South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-12-26
Farmer and House-Keeper.

LEMON CUsrARps.--Fosr ccrs, two
s-uali cuptuls OF sugar. half n cnpful of
butter, the juice of two lemons. and n
tcaspconful OF corn-stsrch. Beat tho
whites OF two of the eggs with two
spoonfns OF sugar, and put over the GUS
tards when they begin 70 brown. This
recipe is exccllcn.
TEA CAxE-A capful Of sugar, half
cupfnl Of butter. half cupful OF sour
milk with half tcaspoonrul of soda
dissolved in il, teaspoonful OF baking
powder mixed with the -four, and two
eggs with the whites beaten separately.
Roll out soft, ard bake INN edIately.
ONIONS A CURE Fcr, TSruoIp FE-
YER AND DRorsV.- Editors of tho Bal
timore American The melancholy
death OF w. II. Worthington, whose re-
maius were inferred in Friends Gene
I terry Yesterday, reminds me of n ncslcc;
/ ted duty. Some time since agentleman
! informed ne he knew several persons
who had been cured OF typhoid fever by
the application OF mashed raw onions To
/ tho feet. Two patients were so i'll they
were not expected To live over few
hours. six large onions were pound
cd To pulp and applied 10 tho feet
of the first patient. lie was relieved
/ IN . short time, and 90, well. The Sc
cpnd case was few " ecks later. and
/ the result was equally satisfactory. Tho
/ first opportunity / had 10 Try 1t was up
on a coiorcd boy during one OF my Wis.
/ its 20 the House OF Reformation Tor
Colored Children. lie las very i'll with
! typhoid fever. | named the matter TO
Gen. Holm. who ilume lately ordered
the application. Ia few hours he got
asleep. rested well and recovered Tho
next opportunity was that of son Of n
! friend OF mine IN tie treasury department
in the Custom House in our city.
called 10 see him on business, when ho
informed me his son WAS very ill., lie
said II was typhojl pneumonia. lie
had been GelIiious for n week or more,
and required constant watching fox fear
lie might 10 himself harm. / advis-
cd him TO try tho onions. lie did so,
and thus speaks oft Immediately up.
on It's application ln began TO improve
and continued until he finally relieved.
On one occasion he cudcayored 10 es.
cape from tic window. Perhaps they
nghl be enicaCious in other forms. The
remedy Is simple and safe, and trial in
any case can do no harm. They have
curcd Gropsy. Mr.. RAIL- h Bruni, very
reliable & respectable gentleman, living
nj iS1 PcunSy !vinia avenue, informed
me thai his wife hal suffered long
time with dropsy, She s~olled from
her head 10 her feet. Sue was attended
by d iTorent physicians who finally said:
Mr.. Hrunt, wc can do no more your
wife cannot live. We can give her
temporary relief by tapping her His
wife declined tho OF ration, as IL would
but prolong her sulIerings At this time
his attention was called to paragraph
IN n newspaper, in which u gentleman
made the st2terlent that ho Lad been
cured of dropsy by eating onions. His
physicians had TOLD him hc could not
live. One day nc wanted to eat some
raw onions. and lie did so. After eat
ing them he felt better and tried some
more. lie then made il rule TO eat
six day, and in few weeks he was
well. lie felt it his duty 60 publish IL
for tho benefit of others Thus Mr..
Brunt knew Of IT, lie called the atteL.
ton OF Isis wife 60 IL She was willing
TO try il. DID so, ayH az Tie end Of one
week she discharged her nurse attend.
cd TO her household duties, and was so
reduced in slz that her friends could
, hardly recognize her a. FIRST sight. She
lived for more than thirty years after.
! wards, and died about two years since,
: over eighty wears Of age. II the fore
{ going should prove the means Of bene-
1 fling any one, the only regret | will
feel, will he The fact that did not at
tend 10 tie promptings Of duty much
e sooner, Yours, joins Il. Cox.
, ANTmOTE To POIs0N-If n person
!, swallows any poison Whatever, or has
fallen into convulsiOns from having o.
yerloaded the stomach, an instantaneous
5 remedy. most efficient and applicable
. in large number Of cases, is bcaping
] ,easpoonful Of common salt, and as
much ground mustard, stirred rapidly
in n tcacuplul OF water. warm or cold,
and swallowed instantly. f. is scarce
p Is done before a. begins 10 come up,
! bringing with 10 tie remaining contents
Of TIC stomach: and lest there be any
remnant Cf the poison, however small.
let the white Of an egg or n tenspoonful
Of strong coffee he swallowed rs soon
~ The stomach is quiet, because these
, very common articles null:fy a large
b number OF yifuIent poi5ons.
LiSrWNT ron NEcE tLcN Eq1,l
par'1 hartshoro, sweet oil. chloroforIn,
spirits of ammonia; dip into This a cot
r ton cloth doubled the size Of dollar:
o las 10 on tho spot where tho pain IL, and
hold another cloth over 10 70 confne tho
fumes. Do not ict Do remain on long
at one umc or it will cause n blister
Stake the bottle we'll and keep corsed
tight: Also, good FOR Rheumatism.
a solution Of nitrate or chloride Of