Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-06-12

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little lemon juice, and Try Eicely.
Put a pinch of tea in your mouth
after partaking of onions. it is said,
and you can call on your girl or
lady friends with the utmost i'm
punity, that is AS far as the objec-
ton 10 the onion flavor is con-
cerned.
USE OF BUTTERMILK.- Battle
the face in buttermilk. sour of
course. 1t is not quite agreeable
we know. Take rag, dip it into
a cup of buttermiik and wash
every part of the face, neck and
hands If there has been a greater
exposure TO the sun than usual:
after washing the lace well,
squeeze out the cloth aud Just wipe
the skin off, and let i, remain on
without washing till morning.
You Will be astonisheu 10 zee how
soon the freckles and tan will dis
appear. For keeping the hands
and skin soft, there Is nothing
equal to buttermilk. When one
gets burned with the hot sun, one
or two bathings in buttermllk will
cause the smarting to cease, take
out the inflammation and render 1t
comfortable quicker than any
remedy ever tried. There is some
thing in the acid contained in the
buttermilk that does the work.
When one has stained fingers with
either berries apples or nuts, 1t
will remove the stains almost inn
mediately.uI 1t is particularly cool
ing 10 tue skin. You will never
Try any other lotion for beaut!fy-
ing the complexion after using
the butterlEiik, if il is possible to
obtain that.
APPLE BoRER "A subscriber
asks how he can get rid of the APP
pie borer. According TO writer
on horticultural and agricultural
subjects, when borers have once
gained possession of a tree the
only way to get rid Of them is to
hunt for them carefully with a
knife or wire and destroy them.
The eggs Of the parent beetle are
deposited during nights III June,
and are placed in the bark of the
tree at the surface of the ground,
or whatever may surrouad the
tree. These eggs hatch In our lat
itude during September and it Is
soon after this that the young grub
may be easily removed without
the use of anything more than the
point of a penknife. A few min
utes spent in this way about the
first of October each fall will keep
the tree from this pest.
Fruit trees can be pruned at any
time, provided only small limbs
or twigs have to be cut. Cuts
made in June will heal sooner
than at any other time, but it re-
quires more care at that time as
the bark peels so easily.
Ifyour horse is troubled with
scratches mix up little saltpeter
and lard and put upon the sore
part, renewed daily until cured.
Keep clean by using CASTLE soap.
In case of trouble, the white of
An egg is said to be a specific for
fish bones sticking in the throat.
LIZ is to be swallowed raw. ana
will carry down bone easily and
certainly. There is another fact
touching eggs which will be well
to remember. When, as some
times occurs by accident, corro-
siye sublimate is swallowed, the
white of one or two eggs taken
will neutraliZe the poison and
change the effect to that Of dose
OF calomel.
Roup in poultry is only fatal
disease when, like many others, 1t
is neglected till past remedy. If
when first attacked, a mixture of
cayenne pepper and lard, about
the size OF bean, be given to the
fowl about twice day, q cure
will be affected in few days.
To cure gals on the shoulders OF
horses, wash the shoulders we'll
morning, noon and night with
water, and apply thoroughly with
feather six drachms of iodine,
dissolved in half-pint of alcohol.
ApULTERATED COFFEE. - In
these days, when the whole coun-
try is flooded with parched and
ground coffee, it is of interest to
housekeepers to be able to tell
whether they are getting the real
article or an adulteration of chick
Ory, a vastly cheaper material.
The following simple test is rec
commended by an authority, as
never falling;
Spread spoonful of coffee gent
ly on the top of water in a bowl or
Inna If nnrp the Coffee will nnt