South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-11-02

EE An Indiana editor says. Coal
oil, rubbed on the neck and head, will
cure hog cholera. We have tric.l it."
Who can dispute testimony like that.
- Cincinnati Saturday Ni2hi.
DIsCoLoRATIoN ON INFANTS TEETu.-
Clean them every day with borax; if a
brush is too severe. try n soft cloth, Dip
ped in borax. either dissolved in warm
water or pulverized ifthe gums are ten
der the borax will heal and harden them
BAKED PoRk.-SoaS u piece of nice
Tat pork, either in sweet or sour milk
over night; then rinse off the milk, boil
it n few minutes to frcshen il, and check
off the rind with knife; place il in
pie tin I'm the oven on a couple of sticks;
pour a little water in the dish and haste
it now and then; bake slowly two hours.
This makes n nice change from fried
pork, and is good. either warm or cold.
-Rurai Ne,c Yorker.
BEANS AND OysTERs.-Boil beans
until ready for baking. season plentiful
ly with butter, pepper, salt. and little bits
of pork, il liked; put layer Of tho
beans into quito deep baking dish,
then a layer OF raw oysters and so on
until the dish is nearly full pour over
teacupful of the oy ster liquor and bake
one hour.-Rurai Ne1o YORKER.
A RECEIPT FOR MAKING THE Con-.
PLEXIoN SoFT AND FINE-Make a linen
bag large enough TO hold quart OF bran.
put it in vessel and pour two quarts
of boiling water on it, let it stand all
day. and at night on going TO bed take
the bag out and wash tue face with tho
bran water; in the morning wash it OH
entirely with distilled rain water. In
very short time it will make n coarse
skin feel like velvet.
To WASH RED FLANNEL Make a
warm suds; use very little soap; (it har.
! dens the flannel y add teaspoonfu OF
pulverizcd borax to every pail OF water;
rub on the board. or, if possibly, only
with the hands; rinse in one plain warm
water; wiring or press very dry; shake
we'll before hanging in shady place
to dry.
How TO WMP CREAM.-To one quart
OF sweet cream add quarter Of pound
of powdered sugar, and flavor with or
ange flower water. or some other essence
that you nay prefeE-Set fine copper
wire or hair 1--WE over large dish.
! Whip the cream with an eggbeater, and
as the froth rises remove IL carefully
with small skinner and put it on the
sieve to drain. 1t is then ready.
PURITY OF CoFFEE.-A simple, prac-
teal test is given in the american Ari.
san to test the purity Of coffee, by which
many authorizations Of that article can
easily be detected, even if the taste is
not sure index. If n teaspoonfuI OF
| genuine ground coffee is thrown into n
tumblerfuI of cold water. it will float
upon the surface. Most substances US.
ed in adultcrating coffee will sink at
once.
" Much time paper and ink have
been expended to prove that wheat put
( in with drill was ever so much better
thar sown broadcast and covered by
! narrowing, and yet series of expert
ments extending over term of seven
or eight years. and carefully conducted
on the Eastern Penn sylvania Expert
mental Farm, seem TO prove that wheat
sown broadcast has in every case done
best and produced the best crop, not
only Of grain, but OF straw.
To Polish NfCKLE PLATH.-Scour
with pulyerized borax; use hot water.
and very little soap; rinse in hot water.
and rub dry with clean cloth.
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potatoes and put in the oven TO warm
then pour over them some cream or
milk, thickened little. & seasoned with
butter, pepper, and salt.
To PREVENT Stoves From SMOKING.
There is very simple way Of avoid
ing the disagreeable smoke and gas
which always pOurs into the rooms When
n fire is lit in stove, heater or fire
place on damp day. Put in the coal
and wood as usual. but before lighting
them ignite a handful OF paper or shaw.
ings placed on The top OF the coal. This
produces current Of hot air in the
chimney. which draws up the smoke
and gas at once Not one person out
Of every City ever thinks Of this easy
xpedient.-ScieRGf Anej lean.
VA Pennsylvania butter maker
tests bis salt by dissolving little in n
glass tumbler If the brine formed is
clear aud free from bitter taste. ho pro.
nounces tho salt good IL. on the other
hand 10 presents a milky appearance.
leaves any sediment or throws scum TO
the surface, he rejects IL.
- Hay sprinkied with little chic.
ride Of lime and LEFT for an hour in a
closed room will remove the smell OF
new paint.
INTERESTING FACTs.-The number OF
the seeds Of wheat IN one pound il 10.
500.
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