The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-09-03
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A pOultice of fresh tea leaves moist
ened with water, will cure a s,ye on the
eyelil.
For e1rache dissOlv, assadtida in wa
ter; " lrm few drops and drop in the
ear then cork the ear with wool.
The true phi, Biological way of trent
ing burns and scllds is to It one, ex-
clude the air. with cotton batting. -four.
Scran II potato. or anything that is
haa,lieSt.
st cd imam Op n dish over night should
not he used for cooking or drinking. rs
it will have absorbed many foul gasse..
Mix little carbonate of soda with
the water in which flowers are I'M
merse !. and it will preserve them for a
fortnight. Common saltpeter is also a
very good preservativr.
Take new flower pot, wash it clean.
wrap it in wet cloth, and set over
butter. will keep it as hart IS il on ice.
Milk. if put into an ea~then can. or
even a tin one, will keep sweet for u
long time, if well wrapped in wet
cloth.
Common soda is excellent for Scour-
ing tin. as it will not scratch the tin
and will make it look like new. APP
ply with piece of moi-tened newspa-
per and polish with 4 dry piece. Wood
ashes are 200 substitute.
To cure bunionS use pulvcrized salt
meter and sweet oil. Obtain ut = dru =
gist's five or six cents worth OF salt
peter; put it into bottle with sufficient
olive oil TO dissolve it, shake up well.
and rub the inliamed joints night and
morning, and more frequently If pain
full.
Flies may be effectually disposed Of
without the use o. pois N. Ttke half q
5easpoonful of black pepper in powder,
one teaspo0nful of cream. Mix them
well together, and place them in
room on plate where flies are trouble
some. and they will soon disappear.
Red ants may be banished from
pantry or storeroom b. strewing the
shelves with a small quantity of cloves.
either whole or ground. We u.s. the
former, rs not being so likely To get in
TO food placed Upon the shelves. The
cloves should be renewed occ tsiOnally.
as after time they lose their strength
and efficiency.
The following drink for relieving
sickness of the stomach is said to be
very palatable and Agreeable: Beat up
one egg very well. say for twenty min
utes, then add fresh milk one pint, wa
ter one pint, sugar to make it palatabl';
boil, and get it cool; drink when COLI
Ii it becomes curds and whey it is use
less.
According to La France lfeiicaie
borax has been employed with a,lvln-
tage in cases of hOar,enesS and a pho
mia occurring suddenly from the action
of cold. The remedy is recommended
to singers and orators whose voices sud-
denly become lost, but which by these
means can be recovered Instantly. \
little piece of borax the size of n pea is
to be slowly dissolved in the mouth ten
minutes before singing or speaking
The remedy provokes an abundant Sc
erection of saliva, which mOistens the
mouth and throat. This local action
of the borax should be aided by an
equal dose of nitrate of potassium, TAX
en- in warm solution before going to bed
A thorough qualified medical nun has
recently, in the course of his practice.
come upon what he believes and uses n
a specific RENE Iy for smallpox. The
remedy is the bi-ttrtrate of potash. the
common cream of tartar of the drug
store; two ounces dissolved in boiling
water, with the juice of lemon and
sugar added. Let the patient drink as
much as he likes, but not less than a
wineglassful every hour. In some OF
his cases this medicine has exhibited tho
most remarkable curative effects. 1t will
purge, but rs it is perfectly harmless this
will not matter. and it does not appear
to be the cause of cure, the remedy act
ing specifically on the virus. the pus-
tules collapsing, leaving no pits, and
perfect cure fOllOwin in short time.