South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-05-13
Farmer and House Keeper.

SuoNoisitc.--TO VI tuOoc WHO WISH 10
keep the imagination fresh and Wig.
orous, chocolate is the beverage OF
beverages. However copiously You
have lunched, a cup of chocolate imme-
diately atterward will produce diges.
ton three hours after, and prepare
the way for good dinner. II is re-
commended 80 every one who de,
votes TO brain.work the hours nc
should pass in bed; to every wit who
finds he has become suddenly dull
to all who find the air damp, the time
long, and the atmosphere insupporta-
BILE; and, above all who, tormentcd
with fixed idea, have lost their free
dom of thought. To make chocolate
(itmust never be cut with a knife) an
ounce and n half is requisite for cup.
Dissolve it gradually in hot water,
string it the while with wooden
spoon; let il boil for quarter of an
hour. and serve ii hot with milk or
without, according to taste.
Curious Illumination.-The Paris
Figaro gives the following method OF
obtaining light instantaneously, with
ont the use Of matches and without
danger of setting things on fire: Take
an oblong vial of the wbitest and
clearestsglass, put in il apiece of phos-
phorus about, the..size of pen, upon
which pour some olive oil, heated to
the boiling point, filling the vial about
one third full, and then seal the vial
Theoretically. TO use it remove the
cork and allow the air to enter the vial,
and then recork it. The whole empty
space in the bottle will then become
luminous, and the light obtained will
be. equal to that of a lamp. AS soon
as the light grows weak its power can
be increased by opening the vial and
allowing fresh supply of air to enter.
In winter 1t Is sometimes necessary
to heat the vial between the hands TO
increase the fiuidity of the.oil. Thus
prepared tho vial may be used fer six
months. This contrivance is now Us
sed by the watchmen of Paris in all
magazines where explosive or infiam-
mablc materials are stored.
In nine cases out of ten,' says an
exchange, summer complaints can DO
checked, If taken In season, by wear
ing flannel overs the region of the
bowels. Until the British amy in
India was compelled to wear flannel
during the entire hot season it was
constantly reduced by diarrhoa. Diet
ID lar more potent than medicine in
curing this disorder, and when duly
assisted by flannel and enforced quiet
rarely fails TO cure if used promptly.
Flannel should be worn by night pa
we'll rs by day.
The Best remedy for bleeding nj
the nose, as given by Dr. Gleason. is a
vigorous motion of the jaws, III III in
the act OF mastication. In the case Of
n child, wad Of paper should be pla.
ccd in its month and the child instr,,c.
ted to chew it hard. 1t is the motion
Of the jaws that stops the flow of blood.
This remedy is so very simple that
many feel inclined to laugh Mt it, bnt
1t has never been known to fail in n
single instance, even in very severe
cases.
USEFUL lllNTs.-Economy is prod
igality when it exhausts the soil 10
save the expense of enriching il.
Our mullen Hourishes I'm English
gardens, under the congnomen OF A.
mercan velvet plant.
A medium size potato is enough
for four hills, or about SIX bushels of
seed to the acre. Large seed potatoes
give about onefourth more prodnct at
harvest than small ones. Small pota-
toes have about rs many eyes ~ large
ones, but the sprouts from these eyes
are not as large or vigorous.
Greater advance has been made
within the last thirty years in the art
OF agriculture by the application OF
science in developing the principles.
calculating the mysteries and showing
the reasons Of the operations IN every
department, than for century previ,
Gus.
Shoeing Iiorses.-A London live.
stock journal, speaking ofhorsc shoe.
ing, pertincntly remark5: II the far
mers or blacksmiths arc anxious 10 do
something useful at a small expense,
let them publish an illustrated broad
eide fit for hanging in blacksmith
shops, telling smiths and their masters
what not 20 do Don't carve the
frog; don't rasp the outside OF tho
h0of; don't cut tho hoof 20 fiji tho
shoe, but, after shortening the toe, il
needed, fit the shoe to ;ho foot, and
90 on, as common sense dictates.
a London subscriber writes that.
Notwithstanding the many now meth
DDS for Kidding s4uashcs and cucum.
beers of buOs h0 haq not ,.cf r~.,,.g