Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-10-14

mended. | had a half bottle left which
| used for my two little girls, who the
doctors and neighbors said could not
be cured. l would have lost both OF
them one night if had not given them
Hop Bitters. They did them so much
good continued their use until they
were cured. That is why | say you
do not know half the value OF Hop
Bitters, and do not recommend them
high enough. B, Rochester, N. Y.
See other column.-Am. Rural Home.
To TAKE OFF IMPRESSIONS OF LEAVES,
PLANTS, ETC.-Take half sheet of fine
good paper, and oil it well with sweet
oil; let it soak through, rub off the
Superfiuous oil with piece OF paper,
and let it hang in the air TO dry; after
the oil is pretty well dried in, take
lighted candle or lamp, and move the
paper slowly over it, in horizontal
direction, 80 as to touch the flame, till
it is perfectly black. When wishing to
axe off impressions of plants, lay the
plant carefully on the oiled paper, and
a piece of clean paper over 1t, and rub
with the finger, equally in all parts,
for half a minute; then take up the
plant, ard be careful not to disturb the
order of the leaves, and place IL on the
book or paper on which 1t is wished to
have the impression; then cover 1t
with a piece of blOting-paper, and rub
it with the finger tor short time, and
there will remain an impression sape-
rior to the finest engraving. The same
piece of black paper will serve TO take
off great number of impressions. The
al If 10
the paper receives the impression of
the most minute veins and hairs. The
impression may atterwardo be colored
according to nature.
To PURIFY THE AIR OF SICK CHAM
BER.-Take six drachms of powdered
nitre, and the same quantity of oil OF
yitriol; mix them together by adding
to the nitre one drachm of the vitriOl
at time; placing the vessel in which
you are mixing it on hot hearth or
plate of heated iron, stirring 1t with
glass rod, a tobaccO-pipe, &c. Then
place the vessel in the contaminated
room, moving it about to different
parts of the room.
EXCELLENT DENTIERICE. Dissolve
two ounces of borax in three pints OF
hot rain water. Add TO it one table
spoonful of spirits of camphOr stirred
into one tablespoonful of puverized
sugar, to prevent it from curdling.
Before quite cold, add one ounce of
tincture OF myrrh. One wineglassful,
added to half pint OF water, and ap-
piled with brush, as a gargle, will
preserve and beautify the teeth, and
prevent the adhesion of tartar and the
softening of the gums, arrest decay
and keep the teeth in good condition.
VEGETINE.-The great success of the
Vegetine as a cleanser and purifier OF
the blood is shown beyond doubt by
the great numbers who have taken II
and received immediate relief, with
such remarkable cures.
FIG -PUDDNG.-C .op half a pound
of figs very finely; mix them with
one-fourth pound of coarse sugar, a
tablespoonful of molasses, four table,
spoonfuls of milk, half a pound of -four
a quarter of pound of suet, an egg,
and a pinch of grated nutmeg; put the
pudding IN buttered mold, and boil
five hours.
TO Cook TORNIPs. Pare, slice, cut
in dice an inch square, boil until near
ly done, in as little water as possible; ;
to one quart of turnips, add one table
spoonful Of sugar, salt TO make palata-
BILE; when they are bo led as dry as
possible add two or three spoOnfuls of
cream and beaten egg, and serve.
Excellent.
LADIES who do their own work Will
find that in addition to long apron a
pair of calico sleeves with a rubber
cord In the top is dispenser OF hap
piness. One can slip them on over
cuffs and nice dress sleeves, get tea and
even wash the tea dishes without in
jurlng the dress.
WHEN washing fine laces do not use
starch at all; in the last water in
which they are rinsed put little fine
white sugar, dissolve it tn or oughly,
and the result will he pleasing.
A CLAM shell is more convenient for
scraping kettles and frying pans than
a knife. 1t does the work in less time.
Eighteen comets have been discovered
since the year 1900, the largest number
OF WHICH are microscopic. Sclence
represents the tails of the comets to be
millions of miles in length. They of
ten reach from the horizon to the zenith.
There are several thousand so-caIled
comets known to exist in the heavens.
Twenty Years q sufferer.
DR.. r. V. PIERCE:
Dear Sir-TWenty years ago | was
and the cold and exposure caused
large abscess to form on each leg, which
kept continually discharging. After
spending hundreds of dollars with no