South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-04-19
FARMER and House Keeper.

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WArER BSvoRR DRRAKpAsr.--lf -
should eseahltoA - habit q driAking
vsAsr fsssly n The nORuing. soon sftsr
rising. 0ommenoing With small quaint
ties. inorsasing gradually - We learn 20
relish &. until Che chief portion taken
daring the day 10 bslose essakfAse. it
will promote the health - . mach great
er extcat than u ordinarily doea. eradi.
cate diseases from The aYsteaa. cd 20.
come decided luxury In time.
ostfrxnnsS reox CsAxrs-Thsse
unost terrible OF palms arise ftom tho
veins belng % full Of bsoo.i that They
swell out, press against the large nerves..
and thus impede the, circulation OF the
vital fluid. In smaller nervcs the dis
tcntion produces ncuralria, which - W.
orally nerve ACHE" The cause Of this
unusual fullness or the vein u. thse Il
cannot Aow by Natures ordinary agen.
cies. In proportion as Il is thick, Il Is
cold. and :hie abnormal state Is indica.
ted by the feeblencss of the pulse. In
cholera patients Il Is very marked. AMI
exists days and weeks before the attack.
The following is simple method OF
treatment;
When person is attacked with cramp,
get some hot water quietly aud expcdi.
tiously for noise and EXPLANATIONS OF
grief. and alarm still further disturb the
nervous equilibrium); put the sufferer
| in tho water as completely as possible.
and thus heat is impaired to the blood.
which sends it coursing along the veins.
and the pain is gone. While tile water
| is In preparation, rub the cramped part
very briskly with tho hand or a WOODEN
flannel, with your mouth shut. hut
/ why keep the mouth shutf You can
rub ba der. faster and more efficiently.
beside it saves the sufferer from mean
ingless and sgonizing inquiries. Aman
In pain does not want to be talked to-
he wants relief. not words. ff ailicould
know, as physicians do, the inestimable
value OF qaiet composuie, and the conf.
to aid q sufferer, It would he practiced
with ceaseless assiduity by the conside.
rate and the humane.
SoILED LAcEs.-The Scientific Amer.
ican says that soiled lace may be restor.
ed to its original Wilderness by first IRON
ing it slightly, then folding IL and sew.
ing it up into clean linen bag and i'm,
mersihg It Cor the space OF twenty -four
hours in pure olive oil. After it Is tn.
ken from the oil the bag is to be placed
in solu ton Of soap and water and boil
ed for fifteen minutes, then we'll rinsed
in lukowarm water and finally dipped
into water containing sligh. proportion
of starch. The lace Is then taken from
the bag and stretched on pins 10 dry.
GEN. WASHINGTON BREAKFAST CAKE.
Two pounds -four, one quart milk.
one ounce butter. one teacupful thin
yeast, three eggs. one teaspoonful salt !;
warm the milk and butter together, and
pour it lukewarm into the -four and add
the other ingredients mix this mt night.
and put in pan three inches deep; In
the morning bake in quick oven three
quarters OF an hour. This cake was al.
ways on Gen. Washington's breakfast
table the last few years of his life.
FRUIT BREAD. Mr.. Campbell Morfit,
OF Baltimore. Maryland, has patented a
new method OF preserving the juice Of
lemons, currants. oranges and other
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without sugar. with any kind Of cooked
meal. makes the mass into cakes and
bakes them, These cakes are afterwards
ground up and used to make very, pa
latable fruit farina. The fruit juices
are said to retain their original flavor
and character indefinitely and thus tho
fruit bread may become a valuable ADD
convenient addition TO the daily ration
of sailors, and soldiers in the field.
WBrown bcttys make a good dish
for the breakfast table. Take one cup.
full Indian meal, two cupfuls rye meal,
one egg, one teaspoonful cream tartar,
one,half teaspoonful soda, one large ia
blespoonful moiasses; mix With cold
milk about rs thick as pound cake !,
drop in hot lard and fry.
SPANISH CREAN,-One ounce OF gel.
atine. three pints OF milk, six eggs, eight
tablespoonfuls or sugar, Soak the gel.
atine one hour In the milk, then lot IL
come TO boil. beat the yeks OF the
eggs with the sugar, and stir in let It.
simmer. take off the FIRE. and pour over
IL the whites Of the eggs beaten 70
frothi flavor with lemon or vanilla ex.
tract.--Godeys Lodys Book.
CHOCOLATE IcINo.-Mix we'll to1eth.
or one-quarter Of cake OF grated choc.
olate, one-haif cupful OF sweet milk,
one tablespoonful Of cornstarch; let Il
boil just two minutes. stir constantly,
remove IL from the FIRE flavor IL with
one teaspoonful Of vanilla and sweeten
it with two tsblespoonfuls OF sugar, or
moro il desired.
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BREAD PUDDISo.-To one quart OF
milk add one pint Of bread crumbs, one
egg, little salt and nutmeg let il soak
half an hour or more bake In a mode
rate oven about twenty minutes,