Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-02-12
HINTS FOR THE HOME.


Oak is stronger than iron, both pieces be-
ing of equal weight.
As flesh producer one pound Of eggs Ia
about equal to one pound Of beef.
The metals which retain hoa; longest arc
brass ard copper; next iron, and lastly
lead.
Half dozen thin, lCngthSise, slices q
horseradish kept on each jar Of pickles will
prevent mould
The leading peculiarly Of rice is tie very
urge proportion of starch and the very
small proportion OF gluten which 1t con
tains.
II is well to bear in mind that ihc aver
age for all breeds Of COWS IS about SIX
pounds of hay, or liz equivalent, for ond
quart of milk.
Placing small Button directly under the
one ru;i ete se~ing lessons the after danger
of tearing the cloth cut. This applies OF
course to buttons with holes.
An English garden authority says that
the only cabbage fl for tie table ) dark
green. and that the white and yellow heart
ed. Savoys included, are rot ft TO eat
Edward Hines gives, in the. Liverpool
Mercury, as an untailing remedy for small
pox: one ounce Of cream tartar IN hot wa
ter-drank at intervals when cold.
Bioken crockery or china, reunited finn
" with cord and kept for some while IN a
pail of fresh warm milk will, after thorough
~ drying, be found mendcd.
For burns and scalds the white OF an egg
Is q soft varnish and more cooling than
sweet oil. Slightly beaten, and swallowed
with or without sugar, an egg Is excellent
for dysentery.
Dyspoptcs and persons with E'eak stom-
schs can eat parched corn or huled corn
without injury OF discomfort though they
cannot properly digest corn when cooked 10y
tie ordinary methods
Gelatnc is invaluable for the sick whore
meat cannot be digested. Ii Is easily nsslm-
ilatcd, can be oXydized in the blood, thu'
supplying the tissues which must otherwise
run TO waste, and il for this reason superior
to the invalid's usual jelly rcpast
Five wagon loads-200 bushols-of coal
ashes were strcNn on piece OF ploughod
oround-20 so. rods-late in the Fall and
the earth ploughcd over in the Spring
Garden truck flourished there during the
Summer better than in pcyious lmanuring
seasons. owing to the breaking uPand light.
ening. with ashes, Of the ground.
A good spice bag, used with scdaiive and
poutice effect in diarrh@a among children
and babies is made with half an ounce each
of Glove. allspice, cinnamon and anisc seed
bruised. and placed within two Layers OF
coarse flannel. inch square andqulied to-
1. g. e. mi IA II ~
and water, equal parts. Apply warm.
A fashionable lady unexpectedly leii
without servant, undertook 10 make her
husband a cup of coffee, but II took 20 long
he asked what in Halifax was the matter
with the coffee. ~ don't know, she said,
bursting into tears; 1--WE billed th m 'ar
beans for a full hour, and they ain'tno soft
er now than they was when ] iust put en-
in the pot"
Half bushel of lime covered five inches
deep with boiling water, stirred briskly TIL
thoroughly Stacked, dissolved then in water,
and 2 fbs common salt and zinc sllphat.
added, makes white wash which will bar
den and not crack. Adding 3 ~ yellow
ochre gives delicate cream color; lead,
lamp. vine or ivy black makes good pearl,
while for fawn tint add he American um-
Der. h Indian red and lib common lamp
black.
Borax wash cxcels soap in cleansing s)li-
ening and smoothing the skin. IL j. per-
feet hair wash and cleans combs and bruah-
es readily and without injury. Clolhc.
soaked in borax solution over night neel
only be rinsed in the morning. table
spoonsful pulycrzed borax ina quart Of Wa.
ter with enough added to cover them will
cleanse pair of blankets beautifully IN
washing paint borax saves great labor and,
If sprinkled on shelves in pantric', viii drive
away ants and reaches.
The animas 10 which parched corn is fc1
thrive better. iatteD faster, and are in moro
vigorous condition than those which cat
raw corn. however excellent IL quality may
be. 1t is a popular idea and perhaps the
true one, that hogs that feed on parchcd
corn are never afflicted with the disease
popularity known a. cholera. Parched corn
does not iniure horses, though raw corn
fleq1ently does It. excellence ior feeding
to fowls has long been acknowledged by
poultry fanciers in this country and in va.
rious parts Of Europe