South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-05-07
Farmer and House. Keeper.

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PREsERvKD ORANGES. INV
numoer Of oranges and rather more
snan their weight IN white sugar slight.
" CRATE the oranges and score tbsm
round and round with q knife, but do
not Cut deep place them In cold w.ser
Tor three days. changing the wafer two
or tnrse times . day. tAe them Ia cloth.
ooti THEM till soft enough for the head
OF pin to penetrate. While boiling
put the sugar on Tie IRE, with rather
more than half pint OF water to each
pound let Il boil for q minute or two.
then strain n through muslin place the
oranges into the syrup Till e jeilics and
Is OF yellow color. Try The svrsp bv
putting some to cool; It must not DO
too stih. The syrup need not cover the
oranges. hat they must be turned so that
each psrt gets thoroughly done.
! To KExovR. STAINS Ynosf BRoAp-
CLoni.-Take an ounce OF ripe CLAW
that has been ground fine, and mix II
with twelve drops OF alcohol. and the
samo quantity OF spirits OF turpentiue.
whenever you wish 10 remove anv stains
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ture with alcohol. and rub It on the spots.
Let 1t remain till dry. then rub il off
with q WOODEN cloth, and the spots will
disappear.
To EXTRACT PAINT FROM CorroN
SILK AND WOODEN GOoDs. - Saturate
the spot with spirits Of turpeutine, and
let II remain several hours, then rub It
between the hands. Il will crumble
away without injuring either the color
or texture OF the article.
REMEDY FoR Bruises. cas-.
tor oil Immediately. II will remove sore
ness.
According to Professor Church, with.
cred leaves OF the usual autumnal colors
yellow, rcd, or brown-can be rem
dered green again by sleeping In water
along with little zinc powder.
REST FOR HEADACHES Day
Gays in late lecture: Whatever be the
plan of treatment decided upon, rest is
the first principle to inculcate In every
severe headache. Rest, which the busy
so long as they can manage TO keep
about. Is one OF the first remedies for
every headache, and We should never
cease to enforce 1t. The brain, when
excited. az much needs quiet and no.
pose as fractured limb or an infiamed
eye; 1t is obvious that the chances Of
shortening the seizure and arresting tho
pain will depend on our power to have
this carried out effectually. Il is q
practical lesson 10 keep steadily In view.
in that there may Turk behind q simple
headache some lesson OF unknown mag.
nitude which may remain stationary liz
quietude can be maintained. There Ia
a point worth attending TO in the treat.
ment OF all headaches. See that tho
head is elevated Of night. and the pillow
hard, for Ii II be soft the head sinks In.
TO it and becomes hot; which with
some people is enough to provoke an
ATTACK in the morning il sleep has been
long and heavy.
CHEW Your FooD.-Ali food should
be cbewed finely before being swallow
ed. Nearly all diseases may be traced
to disordered stomach. The food Ia
but partially masticated when sent TO
the stomach, hence the digestive organs
are burdcned with more work than they
can possibly do. The result 10 dyspep-
sia. indigestion and all the evils which
follow In their wake. One Of the lead.
ing physicians of this city, in treating
bis patients urges upon them, one and
all. the necessity OF reducing food to
the consistency OF milk before swallow
ing. He has always enforced the rule
IN his own family. and the result is
that sickness Is unknown In his house
hold. II isa simple rule, and one which
all can follow.
lIESs EATING THEIR Eaos.-Wbero
this habit has been formed IL Is a diff.
cult matter TO break 1t up, and 10 Is gen.
orally the best and quickest way TO kill
the hens. II the bird fs worth the
trouble. nest may be so arranged that
the egg. when laid, will at once roll out
of sight and reach. Some one has In.
vented bit TO prevent the habit. but
We know nothing OF It's yalue.-Ameri.
can A1yicHltHrist.
Do PUMPKINS INJURE CoRN7-A
correspondent OF The Country Gentle.
man asserts that his corn has been
earlier and the yield larger since he a.
bandoned the practice Of planting pump
kins with the corn. lie thinks the In.
crease in the corn crop has more than
compensated for the loss Of the pump.
kins.
A GLANDHRKD HoRsE.-The only
proper thing to do With a horao tb., L.,,