The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1880-03-19

rSfFt'L Ann St'a0E~risE.
r. NM, rnst nom steel, rub vel
with sw~~s oil, In forty right hcna Mss
nntlscked hme, powdered very fnc. rat
VII the rust disappears.
A FRtNrm newspaper states that n 1
little chloride ri lime bc sprcAd un tbs
soil, rata. nicc and insects will ID cucs
desert il. Plants may te easily pro.
tectcd by II frum insect plaenss Ia
simply brushing over tho stems with 4
solution.
A LrMr ri ffrsh quick lime, The sise al
= walnut, dropped into 4 pint oil water,
and allowed 10 stand all night. Tho water
being then poured OIL from tho sediment
and mixed with = quarter cf 4 pint nj
the bcst vinegar, forms the best wAsl,
for scnrf In tho head. II Ii 10 be applied
70 the roofs Of the hair.
MEAsrnixu aRAiN. by tho United
States standard. 2,lbO cubic inchca make
: hashcl. Now, nv : cable foot contains
l,s2s cubic inches, bnshcl 10 10 cubic
foot ~ :, 100 10 l.12s. or, for practical
purpoaee, m 1 10 b. Therefore, 10 CON.
vert cubic feet 10 bushels, Il ID necessary
only to multiply BY A. Ernmple.---
How much grain will bin hold which
y 10 fect long, feet wide and 1 feet
dccpp Solution. ---ltl14xl~.luO feet,
l60x 10 i2s, tho number Of bushels.
TnE following IL recommended ~ q
cure for sleeplcsancas wet half q
towel, apply Il 10 tho back al the neck,
proeaiug Il upward toward Tho hAso oi
tho brain. and fastcn the dry hall Of The
towel over 70 ~ 10 prevent the too
rapid exhAlatiou. Tho effect II prompt
anil charming, cooling the brain and
inducing calmcr. swcctcr sleep than any
narcotic. Warm water may be uacd.
though most persons prefer cold. To
those who suffer- from cvcr.excitemcnt
ri thc brain. whether the result of brain
work cr prcsaing anxiety, tLis simple
remedy has proved m especial boom
Tux method adopted In Germany
Tor preventing tho clipping and falling
at horsca on tho public road II On
unique ~ u II simple. Tho smith,
whom finishing the shoe, punches hole
In two ends; On soon - tho shoe In
made no taps In screw thread and
scrcws into tho shoe, when on tho
horses foot, = shArp.pointed alud IA
inch In length. With Tho shocs thus
fitted tho horsc can travel securely over
thc worst possible road. When tho
horse comes 10 tho stable Tho pointed
stnd iaunscrcwed and button screwed
In; no damage can thcn happen 10 che
horse, and tho screw hols are Tins prc.
vented frnm filling up.
IN order ~ preserve The hands aoit
and white, they should always % washed
u warm water, with fine soap, and
carefully dried with moderately coarse
towel. being vol rubbed every time 70
insure brisk circulation than which
nothing can ba more efFuciMal In pro.
noting Transparent and Aoit surface.
u engaged In any accidental pursuit
which mAy hurt The color of tho hAnds,
little lemon juice will restore their
Wilderness Ter the time: aud lemon
soap IL proper 10 wash them with.
Almond pate II Of essential service In
presctying tho delicAcy Of tho hands.
The following Ii = scrviceahls pomade
for rubbing tho hands on retiring 10
rent: Take two ounces oi sweet 81.
monde; beat with thrcc dSAchms 81
white WAX and three drachms 81 sperma.
ceti; put mp carefully In rosc.waler.
To soME persons coughing 10 harm.
loan, but 10 others II IL irsught with
many dangers. u II, therefore, I'm.
portAnt 10 teach those liable 10 30 Ia.
jnrcd BY severe Or prolonged efforts q
coughing how they may accom pliah
tl'eir purpose easily. safely and quickly.
DR.. j. n. fothorslli aAys II must b
inalsted upon TINT the cheat b we'll fllled
With air before the congh II Let loose -
that r., tho reflex act must ltc inhibited
BY tho action 81 the will. until tho chest
no we'll filled with air before thu cough
i let loose. such full inspiration u o.
fectivc, not only Ia removing tho source
VI irritation, but II usually CAUSES other
masses of murna 10 slide from their soat,
and thus 10 set up further cough for
their removal. Hut, II tho full inspira-
tion plan BIO followed, these massss ars
readily and quickly expelled" Of
course these directions ara oil MA only
IN such coughs ~ ~ for Tho puvroec
q removing some offending matter from
tho cir passagcs.
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