Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-18
FARM AND PRESIDE.

| fAhM AND ElkESlUE.
WHY Do EGGS SPOIL p We fiud lining
the shell thick skin, which when kept in
a healthy condition by the albumen Of the
| agg is impervious to air; but if the eggs
| remain in one position too long the yok
| being heavier than the albumen gradually
links through it and comes in contact
with the skin.-As it has none of the
| qualities requisite for keeping the skin u-
oricated and healthy, the skin becomes
Try and perviouS to air, which penetrates
It to the yolk. causing the mass to rot =
Therefore the true plan is to keep the yolk
in its central position. By doing this the
egg can be preserved for a long time My
plan for accomplishing this is to take q keg
or barrel and pack the eggs on the sides
end to end, laying a tier around next to
the slaves, so continuing until layer is
made, and so on until the barrel is full.
Use cats for packing, Jar them down as
much as is required to keep them firmly
in their places, and head up the barrel,
ready for market. by rolling the barrel
about quarter around every few days, the
yolks of the eggs will be kept as required
Correspondent OF american Stock Jour-
nal.
TREATMENT OF BRUIsEs.-From times
unknown bruises have been treated by cold
water. Mothers in our early life used to
apply it to any bruise or confusion. es-
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withstanding this Industrious example, we
prefer the application of very warm wa
er Let us see how the two operate: Cold
applied to the surface has tendency to
check the flow of blood. Heat, under the
same circumstances, augments it. Thus
applying cold water to bruise or contu-
sion stops, more or less, the blood in it's
course through the injured part. The spot
IS ''black and blue" Applying hot water
compels tie moving fluid to hasten Its
course and be far away from the scenes of
turmoil. So the blood hastens on its way
and leaves very few marks of its Pence.
Ordinarily, bruises and Commissions rupture
some capillary blood tubes, and allow the
blood to ooze out. The thing TO be done
is to compel the blood to flow on it's won't
ed way. The application Of very warm
water is the best treatment for G tusions
and bruises.
CHOCOLATE DRoPs.-Allow two cot.
fee lcupsful of "a" sugar and one cup
full Of cold water to one cake of
chocolate. Let the sugar and water boil
twelve minutes over a brisk fire. Be care
full not to burn it; comL-,nce beating it
with fork as soon as taken from the file;
when done right, this mixture should be
very light and creamy; flavor with vanilla
and set to cool.
Cut up the chocolate on tin plate and
place on the back of the range where it
will melt slowly. Form the cream set
aside to cool into little balls, and with two
forks roll them in the melted chocolate;
when well coated, take out and place
where they will cool. The strip should be
boiled i'll porcelain, and if, after boiling
twelve minutes, it will not cream, put over
the fire for minute or two longer
To PREVENT STOVES FROM SMOKING,
There is a very simple way of avoiding
the disagreeable smoke and gas which al
ways pour into the rooms when fire is lit
in stove, heater, or fireplace on a damp
day. Put in the coal and wood as usual,
but before lighting them ignite handful
of paper Oh shavings, placed on top of the
coal. This produces current of hot air
in the chimney, which draws up the gas
and smoke at once. Not one person out
of every fifty ever thinks of this easy ex-
pedient. Scientific american.
To CLEANSE NURSERY BOTTLES. AT
ter the bottle has been used rinse it out
with warm water, then fill it with warm
water containing a teaspoonful Of pull
verified borax, and let it stand, shaking oe-
II a rubber tube is used let it
remain in borax water until needed. Borax
will sWeeten it quickly. In rem owing the
tube or bottle from the borax water it is
not necessary to rinse it in clear water.
The little Eborax that remains on, will
prove benefit, especially if the child's
mouth is sore.
CRACKED HANDs.-With some people
cracking of the hands in the winter season
is usual occurrence many are seriously
troubled in this way. If those so afflicted
will, after washing, wipe the hand pefect-
ly dry, and after using soap, rub their
hands with vinegar, then after wiping,
with little sweet oil, they will find them
selves less troubled in the future. The
lmmoderate use Of salt at the table, it is
said predisposes the skin to become dry
and crack.
HEAD CHEEsE.-Take the head, ears
and tongue and any other small piece of
fresh young pork; have the skin taken off
and boil in water with little salt added
until the bones are loosened from the
meat chop fine. season with salt, black
pepper cloves, allpice, sage and sweet mar
joram; mix all we'll together; put in a
round, deep pan putting on cover that
will fit the pan and heavy weights on it.
Let stand two or three days.
CIDER CAKE.-One pound sugar, three
quarters of a pound butter rubbed to
cream, six fresh eggs well beaten, and