The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-11
Worth Knowing.

A poultice of fresh tea leaves moist
ened with water, will cure stye on the
eyelid.
For earache dissolve assalitida in wa
ter; warm a few drops and drop in the
ear, then cork the ear with wool.
The true physiological way of treat
ing burns and scalds is to ut once ex-
clude the air, with cotton batting, flour,
scraped potato. OF anything that is
handiest.
Use fresh water Water which has
stood in an open dish over night should
not be used for cooking or drinking, as
it will have absorbed many foul gasses.
Mix little carbonate of soda with
the water in which flowers are i'm
mersed, and it will preserve them for a
| feLaight. Common saltpeter is also a
very good preservative.
Take new flower pot. wash it clean.
wrap it in u wet cloth, and set over
butter, will keep it as hard as if on ice
Milk, if put into an earthen can. or
even a tin one, will keep sweet for
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
per and polish with dry piece. Wood
ashes are good substitute.
To cure bunions use pulverized salt
peter and sweet oil. Obtain at drug
gist's five or six cents worth of salt
peter; put it into bottle with sufficient
olive oil to dissolve it, shake up we'll,
and rub the inflamed joints night and
morning, and more frequently if pain
full.
Flies may be eifectually disposed of
without the use OF poison. Take half
teaspoonful of black pepper in powder,
one teaspoOnful of cream. Mix them
we'll together, and place them in a
room on a plate where flies are trouble
some, and they will soon disappear.
Red ants may be banished from a |
pantry or storcroom by strewing the |
shelves with a small quantity of cloves,
either whole or ground. We use the |
former, as not being SO likely to get in
to food placed upon the shelves. The
cloves should be renewed occasionally,
as after u 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 palatable:
boil, and get it cool; drink when cold.
Ii it becomes curds and whey it is USE
less.
According to La France Neclicolc
borax has been employed with advan-
age in cases of hoarseness and pho
MIA occurring suddenly from the action
If cold. The remedy is recommended
81 nd n,.o tor
lenly become lost, but which by these
means can be recovered instantly. A
title piece of boraX the size of pea is 1
O be slowly dissolved in the mouth ten
minutes before singing or speaking.
The remedy provokes an abundant se-
retion of saliva, which moistens the
Mouth and throat This local action
f the borax should be aided bv an
quail dose of nitrate of potassium, tax
II in warm solution before going to bed.
A thorough qualified medical man has ci
ecently, in the course of his practice.
ONE upon what he believes and uses as y
specific remedy for smallpox. The b.
emedy is the bi-tartrate of potash, the g
Dmmon cream of tartar of the drug q
ore; two ounces dissolved in boiling 10
'ater, with the juice of a lemon and 10 10
lgar added. Let the patient drink as
luch as he likes, but not less than TO
every hour. In some OF l.,
is cases this medicine has exhibited the fr
ost remarkable curative effects. 1t will fr
urge, but rs it is perfectly harmless this
i'll not matter, and it does not appear
be the cause of cure, the remedy act
g specifically on the virus, the pus-
les collapsing, leaving no pits, and a
,rfect cure following in Il short time.
The American Express company has
troduced into New York the system
Harvesting three horses abreast. af-
+ the fashion of the London omnibus
The change has been made on two
the wagons for an experiment, with A,
ry satisfactory results. The wagons
Q supplied with two poles instead of -
e, and each of the three horses is at Y
ched to a separate whiflletree. This \
found to be decided improvement
er the system sometimes used of put
lg one horse in shafts and another at
ch side. The Harvesting is practical
the same as with two horses, with
o poles instead of one. The expert
mt is tried upon the wagons that de- r.
or goods in the upper part Of the
y. not only because the loads are fire.
emily too heavy for two horses, but
enable the drivers to make up for
Z time with an increased rate of
,ed, when from any cause they are