The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-06
HONE AND FARM.

WV80 AND Z A~1o
NEVER make Jelly in damp or cloudy
weather-it will be neither firm nor
clear.
WHITE LIP SALvE. Spermaceti
ointment, one-half ounce; balsam Ct
Peru, one-quarter drachm. Mix welE
and apply in thin coating before going
to bed.
BISCUITS DEvILED.-Take some wa
ter biscuits, steep them in milk for ten
minutes, take them ont, dust them over
with a little cayenne, salt and black
pepper, and bake them in slow oven
for about twenty minutes.
An exchange truly says: "For
steady draft large, slow.moving teams
do the work more economically than
quick-moving ones. 1t is far better to
20 once with heavy load than twice
with light ones. 1t is your compare.
lively small, quick. going, nervous hors-
es that balk. Sometimes a heavy horse
will refuse to draw, but rarely"
THE TEETH. Dissolve two ounces of
borax in three pints of water; before
quite cold, add thereto one teaspoonful
OF tincture of myrrh, and one table
spoonful of spirits of camphor. Bottle
the mixture for use. This solution, ap.
piled daily, preserves and beauties the
teeth, extirpates all tartarols adhesion,
produces a pearl-lke wilderness, arrests
decay, and induces a healthy action of
the gums.
BARLEY FOR SOILlNG.-ln some Sec
tons where the soiling of stock is prac-
ticed barley is being substituted for rye,
the former being regarded as more ten
der, and, besides being eaten with
greater relish, its nutritive value is SUI
perior, owing to the small per cent. of
dry matter in the growing stalk, while
its cultivation i, attended with as few,
if not less, losses from damage than any
other crop for like purposes.
THOSE foolish persons who buy
ground coffee may find out whether
what they buy is genuine coffee or not
by the following method: Take wine-
glass or tumbler full of water, and
gently drop pinch of the ground coffee
on the surface Of the water, without
stirring or agitating; genuine coffee
will float for some time, whilst chicory,
or any other sweet root, will soon sink !;
and chicory or caramel will cause yell
lowish or brown color to diffuse rapidly
through the water, while pure coffee
will give no sensible tint under such cir
cumslances, for considerable length of
time.
FURNITURE PoL1sH.-The following
recipe will restore the original polish Of
furniture, especially in the case Of such
articles as pianos, fancy tables, cabi-
nets, lacquered ware, ETC., which have
become furnished by use: Make q
polish by putting half an ounce Of shell
lac, the same quantity of gum lac and q
quarter of an ounce Of gum sandarac in
to q pint Of water; put them altogether
in stone bottle near the fire, shaking
it often; as soon rs the gums are dis
solved it is ready for use. Then take a
roller Of WOODEN rags-soft old broad
cloth will do--put little Of the polish
on it, also a few drops Of linseed oil ;
rub the surface to be polished with this,
going round and round over small
space at q time until it begins to be
quite smooth; then finish by second
rubbing with spirits of wine and more
of the polish. Furniture thus treated
will have a brilliant luster equal to new
FIsrULA of the withers should be
freely explored witha strongprobe-point.
ed knife to the bottom of the cavities, if
possible, and all diseased surfaces should
he removed. When the bleeding has
ceased, and tho wound and surrounding
parts have been cleansed with warm
water and sponge, wads Of loose tow
should be inserted, after being soaked
with a portion of q solution of one par!
Of carbolic acid and twenty-five parts Of
water. When very deep seated, insert
seatons through the various canals
pushing the seton needle from above
downwards through the same and GU,
through the skin. Thus dependent
openings are made for escape of matter,
and the above remedy, or . solution Of
one grain of chloride Of zinc to each
ounce of soft water, may he inje cted
from above. If carries or decay of bones
of the spine exist, remove the decayed
portions by scraping, as there will be nc
cure 50 long as such decay is going on
Such decay is known by the strong smell
of the discharge, similar to the smell o.
decaying teeth; also, by the presence O.
black spots on the surface Of the bones
Prairie Farmer.