Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-07-05
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For Rheumatisrn.-Tak small doses
OF Rochelle salts at intervals, rub the part
with camphorated oil or with spirits of
hartshorn, not leaving it on.-Ercbange
Sweet or olive oil is a safe medicine
TO administer to animals. 1t never in
Jures, but is valuable in choking, bloat-
ing, inflammation or constipation of the
| stomach or bowels.-I0cG State Register
-Suet Crust.-Chop the suet very fine,
add SIX to eight ounces of it to pound OF
flour; when chopping the suet add little
OF the flour, as it will prevent the suet adj
herring. Mix with cold water, not forget
ting to add little salt, and work to a
smooth paste. This crust is excellent for
hot pies or tarts, but it is not so good fol-
those which are to be served cold.
Cucumber Pickles.-Select nice, firm
cucumbers; pour on them, for three sue
| cessive mornings, boiling water enough to
cover; add handful of coarse salt. The
night before picking throw on cold water
and drain; put into jars with ground
spices in bag, sugar and salt enough to
taste, alum size of an English walnut to
each jar; pour vinegar hot in each jar,
and cover tight while hot.
Canned Rhubarb.-Cut fresh rhubarb
into inch pieces, placing layer in a large
earthen dish, and sprinkle literally with
sugar. When you lave filled the dish, or
used up your rhubarb, turn large dinner
plate over it, place in the oven, and bake
until done. Have your canning jars
heated; fill at once, and screw on the Gov
ers, Tightening them every half hour I'M
til they are absolutely air tight.
Lamb Stewed With Pease.-Cut the
neck or breast in nice pieces and put into
a stew pan, with some thin slices of good
salt pork. Add water just to cover it.
Put close cover over the stew-pan, and
stew till tender; then skim free from all
scum; add quart of fresh green pease,
shelled, and a little more boiling water,
if necessary; and again cover till the peas
are done tender; then add butter rolled in
flour and pepper to suit taste; simmer a
few minutes longer and serve.
We have learned to jest at gapes by
making free use of camphor. We give to
chicken in very bad case pill the
size of small garden pea. AS soon as
we see symptoms of gapes we give the
birds water to drink which is strongly i'm
pregnated with camphor, thus giving to
the chickens that which was a favOrite
medicine with our great grandmothers,
''camphOr julep." The treatment seems
to explain itself. The gapes or gaping is
caused by the presence of small red worms
in the windpipe. No medicine can reach
them unless it does so by vapor An hour
after the chicken has swallowed the pill it
smells of camphor. Camphor is a very
strong vermifuge, and the worms die
English Paper.
Recipe for Renovating Black Alpaca.
First rip apart the garment and care
fully pick out all the old threads. For
one dress, take two quarts of soft water,
o1e and half pints of sweet skinned
milk, and two cents worth of glue. The
glue must be perfectly dissolve1. Put it
IN warm water and let it stand over night,
the night before it is to be used. When
ready to go to work, mix thoroughly the
water, glue and milk Dip each zee of
alpaca separately, and put it through a
wringer, as wringing it by hand leaves so
many wrinkles. Hang the pieces as they
are dipped, on line or rack. By the
time the last piece is taken out, the first
one will be ready to be ironed, as it must
be ironed while quite wet. Usehot irons
but, OF course, not hot enough to scorch
| am sure you will be delighted with the
result. If the alpaca is gray, it will not
restore 1t, but if the color is good, it will
look as good as new. This has been
thoroughly tried here, and has always
given satisfaction. Try it.-Aatnt Hattie,
IN Toledo Blade.