The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-03-29
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after it has been COO oked; add Two
eggs, the yolks and whites beaten
separately and salt to taste; dropin
spoonfuls on well buttered tin
\ plates and bake to a nice brown.
Break fast Cake. Take some rice
4 that,has been boiled soft, twice as
much Aour. as rice, a little fine In
dian meal, and a little yeasti mix
itswith cold,water, and lletlit rise
over night. This will Smake,aivery'
fine biscuit for breakfast.
Pine apple Castara.- one can Of
pine apple, cut enc, twoIcups Of
sugar two cups Of milk, four eggs,
one tablespoonful Of butter; beat
the eggs, then stir in the butter,
sugar and milk, add the pine ap.
/ pie; then bake in d noderateIoycn
This will make two pies.
Sore T'.roas. "A gargle Of salt
and vinegar, with a little, cayenne
pepper, will do more 20 disperse
soreness OF the throat than any
other remedy Of which |wo have
heard. It stimulates the glands,
promotes free secretions, and will
sometimes cure in a few hours.
Vine Jtlly-D Dissolve one lboxgof
cox's gelatine in one pint of|cold
water, with the juice and rind Of
two lemons, half an ounceyof stick
cinnamon; soak three quarters Of
an hour; pour upon il three pints
Of boiling water, ono pintisherry;
add four coffee cups ofsugar, strain
through flannel into molds.
An English paper tells sofiainew
poison for rats and mice. II is
precipitated carbonate Of baryta.
This occurs as a:heavy, fine, white
powder, devoid of taste orlsmell,
and can be purchased at any ordi=
nary drug store. a portion oft
was mixed with four times its
weight d; sound barley meal, and
made into a3stitIs paste Swithlwater,
and small pellets of the soft cake
introduced iintost =holes Of rats,
house mice and field mice.
RopEt % ! Treat Frozen + Ears and
1Ses.-Frozen ears and toes are
among tho ornaments worn since
the cold snap For the benefit Of
those who are afflicted We will give
a prescription that will relieve {
them Of the intolerablo itching and
burning resulting from this cause: &
In one ounce or more Of tincture! Of I
arnica, dissolve as much common
salt as the tinctrlre will cut. Battle
the frozen parts freely with this,
morning and cyening,a ,allowingitito
dry in before the fire, and a speedy
cure will be effected. = rs 4Ss
Roach Potion. For the benefitIofS
several subscribers who have writ
ten for information as to the best
means Of ridding their. houses Of
coekroaches, We may state that
equal .partst of powdered borax,
Persian insect powder, and pow.
dered colocynth, well mixed to-
gether, and thrown about such spots
as are infested with these trouble.
some insects, will prove an etfectu.
al means 3of getting rid Of the
scourgc. This powder, in all cases
where its use ehas been persistent,
has. by long experience been found
an ;infallible remody.-!setentife
AMERICAN. sio tt,.
Deep PlOughing.-some twenty
years ago there was a mania among
the agricultural theorists for deep
ploughing.-Every farmer, 1T was
said, had a farm under his lands I
Of great value, where the plough
had not yet reached. No mater
whit tho character Of the surface
and the subsoils were, the plough
should go in to its beam! But
these men are beginning to get
their eyes open. Mr.. George i.
Waring, Jr., in speaking Of the re- .
suits Of ten years. management of
"ogden Farm" in the Agricultri.t,
says About six acres were, some
seven or eight years ago, ploughed
about twelve inches deep The
subsoil Of blue clay, which was
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