The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-28
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The Cheapest Medicine--8ad Cooix,pg--val-
 nable Remedies--Domestic Recipes.
THE CHEAPEST MEDICINE

The Cheapest Medicine--gad Cook,pg--val uable Remedies--Domestic Recipes.
 THE CHEAPEST MEDICINE.
 All advice as to the care of our bodie,
 is wise which reminds us to heed it. natural demands. Disease is alway. caused by some direct or indirect sir l against nature. The Occident well says
 About the cheapest medicine that l mortals can use is sleep. It is sovereign
 remedy for weakness, it relieves langor l 1t cures restlessness, uneasiness and fri.
 tability; it will remedy headache, teeth. ache and backache and heartache; il cures nervousness; and will make heavy
 burdens seem light and great trials look
 very small.
 "When weary we should rest when exhausted we should sleep. To resort to stimulants is suicidal; what weary men need is sleep: what exhausted women | need is sleep. The lack of sleep causes neuralgia, paralysis and insanity. Many person dies for want of sleep, and the point where many sufferer turns his back from the very gates of death to the open path of life is where he sinks into sleep. Of almost every sick man it may be said, as of Lazarus: If he sleep, he shall do well.'"
 BAD COOKING.
 Bad cooking is responsible for a large amount of ill,health, and so is rapid eat ing. Few persons chew their food per- fectly fine before swallowing 1t. They have, 30 they think, not time to eat as they should, and so they swallow some thing and go about their work. 4 writer says: Three digestions are known to physiologists-m digestion, stomach digestion. bowel digestion. To make the first complete, the food should be ground fine by the teeth and mixed with the saliva and nothing else; then, and not till then, it is ready to be introduced into the stomach, and go through the second process. The stomach is a patient, long-suffering organ, but it can not always do the work of the teeth and its own too, and when, from sheer inabil- ity to meet the unjust demands forced on it. dyspepsia with all its annoying train takes possession, the hapless vic tim can only mourn over his unwise haste and reE ent of his omissions when it may be too late to repair them. Chil- dren especially need to be instructed as to the necessity of thorough mastication of their food, and the habit formed in them Of chewing it fine and taking ample time to eat"
 VALUABLE REMEDIES.
 FELoN.-A certain cure for felon is said to be to wind cloth loosely about the finger, leaving the end free. Pour in common gunpowder till the afflicted part is entirely covered Keep the whole wet with strong spirits of camphor.
 CArARRH.-A health publication says one of the most prominent causes of catarrh is the excessive use of salt and heaters, such as sweets, fats, condiments and starch., This excess of carbonaceous food excites and intlames the mucous membranes of the throat, nasal passages, bronchial tubes, etc. It ia also caused by indigestion and constipation. Head aches and neuralgia proceed from tte same causes.
 SANITARY ERRoRs.--1. To believe that the more hours children are at their studies the faster they learn. 2. To be- feve that the more a person eats the stronger and fatter he will become. 3. To believe that if exercise is good for one it should be taken at all hours and seasons, the more violent the better the result. 4. To imagine that the smallest room in the house is large enough to sleep in. D. To eat without appetite. 6. To eat hearty supper the last thing at night.
 .. DOMESTIC RECIPES.
 WHIPPED POTATOES. = Whip boiled potatoes to creamy lightness with fork; beat in butter, milk, pepper and salt: at last the frothed white of an egg; toss irregularly upon dish, set in the oven two minutes to reheat, but do not let 1t color.
 OYSTER PIE.-Make paste as for pie crust, line shallow pan with it, put in layer of oysters, flavor with salt and bits of butter, add layer of bread or cracker crumbs, another layer of oysters, etc, add the liquor, cover with crust and bake.
 BRouING MEAT.-It is mistaken idea, held by many who call themselves good cooks, that the outer rim of fat should be removed before broiling chops or a steak. The more fat you leave on the more tender and juicy your steak will be.
 HoRsERADIsH SAUcE.--Grate quantity 1 of horseradish, boil it in sufficient water 10 glye It the consistency of sauce, add a | pinch of salt and two or three table l spoonfuls of taragon vinegar, then stir in | off the fire a gill of cream beaten up with | the yelk of an egg.
 FISH FRIrrRRs the remains of | any fish which has been served the pre- vious day, remove all the bones, and | pound it in mortar; add bread crumbs | and mashed potatoes in equal quantities. Mix together half teacupful of cream, with two well-beaten eggs, some cayenne pepper and anchovy sauce. Beat it al | to proper consistency, cut it into small cakes, and fry them in boiling lard,