The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-11-06
HOME AND FARM.

NEVER make jelly in damp or cloudy
weather-it will be neither firm nor
clear.
WHITE LIP SALvE. = Spermaceti
ointment, one-half ounce; balsam OF
Peru, one-quarter drachm. Mix well,
and apply in thin coating before going
to bed.
Biscuits DEvILED.-Take some wa
ter biscuits, steep them in milk for ten
minutes, take them out, dust them over
with little cayenne, salt and black
pepper, and bake them in slow oven
for about twenty minutes.
THE TEETH. Dissolve two ounces OF
borax in three pints of water; before
quite cold, add thereto one teaspoonful
of tincture of myrrh, and one table
spoonful of spirits of camphor. Bottle
the mixture for use. This solution, APP
piled daily, preserves and beauties the
teeth, extirpates all tartarous adhesion,
produces pearl-like wilderness, arrests
decay, and induces healthy action ~
the gums.
BARLEY FOR SoILING.-In some Sec
tons where the soiling of stock is prac-
ticed barley is being substituted for rye,
the former being regarded as more ten
der, and, besides being eaten with
greater relish, its nutritive value is SUI
perior, owing to the small per cent. OF
dry matter in the growing stalk, while
its cultivation is attended with as few,
if not less, losses from damage than any
other crO,1 for lilo ,,I1rnocpS
THOSE foolish persons who buy
ground coffee may find out whether
what they buy is genuine coffee or not
by the following method: Take wine
glass or a tumbler full of water, and
gently drop pinch of the ground coffee
on the surface of the water, without
stirring or agitating; genuine coffee
will float for some time, whilst chicory,
or any other sweet root, will soon sink;
and chicory or caramel will cause yell
lowish or brown color to diffuse rapidly
through the water, while pure coffee
will give no sensible tint under such cir
cumstances, for a considerable length of
time.
FURNITURE PoLIsH,-The following
recipe will restore the original polish Of
furniture, especially in the case of such
articles as pianos, fancy tables, cabi-
nets, lacquered ware, etc., which have
become furnished by use Make a
polish by putting half an ounce of shell
lac, the same quantity of gum lac and
quarter of an ounce of gum sandarac in
to pint of water; put them altogether
in stone bottle near the fire, shaking
it often; as soon as the gums are dis
solved it is ready for use. Then take a
roller of wooden rags-soft old broad
cloth will do-put little of the polish
on it, also few drops of linseed oil;
rub the shrface to be polished with this,
going round and round over small
space at a time until it begins to be
quite smooth; then finish by second
rubbing with spirits of wine and more
of the polish. Furniture thus treated
will have a brilliant luster equal to new.
FIsTULA of the withers should be
freely explored witha strong probe-point-
ed knife to the bottom of the cavities, if
possible, and all diseased surfaces should
be removed. When the bleeding has
ceased, and the wound and surrounding
parts have been cleansed with warm
water and sponge, wads of loose tow
should be inserted, after being soaked
with portion of solution of one part
of carbolic acid and twenty-five parts of
water. When very deep seated, insert
Seatons through the various canals,
pushing the seton needle from above
downwards through the same and out
through the skin. Thus dependent
openings are made for escape of matter,
and the above remedy, or solution OF
one grain of chloride of zinc to each
ounce of soft water, may be injected
from above. If carries or decay of bones
of the spine exist, remove the decayed
portions by scraping, as there will be no
cure SO long as such decay is going on.
Such decay is known by the strong smell
of the discharge, similar to the smell Of
decaying teeth; also, by the presence Of
black spots on the surface of the bones.
Prairie Farmer.