Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-24
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FARM AND PRESIDE.
In CASES OF ACCIDENT.-Thef follow
ing are recommended when no physician
can be gotten
a Scratch from Cat.-A scratch from
a cat is sometimes not only painful, but
difficult to heal. When this is the case
Fthe limb should be bathed with a hot TO-
mentation of camomile and poppy heads,
and hot bread -and-water poultice appli-
ed, to be renewed with the bathing every
| four hours. u F4e 1850
| A Bite from Teamaous Ssake.-Suek
! the wonnd for several minutes. No dan
ger need be apprehended from doing this,
| as venom of this sort dees no harm when
| it passes into the stomach, but only when
| it gets into the blood. OF course the sail
| va need not be swallowed. Battle. the place
| copiously with hot water to encourage
bleeding, and tie bandage tightly above
the wound, between it and the heart. Pro-
cure medical aid as soon as possible.
Svallo,csng Pieces Of Broken Glass, Pins
etc, BY no means take a purgative. Ra
Their partake freely of suet-pudding, or any
farnaceous food, and it is possible that
both may pass away together without in
jury being done. ~ e @ s2it s+y.
Grazing of the Skin. IF the skin is rails
ed, wet it, and put it in its place. Cover
with the thin skin taken from the in
side of an egg, little gold-beater's skin,
a cobweb or piece of thin silk dipped in
to oil Tie piece OF tape or ribbon round
it, and leave it undisturbed for two or
three days. aJh-5 -a~'L, 'e3 i.".-'. ~
Scald Of the Throat from Secolloeoing Boil
ing Water.-This accident occurs not IN
commonly among children left by them
selves, and is very dangerous, as the throat
swells, and the sufferer is in danger of be-
ing suffocated. Send for the medical man
Immediately. Meanwhile, if it can be pro-
cured. let the patient suck Ice constantly,
and apply strong mustard pou1tice to the
outside of the front of the throat.
A Bloao on the Head causing Unconscious
aaess.-Lay the patient on bis back and
dash cold water on his face; loosen his
dress, particularly about the throat; let
him have plenty of fresh air blowing upon
him. and, in fact, treat him as if he had
tainted. If on regaining consciousness he
vomits, send for medical aid, as it is to be
feared the brain is injured.
LIQUID YEAsT.-Peel and boil four
large potatoes in two quarts of cold water;
boil until well done; remove them froM
the water and mash very fine; mash in four
tablespoonful of flour, two of white sugar
and one of salt; gradually wet with the
boiling hot water in which the potatoes
were boiled, until all the water is used up;
when lukewarm add one gill of good yeast;
set aside to ferment in a large bowl or jar;
when it ceases to work, bottle and keep in
cool place. This receipt makes very nice
white yeast; always save enough tone gill)
to, make new lot. 3a a3,
To RENOvATE BLACK DREssEs.-Buy
ten cents worth of soap bark-from the
soap tree, Sapindus saponaria-of any.
druggist; steepa while in quart of water;
strain into a basin and it is ready for use.
It is best to take the dress apart brushing
every particle of dust from it. With a
sponge dipped into the decoction wipe off
each piece thoroughly, folding it up as you
proceed. Then with well-heated irons
smooth and press all upon the wrong side
until dry. The result of this simple pro-
cess is quite wonderful. 1t is applicable
to all black goods.
THERE is but one cure for corns, and
that is: Take lemon and roll it until it
is soft; cut thick slice and bind it on the
corn on retiring at night. In the morning.
if the corn is white and disintegrated, pull
it out with your fnger-nails; never cut
corn. Sometimes several applications of
the lemon slices will be necessary, but the
corns are bound to succumb, and you can
dance the next night if you like. After
you remove the cofns wear shoes that fit
and are not too stiff in the soles,
Hot Cross BUNs.-To one quart of
-four add one teaspoonful of salt, two table
spoonsful of powdered sugar, one table,
spoonful of baking powder, and sift alto
gether; rub through the flour two table
spoonsful of butter; moisten with milk in
to very soft dough. Roll out in sheet
little less than half an inch thick; cut in
small square buns; in the centre of each
cut deep cross. Bake in quick oven.
and while hot wash over the top with
milk. using paste brush.
To CURE BREAKFAST BAcoN.-One
pound of salpetre, one pound of salt. one
pound salprunella, one pound moist SUI
gar, one gallon coarse salt; pound the
salprunella and bay salt very fine; mix the
coarse salt and sugar well together, and
rub it into your bacon turn and rub it
every day, then every other day. Let it
remain in the brine three weeks. and then
send it to be smoked or dried. Large sides
of bacon take a month to dry.
PRUNE PIE.-Take l pound Of prunes.
wash them, stew them soft in clean wa
ter and remove the pits, then have your
crust ready and spread the prunes quite
thin; add 1 cup of sugar and table
spoonfuls Of boiled lcider to pie. This is
enough to make pies.
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A SMALL means of temporarily chan 3
ging the colors Of natural flowers is by
the stems in liquid ammonia.
In this way blue, violet and purple low
Frs are changed to green, and white ones d.
to yellow, .. .,,'--.''...
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