Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-06-24
The fara1 aud fireside.

should never be applied to the upper leather,
as it will render the leather hard. The soles
need to be kept hard by linseed oil, and the
upper leather soft, by the application of
meats foot oil. To keep the upper leather
from settling down in large wrinkles, and
from shrinking, after having been exposed to
wet and mud, my practice is to wash the dirt
off, and then put in lasts that will extend
the wet, upper leather, and hold it while dry'
ing, so that no wrinkles will form, nor will the
leather shrink. If lasts are not large enough,
the boots or shoes are filled with shreds of
old cloth, which are pressed in as tightly as
can be with stiff stick. By this means the
upper leather will be held in a smooth posi-
tion until it is thoroughly dry.
DRINKING Ice WArER.-There is no more
doubt that drinking ice-water arrests dlges;;
ton than there is that refrigerator would
arrest perspiration. 1t drives from the stom-
ach its natural heat, suspends the flow of gas
trio iuice, and shocks and weakens the deli
cate organs with which it comes in contact.
An. able writer on human diseases says
Habitual ice. water drinkers are usually very
fabby about the region of the stomach. They
complain that their food lies heavy on that
patient organ. They taste their dinner tor
hours after it is bolted. They cultivate the
use of stimulants to aid digestion. If they
are intelligent, they read upon food, and what
the psychologist has to say about it-how long
it takes cabbage and pork and beef and po'
tatoes, and other meats and esculents, to 60
through the process of assimilation. They
roar at new bread, hot cakes, fried meat, i'm
agining these to have been the cause of their
maladies. But the ice water goes down all
the same, and finally friends are called in to
take farewei look at one whom a mysterl-
GUS Providence has called to cline where,
as far as is known, ice water is not used. Ihe
number of immortal beings who 60 hence to
return no more, on account of an injudlclous
use of ice water, can hardly be estimated.
ONIoNs-From our own experience, and
the observation of others, we can fully in
dorse the testimony of the St. Louis Miller,
on the healthful properties of the above escu-
lent. Lung and liver complaints are certain
ly benefited, often cured, by free consump
ton of onions either cooked or raw. Colds
Weld to them like magic. Don't be afraid OF
them. Taken at night all offense will be
wanting by morning, and the good effects
will amply compensate for the tritilng annoy
ance. Taken regularly they greatly promote
the health of the lungs and the digestive
organs. An extract made by boiling down
the Juice of onions to syrup, and taken as a
medicine, answers the purpose very we'll, but
fried, roasted or boiled, onions are better.
Onions are a very cheap medicine, within
everybody's reach, and they are not by any
means as "bad to take" as the costly nostrums
a neglect of their use may necessitate.
How TO CLEAN Brass AND COPPER
The following mixture will be found the best
thing for cleaning brass, copper, tin, stair.
rods, taps, and even windows, and it is quite
worth the trouble of making once year, as
quantities give will last the time, and the
best way is to store it in wide-mouthed pickle
Jars of glass or stone: / pound whiteing,
pound rotten stone, l pound of soft soap, !
teacupful of vinegar, as much water as will
make it thick paste. Let it boil fully ten
minutes, and when nearly cold. add half a
pint of spirits of turpentine. When you use
it. put very little on rag rub the article
you wish to clean we'll with it until it be-
comes bright, and then polish with leather
dipped in powdered Bath brick. Unless you
use Bath brick it soon furnishes but Bath
brick preserves the polish.
BLOWING OUT KEROSENE LAMP.-A
very common method of extinguishing ker-
osene lamp is to turn down the wick until on.
" q minute flame is visible, and then blow
down the chimney This is most dangerous
practice, being most frequently the cause OF
explosions. People who use kerosene lamps
should make it an absolute rule never to at
tempt to extinguish lighted lamp that way,
however small the fame. Scientific reasons
might be given for such advice, but the best
reason that can possibly be given is the fact
that explosions frequently result from a neg
lect of it. it is as easy to blow into the low
er end of the chimney as the top, the only
difference being that in the former case the
person blowing is required to stoop a little,
while in the latter the infection of the body
is not required.
CURE FOR NEURALGIc PAIN.-"Edna"
sends the following to the Chicago later
Ocean: This simple recipe, signed "R. B.
j." which I clipped from an old paper, has
proved of inestimable value to many: "Some
time since, while suffering from neuralgia
pains in the face, it occurred to me that egg
poultice might relieve. Mixing an egg with
corn meal, or any coarse -four, proved, not
only in this case, when applied, but in many
since, equally effective" My mother, after
having suffered two or three days and nights
with severe toothache and faceache, tried the
above remedy and experienced relief in few
moments.
KEEPING Fish FRESH WITH SUGAR.-A
method adopted in Portugal for preserving
fish consists in removing the viscera and
sprinkling sugar over the interior, keeping
the fish in horizontal position, so that the
sugar may penetrate as much as possible. 1t
is said that fish prepared in this way can be
kept completely fresh for long time the
flavor being as perfect as if recently caught
Salmon thus treated before sailing and smok-
ing possess a much more agreeable taste, a
tablespoon of sugar being sufficient for a
FIVE pound fish.
WAGON T1REs.-Wagons or carts with
broad tires may be drawn over newly plowed
land without cutting in, and on muddy roads
they are pulled with greater ease than narrow
tires, because the soil is packed down and not
cut up. The popular prejudice in favor of
narrow tires is strange one, as it is impossi-
BILE to keep roads in repair where they are
used. They are also very hard on horses: If
you are about to purchase cart think of
this, and have it built with broad tires.