Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-08-01
Farm and Home.
TO CURE THE GROUP,

Lie iOllOWlnS Is Salu 10 De an eX-
cellent remedy for the Group: stake
one teaspoonful OF pulverized alum,
one Of sulphur and the whites Of two
eggs; mix all we'll together and put
it in small piece Of muslin and hold
1t up and let the water drip from it.;
and give to child, say 10 years old,
one teaspoonful In little mint tea,
or any pleasant tea; and smaller chill
dren less, say half teaspoonful for
years old, and less for younger, all
In tea"
REMEDY FOR EARACHE.
The Journal of Health gives the
following: There is scarcely any
ache to which children are subject so
hard to bear and difficult to cure as
the earache. But there is a remedy
never known to fail. Take Bit Of
cotton-batting, put upon it pinch Of
black pepper, gather it up and tie it,
dip in sweet oil, and insert into the
ear. Put flannel bandage over the
head to keep it warm. 1t will give
immediate relief.
DISCOURAGED MOTHER.
Many discouraged mother folds
her tired hands at night, and feels as
il she had, after all, done nothing, al
though she has not spent an idle mo-
ment since she rose. Is it nothing
that your helpless little children have
had some one to come to with all
their childish joys and griefs? Is it
nothing that your husband feels safe
when he is away at his business, be-
cause your graceful hand directs
everything at home? Is it nothing
when his business Is over that he has
the blessed refuge Of home. which
you have done your best to brighten
and refine? Oh, weary and faithful
mother, you little know your power
when you say, ~ have done moth
fairer record than this is written over
against your name.
II manure is spread on meadows In
the fall, the freezing and thawing
during the winter will tend to fertilize
1t, and the spring rains will wash the
fertilizing material into the soil. 1t
will also be ready as soon as the
plants need the manure. But il the
spreading Is delayed until spring this
end may NOT be secured. II the man.
ure remains in small heaps it may be
quite late in spring before the frost
gets out, and, consequently, it will
not be In condition to use, either at
the best time or to the best advan-
tage. Besides, 1t is much harder
work to spread the heaps after they
have lain during the winter than 1t is
to do it as soon as they are put out.
On the whole, we think it great OBJ
ject 10 spread manure on grass land
in the fall.-Nelc England Home.
DOING UP MEMS LINEN.
Some time ago my husband used
to complain that his linen collars did
not set nicely in front. There was
always fullness, which, in the case
Of standing collars. was particularly
trying to a man who felt a good deal
OF pride in the dressing OF his neck,
as it spoiled the effect OF his cravat
and often left a gap for the display OF
the collar band of the shirt or half
inch of bare skin. While talking
with a practical shir;maLer one day
he mentioned his annoyance, and in
quired IL there was any way OF reliev-
ing it. eyes," answered the man,
the fault is with your laundress.
While doing up your collars she
stretches them the wrong way. Damp
linen is very pliable, and a good pull
will alter a fourteen-inch into a fif-
teen-inch in the twinkle OF an eye.
She ought to stretch them crosswise,
and not lengthwise. Then In straight
ening out your shirt bosom she
makes another mistake OF the same
sort. They. also, ought to be pulled
crosswise instead Of lengthwise, par
ticularly in the neighborhood OF the
neck. A lengthwise pull draws Inc
front of the neckband somewhere di-
rectly under your chin, where it was
never meant to go, and, OF course,
hat spoils the set of your collar
With the front Of your neckband an
inch too high, and your collar an inch
too long, you have most undesira-
BILE combination"
The speaker was right. AS soon as
my husband ordered the necessary
changes { be made In the mel lods
OF our laundry wonderful differ
ence manifested itself in the appee--
ance OF that most important part Of
his clad enatomy, his neck. Let me
commend the sh'rtmaker's hint TO
other distressed men.
An Aching Void.