Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-02-28
FARM AND FIREsIDE.


things seem essential in every case-to
Q avoid hard water and resinous soaps. to
wiring without twisting Ii. e., with a wiring
err or not to wiring at all, to use water of
the same temperature all through, or to in
crease in heat during the changes, not to
rub the soap npon the flannel but mix it
with the water. Flannel is Of so porous a
texture that it IS easily cleansed in good
suds without much rubbing. Hard rub
bing tends to ''full' the cloth, and to rinse
in cold water flannel that has been washed
3 In warm water, is a sure way to shrink
and harden 1t. From cold to wa1m, but
, never from warm to cold. have seen the
! direction to rinse f1annels in soapy water,
but am sure there is no value in this.
The clean, warm rinsing water is sure to
soapy enough, if good suds have been used
in the washing. One orr two suds may
be used, according to the degree to which
the fannels have been soled. When they
have been rinsed, two should take them.
one at each end, and shake and snap them
well, to make them more soft and fuzzy.
| IMPORTANCE OF A CLEAN SKIN.-Most
of our invalids are such, and millions more
of healthy people will become invalids, for
the want of paying the most ordinary at
tention to the requirements of the skin.
The membrane is too often regarded as a
covering only. instead of complicated
piece of machinery, scarcely second in it's
texture and sensitiveness to the ear and
eye. Many treat it with as littlereference
to its proper functions as if it were moth
ing better than bag for their bones. It
is this reconsideration for the skin that is
the cause of very large proportion of the
diseases OF the world. If, as claimed by
some scientists, four-ffths, of the bulk,
OF all we eat and drink must either pass off
| through the skin or be turned back upon
| the system as poison, and that life de-
ponds as much upon these exhalations
through the skin as upon inhaling pure
air through the lungs, it must be of the
most vital Importance to keep the chan
mel free
BURNING FEET.-To relieve burning
feet, first discard tight boots; then take
one pint of bran and one ounce of bi-car-
Donate of soda, put in pail, and add one
gallon of hot water; when cool enough,
soak your feet in this mixture for fifteen
minutes. The relief is instantaneous.
This must be repeated every night for
week, or perhaps more. The bran and BIZ
carbonate should be made fresh after a
weeks use. Bi-carbonate of soda can be
purchased for about ten cents a pound from
yxyhn 10 ,;,&r
ton is produced by the pores of the skin
being closed, so that the feet do not per-
spire.
| DYEING BLUE AND GREEN. For five
pounds OF goods, take one ounce of prus-
slate OF potash, three cents worth oil of
vltrlol, one-quarter pound Of copperas; dip
your goods first in the copperas water,
then in the potash; then pour in the Wit
rlol, part at time; prepare the copperas
in porcelain, and heat it boiling hot; the
potash in brass; now put as many of your
blue goods as you want green into the su-
gar OF lead water, and from that to potash
the same as the yellow, and rinse in cold
water; thus you have beautiful green,
IMITATION MARBLE.-Make your braek-
ct OF smooth seasoned pine, or other soft
wood. Cover every part with muslin
or linen 1.-THE latter is best if pure white1.
Secure it firmly either with liquid glue or
with small tacks. There must be no wrin-
kle or unevenness whatever. Now mix, a
little at time, the finest plaster of paris,
in which little white glue has been dis
solved, and apply with brush and work
it thin. 1t sets at once, and rapid work
only will succeed. Continue to coat it till
the surface is clear, even, marble white.
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CURRY.-Tale cold chicken, turkey Or,
cold lamb, cut in small pieces and put ip
a frying pan with about pint or more of
boiling water; let it stew few moments +,
then take tho meat out, thicken the gravy
with little flour, add teaspoonful of
curry powder, pepper and salt to taste, and
let it boil up once; have some rice boiled
whole and dry; put it around the outside
OF the platter, and in the centre put the
meat, and throw the gravy over the meat.
not the rice, and serve.
To MAKE AN EXCELLENT COUGH
STRUP.-One ounce of thoroughwort,
(bone set) one ounce of flax-seed, simmer
together in one quart of water until the
strength is entirely extracted; strain care
fully, and add one pint of best molasses
and half pound white sugar; simmer then,
carefully together, and when cold. bottle
tight. A few doses of one teaspoonfnl
will alleviate the most distressing couch of
the lungs. r.
STEWED DUCK.-The duck shonld ba
cut into joints and laid in stewpan with
/ pint of good gravy, let it come to a. boil.
md as the scum rises, remove it; season
With salt and cayenne, and let them stew
gently three quarters of an hour, mixing
smoothly two teaspoonsful of ground rice
n with the gravy, and let it have seven or
light minutes to amalgamate with it. then
fish and send to table very hot.
CORN STARCH CAKE.--RuA well toeetb-
n one cup butter and two cups sugar; add
he White of six eggs beaten to froth.
ssif In one cup of Sweet milk, two cups
Tour in which dave been thoroughly mix
q two teaspoonsful baking powder, or
Wo CT cream of tartar, and one soda. Fla
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