The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-02-18
sCIls aIFIC.

The quantity of food that a man alb
solutely requires is neither more nor
ess than win supply the daily waste I
n other words, enable him to perform
his mental and physical work and I
.till keep intack the weight OF his
5ody.
The United States has nearly three
times as many doctors as England |
and nearly four times as many as
France in proportion to the popula- +
tion.
A good mixture for chapped hands
is composed Of carbolic acid ff-
cen grains, the yelk of one egg, glyc-
'rine three drains, A little Of this is
. be rubbed into hands several times
h,day if the skin is not broken
To clean discolored marble: Take |
PARTS of'sodium carbonate, ne Of pom
ice-stone, and one Of finely powdered
chalk mix into fine pas,e with wa
Ter. Rub this over the marble, and
The stains will be removed then wash
With soap and water.
A farmer says that twenty-five years
ago he set split white-oak posts fer
his garden fence, putting about u peck
Of air-slaked lime about each, and
they are all good yet. He attributes
their good condition to the effect Cf
the lime, in which he is doubtless cor.
rect. A board that has been ustd
in mortar bed and thoroughly satu
rated with lime is almost indestlucta-
ble from decay.
! A German testfor watered milk con-
sists in dipping well-polished knit
ting needle into deep vessel of milk,
and then Immediately Withdrawing it
in ar upright position. II the milk is
pure, drop of the fluid will hang to
The needle; but the addition Of even
a small portion Of water will prevent
the adhesion Of the drop.
Articles of food fried in drippings
IRE not only more palatable than those
fried in lard, but more wholesome.
Indeed there are many persons whose
stomaches will fight against any food
iried in lard, yet take kindly to that
where drippings are used 1t may BE-
utilized too not only for frying, but
for pastry purposes, in the making of
which good beef-dripping is far pre-
Ferable to the common butter
An eminent physician is reported as
having said that many lives are lost
| " starvation owing to an over esti-
'l&te Of the nutritive value Of beef
yea and meat-juices. In typhus and
typhoid fevers, he says, there is no
good substitute for milk and eggs.
i Suet compined with salicylic acio
has been pronounced by the Germal
army surgeons to be cure f)r extreme
, sweating of the feet. Two parts oil
pure salicylic acid are combined with
one hundred parts Of the best mutton
.uet and applied to the feet Til,
War Minister Of Germany has ordered
that the preparation be introduced
nto the army medical store 5.
DIR. Oppler, of StrasburG has dis
discovered in hurHt coffee l. rev an
tiseptic dressing for wounJs. The &C
ton appears to be two-folt first, tina
!. produced BY burnt coffee as form o
charcoal, and secondly, thai lich il
due to the pungent aromayc odor
: which are fatal to the lower organ
isns. AS coffee is always on hand il
military expeditions, it will be espec
: tally seryiceabla ASH dressing durinj
: war times.
A pair of shoes or boots thorough,
soaked are not easy to dry without be
ing left in an intentionally stiff,
not shrunked condition. A yer,
simple device win mskc the dryiny
process comparatively safe. The we
, shoes should be thorouhly stuffe,
with paper, which serves not only t,
keep them in shape, but hastens thei
drying by absorbing the moisture.
s Brass work, SO soiled by dirt, smok
t and heat as not 10 Be cleansable witt
t oxalic acid, may be cleaned by thor
c oughly washing and scrubbing will
t soda or potash I've. Then dip into
mixture Of equal parts Of nitric acid
/, sulpkuric aciC, and water; or, itcsi
not conveniently be dipped, make
! swab OF wooden clothon theend Of
stick, and rub the solution ever brass
] Leave the acid on for moment, thel
4 wash clear and polish
+ An oilcloth should never lie scrub
v bed with brush, but, after beinl
0 swept should be cleaned by washing
g with asoft flannel and lukewarm waite
b or cold tea. On'no account use soaI
or water that is hot, az either woulO