South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-11-10
Farmer and ss.Keeper.
SAVE RUS RECEIPT.

SAVE THIS RECEIPT.
Acorrespcndent writes TO an exchange
as follows. about The leaves Of well
known plant:
II have discovered a remedy for con-
sunpt,on. curing a number Of cases at
ter they commenced bleeding at the
lungs aud ,hs hectic nush was already
OF The check. After toying This remedy
90 my own satisfaction, l have thought
philanthropy required that / should let
IL be known TO the world Il Is tho
common mullen, stepped strongly and
swectened with coffee sugar, aud drank
freely. Young or old plants arc dried
in the shadc and kept 10 clean bag
/ The medicine must he continued from
three 10 six months, according 10 the
nature of tho disease. IL Is very good
for the blood vessels, slso. II builds
up and strengthens the system, instead
of taking away the strength. 1t makes
good blood aud takes Inflammation u
way from The lungs
! 1t is the wish OF the writer, that every
periodical in the United States. Canada
and Europe, should publish this recipe.
for tho benefit OF the human family.
Paste this in your scrap book, ready to
look at any time.
The hest results from wood ashes are
4 secured 10y adding small proportion
OF common salt. Ashes contain all tho
mineral elements OF the plant, and they
exert good iuliueuce in unlocking FER
lility that would not be otherwise avail.
able. In burning anything, the chic
rine IL contains is garfield of with tho
smoke aud salt; chloride OF sodium
supplies the deficiency.
The Garaeaer's Monthly says 1T has
only recently been clearly demonstra-
ted that dead branch on tree makes
almost Is great strain on the main
plant FOR moisture rs does living one.
rhis IS one OF the most important dis
coverie5 OF modern botanical science
1 TO the practical horlic1turist, as by this
knowledge he can save many valuable
tree. Any fcad branch or any weak
one should DO al once cut away"
WARM MILK HEALTH REsToREa.
| Considerable has been lately said in
medical Journals concerning the value
! OF warm milk as remedial agent in
certain discaScs. The Christian ut York,
referring to an interes' ing article on this
subject which lately appeared in the
! Loud IN 1fVk Journal, states on the au.
I thori,y OF DIR. Benjamin Clarke, that in
( ilie East Indies warm milk is used 80 n
great cXtent as n specific fox diarrhcs.
a pint every four hours will check tho
most violent diafrhea. stomach ache, in
ciPicnt cholera, and dysentery. The
milk should never be boiled, but only
| heated sufficiently TO be agreeably warm,
not too hot TO drink. Milk which has
been boiicd is unfit for use.
The writer says 1T has never failed
in curing la six or twelve hours, anj
! have tried II, should think, fly times.
I | have also given II TO dying man who
hat been subject 10 dysentery eight
/ months, latterly accompanied by one
continued diarrhen, and II oc.ed on him
like charm. In two days his diarrhea
was gone. In three weeks he became
hale, hearty man and now nothing that
may hereafter occur will shake his faith
/ In hot milk. A writer hes also commu-
nicated to The U,dicai Times and Guzeps
/ a statement of the valce OF milk in
twenty six cases of typhoid fever, IN
every one Of which its great value vas
apparent. People suffering from dis
eases need food quite as much "a those
10 health. aud much more 50 ia certain
diseases where there il rapid waste OF
the system. Frequently all ordinary
food. in certain Diseases. Is rejected by
the stomach, and even lOathed by the
patient, but nature, ever beniacent, has
fur ralu I a . - 4 D.
nefcial-some directly curative. Such
food is milk" The writer in the Jour
nal last quoted, Dr.. Alexander Yale.
after giving particular observations up
on the point above mentioned, says -
I'VE believe that milk nourishes in fc-
yer, promotes sleep, wards or dslirmm.
1 soo.hes tic intestines, and, in fge, il
the SINE qua non IN typhoid fever.
We have lately tested the value Of
milk in scarlet fever, and learn that IL
\ is nov recommended by the medical IA
Guilty 10 OIL cases Of this often very dis
tfossing cLlircn's disease. Give eli tbe
milk tie patient will take. even during
tie period Of greatest fever. 10 keeps
Mp the strength Of the patient, acts we'll
upon the stomach. md - IN this way
pleased thing ia this Sciead
81 ImericoH.
Cnmphor placed 10 trunks or draw
ers will prevent mice from doing them
injury.
Spots on vanished furniture arc rea.
Oily removed ~ rubbing them With es-
seuce OF peppermint or spirits ~ cam
uf r. and affrrwar1 with Pdru tara pa~