The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-06-19
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Household Hints.


an applied pm of chloroform will, in
almost all Ases restore the original
color. The application of ammonia is
common, but that of chloroform is but |
little known.
To TAKE OUT MnDEw. Get the dry |
est chloride of lime you can buy, and,
for strong fabrics, dissolve four table |
spoonfuls of it in one half-pint of water. |
Let the mildewed article lie in this solu-
ton fifteen minutes. Take it out, wiring
it gently, and put Immediately into weak
muriatic acid, one part acid and four
parts soft water. For delicate fabrics
the solution of lime should be made
much weaker; three or four times the
quantity of water should be put to the
lime. Let the article lie in it only five
minutes, and then put it into the muri
attic acid.
FLAVOR OF TEA AND COFFEE.
tea or coffee pot used for sleeping should
be kept as clean and bright inside as
out; after continual stepping a thin
coating collects around the sides and on
the bottom of the sleeper, which becomes
rank in taste, and therefore impregnates
the fresh tea or coffee, spelling its deli
cate flavor. Have the steepers bright
ened inside at least once a week; throw
in teaspoonful of pulverized borax,
fill nearly full of water, and let it boil
fifteen or twenty minutes; then scour
| the coating or discoloration off, using
pulverized borax and a very little soap;
rinse with hot water.
THE HAIR.-German women of the
better classes are universally noted for
fine and luxuriant hair, and this is the
way they manage it: About once in
fortnight boil for an hour or more
large handful of bran in quart of soft
water; then strain it into a basin, and
cool till tepid. Rub into it little white
soap, then dip in soft cloth and wash
your head thoroughly, parting aside the
hair all over, so as to reach the roots.
Next take the yolk of an egg, slightly
beaten, and with your fingers rub it
we'll into the scalp. Let it rest q few
minutes, then wash off entirely with a
cloth dipped in pure water, and rinse
the hair we'll till the egg has all disap.
peared. sAfterward wipe and rub dry,
and comb the hair upward from the head.
Then oil slightly if needed. The most
harmless of hair dressings may be pre-
pared from the following formula; Pure
castor oil, two or. cologne-spirit (95
per cent. sixteen or. perfume accord
ing to fepcy.
Medical Hints.
To MAKE A MUSTARD PLASTER.
tablespoonful of tTeacle, more or less,
as desired; stir thick with mustard, and
having spread it on a cloth, apply it
directly to the skin; it will not blister,
even if kept on for an hour.
REMEDY FOR BURNS. One ounce of
pulverized borax, one quart OF boiling
water, half ounce of pulverized alum.
Shake up we'll and bottle. Wrap the
burn up in soft linen, and keep con-
stantly wet with the solution. Do not
remove the linen until the burn is cured
To REMOVE CNDERs FROM THE Eye
A small camel's hair brush dipped in
water and passed over the ball of the
eye on raising the lid. The operation
requires no skill, takes but a moment,
and instantly removes any cinder or par
ticle of dust or dirt without infaming
the eye.
To CHOOSE A PHYsIoIAN.-To choose
a physician, one should be half ply
sician ones self; but this is not often
the case. The best plan which a mother
ofEa family can adopt is to select man
whose education has been suitable to
his profession; whose habits OF life are
such as to prove that he continues to
acquire both practical and Theoretical
: knowledge; who is neither bigot in old
opinions nor an enthusiast ia new; and,
for many reasons, not the fashionable
doctor of the day.
KNOCK KNEES. - A correspondent
advice aud testimony are as follows: &c
commenced the practice of placing 9
7 small book between my knees, ano
8 tying handkerchief tight round my
j ankles. This I did two or three times {
i day, increasing the substance at every
Q fresh trial, until could hold bricl
j with ease lengthways. When frs
t commenced this practice 1 was as badly
l knock-kneed as possible, but now an
] as straight as anyone. likewise made
1 it practice of lying on my back in bed
: with my legs crossed and my knees
fixed tightly together. This, believe
h did me great deal of good"
7 How to Make Cows Give MIX.
o A writer in the Southern Farmer say
q that his COW gives Ill Ine MIX Ilao
!, wanted in family of eight, and tina
g from it, after taking all that is requires
g for other purposes, two hundred AM
= sixty pounds of butter were made thi
/. year. This is in part his treatment o
}, the COW.
: eff you desire to get large yield o
y rich milk, give your COW every da,
d water slightly warm and slightly salted
d in which bran has been stirred at tn
5, rate of one quart to two gallons OF water
You will find, if you have not tried thi
m daily practice, that your COW will giy
IS twenty five per cent. more milk immedi
le ately under the effects OF it, and sh