The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

putty of starch and chloride OF zinc
hardens quickly and lasts a. a stopper OF
holes in metals for months.
A writer in Hygiene Pratique states that
boots and shoes may be rendered waterproof
by soaking them for some hours in thick soap
water. The compound forms fatty acid
within the leather and makes it impervious
to water.
To cure cold: Pour about half pint of
boiling hot water over about dram of pull
verified camphor and inhale the Yapors aris-
ing therefrom ten to twenty minutes. Great
relief is at once experienced, and after two
or three repetitioIis the discomfort is said TO
disappear entirely.-El Siglo Medico.
A writer in the British Medical Journal de-
clares that the elevation of the head of the
bed, by placing under each leg a block of
wood the thickness of two bricks, is an effec-
tive remedy for cramps. Patients who have
suffered at night, crying aloud with pain,
have found this plan 10 afford immediate,
certain and permanent relief.
Breakfast Dish.-Green pea pancakes
are delicate breakfast dish. Two cups of
green peas, boiled and mashed when hot;
season with butter, pepper and salt; when
cold beat in two eggs, a cup OF milk, One-half
teaspoonful of soda and one teaspoonful OF
cream, sifted thoroughly through one-half
cupful of four heat well and bake as grid
VIZ NohNSf SCI wy hCN'
A pleasant summer drink is made by the
following recipe: Boil half an ounce of hops,
half an ounce of ginger root, bruised, in one
and half gallons of water for twenty-five
minutes. Add one pound of brown sugar
and boil ten minutes longer; then strain and
bottle while hot When cold it will be ready
for use. 1t must be kept in a cool place.
Dried hOrehound may be used instead OF
hops.
Peach Tart.-Take ripe, juicy free-stOpe
peaches, pare shem and cut them into small
pieces; leave out the stones, half of which
must be cracked and the kernels blanched
and mixed with the peaches. Mix in suth-
cient quantity of sugar to make them very
sweet, and set them away till the sugar draws
out the juice; then stew them without wa
teri till quite soft Take them out, mash
them with the back OF a spoon and set them
away to cool. Have ready some shells OF fine
pun paste, baked of a light brown. When
cool put the peaches into the shells, having
firstmixed the stewed fruit with some cream
Crate white sugar over them.
Oatmeal for hot weather drinks.-Put three
tablespoonfuls of coarse oatmeal into three
quarts of cold water and boil ii for half an
hour; while hot sweeten to taste with brown
sugar. Most people prefer il strained. Thi!
| is very good mixed with cocoa, about half o
each, as hot drink, or il can be favored
with cloves and lemon peel boiled in it. Il
| il is to be drunk cold and prepared in guam
| tity, half ounce of citric acid may be put tc
each two gallons. Lemon juice is preferabl,
| to the acid, but dearer. Rice or barley drinl
| can be made in the same way, using broker
| rice or barley instead of oatmeal.
0leomargarine Test-Take a small bit o
| lard and place il between two pieces of thin
| common window-glass, each piece abort al
inch square, and press together until only {
| film remains. When held up to the ligh
| white, Opaque spots are always to be seen
| These are CRYSTALS of fat. For the same rea
son oleomargarine and butterine, contain
| ing, as they do, solid fats, may be detected in
the same manner. fure butter, on the con
| trary, does not show such spects. A little
| experiment with lard in this direction is an
| excellent means of cultivating the eye ant
qualify one to readily determine, when ap