St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-04-24
HOME AND FARM RECIPES.

$ night and morning.
CoUaH SyRup.-Dissolve rock
candy with very little water, over q
slow fire, to make o syrup. Then
mix equal parts of this syrup, Civ
cerine and pure old whiskey. Dose.
tablespoonful as occasion requires.
For A CoLD.-Ten ounces of gum
arabic, one ounce of paregoric,
twelve grains of ipecac, one stick of
licorice. Dissolve the gum and
licorice in one-half pint of warm
water, then add the other ingredi-
ents, with quart of cold water.
Dose, dessert-spoonful three or
four times day.
RHEUMATIsM.-In the absence of a
better remedy, it will be found that
equal quantities of kerosine oil and
turpentine, applied warm to the at
fiicted part, will do much toward
relieving pain.
ToorHAcHE-Can generally be
cured by holding in the mouth a
piece of alum one-half the size of /.
hazelnut, until dissolved, swallow
ing it gradually. Alum sweetens
the breath, stops decay of the teeth,
destroys the animalcule around the
gums or nerves of the teeth; also
worms in the stomach, etc.
Nail IN THE FooT.-As soon as
the nail is extracted apply bruised
peach leaves to the wound. Confine
with bandage, and the cure is as
if by magic. Renew the application
twice day if necessary.
Cure Fer FELoN.--Take pint of
common soft soap, and stir in un-
Stacked lime until it is of the con-
sistency of GLACIERS putty. Make u
leather thimble, fill it with this
composition and insert the finger
therein, and cure is certain.
GROUP. it is said, can be cured in
one minute, and the remedy is sim
ply alum and sugar. The way to
accomplish the deed is to take n
knife or crater and shave off in
small PARTICLES about teaspoonful
OF alum; then mix it with twice its
quantity of sugar, to make it palat-
able, and administer it rs quickly
as possible. Almost instantaneous
relief will follow.
FoE NEURALGA.-Equal parts of
hartshorn, sweet oil, chloroform,
spirits of ammonia; dip into this a
cotton cloth double the size of a pa-
per dollar; lay it on the spot where
the pain Is, and hold another cloth
over 1t to contine the fumes. Do
not keep it ON long at one time, or
it will cause blister. Shake the
bottle well and keep corked tight.
Also good for rheumatism.
Cement for glass and china:
White of eggs mixed up with lit
lie quicklime Tor chalk burned in
he fire and powdered to dusty will
make capital cement.
For fog CHoLERA.-Cornmeal
mixed with common I've soap.
WORMS IN HoRsEs.-Powdered
poplar bark, two ounces; powdered
ulphate, four ounces; salt. three
ounces. Mix we'll. Divide this
mass into twelve parts, and mix one
'art with the food every night.
NANCE IN PIes.-Apply whale
III and sulphur, well rubbed into
he affected parts with corn cob.
It the same time give half m ounce
t sulphur in the food daily fora
ieek or ten days.
ScoURs IN You've SrocK.-Wben
is hrst noticed it should be yieor-
usiy treated. 1t is caused by
atching cold, by a change of food
r by the mother having eaten
which acted through the
nix unfavorably. The remedy
onsisfs IN removing the cause, or
se In preventing any bad effects
ON it. in the future, and then
eating the animal in mild cases
ltn well burnt meal mixed with
nix. Burn the meal in an ordi-
iry pan until very dark brown.
I'd then mix with the milk. If tb;s
Dos not have the desired effect,
axe an infusion of white oak bark
~ put small quantity in the
iiS or mixed feed. Commence
It'll small dosas o,1
NY until the disorder is stopped.
FoR BLIND SrAeeEss IN Hopsvs
Us pint castor oil. one pint epson
It's. saturated solution. in hot