The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-05-30
Useful Family Hints.

,robif0, the swelling of the finger. making
i small incision where the pain appears
greatest. The pain of the operation may
De lessened by the local application of ether
,r inhalation of chloroform. The after
treatment is equally simple. The small
wound is to be covered with lint and car
bolic acid, and bathed morning and eve
ming in tepid water. In few days it is
perfectly healed.
To CURE BURN-This has been tried in
the case of child years old, who had
been badly burned. Suppuratlon was abun-
dant and so offensive that they ordered the
child tepia bath, containing a couple of
pinches sulphate of iron. This gave relief
to the pain, and being repeated twice day,
20 minutes each bath, the child was soon
we'll.
To KILL FLIEs-A few chips Of quassia
wood soaked in little sweetened water
will kill them.
SNoRING-People snore because they lie
with their heads thrown back, and there is
consequently dropping Of the under jaw.
To break the habit, sleep with the mouth
closed and the chin low.
HENS AND EGGs-Six good hens, about
year old, will lay about two dozen eggs
week. The cost may at first be more than
to buy eggs, but they will be better. The
hens must be we'll and regularly fed and
comfortably housed.
To REMOVE INDIA INK SPOTS FROM THE
SKIN-Blister the part with plaster little
larger than the mark; then keep the place
open with an ointment for week finally
dress it to get well. As the new skin
grows the tattoo will disappear.
To WASH STRIPED TABLE-CLoTHs-
Soak in clear cold water for half an hour ;
wiring out and put in warm clear suds ;
wash quickly wiring as dry as possible put
in clean cold water, adding handful OF
salt; let them soak in th for Is minutes,
wiring and starch with very thin starch :
hang up as soon as done and when dry roll
In damp cloth and iron. I have washed
colored cloths in this way for years and they
look as well as new.
To REMOVE STAINS WITH BUCKwHEAT.
Mix buckwheat with cold water to make a
paste rub this on the grease spots; lay in
the sun to dry thoroughly, then brush off
with dry, hard brush. This will also re-
move all stains from mattresses, &c.
To CLEAN CARPETS solution of am
monia and water, luke warm, will, if well
rubbed in carpets, take out all stains; take
one part ammonia, three water.
LADY SL1PPERs-Collect seeds from GEN.
tire stalks only of double lady slippers to
make them double the following years.
Some one says the older the seeds are the
more perfect the flowers will be.
SCARLET AMARYLLS-Should be plant
ed in quite small pot in good soil in April,
and started in the house, or these flowers
may be started as late as June. After flow
erlng the bulb may remain in the pot until
the following Spring, and should be kept
pretty cool ard not very moist. In May
next the bulb will probably need more room
and should be repotted for Towering. In
a year or two number of bulbs will form,
giving several flower stems.
TO REMOVE GREASE SPOTS WITH BUCK
wuEAT-Spread two pieces of coarse brow
paper over The grease spot, with a lii -
pinch OF buckwleat between tE,ia. Tl'en
place warm dat-ilon over the paper. anh
let if remain nntl it cools.
MORE ABOUT GERANIUMSIak AN Oh
hard stem Of amy ger;.nisim OF soft-woo'led
plaut AMI cut it to leave on or tao
eyes or joints upon it, Or you may take q
green shoe. and place il in dish "f stsi'i :;
keep the sand quite moist all the time ai,a
move the dish from one sunny spot to an
other, So as to keep it i'll the sun all Til"
time. if possible raise your slip to see if it
has started or not, and when the white
tliread-like roots begin to appear transplant
it, to very small pot at first, in light soil
par. sand, and keep in rather shaded posi-
ton for two or three days or week; Their
bring gradually to the sun ; roses and al
hard. wood plants will do well treated in the
same manner they will make nice plants
by Autumn and be all ready to flower thu
next winter.
The SCARLET AMARYLLS- flower
never should be allowed to dry off. The
small shoots, as soon as they show them
selves should be taken off and put in pot
alone, The soil should be one part fine
sand, enc part, peat, and one rich leaf mold
1t scarcely ever fails to bloom from July tt
October. Water freely when in flower
N. z. Times.
Never, under any circumstances. leave
your anilk-strainer at the barn over night.
Those who planted early and had goot
seed. md their corn crop coming forward
finely
From present appearances there will be
an enormous cropof Early Richmond cher
ries.
Insects on vines can be driven off by
sprinkling the vines with plaster, SCOT OF
air-slacked lime.