The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-14

pInntS, ana 1S very beautiful, with Its
dark-green leaves and the snowy bios
SONS 1t bears before tho scarlet berries
form. A thorough watering every
morning is all the care necessary tor
it, and It's beauty will fully repay one
for the slight trouble Of making and
taking care of it.
"DOn't Know Half Their Value,
"They cured me Of Ague, Bilious
ness and Kidney Complaint, us recon-
menued. l had a half bottle left which
used for my two little girls, who the
doctors and neighbOrs said could not
be cured. would have lost both OF
them ono night If had not given them
Hop Bltters. They did them 80 much
good continued their use until they
were cured. That Is why l say you
do not know half the value Of Hop
Bitters, and do not recommend them
high enough."--B., Rochester, N. Y.
See other column.-Am. Rural Home.
To TAKE OFF IMPRESSIONS OF LEAVES,
PLANTS, ETC.-Take half sheet Of fine
oil; let 1t soak through, rub Off the
superiluous oil with II piece OF paper,
and let it hang In the mir to dry; after
the oil Is pretty well dried in, take =
lighted candle or lamp, and move the
paper slowly over 1t, in Il horizontal
direction, so rs to touch the flame, till
1t Is perfectly black. When wishing to
AXE off Impressions of plants, lay the
plant carefully on the oiled paper, and
piece Of clean paper over 1t, and rub
with the finger, equally In all parts,
for half minute; then take up the
plrnt, and be careful not TO disturb the
order of the leaves, and place It on the
nook or paper on which 1t is wished to
have tho impressions; then cover 1t
with piece Of bloting paper, and rub
it with tbs finger tor short time, and
there will remain an impression sNpc-
rior t" the finest engraving. The same
piece of black paper will serve to take
OIL great number Of impressions. The
great cN .cllence Of this method Is, that
the paper receives the impression of
the most minute veins and hairs. The
impression may alterward, be colored
according to nature.
10 PURIFY THE AK or A SICK CHAM
BER.-Take six urachms OF powdered
nitre, and the same quantity Of oil of
yitriol; mix them together by adding
to the nltre one drachln of the vitriol
ut time; placing the vessel In which
you arc mixing 1t on a hot hearth or
plate OF heated iron, stirring 1t with a
glass rod, tobacco-pipe, DC. Then
place the vessel In the contaminated
room, moving 1t about to different
parts Of the room.
EXCELLENT DENT IIERICE. - Dissolve
two ounces Of borax in three pints OF
hot rain water. Add to 1t one table.
spoonful of spirits of camphor' stirred
into one tablespoonful of puverizcd
sugar, to prevent 1t from curdling.
Before quite cold, aid one ounce Of
tinct,lrc ot myrrh. Ono wineg
added to half pint OF water, md ap-
piled with brush, rs garSle, will
preserve and bcautify the teeth, and
prcvcat the adhesion of tartar aud the
>oftenlng of tho gums, arrest decay
and keep the teeth In goou condition.
NEGiTiNE - Ihc great success OF the
Vcge!inc as cleanser and purifier OF
the blood Is shown beyond q doubt by
the great numbers who have taken Il
and received immediate relief, with
such remarkable cures.
FlG.pupDiNG.-C ,op half pound
OF figs very finely; mix them with
one e-fourth pound OF coarse sugar, a
tablespoonful Of molasscs, four table
spoontnls o! milk, half Il pound of flour
n quarter Ota pound of suct, an eyy,
and pinch OF grated nutmeg: put tie
pudding IN hutLcred mold, and boil
five hours.
TO Cook TUKN1rs.--Pare, slice, cut
IN dlce an inch square, b0ll until near
ly done, In ~ little water as possible:
toonc quart of turnips, add one table.
Spoohful OF sugar, salt TO make palata-
Die; when they are bo led as dry as
possible add two or three spoonfuls of
r. am and beaten egg. and serve.
Excellent.
LADIES who do their own work will
find that in addition to q long apron a
pair OF calico sleeves with rubber
cord In the top Is a dispenser OF hap
piness. One can slip them on over
cults and NICE dress sleeves, get tea and
even wash the tea dishes without in
i'lrlng the dress.
WHEN washing fine laces do not use
starch at all; In the last water In
which they arc rinsed put little fine
white sugar, dissolve it tn roughly,
and the result will be pleasing.
a CLAM shell Is more convenient for
scraping kettles and frying pans than
knife. it does the work in less time,
Eighteen comets have been discovered
since tho year 500. the largest number
ol which are microscopic. Science
represents the tails OF the comets to be
millions of miles I'm length. They Of
ten reach from the horizon to the zenith.
Ihere are several thousand so-callcd
comets known to exist in the heavens.
Twenty icura u sufferer.
DR.. II. V. PIERCE:
Dear Sir--Twenty years ago ! was
shipwrecked on tho Atlantic Oceon
and the cold and exposure caused a
large abscess to form on each leg, which
kept continually dlscharging. After