South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-16


A SIMPLE RExEDY.-A lady or Cnm-
berland Turntables the Leader With the
following simple euro for corus and
bunions. She says: Spread finely pow
dered chalk upon linon cloth, and bind
IL securely 70 tho corn or bunion, and
cure will be effected In few applica.
tions. In her own case one application
entirely cradicated painful bunion that
had been source OF annoyance for
years. This simple remedy In worth
trying.
AN EXCELLENT WuITEwAsu.-Prof.
Kedzic, Of the Agricultural College Of
Michigan, an expert chemist, recently
said TINT paint or wash madc Of skim
milk, thoroughly skinned. and water
brine will render wood uniunammablc.
and he proved Il by experiment. lie
said this paint, or wEitewash, Is durable.
very cheap, impervious to water, Of a.
greeable color and as it will prevent
wool from taking frc. he urged its use.
particularly on roofs. out.buildings,
| barns, etc.
In making jellies. IL is best not tn add
the sugar to the juice until the latter is
sufficiently cooked and then leave it
on the fire only long enough for the SUI
gar to become thoroughly dissolved. as
will be seen by the transparency or the
jelly. l usually leave It until 1t begins
fairly to boil again.
When you pour the jelly into tho
glasses, set them on wet cloth folded
two or three thicknesses; this'will pre-
vent all danger OF their cracking. Tho
same prccaution is all that is necessary
in canning fruit in glass jars.-C, in
american Farmer.
A pound OF crushed wheat, properly
cooked, is worth four pounds of bread.
Beans and peas afford tho most nourish.
ment for the least money.
Excellent soft soap may be made by
putting one pound of the pennsylvania
Salt Manufacturing Company's saponifer
to four and q half or ivo pounds Of fat
or tallow. Boil until the mass gets trans
parent and oil the fat has disappeared.
Now add fifteen gallons OF wator, boil a
few minutes, and the soap will be ready
for use. AS soon as cold it will be per.
feet jelly. If still too thick add more
water, which can be done to make the
soap any consistency desired. Twenty
five gallons of good soft soap can be mado
IN this way out OF one pound OF the
concentrated lye or saponifer.
To two quarts of Indian meal add
boiling water enough to wet the same;
when sufficiently cooled add one teaspoon.
iul OF salt, half pint of yeast, one tea.
| spoonful of saleratus, one.half teacup
full of molasses. and -four enough to form
1t into a loaf; (do not knead hard y
when light bake two hours in well.heat.
ed oven.-I3ake until BROWN. b. III.
L., In same paper.
HovEN.-Judge Luse says that in en-.
ses of hoven. tympanitis. or drum-belly.
as it Is sometimes called, which is cans.
cd by cattle eating too heartily Of wet,
rank grass, clover or green rye in the
spring. and overflling the paunch before
the stomach has time TO act-hence fer
mentation commencing. the animal swell.
ing, suffering great pain aud generally
dying IN short time unless relieved
he gives teaspoonful of pulverized char
coal every fifteen minutes, in about one.
half pint of milk or water sweetened with
a little molasses, until relieved. Since
he learned OF the efficacy of this remedy
he has had no difficulty in relieving his
cattle from the seyercst attacks of hovon.
CoRNs.-P. g., Constantine. Michigan.
Query i have horse that is troub.
led with corns on his fore feet. Would
you advise pairing down the feet. and dig.
ging out the corns till blood oozes out,
and then pour on some nitric acid 2
REPLY Much pairing down of the
bars Of the feet is not desirable, as Il
weakens the heels and renders euro less
possible. All that generally is necessary
IS. to prevent bearing Of the shoe on the
inside heel tho shoe may be set for.
ward a little, which will tend to lessen
conclusion. A corn should never be par
cd down TO the quick" and the shoe
should be reset regularly every three or
-four weeks. The common practice by
blacksmfths and quacks, Of pouring ME
trio acid into the fresh wounds Of a too
deeply pared cora, Is not only cruel, but
IS likely TO aggravate the case, and GER
tainiy never does any good. by proper
pairing, and careful fitting OF the shoe. at
regular intervals, n corn may entirely
disappear in tho course Of two 20 three
months.
FIRE KISDLERs.--Melt three pounds
of rosiu in a quart Of tar, and stir in as
much sawdust aud pulverizod charcoal as
you can, and then spread the mass upon
board till cool, and then break il into
Jumps as big as your thumb. You can
light it With match and IL will light a
fire. for 1t burns with a strong blaze. Il
IS economical Of time and money. n
may cost three shiIIings aud save ten
shillingS worth Of wood.
A SIMPLE REMEDY-A simple aud
usually successful mode Of extracting a
needle, or any piece Of steel or iron that
has broken oil in the flesh. is by the ap.