The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-23
USEFUL INF0BN1rToN.


FHE tensile Strength Of lance wood
. aouble that Of beech or chestnut.
To CLEAN stair rods use woolen
cloths wet with water and dipped in ,
.si.ted coal ashes altCrward rub with I
"a dry cloth.
AFTER hams are smoked and beef
dried they may be packed away in
barrel between alternate LAYERS Of salt. .
Ills said they keep through the sum
mer splcndidlr.
LIVE has been used for apple orch
ards with great benefit at Gle rate Of
twenty bushels per acre One who
has tried for many years deems it
very beneficial, as bis trees have been
very productive.
To KEEP THE IIoUsE CooL-An
East Indian traveller writes to an cx-
change: "if people were to shut up
AMI ddrben their houses in the coolest
hours OF the morning, leaving only
apertuTes enough for ventilation, aud
to those apply looscly-wovcn mats Of
fragrant grass, and keep them wet,
every breath Of air coming into the
house would take up the moisture, and
duced many degrees
EGG OINTNENr-The oil obtained
from the yO!ks OF eggs is credited with
wonderful healing properties in cases
Of cuts, bruises and the like, by some
ot the Eastern nations. The eggs are
first boiled hard, when The volk is
easily removed. Crushed and care
fully stirred over hot fire. the oil
separates, whrn it is ready for use
The eggs Of water fowls have the most
oil but that obtained from the eggs
OF the common guinea hen is consider
cd best
CINDErs ~ THE EYE.-IIaying no.
ti'e owo communications in your
Journal lately under the above heading.
permit me to give you very simple
remedy / have used for years with
succesr. \ small camcIs brush DIP
et IN water and passed over the bajl OF
the eye on raising the lid Tie oDera-
tiOn requires no skill takes but mo-
mcnt, and Instantly removes any cin-
der or particle Og dust or dirt without
inhaming the csc-C Cor. SciengT,.
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\ VALUABLE REMEDY G T.
Waters, Of Boston. has found in Che
juice of the mlkweed a remedy for
suppurating wounds. The time Of
healing varied from twentv-four 10
thir six hours but in each instance
new skin formed completely across.
The doctor states that the only essen
tiaI point is 20 dry the wounded sur
face gently anil thoroughly with blot
ting paper before applying the milk
weed Juice 4 After the juice is applied
and while Jhe healing is in progress, n
piece of bl0tting paper is used TO cover
tue surface.
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each Of muriatc ofammouia and nitrate
Of potash when about to use. add
double the weight Of all the ingredient
in water , Equal parts Of nitrate OF
potash and muriuJc OF ammonia
when required Tor use, add more than
double .he oight In water 3 Nitrate
of ammonia and water IN equa. p0r
tious Carbonate of soda and nitrate
of ammonia equal parts, and one
equivalent Of water.
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the surface of 1he oil a lighted taper
aui note the degree on the thermome,
ter at which the oil begins TO emit in
fiammabIe vapor (the flashing point)
and again that at which the oil in
flames Oil to be used iulamps shout,
not take fire below ft5 dec Fahren
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