The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-20
DOMESTIC.

SELF CARE IN NURSING THE SICK. To
those who are called upon to nurse tho
siok through long and severe illness it
is of the utmost importance, not only to
themselves, but to their patients, that
their own health should be preserved
and their own strength maintained, not
only throughout the critical stage, but
during the period of convalesoenoe, Of
tentimes SO tediously prolonged. 10
all such we submit thu following simple
precaution to aid them in preserving
their own health while nursing the sick:
If the malady Of the patient be such as
to cause any marked odor Of tho breath
or noticeable exhalations from the skin,
take care always to sit on TINT side of
the bed or sick person which is opposite
to or away from the direction which tho
ef1iuvium takes toward the windows or
draught of q fireplace. Sit so that their
breath, etc., is carried away from you.
Do not sit too close to thenl, or take
their breath if you can avoid it. TO
keep ones own strength in case of
prolonged care. and particularly if
obliged to sit up all night for many
nights in succession, great beniit will
be derived from taking q warm bath
early i'll tho morning, and putting Oh
fresh undergarments eyery second morn
ing, or, if tho disease be particularly
infectious in its nature, 1t is best to
change the undor- clothing every morn
ing. 1T will be found that the warm
bath, followed by IL brisk rubbing of the
whole body with O coarse Turkish tow i
or flesh brush, will retresh the wearied
body almost as much as sleep. At the
same timo keep up tho appetite and
strength by small doses of quinine, two
to fivo gains three times day, and
nourlshlng diet, with perhaps little
wine and wator Occasionally.
ORANGE PIE.--Tako q teacupful of
pulverlzed sugar and a teaspoonfuI Of
soft butter, and rub them till smooth
as cream; mix tablespoonful of corn
starch in aa little cold water rs will dis.
solve it, then stir it in teacupful OF
boiling wator; lot this cook until it is
thick, but not SO thick that it will har-
den instantly when cool; add this to
the butter and sugar. Crate the peel
from half M orange, taking care not to
CRATE any OF the thick inner skin; add
this and the JUICE of the orange and one
beaten egg to tho other ingredients.
Make some nice paste and line moder-
atcly deep pic plate with it, arrange it
around the edge ns if for a custard pic;
then bake it. Rcmovc it from the oven
and put 1T with the orange onstar.i dc.
scrlbed above, and to this add thin
slices OF another large orange Set
this III tho oven Tor the egg to harden.
Ii you wish it to DO especially tempting,
make merin2ue OF the whites Of two
eggs and two tablespoonfuls of sugaI;
spioad this over the pic when it is done,
and lot it brown lightly in the oven.
AS the season has arrived when curing
meat is in order, wo republish as of old,
our famous recipe for curing beef pork,
mutton, hams, etc., as follows: To one
gallon of water, take 1 !! lbs. of salt, !
I'D. of sugar, J oz. Of saltpetre. In this
ratio the pickle can be increased to any
quantity desired, Lot these be boiled
together until tho dirt from the sugar
arises to the top and il skinned of.
Then throw it into tub to cool, and
when cold, pour it over your beef or
pork. The meat must bD well covered
with pickle, md should not DO put down
for ut least two days after killing, dur
ing which time it should be slightly
sprinkled with powdered saltpetre,
which removes all the surfaco-blood,
&c., leaving the meat fresh and clean.
Somo omit boiling the pickle, and find
1t to answer wcll, though the operation
OF boiling purities tho pickle by throw
ing OIL the dirt always found in salt
and sugar. If tins receipt is strictly
followed, it Will require only slight
trlnl to prove Ats superiority over tho
common way, or most ways of putting
down meat and will not soon be aban.
doned for any other. Tho meat is I'M
surpassed for sweetness, dclicacy and
freshness of color.
EMBROIDERY ON CHIr.- The founda-
ton OF this work Is made of finely
plated straw or rushcs, SO closely wu-
ven that they have the appearance of
Java canvas, and are much used for
mats to keep heat from furniture. The
embroidery is executed in bright. .colored
silks, and the design and stitches arc
equally simple. For instance, for II
mat with four corners. Il central star of
twcnty-four points would bo worked III
three shades of bright. colorcd silk, and
whcro the points meet in the centre one
cross-stitch in medium -colorcd silks
should bo worked. "A corn flower in one
corner could be carried out in blues and
green's, the blossom in picot-stitch, the
leaves in satin, and t stem in crewel,
stitch. In another q rose-spray in nat
ural color aud greens, the buds in picot
and satin-stitch, the leaves in satin, and
tho stems in crewel,stltch. In the
third, pnnsics could be executed III silks
OF tho natural color, and in tho fourth a
spray of forget-mc-nots, the buds in
french knots and tho leaves in satin-
stitch, would form an admirable con-
trust.
PHYSICAL EXEI "lsE.-!n n recent }ec
lure before the Edinburg Health Socie-
ty DIR. Charles Cathcart pointed out the
Important part thnt physical exercise
plnyod III tho development OF tho young.
and LAID down these rules for its reeti-
lation: l. Physical exercise should Lc
conducted i'll M abundance OF fresh air,
and i'll costumes allowing tree play to
tho lungs. and Of q material which will
absorb tho moisture, and which, thero.
fore, should be nfterwnrd changed
flannel. 2. There should always be
pleasant variety III the exercise, and in
active mental stimulus to give interest
at the same time. 3. The exercise
should as far as possible involve all
parts OF the body and both sides equal
ly. 4. When severe in character the
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