The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-11
Home and Farm Breyittes,

Home ana Farm Brev1t1eB.
BUTTER-MILK isdrunk bymany dyspep-
tics.
MAKE paste of soft soap and emery for
polishing steel.
USE carbolic acid and water to purify
sinks, drains, etc.
DIP candle wicks into spirits of turpen-
tine and then dry before using.
OLD paint pals and cans may be
thoroughly cleaned with strong, hot lye.
WHEN washing cambrics, do not allow
soap to come in contact with the fabric.
A SPOONFUL of vinegar should always
be put into the water in which fish is
boiled.
A SMALL quantity of turpentine added
to stove backing will make the stove
easier to polish.
INK, stains on silver can be removed
by rubbing with a paste of chloride of
lime and water.
GRAHAM MUFFINs: A penny's worth
of yeast, three pints warm water, salt,
half a cupful molasses, and Graham -four
enough to make a thick batter; set it in
a warm place to rise; have your muffin
pan hot, and bake in a hot oven.
GRAHAM BREAD: To a pint bowl of
wheat sponge raised over night add
nearly a quart of warm water, half a
cupful molasses, salt, and stir in as
much sifted Graham -four as you can
with a spoon. Do not knead it, but put
each loaf in a separate pan. When
raised, bake in a quick oven.
For scrambled eggs, with tomatoes,
break six eggs into a bowl, and beat with
a fork Just enough to break the yeIks,
Take from a can of tomatoes as many
medium-sized tomatoes as you have
eggs. Use only the pulpy part of the
fruit, drawing off the juice and the seeds
as much as possible. Puta lump of but.
ter into a frying-pan, and when melted
turn in the tomatoes; stir for a minute,
add the eggs, and continue stirring unit
cooked. Season to taste, and serve very
quickly.
To clean brass: if the brass is very
much furnished, use a little oxalic acid
solution. If spots are imbedded, rut
! them out with a little powdered pumice
, stone. Then wash with water and dry
. Mix rotten-stone with sweet oil to a paste
= and rub it over the whole surface of thu
| brass with a smooth cork until it assume
> a greenish-black color. Then wipe Of
! ! completely with an old cloth. Mex
= rub over with lamp-black unit
! thoroughly polished, using a soft, smootl
cork. This gives an excellent result
, and repays the extra trouble it causes.
! WHAT we call fever and ague might b
i banished from the country as a genera
. disease, if two things were done. First
Have a fire kindled every morning a
daylight, from spring till fall, in tn
family room, into which all the famil,
should repair from their chambers, an
there remain until breakfast is taken
Second. Let a fire be kindled in til
4 family room ashort time before shutdown
Y let every member of the family repair t
y it, and there remain until supper is stalker
. In both cases the philosophy of the cours
marked out consists in two things
First. The fire ~rarefies the malaria, an
: causes it to ascend above the breathin
= point. Second. The food taken int
y the stomach creates an activity of eli
culation which repels disease.
WHAT an excellent sauce is hungel
It The poor man that brings to his plai
meal of meat and potatoes, or pork an
beans, a sharp appetite whetted by VII
n orous toll, gets manifold more enjoymer
n from it than the luxurious epicure VIII
le must be tempted by dainties. IL
/ laborer feels the reinforcement of foe
d in every muscle, in every drop of b
" blood; the epicure gratifes in a langui
way merely his sense of taste, while frol
is his f~astidiousness he suffers a thousan
annoyances which the other, with b
d healthful craving for food and his no
4. NAL enjoyment of it, knows nothlr