hot with
a brush to all cracks, closets, bedsteads
and other places where any insects are
found. Ants, bedbugs. cock-roaches, and
creeping things, are killed by it, while it
has no danger ofpoisoning the family OF
iujuring property.
GELATINE FRosTING.- tablespoon
full gelatine, two tablespoonsful of cold wa
ter; when the ge,atine is soft, one table,
spoonful of hot water When entirely,
dissolved add one cup of powdered sugar,
and beat while it is yet warm until white
and light lemon to taste. Give good
measure to all the ingredients. This frosts
one sheet of cake.
CUsTARD-To BE USED WITH PASTRY.
Mix in six spoonsful of flour with one
quart of milk; boil it like starch and let
it become cold; afterward beat in five eggs,
adding essence of lemon, whatever spice,
and as much sugar as you prefer. Make d
good paste, pour in the mixture and bake