South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30
Farmer and Hous,- Keeper.

OF ginger, boiled Tor twenty minutes.
Pour it on two pounds OF raisins chop
ped, aud let stand eight days in an
open vessel. stirring it every day.
Let il cool before the BARN is added.
After straining il off the raisins put it
in cask for four to six weeks, then
bottle for use.
Esderberry Winc.-Eight quarts of
berries, four quarts of boiling water
poured over tho berries: let it stand
twelve hours, stirring it now and then;
strain well, pressing out the juice, ono
ounce Of powdered cinnamon, one-half
ounce of powdered cloves; boil five
minutes, aud set away to Torment ina
cold jar. with cloth tightly thrown
over it; when it has done fermenting
rack it off carefully so as not to dis.
turb the lees; bottle and cork down
well.
A lump of salaratus large as com.
mon bean put in the water for tho
crust OF three pies. after the lard is in
it, will make it light and tender and
more easy to digest.
A lady that had lived 20 years in
China says the Chinese soak tleir
rice over night, and it cooks in TWEEN.
ty minutes, and the kernels are sep
arated from each other.
To Remove Stains from statuary
marble take equal parts of fresh oil of
vitriol and lemon juice; shake up
these substances very thoroughly in
bottle; wet the spots with the mixture,
and in few minutes afterward rub
with II soft linen cloth and.the spots
will be found to have entirely disap-
peared.
To Preserve the color of black
thread stockings, wash them in water
with bran, no soap, the bran to be tied
up in a muslin bag The stockings
will then preserve their black dye.
Merino stockings can be washed the
same way.
To take mildew, ink or iron rust
ont of muslin, we. the spot with boi-
ing water, then quickly rub on a pow
der, salts of lemon, when the spot has
disappeared wash well; box of those
salts, is 10 cents.
10 remove warts, pick the wart
with II sewing needle or pin until it
bleeds, then dust it with powdered
blue vitriol and the wart will disap.
pear after few applications.
An old whitewash brush, well worn
and cleaned, makes good stove pol.
ishing brush.
Group and whooping- Cough. A
correspondent of an English medical
paper says: We have had great re.
lief in these two troubles of childhood
in the following remedy: Take two
parts best sweet hogs lard and six
parts pulverized sugar or moIasses;
mix thoroughly. For group give a
teaspoonful every fifteen minutes till
relief is obtained. 1t is very import
ant ia group cases TO begin in time.
Children who have the whooping
cough will fly TO the medicine when a
paroxysm comes on and soon become
fond of it. and will dose themselves if
~ 10 iSlt NlttlHt lflclr EcacH.
The leaves Of the common dande-
lion are very acceptable to horses.
They are an an excellent medicine.
having very beneficial effect upon
the health, and making the hair sleek
and glossy.
While working with the bees, avoid
all sudden jars. quick, active motions,
and never fight them. Careful hand.
ling will cure nearly all cross bees,
while with careless. rough handling.
the most quiet will become cross. it
is part Of the nature Of bees to gorge
themselves with honey when alarmed.
and when in this condition they rare.
ly, if ever, sting unless pinched.
The most profitable way to raise
beef cattle is to keep then. constantly
in thrifty and improving condition.
II is not necessary 70 keep very young
stock rolling in fat, but there should
always be an abundance Of nutritious
food to help nature in its development.
To allow stock 20 run down in flesh
and become ill-cOnditioned, simply
because it is not designed for market
for some time, is the height Of folly.
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lie Cultivatenr. a French journal,
says that if chloride Of lime be spread
on the soil or near plants, insects and
vermiL Will not be found near them.
and adds: by It's means plants will
easily be protected from insect plaques
by simply brushing over their stems
with a solution Of II. It has often
been noticed that patch Of land
which has been treated IN this way re,
mains free OF grubs, while the unpro.
tected beds around arc literally devas-
lated. Fruit trees may be guerdcd
from the attacks ofgrubs By attaching
to their trunks pieces of tow smeared