South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-03-19
Farmer and House. Keeper.

Farmer and House. Keeper.
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A COOP Sorr GINGER CAxE.-Tako
l cup OF Molasscs half cup OF Butter
or Drippings, l cup boiling Water; l
teaspoonful of Cooking Soda: aud half
teaspoonful Of good ground Ghnger.-
Mix soft, bake quickly.
BRowE FLOUR GEMs.-To a pint of
buttermilk add quart of Graham
Hour. stirring it thoroughly. One bca-
ten egg, salt and teaspoonful of soda
bake IN muffin rings in a hot oven. If
you have 70 use sweet milk substitute
baking powder for soda.
A Nick BREAkFAsr DIsu.-Chop very
fine some lean ham if you have half
pint after it is chopped. add two
eggs and little cream. Cook about ten
minutes, stirring II constantly, then
serve it on toasted bread.
SALT FOR TIE THROAT. these
days whom diseases OF the throat prevail,
and particularly when il is dry hack
ing cough, which is hot only distressing
We are brought into business contact.
those thus afflicted may be benefited
by trying the following remedy: Last
fall we were induced to try what virtue
there vas In common salt i'm about half
tumbler Of cold water, and with this
we gargled the throat most effcctualy
just before each meal time. The result
has been that during the winter va
were not only free from the usual coughs
aud colds to which, as far as our memo
ry extends, we have always been sub
ject, but the dry. hacking cough has en-
tiroly disappeared. We attribute It on.
tirely to the salt gargle, and DO most
heartily recommend it to those OF our
readers, who are subject TO diseases OF
the throat -Ex,
BALKY HoRsEs.-Afier long coaxing,
with no little use OF the whip, we
have seen balky horse started BY
putting lump of earth It it's mouth
The mind Of the animal seems TO be &C,
on not going, aud the point TO be gained
is TO divert it from the idea entertained,
and this the earth in the mouth does eff.
fectually. So soon rs the horse gives
its attention TO the getting OF the earth
out OF it's mouth. IL forgets it's balkiness
and can be started. - An.crtcan A7ricul-
htria.
COFFEE IN TYPHOID FEyEn.-Dr.
Guillasse. OF the French Navy, reports
that, in the early stages OF the disease,
coffee is almost @ specific against ty-
ni 10 ni- -
or three tablespoonsfu of strong black
coffee every two hours. alternating with
one or two teaspoonsful OF claret OF
Burgundy wine. The beneficial effect
is immediate. a little lemonade or
citrate of magnesia should be given
daily, and after q while quininc. Sci
entjfc american.
SUBSTITUTE FOR COP LIVER OIL
According to the New York Medfcnl
Journal, DR.. ThomasiA. Emmett. OF this
city, in his recent work Oh the 'Princi.
pies and Practice Of Gynecology,' re-
commends the fat OF pork, properly pre-
pared, as ar excellent substitute for
cod liver oil. a portion of rib, free
from lean, is selected and soaked In wa
tor thirty-six hours TO get rid OF the salt.
1t is then boiled slowly, the water being
often changed, until the meat is tho
roughly cooked. II is 10 be eaten cold
in the form Of sandwiches, Gu: yerv
thin. Thus prepared, il forms, accord
ing 10 the author, very nutritious aud
concentrated article of diet. and ono
which can often be retained by irritable
stomacbs.
Plant tansy at the roots Of your plum
trees, or hang branches on the trees, and
you will not be annoyed with curculio.
An old and successful fruit grower fur
nishes the above TO an exchange paper.
For q damp closet or cupboard, which
is liable TO cause mildew, place in it a
saucer Of quicklime, and It will dispel
all apparent dampncss, and sweoton
and disinfect the place. Renew tho
lime once fortnight or as often as iG
becomes Stacked.
For roses in pots and almost any
house plants a good liquid fertilizer
may be prepared by di55olving SCOT in
warm water. Bone ground fac makes
an excellent fertilizer for all plants.
Your Enemy is at your fee:, aud il is
in your power TO crush him Don't
DO il Better is 90 ounce Of forgive
ness than thousand tons OF vengo-
ance II hardness and bitterness
still lingcr in your HEARTH actual
and deep wrongs have been inflicted
upon you-go and look IN lhe nearest
open graye-you will not have 70 90 fas
and sec what is the end OF your enc