Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-30

| rest, and the room Is new aud Glenn. All
this seems an easy thing TO do, but there is
not one in a hundred will follow out the de-
tail Some will sweep the dust into the hall,
or from one room to another, and then won
der why their house is so soon dusty again.
Others forget cornice and pictures, and thus
! leave n seed of future annoyance while
third class will do all but using a damp
broom, which is ms the finishing touches to a
picture. - Chicago alliance.
Roast Turkey. In very cold weather tur-
! key in its feathers will hang for fortnight
with advantage Pluck, draw and SINCE very
carefully wash and then dry it thoroughly
with clean cloths fill with common bread
crumb stufing, or with sausage meat or
chestnuts truss firmly, and lay the bird be-
fore a clear hot FIRE, roast from an hour and
half to two hours, basting constantly and
beautifully with butter Serve with its own
gravy and cranberry sauce. A turkey should
be laid first far from the fire, and drawn
nearer when half done, though never suffi-
| GENTLY near to scorch it. 1t is usual to fold
and fasten a sheet of buttered writing paper
over the breast to prevent its being too much
Drowned. This should be removed 20 min
utes before the bird is done. Ragout of tur-
key-Cut the cold turkey that is left over
from a roast or boil into bits an inch long
put into a saucepan the gravy left from the
roast, adding a little water if the quantity be
small add a tablespoonful of butter, a tea
spoonful of some pungent sauce, half tea
spoonful of cloves, little grated nutmeg and
n little salt when it boils up, put in the
meat; stew very gently for 10 minutes, and
then stir in tablespoonful of cranberry
or currant jelly, a teaspoonful of Drowned
-four wet in a little cold water, and a wine
glassful of sherry or MADEIRA; boil up once
and serve in a covered dish. A ragout with
nina 10 ,yap.rally
Deviled turkey-Place the legs and wings
(iointed) on n grdiron broil slowly; have
ready n sauce made of one tablespoonful pep
per vinegar, ono tablespoonful made mus
tard, one tablespoonful celery sauce, one Ia
blespoonful acid fruit Jelly, little salt and
pepper lay the broiled turkey on hot dish
pour the dressing and sift pounded cracker
over it.
Some Special Household Dangers mem
Der of Parliament suffered from painful ir-
ruption of the feet traced at last to some
fashionable socks, which were laid aside, with
the result of ending his complaint Some
California miners died from the effects of
poisoning produced by wearing boots lined
with bright green flannel, the color in this
case being "Scheele's green, a well known
srsenical compound. A tradesman suffered
from wearing bright maroon flannel shirt.
Paper collars glazed and stidened with sized
whitc-leRd and containing arsenic, have pro-
duced serious illness and the same results
have followed the wearing of hats lined with
material containing arsenic, and from gloves
and coat-sleeves similarly treated. Five or
six persons in household were rendered sud.
denly i'll by the matter exhaled from chntz
window curtains and bed drapery, and green
Nenitan blinds have been known in hot sum
mer weather to give off particles of arsenic
with deeterious effect. The green cloth lin
ing Of u perambulator has affected its young
occupants, and the color from the green gas
shades in a composing of printing Of
fee has produced illness among the compos-
itors. In the kitchen, arsenic has now and
then been met with. when used to impart a
green hue to such dishes as blanc-mange. In
one case gentleman was poisoned by par
taking of a dish innoccnty enough colored
by an arsenical preparation which had been
mistaken by the cook for an extract Of spin
ach. And even in the exercise of the per
tuners art, it behooves us TO be on our guard
against using preparations for the hair color
ed green by some compound of this sub
stance. We thus find that arsenic is most
widely di1used around us from the facility,
and, above all, from the cheapness with
which a beautiful pigment and fayorte hue
can be produced through its aid. Ii is I'M
doubleday in the form of color in wallpapers
that arsenic most frequently meets us. In
paper-staining, more than one compound of
arsenic is used; and in the manufacture of
the beautiful aniine dyes, SO extensively
used, arsenic is also largely employed. One
notable feature of this substance, and one
also which gives it a special power of affect
ing US to our detriment, is the remarkable
ease with which it becomes volatile. 1t may
be readily diffused in the form of gus or mi
mute, solid PARTICLES and is thus brought into
plOsa contact with ne II, hOrnag
is a very pretty color on walls, but we would
say, take care of it, Chdmbers's JOUrHdL
Burns and Scald,-These injuries are not
essentially different in their nature, the diff
ference being simply that one is caused by
moist heat, and the other by dry. They are
often SO slight as to be of little moment, but
occasionally they are so severe as to require
the most prompt and energetic treatment,
When burn does not break the skin it is of
little consequence, and should be treated like
any ordinary Inflammation. Keeping cold
water upon the part until the smarting ceas-
es, and then the application of glycerine, or,
if this is not tolerated, common lard rubbed
upon the burned surface, is all the treatment
necessary If blisters are formed, they should
be prcked to let out the water, and then a
poultice of slippery elm bark and water, or a
mixture of beeswaX and lard melted together
| and spread upon a cloth, may be applied with
great comfort TO the patient. But if the in
jury is more extensive, covering over a large
surface, and especially if the tissues beneath
the skin are destroyed, the difiulty is neces-
sarly distressing and often dangerous. In
such cases the nervous system may become
| affected, so that the patient will have severe
chlls, the pulse may be small, frequent and
feeble, the breathing become oppressed,
there is n tendency to delirium, and death
| may occur as a result of the shock to the ner-
vous system. In general, if one limb is en-
| tirely involved or a greater part of the trunk,
| the prospect of recovery is small. The treat
| ment in the severest cases should be both
constitutional and local The shock to the
nervous system is best relieved by a prolong-
| ed hot full bath. The patient should be i'm
| mersed in water at 100 degrees, save the in
| jured part, aud the temperature Of the water
should be increased until it cannot be toler-
| ated any hotter The bath should be contin-
| ued until the nervous prostration is relieved,
| or from thirty to forty minutes II the burns
are deep, a good application is thick solu-
ton of gum-arabic, which may be prepared
in n few minutes by dssolving the gum in
hot water. After it is applied, it may be
busted over with dry powder, and so the It's
| sues underneath will be completely protect
ed. Another good remedy is collodion and
sweet oil, in the proportion of one part of the
oil to two parts of collodion. This may be
kept in an air-tight bottle for any length of
time, and may be applied by camel's-hair
brush. It Immediately forms a firm cover
ing to the exposed surfaces and SO takes the
| place of the destroyed cutice. If these sub
stances are not at hand, common dry -four
may be busted upon the injured part to the
| depth of half an inch or so. All liniments TO
draw out the fire" are worse than useless,
for there is no fire to draw out 1t should be
borne in mind that these, as well as all other
injuries, are healed by the action of the vital
forces alone, and all that can be done from
without is TO protect the exposed surfaces
from the irritating influence of the atmos-
! phere and TO balance the general circulation,
should it become disturbed. People in gen