Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-03-01
DOMESTIC.

knife or SCISSORS is better. Wnen the
wart is very small it may be clipped eff
fectively close to the skin with pair of
clippings and the parts touched
with lunar caustic. When the pedicle
or stem is of considerable size a strong
liGature of sadler's silk, we'll waxed,
should be passed firmly round the wart
at its very base and the ends of the silk
tied in a manner SO that the igature can
be readily frightened daily. All means
of nutriment being thus destroyed the
wart or tumor will in very short time
be killed and drop of. Where the
warts gre large or In large clusters simi-
lar TO q bunch of grapes 1t Will facilitate
their removal to cast or fasten the ami
NAL by means of strong twltch and
extirpate them close to the skin 10y
means of sharp knife or clipping
shears; the base or roots should then
be slightly scared with a hot iron to
prevent the wart from growing again.
They may also be treated III the follow.
ing manner: Take common suiure-
needle, arm it with double hgature,
each consisting of three threads OF sad
ler's twine we'll waxed, pass the needle
through the centre If the wart, as close
down to the skin AS possible, tie each
half OF the thread with Il surgeons or
weaver's knot rs tightly as the knot can
be tied, then cut the ends OF middlIng
close to the knot, aud Ill short time
the wart will drop off, If the exposed
surthIe should not heal satisfactorily,
moisten them occasionally with equal
! arts oil tincture of sloes aud myri h.
| Ii any disposition is manifested Ill the
parts to ulcerAte. sprinkle them with
equal parts or finely pulverized charcoal
aud blood root. AL warts can be very
readily removed by the means herelp
described.
CHICKEN GRAvY.-Of course you have
kept Your dripping pan with sufficient
water to prevent drying or burning
while roasting Your fowl. There should
be from half pint to u pint when the
turkey or chicken is done. This sho1ld
be set on the stove and tipped, SO that
| one end of the pan is near y dry, Into
this corner put O piece of butter the
size OF an egg, and as it melUs rub into
| it large spoonful of flour, then mix
with gravy and bring to n boil. Add
the heart, liver, ETC., which have pre-
vlously been chopped fine. Salt If nee
essary, aud send hot 10 the table. Tins
| way OF mixing the -four and butter to-
gether Is the greatest possible improve
ment on the ordinary method of mixing
the hour Ill water. and pouring Ill to the
boiling gravy. Flour should be used
Id this way ia maA1ng OF al graVlas, us
ing the fat baked from beef, pork etc,
(wnen no butter Is needed) to mix with
the flour in the end of the dripplng-pan
and boiling as Tor turkey gravy.
BERE Is an excellent reclpo for the
foundation of all kinds of fruit frtteIs.
Make batter OF half pint OF sweet
milk, ten ounces OF flour and two oun-
ces of batter; sweeten and flavor to
suit your taste, The whites of two eggs
we'll beaten are to he stirred III last, or
10 make variety, you Can sometimes use
both the yOlks and whites. Sir the
| chopped fr MI III this batter, and fry III
hot iard, dropping 1t by sDoonfuls; Oh
you can dip The fruit III the batter and
Try. The first time you try this weigh
the ingredients; alter that 1t will not be
necessary II you are, like most cooks,
"goOd al guessing"
EMBROIDERY UPoN LEATHER. The
finest kId Is usually chosen for this
work, nd the patterns are the same as
for embroidery In satin stitch. The de-
| sigh Is traced upon the material, and
small holes prlcked with a stilettO tor
the needle to pass through; but occa
elonally sucn materials Can be bought
ready 1or working The design must
| be carried ont i'll satin 81 itch III colored
| tiloselles, aud when the work Is finished
the leather must be pasted upon thin
linen to keep 1t from splitting. F,tsh-
ionable gloves with gauntlets are en-
bruidered i'll this way IN monogram,
crests aud tancltuI designs.
ALMOND CANDY. Boil slowly one
pound of white sugar aud coffee cuf-
iui of water one-halt hour; clear with
the white of aD egg; test it by raising
up spoonful OF the syrup, and If the
thread snaps it Is done. Next stir in
cuptui Of almond meats, blauchei and
chopped, and pour into buttered tins,
when nearly cold, divide into narrow
strips with knite.
| WATER CAKE.-Take four cupfuls of
sifted flour. two cupluls OF white sugar,
| half a cupful of butter, two eggs and
one cupiuI of Water. Turn the water
over the butter anu stir tue sugar into
it Add the egg well beaten. Dissolve
u small teaspoUnful of saleratus III q
| little boiling water, and stir it In; mix
two small teAspoontul, of cream ot tar
tar with the -four aid add the other in
gredients. FIAvor with lemon.
CUSHIONS for deep, cane chairs are
| made tutted plush or satin, ana as an
accompaniment strip Of the same ma
terial and color Is embroidered as q
scarf for the back and finished off with
deep fringe, which Is often Of rich quail
ity.
BRA1D1NG is to become popular again.
Roul ded soutache will be used. as the
designs can he executed in raised work
by its use. It Is easy to give Eastern
effects by carrying out free design up
on muslin, serum, or thin materials of
any kind.
ODDLY shaped tables are much in de-
maDd. Some of them are round and
low enough to reath h a lady's elbows as
she sits at work and are rotary. Others
are round in front and straight at the