Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-04-28
HOUSEHOLD AND FARM.


VALUE OF FRUGr.-It is fact that
fruit is n regulator of the human
system. 1t Will keep the blood IN
order. the bowels regular, tone up
the stomach, and is. positively
specific in many diseases. 1t is said
Of doctor who became largely inter
ested in the growing of peaches that
he recommended them to his patients
on all occasions. The story was told
to illustrate the mans meanness; but
if he was mean it was a meanness
that benefited his patients.
If men We're wise they would spend
two days in vineyard or orchard to
every five minutes in drug store
when anything is the matter with
them. If you have the dyspepsia, eat
fruit. Did you ever think what a
doctor gives for dyspepsia He gives
an acid. Fruit will furnish better
acid than the drug store will. Do
you know what the doctors dose you
with when your liver is out of order?
With adds.
Why continue to have your medi-
cine done up in such repulsive
mixture when nature furnishes it in
so palatable a shape? Every home
should have at least one grapevine.
Once in possession it would be almost
above price.
An indispensable condition for a
waxed floor is a perfectly smooth
floor, free from cracks. Hard pine
and oak are favorite woods. Cover
the floor thickly with paraiine shaw
ings, and force them into smooth
coating by charcoal fatiron. In
this mild, steady heat is kept by
burning charcoal. The process is
laborious. and needs frequent repeti-
tons to keep in prime order. For
merly, at the South, band of negroes
polished the floor by sliding and
dancing upon it for an hour or two.
A new method is to rub pine, walnut,
oak. cherry or ash floors very thor
oughly with crude kerosene. When
dried, put on a wash of lager beer.
Upon this, well dried, apply coat of
what is known as pelucidite. 1t
comes in cans ready for use, for S275
gallon. The result is a fine, hard
surface of agreeable tone that should
never be washed, only wiped with
damp cloths. This is said to be much
superior to waxed floors, both in
durability and effect.
One of the simplest ways to secure
warm feet before retiring is by
method used in the Swedish move
ment" system. 1t consists in stand
ing erect, and lifting ones self up,
very gradually, upon the tips of the
toes, so as to put all the tendons Of
the foot ut full strain. Do not hop
or Jump up and down, but simply
risa and remain standing on tiptoe as
long as possible. then slowly resume
natural position. Repeat this sew
eral times, and a lively circulation
will soon be set in motion.
DESTROYS THE INSECTS. "A mixture
of twenty parts of hard soap, forty
parts of kerosene and one part of fir
balsam has been found very effective
in destroyingS the insects which
damage the orange tree. Professor
G. V. Riley is the authority. Other
valuable plants, notably the vine,
might be similarly protected by u
spray from an application of the
same recipe. 1t can be diluted at
will with water so as not to interfere
with the constitution of the plant.
Swiss MEAT OMELETTEs--A good
way to use cold meats is to chop it
fine with raisins, allspice, nutmeg,
salt, lemon peel and juice; add one
egg, one tablespoonful of sugar,
cloves. The above mixture is the
middle of the omelettes. Three eggs,
one pint of milk, two teacups of flour;
make the batter thin. Fry in a little
lard, put spoonful of the chopped
meat in the center, and fold the fried
batter around it once.
A Cincinnati Gazette correspondent
feeds his hogs artichokes, and has
lost none from cholera, although the
disease is very prevalent in his To-
cality.
Conn SPONGE CAKE.-Two cups of
Indian meal, one-half cup of flour.
one half cup OF molasses, two cups of
milk, sweet or sour, to teaspoonfuls
of soda, and little salt.
LIMA BEANs.-Plant with the eye
downward or the young root and
top will be hindered in their growth.
Do not plant too early nor too deep.
Half an inch is the proper depth.
RoBBER PRINCES. - The robber
princes are held in high esteem. They
go about to the colleges, some of