Smyrna times., 1878-05-01


10 one quart of sour milk to make q I'LL
O%tter leave it over night; in the morn;nr
"uo TO well-beaten eggs, salt, and half Q
SeaSpoonful OF soda dissolved in A very IittIo
boiling water; cook at once. ''''-o
a cure for Pimp!es.-Wash the face in a
soIutioh or carbolic acid, allowing one
oo"o l}ooIi'uI 10 pint of water. This is an
easement Ia ana purifying lotion, and NAV
no.c GeGu on the most delicate skin. Be
careful about letting the wash get into +bo
eyes, as it will weaken them. ''O ''o
Furniture PokiSh.-Dissolye in sevantv. .t,-o
grams OF warm oil or turpentine ffty.
grains OF tinelyshaved stearine. and when
~ Solutlon permit it to cool. A little of
IhiS salve is rubbed on the furniture with
WOODEN cloth and polished, and then ruh.
bed with a clean dry cloth. = ~
10 Remove Frccklcs.-Strain horserad;sh
IN cup OF sour milk; let it stand tweIva
nouis strain and apply two or three times
gay. Or mix lemon Juice, one onnce
PuiVerlzed borax, one-quarter drachm
sugar, one-half drachm keep a few davS
III glass bottle, then apply occasionally.
6s@6eg&.--Get bottle Of the oil of cedar
ana with brush paint the cords at the
eyeietholes and all the crevices in the he'd.
S'Sad, ana after one or two applications
h0Iu!s,ekeepers no will be delighted to find that
al tne bugs have disappeared and there is
nothing dangerous or unpleasant in tho
remedy. Al INC
Corn Bread-Two cups of Indian n,oo1
two cups of wheat -four. one cnn of 80 80
one beaten egg, one teaspoonfIl Of sd
TWO teaSpoonsful of cream of tartar y I;ttio
sa!t, and sweet milk enough to mako =
thlck batter. Bake in shallow nons-;t
should be when done, about an inch in
'hlckhess-and eat warm for breakfast
a Hanging Garacn.-A hanging garden
OF sponge is one Of the novelties in Gardon.
ing lake a white sponge of large Size and
~ - lull Oh rice, oats or wheat. Then place
~ l0F week or ten days in a shallow dish |
a. anu aS inc sponge will absorb the moisture |
tlo SeedS VIII begin to sprout before MANY
lays "hen this has fairly taken place |
ene sponge may be suspended by means of
Coros from hook in the top of tho win.
dow, where little sun will enter II ,riiI
thus become living mass of rreen. roon;r.
ing little occasional moisture.
;, L'ut Bread-Mr. Campbell Morft of
ia IISalllmore, Md, has patented a new method
Vi preserving the juice of lemons. c1rrants
orahSeS ana other fruits He mixes Tho
IGlce' with or without sugar, with anv kind
u cooked meal, makes the mass into calxas
ana oakes them. These cakes are after,
"Iru ground up and used to make n very
pai@'''oIe ifu. tarlna. The fruit Juices are
,Iu 20 retain their original flavor and
,nar9c'ef Indefinitely, and thus the fruit
:; 80; cav may become a valuable and conye.
1lent addition to the daily ration of so;Iors
IND soldiers in the field.
-Ic@t Gracy'-ln roasting beef if it is TO
'e rare allow ten minutes cooking for ever,, {
'ouhd OF beef; when done place it on
leated dish. In carving the Juice will rnn
ut, ana this Is considered by MANY as the ! !
holcest gravy. However, a gravy should t
'e e made and your guest given his choice
,lter removing the beef place the pan on t
ne range, add teacupful of boiling water. h
oil up once; do not thicken; send to the 1
hole IN sauce boat. Veal, when ROASTING. II
seds bastmg frequently; at first with salt
no e. water, atterward with its gravy: allow
lteen or twenty minutes cooking for
very pound; remove the veal when done.
i"ce the pan on the range and thioken
ie gravy with teaspoonful of -four, first
lo'Stehed with little water to prevent
ImPS ooll up once and pour into a gravy p
'"'' MuIton or lamb gravy is made in T.
le same way. Pork gravy is tbickspaJ re
ld improved by adding the Juice of =! ~
mon. J"'o0 Vi tn
H0~ TO Select MeatS.-An English journal
YES the following hints on this subject
oou ana wholesome meat should be neither Oh
paie rosy or pink color nor of a deem tn
iFP!e: The first denotes the diseased u
huiIloh, the last proves the animal has eli
ca natural death. Good meat has more NJ y.
ularoie LOOK, IN consequence of the " "
a"onn9 OF tne veins which surround e.,
10 adipose cells. The fat, especiailv of III
le inner organs, is always firm and snatv A..
"a never moist, while in general tho f3t oe "e
'm diseased cattle is fabby and waterv d.
a more often resembles ielley or boiled on
rchment Wholesome meat will alwovs sin
ow itself trm and elastic to the touch. WI
III eXlolts no dampness, while bad meat Do
pears solt and moist, in fact, almost wet. ed
tn3C all the liquid substance runs ont of bel
blood when pressed hard. Coed maot Fir
!. very little smell, while unsound meot A
! ,nits dlsagreeable cadaverous smell. and eau
fuses certain medicinal Odor. This can aid
uistlnctly proved by cutting the meat the
rough with n knife and smelling the tor!
Ide or pouring warm wotor Us ':iV Spr
stiy, Dad meat has that peculiarity that ne
shrlhks considerably in the boiling: 'ufi
oiesome meat rather swells, and does
lose even an ounce in weight. III
In Escape from ScruJJing F2oors.-A lady Ken
Ter, IN one of her letters to the Chris. nn ~
Weekly, tells how she succeeded in Ken Ken
lating almost entirely the drudgery of litt liz,
ioolng. She says she procures from Wes ass
irugglst three quarts of linseed oil and Mort
same amount of shelac varnish; also n MsI s1s1
Mt brush. This quantity of matter will Miit
or as much as forty yards of carpet and
Is only $3.50 The floors are cleaned ms III,
roughly as possible, and all spots that sis5
not wash off ought to be planed off: as 70
put on the first coat of oil in the even. sher
and the next morning it was dry. The Print
owing evening we put on a coat of shell. Misc
Varnlsh, which was dry by morning. Asses Asses
y, after two or three days, we put on COrol
hnal coat of oil, but, as the wood will Exec Exec
ro but very little oil this time, put IL J1sti'
With flannel, and rub it in as thorough. Elect
possible. 1t was soon dry and ready sEnd Mn%l
use. Now we have beautiful floors. Road
y kept clean by wiping off the dust ReggS RRegS
cold water. Once in three or six
ths We can go over them with a
OF the beiled oil, and have them look ..A5.9 And