The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-10-09
ADkN AND HOUSEHOLD.


tard; of these salt alone is O necessary
of life; a sufficient quantity does not
exist in our food to supply the wants of
the body. The young should avoid all
high seasoning; their digestion is good
and they do not need stimulants.
ONIONS IN SICKNESS. are use-
ful in sickness. Cover two quarts of
white onions with soft water; stew them
TO Jelly, strain through a cloth or fine
ieve; weigh the LIQUID and add an
1 equal weight of dark brown suear-tbe
commoner the better-simmer all to-
gether until it is of the consistency of
treacle. Dose, o tablespoonful three
times a day. II it causes no pain. more
should be taken.
The FINGER NAILS. To whiten the
finger nails take two drains of dilute
sulphuric acid, one dram Of tincture
OF myrrh, four ounces of spring water,
and mix them in bottle. After wash
ing the hands, dip the fingers in little
OF the mixture, and it will give deli
cate appearance to the hand. Rings
with pearls in them, and such as have
stones set with foils to color them
should always be removed from the
fingers when the hands are washed.
ANTI-CRoUP CoNTRIvANoE.-To moth
ers whose children have the Group:
First get piece of chamois skin, make
1t like little bib. cut the neck and sew
on tapes to tie it on; then melt together
some tallow and pine tar; rub some of
this In the chamois, and let the child
wear 1t all the time. My baby had the
Group whenever she took cold, and sihce
L put on tina chamois 1 have had no
more trouble. Renew with the tar
occasionally.
To SwEETEN THE BREATH AND CLEANSE
THE TEETH. Always clean the teeth at
night, Just before retiring. Scrub the
teeth with hard brush, using little, if
any, soap; sprinkle on very little pull
verlzed borax; until the gums are
hardened and become accustomed to
the use of borax, rinse the mouth often
with borax water; it prevents it from
becoming sore or tender. If artificial
teeth are worn, cleanse them thorough
~ with borax, and when convenient, let
them remain in borax water all night:
1t will purify them and help TO sweeten
the breath.
New Stock for Pears.
Having a group of pyrus japonica
seedlings which 1 noticed to be unusu-
ally fruitful, some five or six years ago,
have kept the stock since that time for
the purpose of raising seedlings for
hedge plants. The habit and vi9or of
growth of these plants suggested the
Idea OF using them as stocks for budding
with the pear. l reasoned as follows
Ihls pyrus laponica is quite as nearly
allied to the common pear as is the
ounce indeed, it is rather classed as
pyrus than cydonia. 1t is more hardy
variety than the ounce, being never in
lured IN root or branch by the winter.
1t is vigorous and adapts itself to great
variety OF sell, and is in this respect
quite IN contrast with the ounce stock.
Lastly, it will be likely to dwarf the
pear, and induce fruitfulness quite as
much as does the ounce. Reasoning
tnus, 1 made trial upon few stocks
during. the last summer, which were
planted with no reference to this pur-
pose. The result was that the buds
took . with great readiness, and we
now have young pears with luxuriant
growth upon this stock. NY partner
and 1 are SO well pleased with the ap-
pearance and promise of this stock that
we have planted out our whole crop of
last years seedlings-about Is, ,OO0-for
the purpose of budding this wear.
we find the habit of growth of the seed
lings to be clean and upright. ouite in
contrast with tine plants usually propa-
gated by root cuttings. The average
nelght OF the plants in the seed-bed the
nrst season was foot and half, al
though many attained to a height of
nearly three feet, and would have taken
bud the first year from seed. Possi-
Ply TINS particular variety and its de-
eendants may be more vigorous than
tne common type. However this may
pes 1t Is clear that such seedlings will
work " well. TO my mind the pros
Rect Is decidedly encouraging that new
ena valuable stock for dwarfng the pear
y here promised. But am fully aware
tpat the experiment is not yet tested to
eonclusion. Yet it can be but aues-
tlon Of comparatively short time before
Aeiinite results will be obtained.
Recipes.
BAKED Sour APPLES. S.-Place them in
pan; pour in teacupful of water and
ee OF sugar; bake them slowly till done.
shem with cream and the juice which
ooEs from them.
BAKED SWEET APPLES. Place them
pan with very little water, that the
lee may not burn, if they are to be
seked in brick oven; then put the
ples in a jar, cover them close and
alEs them five or six hours. Sweet
pples should be baked long after they
le tender.
VEGETABLE SoUP.-One and a half
ennds beef to three quarts and pint
water, one-half cup rice or barley.
son with salt and pepper; put in a
md boil steadily for two hours; then
q parsley, one onion, two potatoes,
me carrot and tomato, if you have il: If
water boils down you can add more
bot water.