Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-01-09
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

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ing il recommended as cure for
headache: Squeeze the juice OF a
lemen into small cup Of strong
coffee. This will usually afford i'm
mediate reliefin neuralgia headache.
Tea ordinarily increases neuralgia
pain, and ought not to be used BY
persons affected with it.
The Blessing of Sleep.--Eight
hours for sleep, eight for work, and
eight for leisure is an old and ex-
cellent rule. Children under ten
should sleep twelve hours, those
from ten to fifteen ten hours and az
ter that eight hours. Night sleeps
better than day sleep, because it is
quiet and natural. Tea and coffee
drank late, rob the eyes of slumber.
Never sleep on bed that is at all
| damp--it is ruinous. The circula-
ton ofthe bloodis impaired by wear
ing any tight-fitting garment in bed
Sleep on either side or back, as it is
most restful, and sleep in the dark
THE optic nerves need rest, too.
| The following is the famous recipe
used by Mrs. Henry Clay for curing
hams, several hogshead of which
were annually sent to Boston, where
| under the name of"Ashland HAMS
they commanded the highest price,
especially among Wings of that city.
| For every ten hams of moderate
size she took three and one-half
pounds Of fine salt, one pound of
saltpetre and two pounds of brown
sugar, and after mixing them thor
oughly together, rubbed the hams,
Herewith on either side. They were
then packed in a tight box and plac-
eel in O cool clubhouse for about three
weeks, they were taken out, Thorough
| ly rubbed with fresh salt, and hung
up in well-yentilated house for n
few days to dry, after which they
were transferred to the smoke-house
where they were hung up and smok-
ed with green hickory or walnut
wood until they had acquired the
| color Of bright mahogany, when
each ham was sewed up in canvas,
the coverings whitewashed and hung
| up to dry, after which they we're
| whitewashed again and packed away
in hogsheads with hickory ashes I'M
| til wanted either for home use or
sending to Boston. aal ~
i The Germantown Telegram has
also famous receipt for curing ba.
con, beef or mutton which it pub
i fishes for the benefit Of its readers,
and is as follows y TO one gallon of
water add one and half pounds Of
salt, ! pound ofsugar, ! ounce salt
petre and pound of potassium
creasing the rates to any quantity
desired--and boil these together un-
Til all the impurities h q We risen to
the top and been skinned off. Pour
the same into tub, and, when cold !,
pour it over the meat, covering the
meat completely with the mixture,
taking care not to thus put down
the meat for at least two DAYS after
killing. Some omit boiling the pic
kle and find it to answer equally as
well, though it must be admitted
that the boiling purifies the pickle
| by throwing of any impurities that
may be contained in both the salt
and sugar 1t is said that if this
recipe is strickly followed il only re-
quires trial to convince any one of
it's superiority over the common
method Of putting down and the meat
will be found unsurpassed for sweet
ness and delicacy Of flavor. The
potash, unless Of the purest kind,
may be omitted.
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