Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-14
Household Recipes.
Pie is an enemy in ambush.
Interest is the spice Of housskeep-


ing. IL
Oil of cinnamon will cure warts.
Do not put mussy butter dishes up
on your table.
Newspapers are excellent forpolish-
ing glassware and windows.
A salve made of equal parts of lard
and gunpowdcr is recommended for
frost bites.
Old boot.tops cut into suitable size
aud lined, make very good ironing
holders.
Dip candle molds into hot water for
an instant before drawing.
Marion Harland says: Between
butchers and cooks, there is enough
wasted in American kitchens to sup
ply national soup house that might
feed all the poor in the land
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher says; If
parents would learn in time that over
indulgence iD childhood brings TO their
children in latter life only an inherl'
lance of regret and disappointment,
how many lives would be made happy
and cheerful that now, through over
indulgence, are utterly wrecked and
useless.
SKINS FROM PEACHES. Mrs j.
w l.. will place her peaches in a
large wire basket and plunge theru
first into a kettle Of boiling I've strong,
enough to bear up an egg, and then
into tub of cold water, she will find
| little trouble in removing the skins
Experience will enable her to deter
mine how long they should remain IN
the I've to eatoff the outside skim
Plenty of water should be used in
rinsing. Rub Of the skins in the first
water and throw the peaches into a
pail of clean water
NEURALGIC TooTHACHE. - Soon aftel
my restoration to health from severe
illness last fall, was troubled with
pain in the face. that seemed to pro
coed from the teeth, but which attic
ted the whole instead of one particu'
lar tooth. AT intervals all ache dis
appeared, and l hoped forever; then,
again, it returned with stingine
sharpness, up to the temple and along
the upper and lower Jaw. Several
friends, martyrs to neural ia, told I'M
was finding out how bad it was, fol
the first time, and tor the benefit Of
many who may suffer in like manner
| write down my cure, One evening
while the pain was very severe,
happened to read in newspaper tina
an emineHt physician had successfully
tried powdered quinine. He dippec
his finger IN clean water, theu into the
quinine, and what adhered he rubbed
along the gums, keeping 1t in the
mouth as long as the bitter taste could
be endured Repeat, ii necessary,
tried it faithfully it was oh. 50 bitter
but the pain went away, and l hope
others who may be similarly afflicted
will find relief in the same way.
DExpRuFF AND IT'S REMEDr.-J. E
D. p, Waverly, n. Y asks whether
washing rhr scalp with water in which
salts of tartar have been dissolved, vii
remove daudruff without injuring TIT
hair.
Ays.-It is necessary TO explain the
nature of "drandruff before an in
ttligcnt answer can be given to TIM
question. The whole external cover
ing (epidermis or scurt skim of the
body is in a constant state OF growth
and removal. U pom the smooth part
OF the body this take. place 50 readil.
and constantly through washing anC
the friction OF the clothing that it il
not usually noticed. But upon The
scalp, the presence Of the hair pre-
vents this, and the scales Of deaC
epidermis remain among the roots q
The hair. In som- people desquama
ton is much more rapid than III "theri
AMI these are they who are trouble
badly with "daudruff" No exterua
Application will "care" it. Anything
that lessons the activity Of the drrmal
or skin circulation lessons it, form l.
ton, and this occurs by changes o
health or constitution If any sort q
'dandruff cure" chances to be u'ed a
such a time, it will be regarded 1t
intellectual The wash mentioned alb "
will do neither harm mr. good. Cut
ting the hair short and washing tn
head ire quenIly in soft water, with
little soap, brushing also frequent.
with n t too stiff brush are the bes
means of keeping the scalp free from
dandruff. Fine combs and stiff
brushes increase it by exciting III,
dermal circulation aud producing
irritation.
| ScoLLoPED Onions Slice six larg
onions, pour boiling water upon then
and cook them several MINUTES; pou
off this water and add more boiling
water. Boil fifteen minutes, and pou
IF the water again. Then take
pi ces of very stale bread, and CRATE
or roll fine Butter a pudding disl
and place in it first layer of breaC