The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-06
DOMESTIC.

CROUp.-To cure this dangerous dis
ease to one quart of blackberries add
one pound of the best green sugar. Set
In cool closet with paper tied over
the top Of the Jar, stirring every day,
and let 1t remain four or five eeks. In
the meantime 1t will ferment and the
berries will settle. Then strain and
bottle tight. 1t will keep for years.
Give one tablespoonful (clear) to n
child OF four years when "croupy; ;"
less If younger. Cotton flannel Is bet
ter to wear round tho neck than all
wool flannel III such cases. Keep tho
feet warm by having jug of hot water
kept against them; let them also be
wrapped up in woolcn flannel. Second,
have bucket of water almost hot as
the hand can bear. Have two pieces of
woolen flanncls of several thicknesscs,
one being on tho throat while the other
Is III the hot water, renewing every
TWO or three minutes, until relief ~
given or the physician arrives. The
water In the bucket must be kept hot
by the constant addition Of boiling
water. AS soon as you hear that hOarse
cough which every mother knows only
too well, don't wait, but as soon as you
can, take Il tablespoonful Of lard, mix
into 1t all the sugar you can, and feed
1t all to the little one, cover it warm
and put to bed. You will have no more
trouble that night, at least | never
have. The next day, If the child is
very hoarsc, give u little Of the lard
and sugar occasionally. and before put
ting it to bed the sccoud night repeat
the dose, and my word for It, the child
Is cured for that time. The French
have discovered that the white of an
egg given in swcetcncd water is sure
cure Tor the Group. The remedy is t.
DC repeated till q cure is effected. Take
equal parts Of castor oil and turpenLine :;
mix In bottle and have ready for use.
Dose, half or whole tcaspoonful, ac-
cording to the severity of the case. Re-
peat the dose, If necessary every fifteen
or twenty minutes, until the false men,
Drane lOOSens and the child brcathcs
easy. Group can be cured in one min
ute, and the remedy Is simply alum
and sugar. The way to accomplish the
deed Is to take knife or CRATER, and
shave off in small particles, about Il
tcaspoonful of alum, then mix it with
twice Its quantity Of sugar, to make it
palatablc, and administer it as quickly
rs possible.
MISUNDERSTANDING is q recipe
very best stonc-limc, and slack 1t in n
close tub, covered with cloth to pre-
serve tho steam. Salt-as much as can
ne dissolved in the water used for
Stacking and reducing the limc-should
Dc applied, and the whole mass care
fully strained and thlckened with n
small quantity Of sand, the purer and
finer the better, a few pounds of
wheat flour mixed as paste may be
added, and will give greater durability
to the mass, especially when applied to
the exterior OF buildings. With pure
lime, properly Stacked and mixed with
twice its weight OF fine sand and siftcd
wood ashes, in equal proportions, al
though any color may be made by the
addition of pigments. Granite, Slate,
frecstone AMI other shades may be imi-
tatcd, and without any dctrimcnt to the
durability OF the wash. This covering
is very often applied and with good
chect, TO undcrpinning, stone fences,
roofs, ana the wallis Of barns and other
out.Duiidlng. Probably the pure
"h!tcwash ls Elore healthy than the
colored, as its alkalescent properties
are superior, and when used in cellars.
Kitchens and sleeping apartments, pro-
uuces salutarY results. No person who
regards tho health of his family, should
neg lcct to apply q coat Of it every
spring. Country places, especially
farm out-houscs, fences, Sc, arc great
~ improved in appearance by an annual
coat OF whitcwash, and will add to their
permancncy much more than many
would imagi %. 1t Is cheap and easily
applied, so at neither expense nor
labor can be pleaded against it.
CRAMr IN THE SToMACn.-Opium and
other powerful remedies often fail to
relieve Cramp in the stomach Hot