Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-05-28
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FARM AND PRESIDE.

| FARM AND PRESIDE.
COFFEE IN TYPHOID FEVKR.-Dr Gull
lassie, of the French Navy, III q recent pa
per on typhoid fever, says: Coffee has
given us unhoped-for satisfaction; after
having dispensed with it we find, to cur
great surprise, that its action is as prompt
as it is decisive. No sooner have our pa
tients taken few table-spoonsfuls of it
than their features becomes relaxed and
come to their senses. The next day the
| improvement is such that they are Tempt
ed to look upon coffee as a specific against
/ typhoid fever. Under its influence the
stupor is dispelled, and the patient rouses
] from the state of somnolency in which he
has been since the invasion of the disease.
Soon all the functions take their natural
course, and he enters upon convalescence."
DR.. Guillasse gives to an adult twoor three
tablespoonful of strong black coffee ev-
cry two hours, alternated with one or two
teaspoonfuls of claret or Burgundy wine.
A little lemonade or citrate of magnesia
| should be taken daily. and after awhile
uuinine. From the fact that malaise and
cerebral symptoms appear first, the doctor
| regards typhoid fever as nervous disease.
and the coffee acting on the nerves is pc
| culiarly indicated in the early stages be-
fore local complications arise.
DELICIOUS SANDWICHEs.-Hard boil
three thoroughly fresh eggs, and let them
cool. Take six anchovies, wash them.
wipe them in cloth, cut off the heads
and fms, and scrape away the skins. With
| the fingers and thumb, split them open
down the back, and take the fllets or sides
| from the backbone. Prepare some fresh
lettuce by cutting up lin tiny bits and dress
| ing it with mayonnaise Then cut six
| thin slices of German rye bread or home
made Graham bread 1.-THE ordinary bakers
brown bread crumbles too much). Butter
them, and lay between each two one OF
the eggs. shelled. and cut into very thin
slices, layer of the salad and the fllebs
| of two anchovies- Press the slices togeth.
er, with sharp knife divide them into
small squares. and arrange them on dish
covered with a napkin. The loaves OF
bread must Of course be large to make the
sandwiches of proper size.
| HINTS ON THE CARE OF THE EYES,.
| Rest the eyes for few minutes when the
| sight becomes in the least painful. blurred
or indistinct. 2. Have sufficient light;
| never sit facing it; let it come from be-
| hind or from one side. 8. Never read in
| horse or steam cars. 4. Never read while
| living down. S. Do not read much during
convalescence from Illness 6. The gener-
al health should be maintained by a good
diet, air. exercise, amusement and prop
er restriction for the hours Of hard work.
T. Take plenty of sleep. Retire early and
| avoid the painful evening lights. Ten
| hours sleep for delicate eyes is better than
| eight.
JoHNNY-CAKE.-Acco to the New
| ENGLAND Farmer" the 'best New Eng
land Johnny cake is made in this Wise:
Take one quart of buttermilk, one tea
cup of flour, two-t thirds of cup Of mo-
| lasses, a little salt, one teaspoonful of sal
eratus, one well-heaten egg; then stir in
Indian meal, but be sure not to put in too
much; leave it thin, SO thin that it will al
most run. Bake in tin, or any oven, and
| toIerably quick. If it is not first-rate and
light, it will be because you make it too
thick with Indian meal. Some prefer it
without molasses.
| BOILED ONIoNs.-Take off outside skin
cut off both ends, let stand in cold water
an hour; then drop them into a saucepan
containing two quarts of boiling water;
boil fifteen or twenty minutes; saucepan
must be closely covered; then pour off this
water; then boil half hour longer in two
quarts of fresh boiling water; scald cup
| full of nice fresh milk, thickened with a
| little flour; season to taste and boil five
minutes, and serve whole. This destroys
| the strong, disagreeable taste and smell Of
| the onions, and will not produce heart
burn.
To CORN BEEF.-Put into cask twelve
| gallons of water, twelve quarts OF salt,
and one pound of saltpeter; stir until all
is dissolved. Salt your meat, rubbing it
well, and lay in a separate tub, taking
particular care always to have the skin
side down. Let it lie thus for ten days,
and then put it into the brine. tstill with
the skin DOWN, weighing it down with
boards and large clean stone. This brine
will keep from November till March
Meat may be added from time to time, al
ways taking care to have the salt rubbed
| ouor r. oud tho hJood drainad off
HOT BUTTERED LoAF.-One quart. of
flour. gill of yeast, two eggs, one table,
spoonful of butter creamed, making itsof-
ter than light bread dough, lightened III
the shape you bake it in. which is usually
round tin. Make it up after breakfast
for tea. 1t is delightful for handed sup
per when cut into slices little less than
an inch thick, just as soon as it is drawn
from the oven, and buttered generously.
Theslices should be heaped one upon
another as fast as buttered, so that the
loaf may retain its shape.
BALLOON PUDDINa.-Take one pint of
sweet milk, three eggs, one pint of flour;
beat the yolks of the eggs light and mix
with the milk, then>stir into the flour grad
ually, beating it we'll; add one saltspoon Of
salt; then whip the whites of the eggs until
stiff, and stir through the milk and flour
lightly; butter small CUPS, and fill them