Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-05-09

FARM AND PRESIDE.

SICK HEADACHE-This complaint. is
| the result of eating too much and exercising
| too little. Nine times out of ten the cause
| is in the fact that the stomach was not able
to digest the food last introduced into it,
either from. it's being unsuitable or in ex-l
cess of quantity. A diet of bread and but
ter, with ripe fruit or berries, with moder-
ate, continuous exercise in the open air,
sufficient to keep up a gentle perspiration,
would cure almost every case in a short
time. T wo teaspoonfuls of powdered char
COL in half glass Of water, gen.
orally gives instant relief. We are in
clined to think that the above remedies
may do in some, but not in all cases.. A
sovereign remedy for this disease is, not
easily found. A correspondent contrib
utes the following on this subject: Sick
headache is periodical, and is the signal OF
distress which the stomach puts up to in
form us that there is an over-alkaline con
dition of it's fluids: that it needs natnra
acid to restore the battery to its norma
working condition. When the first symp-
IONS of headache appear, take a teaspoon
full of lemon. juice fifteen minutes before
each meal, and the same dose at bed time;
follow this up until all symptoms are pass
ed, taking no other remedies, and you will r
soon be able to 60 free from your unwel-,
come nuisance. Many will object to this
because the remedy is too simple, but I !.
have made made many cures this way ri
Exchange. .-ss.
PoULTICEs.-The common practice in
making poultices of mixing the slinseed
meal with hot water, and applying them
directly to the skin, is quite wrong, be-
cause, if we do not wish to burn the pa
tient, we must wait until a great portion
Of the heat has been lost. The proper
method is to take flannel bag 1.-THE size
If the poultice required,) to fill this with.
the linseed poultice as hot as it Can possi-
bly, be made, and to put between this and
the skin second piece of flannel, so that
there shall be at least two thicknesses OF
flannel between the skin and the poultice
tself. Above the pouItice should be plac--
ed more flannel, or a piece Of cotton wool,
to prevent it from getting cold. By this
method we are able to apply the linseed
meal boiling hot, without burning the pa
tient, and the heat, gradually diffusing
through the flannel, affords grateful
sense of relief which cannot be obtained
by other means. There are a few ways in
viii CHI such marked relief is given TO alb
dominal pain as by the application of
poultice in this manner.-Dr. z. Lauder.
Brmnton. $50 49, z ~ t4---
Sow CLovER.-Sow clover. 1t will pay
you. A good clover pasture means fat
stock ahd yellow rolls Of butter in album
dance. Nothing in the way of green crops
equals clover ,.as a fertilizer of exhausted
soils, if turned under at the Proper stage.
1t will pay to raise clover for the seed
alone, which will always command fair
price in the market. The first crop of clo-
yer can be grazed or cut for hay, as one
deems best; the second crop saved for the
seed. The long tap-roots of the clover,
which penetrate far down into the soil,
after decaying, add greatly to the fertility
of the soil. One season in clover puts the
land in splendid fix for any kind of grain.
Since we have such vast areas of land in
the South, which are so well adapted to
the successful growth of this valuable
plant. it would seem that red clover would
receive much greater share of attention
than it now does with us.-SoaAhers Live
Stock Journal. $3.50 se..t. n f.-....
III #. ~ .Stf T.rI
ToMAToEs.-Whena an early crop of to-
matoes is desired set out the plants in
light sandy loan. not too dry nor yet too
rich. Prepare the land by thoroughly plow-
ing, narrowing and rolling. Set the plants
in rows laid four feet apart and allow the
same distance between plants. Water the
plants previously to transplanting, so that
they may be set with considerable wet
earth adhering to them; shovle-ful of
timely pulverized and well rotted manure
applied in each hill at the time of planting
will greatly accelerate the growth of the
crop. Cultivate with the hoe until the
vines cover the ground. To hasten the
maturity of the first fruit that sets pinch
off the extremities of the tops and all the
secondary shoots which afterwards appear
above the flowers. ts' ~.
FRENCH BREAD.-As arule, the French
bread is always sweet and good, and two
things contribute in great degree to this
One is the manner or form Of baking.
They never make thick loaf; no matter
what the size or shape, it is always thin,
fun
bake their bread until it is perfectly cook
ed. The loaves being so thin, the heat
strikes through very soon after they are
placed in the oven; hence all fermenta-
tion is stopped, while in the case Of large
loaves fermentation goes on after the
bread has been in the oven for some time,
and of course much Of the sweetness is
lost. Then in baking SO long and having
so much crust, there is peculiar sweet
ness given which can be obtained in no
other way.
A WHITE FR1cAssE OF CHICKEN. =
Skin them, cut them up in pieces, season
with salt, pepper, nutmeg, and mace, and
strew over them some sweet marioram
shredded fine; put in stew-pan and pour
over them half a pint of cream, or rich
unskimmed milk; add some butter rolled
in flour, and ifyou choose, some force-meat
balls. Set the stew~pan on the fire. keep 1t
closely covered, and stew or simmerit gent
ly till the chicken is quite tender, but do
not allow it to boil. ,l-tcl .sp.i.
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