The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-28
Useful Family mlnas.


To Preserve AppIes.-Paek in boxes
or barrels elevated from the cellar floor,
with layer Of dry sawdust at the bottom
Of each box or barrel; then layer OF
apples, placed out of contact with each
other, then layer of sawdust, and SO on
till all are full. Sound apples packed in
this manner viii keep fresh long time
Carlos.
To Pickle Peaches.-Take as much
vinegar as will cover the quantity of
peaches YOU have After it has boiled
sufficiently sweeten it to your taste. put
in your spices, cloves, cinnamon or mace.
Boil together for little while, then put
in your peaches, (peeled or with the skins
on as you prefer.) Boil for fifteen min
utes, or until they are tender. Take
it is strong enough to keep them. Keep
in a cool place.-Luey.
To Prevent Potatoes from robust
over the floor of the bin with lime, and
put In about six or seven inches of pota-
toes, then dust with lime as before, then
more potatoes, using about one busnel of
lime to 40 bushels of potatoes. The lime
improves the flavor of the potatoes, and
effectually kills the fungi which causes the
rot.-Carlos.
Sour lStonlach.-A sufferer from want
of appetite and sour stomach can be
greatly benefited by leaving all medicines
alone and for time existing entirely on
milk and lime water; a tablespoonful of
lime water to aatumbler of milk If this
disagrees in any way, increase the quantity
of lime Water.-Dr. 5.
Sour Stomach, IL-Eat piece of salt
Goldfish or red herring for your break
fast avoid grease; a piece of carbonate
of soda about the size of small bean
dissolved in water is good.
Acldtty of the Stomach.-This can be
corrected by using alkalies. Borax is
good, if used properly; take small pinch
several times a day too much might
cause nausea--Sufferer
Lack of Appetite and Acidity of Stona-
dch.-Use lime water to correct acldity
of the stomach and the following tonic
bitters Gentian root, two ounces dried
orange peel, one ounce; cardamon seed,
half an ounce-all to be bruised, and the
same placed in quart of whisky or di-
luted alcohol; let it stand for two weeks !;
dose, one or two tablespoOnfuls in water
two or three times day. This is good
for dyspepsia, loss of appetite and gen.
eral weakness or debility.
To Gain FZesh.-Abstain from the
use Of tea, coffee and tobacco and acids of
all kinds; take sponge bath daily, and
dry with a course fowl, useing plenty of
friction to promote the general circulation
of the blood then consume with your
meals large bowl of oatmeal pOrridge,
with fresh milk-Carlos.
HoO to Get Fat.--After each meal
take tumblerfUl of good milk with a
tablespoonful of lime water added. This
must in no way make part of the meal
must be over and above regular
amount of food quick cold Or tepid
sponge bath every morning and freedom
from anxiety of mind are necessary con-
ditions.-Dr. S.
How to Get Thin--Take regularly
three times day in little water fifteen
drops of hydrate of potassium-always
after meals--and little moderation in
eating will helr.-Dr. S.
Relief for Asthma.--One to two table
spoonfuls of syrup of rhubarb.
Relief for asthma, H--An ashmatic,
who does business in this city, and con
tracted the disease by going into the coun-
try to sleep, thereby exposing himself to
the dews and dampness evenings and
mornings, suffered there almost every
thing but deaf itself He found some
t temper ffelief by inhaling the fumes
from salpetre, tobacco. sumac, mullen,
and other leaves, and under its spasmedic
action, by hot foot baths, sneezing, muster
ing draughts on the chest, and an occasion
al emetic. For the last five years he has
lived in the heart of the city, where the
stone fiaggings and pavements keep the
damp air down, and the fires in the many
chimneys help to dry it above; has used
the fumes of saltpetre in his room at night,
avoided exposure to high winds, the use
of green tea, and other things that excite
kept his feet warm, and
with the help of milk punch made of
gin, when feeling weak or fatigued, has
become apparently well.--Cured.