The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-26

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Try cranberries for malaria.
Try sun-bath for rheumatis m,
Try clambroth for weak stomach.
Try cranberry poultce for erysipelas.
Try wet towel to tho back of the
neck when sleepless.
Try swallowing saliva when troubled
with sour stomach.
Try eating fresh radishes and yellow
turnips Tor gravel.
Tfy eating onions and horseradish tu
remove dropsical swollings.
Try buttelmilk forremoval of freckles,
tan and Dutternut stains.
Try hot flannel over tho seat of
neuralgia pains, and renew frequently.
Try taking your cod-liver oil in toma-
to catsup If you want TO mako it pala-
table.
Try taking nap in tho afternoon if
you arc going to be out late in the even-
ing.
Try breathing the fumes of tprpen. :.
tine or carbolic acid to remove whoop-
ing cough.
Try walking with your hands behind
you if you find yourself becoming bent
forward.
TIT, TAT, TOE" cake is m,de in this
way: Beat four eggs very light. then
add cream made by beating two cups
and half of sugar und one full cup of
butter. one cup of sweet milk, Il large
pinch OF salt, two teaspoonfuls of bak-
ing powder, stirred in with two cups
and half OF flour; divide the dough
thus made in three parts; to ono part
add half cup of rasins, stoned and
chopped, and half cup OF currants; :;
grate half a teaspoonful OF nutmeg, and
mix with half q teasp0onful of cinnamon,
This is for one layer of tho cake. 10
the next part add two tablespoonfuIs OF
grated chocolate, and tcaspoonful of
vanilla. The one light.colorcd layer
should be favored with lemon. When
baked, put the chocolate layer OH the
bottom, the one with fruit in it next,
and the light layer OH the top. Frost
tho top of the cake, but not the sides.
ANY one who is familiar with the man.
ner in which asparagus is cultivated
will take all necessary care to wash it
well before cooking it. Not less than
two or three waters arc needed; do not
drain the last water of, but tako the
asparagus out of it. A iayorite way TO
cook 1T is to boil Ill salted water until it
is tender, leaving the stalks whole; thon
lay three or four of them on slices Of
toast and pour milk or cream, seasoned
with pepper and a little butter, over
them. a safc way to determine if each
stalk is tender before cooking is to break,
not cut, little piece of; il woody and
tough it will not break easily.
One low seat in the form oi an otto
man is desirable in living Apartments.
and chamber is hardly complete with
out one. A chair with an affection OF
the spiEo can be easily metnmorphoscd
into stand ready Tor the upholstery.
Covcr tho top with WOODEN goods in
color that will harmoniHe with other
furnishings. Two pulls Oh 20 same
material head box'plaiting lined with
crinolmc, and nearly reach tho floor. A
pretty tidy to cap the whole can he
wrought out Of velyotocn and cretonne,
with finish OF cord aud tnsseIs.
PEACH frittcrs for desert are delicious.
In their season use tho fresh fruit, but
now use evaporated peaches; soak them
all night i'll II little water, and stew
gentlyin the morning; keep them close
ly covered, ind if tho peaches are left
in halves the flavor is Wonderfully pro.
served. Make q batter OF one cup OF
sweet milk, two eggs, q little salt, and
flour enough to make Il moderately stIfl
batter. Ii you choose. tho halves Of
peaches can be cut in quarters. Fry in
hot lard and servo with or without
cream; of course. tho cream ia n tooth
some addition,
CEMENT. --Litharge and glycerinc
mixed together to the consistency OF
thick cream or putty is valuable c.
ment for III, nding str 10 jars, for acqua-
rum purposes. For topping leaks III
seams Of lin paI ) Or wash boilers, to
fasten on lamp t rs, tighten loose joints
OF wood or iron, loose boxes in wagon
hubs, and for q great many other things.
The article should not DO usoi until the
cement has hardened, which will require
from one day to week, according to
the quantity used. This cement will
resist the action Of water, cold or hot,
OF acids, and of almost any degree of
heat.
THE paper bags which are sometimes
sent out from the tea store with a pound
OF tea in furnish good designs i,r the
olnamenter Of crazy quilt. The pic
lures are exactly adnpted Tor this work
and are 30 varied in SIZE and subject as
to give good opportunity for choice
The outlines alone may DO worked or
tho whole figure applied.
STRANGE figures of animals and birds
cover the new wall papers III which
ecru grounds prevail, and the grotesoue
and fabulous in art are the presc mt fancy
Tor house decoration,
A SMALL quantity of asphaltum mixed
with equal parts OF benzlne and turpcn-
tine to the consistency of paint, makes
dressing for CRATES that is equal in
elect TO the professionals rcnovating
process OF these articles.
HEAVY stuff curtains have a narrow
bordering. down The sides, with Arab.
esque designs three. quarters of yard
deep at the bottom.
CURTAINS made up OF bands of plain
muslin or linen, alternating with inser-
tion or lace stripe, are among the spring
novelties.
CRAogLE is seen occasionally takipo
the place Of stained glass for fancy viii.
dows.
New wall decorations have fax sur