The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-22

LEAN fresh meat will remove the pain
of a wasp sting almost instantly, and has
been recommended for the cure of rattle
snake-bites. 1t is said to have marked
benefit in cases of erysipelas.
In smallpox the pits can be entirely
prevented by covering the pustules as
fast as they break with coating of col
lodion-a liquid cuticle sold by all
druggists.
AMMONIA is good remedy for tooth
ache. Apply small bit of cotton satu-
rated in strong solution of ammonia to
the defective tooth, and after a momen-
tary nervous pain, the aching will have
ceased.
Two teaspoonfuls of finely-powdered
charcoal drank in a half-tumbler of
water will often give relief to the sick
headache, when caused, as in most cases
it is, by superabundance of acid on the
stomach.
GRAHAM gems: To one pint of sour
milk take one egg, one spoonful of sugar,
well beaten, and one teaspoonful of soda,
and good fresh Graham -four enough to
make stiff batter. To be baked in iron
gempans, with quick, hot fire. They
will be delicious, light, puffy, and tender.
THE leaves of geranium are an excel
lent application for cuts, when the skin
is rubbed of, and other wounds of the
same kind. One or two leaves must be
bruised and applied on linen to the part,
and the wound will become cicatrized in
very short time.
HERMITs: Two eggs, one and one
| half cups of sugar, two-thirds cup of
hT1t TOR Inr fo nnn
| teaspoonful each of cloves, nutmeg, and
out like cookies; roll the currants in
-four; sprinkle sugar on top before bak-
ing.
ONE of the most important things to
! be considered in dress is the careful
covering of the chest and back. Expos
ing the lungs by inadequate shielding of
these portions Of the body from cold is
too generally practiced, especially by
ladies. To cover the chest alone most
carefully is not enough; there should be
a thick covering between the shoulders.
LEMON pies-rich: Pare carefully
the yellow rind from two lemons; then
remove the thick white substance which
grows next the rind, it being a very in
digestible and useless article; then
squeeze the Juice into bowl and remove
the seeds; chop the rind and the re-
mainder of the lemons very fine and add
to the Juice. Add also two well-beaten
eggs and two slightly-heaping cups of
sugar, mix we'll; line plate with rich
crust, with several layers Of crust around
the edge, which may be made to adhere
to each other by the use Of little water.
| Rake without q cover
FARMERS and others who may have
occasion to remove powders from their
fields may break them up into fragments
as follows: Drill deep hole in the
rock at the proper point, and then fit
into the lower portion of the hole a
cylindrical ingot of lead of correspond.
ing diameter. Then drive a mandrel
or rod, down upon the lead by repeated
blows of hammer. The lead will be
expanded laterally; and being inelastie
the pressure will accumulate, and after
while rupture the rock. This method
has none of the danger attendant upon
the use of gunpowder.
If gardeners and others will give {
trial to the following plan they will 6nc
it less than one-fourth the expense o.
glass frames and much more useful
Take white cotton cloth of close tex
ture, stretch it, and nail it on frames O.
any size you wish; mix two ounces O
lime water, four ounces of linseed oil
one ounce of white of eggs separately
two ounces of yolk Of eggs; mix th'
lime and oil with very gentle heat
beat the eggs separately and mix will
the former. Spread the mixture with
paint brush on the cloth, allowing eacl
coat to dry before applying another
until they become waterproof.
THE man who puts on frequen
little sprinkling of salt, bone dust, super
phosphate. or any fertilizer that will
add an additional rich green to the turf
is always recompensed by securing tn
most conspicuous grass plat in the neigh
borhood. The best lawn we ever saw
says an agricultural writer, was occa
,, sionally treated to sprinkling of dilute'
blood from a slaughter-house, just pre-
vious to shower. When the soil i
soft, run the roller over; it helps the ar
!, pearance greatly. The application of
,, little ground gypsum will freshen u
! the grass. But above all, never neglec
to run the moving machine over fire
quently. Once week is none too ofte
during a wet season.