Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-17
FARM AND FIREsIDE.

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| IMPORTANCE OF CHEWING THE FooD
WELL.-The first operation in the pro-
cess of digestion is to chew the food
thoroughly, and it is for this purpose and
no other that we are provided with teeth
We must not only chew the food to divide
it, so it may be easily swallowed, but we
must chew it finely at the same time, mix
ing it as thoroughly with the saliva which
| flows into the mouth, as possible. Now,
there are many persons who think that
the only object of chewing is that the food
may be more readily swallowed, and that
if once the food gets into the stomach
no matter as to the condition organ
will take the proper care of it. 1t is a
well-known fact, that has been verified by
actual experiment, that the food when
thoroughly mixed with saliva, is more
readily digested than when little or no sal
iva is mixed with it. The saliva effects
change in the food. even before it reaches
the stomach, which renders the work Of
this organ comparatively easy. This may
be proved by thoroughly mixing some boil
ed starch with the saliva starch will
be changed into sugar. The object of
the saliva is to favor the expression Of the
voice, to moderate thirst, to assist the
sense Of taste, to stimulate the stomach
and excite it to activity, to aid the diges-
tion of food by a specific action upon the
food itself, and to neutralize any acidity of
the stomach.
ANT EXTERM1NATOR.-P accept
an ant exterminator of either the large or
small black or the red. Spread plentifully
upon the shelves in closets, visited by ants,
common salt, also the filling of all crew.
ces in wall or wood work. AS the salt
will adhere to anything placed upon it, I
spread newspapers over it. After short
time the salt becomes damp; you may
then put on fresh paper, but do not re-
move the salt during warm weather. Jel-
lies, custards. cake, sugar, in fact nothing
will tempt them to forage where salt is
plentifully sprinkled. The above know
from experience.
drops of laudanum and four drops of the
best kerosene oil into a teaspoon put in a
little bit of cotton batting about enough
to absorb the mixture; hold the spoon and
contents over lighted candle or gas light
till it begins to hiss with the heat, turn
the cotton over, apply spoon and contents
once more to the heat, then pinch out the
cotton put it hot into the ear; tie ban.
dage over the ear to keep the heat in, and
relief is immediate. If you are subject to
earache keep little box with small phial
of each of the articles named. and you can
get relief at all hours of night and day in
few moments.
LEMON PUDDINa.-Nine eggs, the
whites beaten to stiff froth, of two lemons
the grated rind and juice, one pound of
sugar, three ounces or little less butter,
creamed, one pint of milk, one and half
even tablespoonful of flour. Beat the
yolks and sugar until very light, add the
butter, with which the flour has been
smoothly mixed, then the lemons, the
milk and the eggs. which must be beaten
in slowly, gently, and thoroughly. Bake
in deep, paste lined plates, and put it in
quite hot oven, reducing the heat, after
the FIRST eight or ten minutes.
TAKING OUT lNDELIBLE INK-Mrs: A,
had some marking done with indelible ink
which in washing became partly transfer
red to the fabric causing ugly stains which
it was feared could not be removed. How
ever, five cents worth Of cyanide of potas-
SUM, obtained at the nearest drug store,
dissolved in three tablespoonful Of water,
with little rubbing, entirely took out the
blotches without injuring the fabric. Our
readers can try this with certainty of sue
cess. '~
The soAPsToNE CREDIBLE is one of the
best cooking utensils ever invented.
While baking cakes with it, there is no
smell or smoke no grease is needed. If
the surface is carefully rubbed at inter-
walls of baking, with brown paper, and we'll
cleaned with sand paper before putting
away it will work like charm, it is far
superior to the iron griddle.
CREAM CHEEsE.-Four quarts sweet
milk, one of cream, sufficient rennet to
turn out. When it comes do not break it,
but drain it as gently as possible; place
the curd in the hoOp-a big box or drum
Will answer very well for hoop-put
press on and press gently for one day.
Take out and rub with salt. It will be fit
to eat in three or four days. ia. aae
MoTHs.-Let me disclose to my Rural
sisters secret well worth knowing
namely. that simply wrapping furs and
Woolens In common brown paper will pre-
vent the ravages of the clothes-moth. I
have been told that professional furriers
adopt this simple method with their goods
and guard their secret well.
10 BAKE sHAD, do not open in. the back. =
but clean, remove the roes, and fill the in
side with bread crumbs, a little sweet pork.
timely chopped. an onion. parsley, and
little chopped lemon, pepper, and little
salt. Sew up the ori6ce and bake in a
buttered pan. 6g
10 WASH soILED CARPETS, especially
where grease has been spilled, spread
smoothly on porch floor, and with a stiff
broom and plenty of boiling water; pour
IN and scrub without mercy; treat both
sides alike and hang on a fence to dry,
changing frequently to prevent drying out
of shape. Be sure to use no soap.