Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-10-18
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saws the moustache is natures best re-
splrator and the hair covering the jaws
and throat Is intended to afford warmth
and protection to the delicate structures.
in The Vicinity, especially the fauces and
larynx. He assured the Leader that
MANY a man has been cheated out of his
! life and fallen a victem to pulmonary
complaints through the unnatural prac-
tice OF shaving. A moustache not only
mechanically prevents the enhance Of
foreign particles in the breathing tubes,
but lessons the coldness of the air that
is breathed by imparting to it some OF
the heat which has been left there by
the warm breath Just expired. In these
respects it has been found an Indispen-
sable hygieuic agent by conductors, en-
gineers and brakemen, who are exposed
to changes of temperature and are
constantly breathing air surchaYged
with coal dust. The doctor remarks
that shaving causes dental neuralgia,
rheumatism of the gums, enlargement
OF the glands of the neck, toothache,
weak ewes and catarrhal disorders Of
the throat and nose. 1t is moreover,
useless habit, by which time is wasted.
money squandered, and the dignity ard
beauty of the human countenance
marred.
WHITE CUP CAKE.-Four pounds Of
sugar, and one of butter, beat five eggs
with the sugar, put one teaspoonful OF
soda in cup Of sour milk, CRATE one
nutmeg. and put in it, with one tea
spoonful of cinnamon, then cream the
butter and flour together, add the eggs
and sugar, with the other ingredients.
stir it well and bake in tin mould.
V1croRIAs.- cupful sugar, one
egg, one teaspoonful of soda dissolved
in one pint Of water; beat butter and
sugar together, add the water, stir in
enough -four TO make a thin batter;
bake on hot griddle without turning
over; butter each one the instant it is
done; nice for lunch.
CREAM PIEs.-SIx eggs, two cupfuls
of sugar, two teaspoonfuls cream tartar,
two teaspoonfnls of soda in one and a
half eupfuls of cold milk; this will fill
four jelly cake tins; bake like jelly cake,
and spread with the ''cream" made as
follows: One pint milk, one cupful su-
gar, two teaspoonfuls corn starch; lem
on or vanilla flavor; when cold serve for
dessert.
ToPsY BREAD "a German dish) ).-One
quart of milk mixed with two tablespoon
tuls of flour and three or four eggs,
small quantity of salt, stale bakers
bread cut in slices; dip the bread in the
batter and soak it; then take it out and
fry 1t ON hot griddle with a very little
lard; turn it over and brown both sides
alike; eat with powdered sugar sprinkled
over it.
BEEF PICKLE.-To prepare pickle for
beef, take one and half pounds of
brown sugar, two ounces of saleratus,
and nine pounds of salt, and boil in four
gallons of water Skim and cool, and
pour enough of it over the meat to cover
it. The pickle should be boiled over
once a month, and should have pound
OF salt and two ounces of sugar added
to it at these times.
To PREPARE GRILLED FowLs.-Cut
| the remains of cold fowls into NICE pieces:
season with pepper and salt: squeeze
over them the Juice of small lemon;
let stand half an hour; dip the pieces
into melted butter, ane then into bread
crumbs. Put them into a gridiron and
broil over a clear fire.
To MAKE PLUM CAKE.-One cup of
butter, two cups of sugar, two-thirds of
a cup warm water, one-half of cup of
molasses, three cups of -four. five eggs,
one teaspoon of soda, nutmeg, cinna-
mon, cloves, and salt, one pound of
chopped raisins, two thirds of cup of
currants and one quarter of a pound of
citron.
SURPRISE CAKE.-One egg, one cup
sugar, one-half cup butter, one cup
sweet milk, one teaspoonful soda, two
teaspoonfuls cream tartar. flavor with
lemon, and use sufficient -four TO make
the proper co2sistence. and you Will be
really surprised to see its bulk and
beauty.
CRACKER PUDDING.-Four common
crackers ground fine, one pint milk,
yolks of two eggs. two tablespoonfuls of
sugar, one cup raisins, little salt and
nutmeg; take the whites Of your eggs
and cup of white sugar, and beat to
a froth. place this, after the pudding
has baked. on it, and bake while longer.
This is very rich.
REMEDY FOR COLD FEET.--A very val
liable receipt for foot-bath for any one
troubled with cold feet. One pound
prickly-ash bark. /. pound white mus
tard, and ! pound of pepper. Boil in /
gallon of water, strain and bottle and
keep COO. Use teacup of this with 9
quarts OF water for foot-bath at bed
time.
As matter OF economy use white
rather than brown sugar, as it contains
a greater amount of saccharine matter
Another reason Is that the refining pro-
cess relieves it of little insect which is
very like the itch insect. and which is
In all brown sugar. al common can
dies are made from brown SUGAR.
FRosTING,-White of an egg, six heap
ing tablespoonhhls powdered sugar, one
teaspOonful lemon juice, beat one spoon
full sugar with white three minutes;
then another and so on; lastly, add
lemon juice, and beat until the froth
stands up stiff, and can be cut with a
knife.
To MAKE CoUGH REMEDY Take
one ounce of IRISH moss, soak it as you
W uld for blanc mango; then boil it
about ten minutes In two quarts of Wa
ter and the Juice of six lemons; sweeten
to taste and strain. Drink of 1t freely:
it will nourish and relieve.
To wash your tides worked with
uprsta1 and ubita Iowa ,.n,oa .l-
cold water. Cistern water is preferable.
Make little suds with hard soap. rinse
thoroughly, and blue. Never put woI ST.
ed IN warm water.
GIVE your children plenty of outdoor
air; let them snuff it until it sends the
rosy current of lie dancing joyfulIy to
their cheeks and temples. Air is so
cheap and so good and so necessary that
no child should be denied access to it.