Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

hardest thing to cure, short of leprosy Of
cancer, and yet it is curable by simple
means patiently applied.
The truity beverages of old fashion, doubt
less, had beneficial effect in counteracting
the gross feeding Of other days. The juice
OF OF fruits fermented to tartness, little good as
II might do the present nervous, underfe'
race, was saving stimulus to people whC
Ied upon roast beef, chickens and cauli-
flowers, rabbit pie, venison, scallops and
Deans with bacon for single course OF q
July dinner, as given in this book. Their
royal cider, mead, visney, apricot cider and
mum served the purpose of our bitters and
tones. There is hint for orchardists In
the old recipe for cyderkin or water cider:
After pairing half a bushel of apples, core
them and boil them in q barrel Of water till
third part of it is consumed, strain it and
put the nquor into bushel or more OF
ground or mashed apples, unbQiled: let
them stand "a hours, press out the liquor
and put into casks to ferment and keep till
hne such cider Kept without fermentation,
as 1t Will Keep long time by scalding the
finally pressed Juice, will be found excel
lent for clearing the blood and skin, and
keeping the health in good condition over
flesh OF the apple eaters and drinkers is
noted wherever orchards abound.
What ExhiIarated Our Fathers.
We read of ancient Mum, chanted in
songs of Herrick and Ben Jonson, and a
hearty old liquor it must have been, worthy
all that was said or sung in its praise. 1t
seems to have been highly favored spring
bitter or blood purifier on huge scale of q
sort which would hardly injure the health
of the present generation if they drank it
literally. A barrel of spring water boiled
third away and fully sterilized by the
process, was brewed with seven bushels of
wheat malt, bushel of oatmeal and one OF
ground beans.
When it began to work in hogshead not
too full there was added of the inner rind of
fir, tops of fir and birch, blessed thistle,
burnet, betony, marjoram, pennyroval,
wild thyme, elderhowers and barberries by
the handful and the pound. When the
liquor worked a dozen new laid eggs. un-
broken, were added and the hogshead left
for two years. This was the original way
of making in the Duchy of Brunswick.
English brewers used cardamoms. ginger
and sassafras, the rinds of walnuts, madder
and elecampane or antiscorbutic plants.
This was truly a noble liquor, and it is
possible that such strong drink might ban
ish whisky scorer than conventions and
legislation.
Some Questions and Answers.
Among my questions and answers for this
week are the following from Pittsburg:
Mrs. G. B.-I have forgotten the directions
for taking charcoal and taraxacum for the
and pimples caused by internal infiamma-
tion; my daughters is yellow and tawny.
Here am ut 40, with neither beauty brains
nor health, and, oh, SO weary of the strug
gle.
Answer-Take one teaspoonful of pow
dered charcoal thoroughly mixed in water
or syrup the first thing in the morning and
last thing at night. After meals take one
to one dessertspoonful of the
extract of taraxacum, keeping the feet
warm and dry, and being careful not to take
cold. Every fourth week omit the taraxa-
cum. After six weeks or two months take |
the charcoal only in the morning,
and when the skin is clear omit the !
extract by degrees. Forty-flve is too soon |
to grieve over want of brains and health. |
That is the term of infancy, for three-fourths |
Of human beings, and it is not at all too late |
TO improve for serene and happy age. more /
delightful than any rose and romance of |
youth. Remember that one day you may be |
IS far ahead Of those You envy, in all attain |
ments, as they seem ahead of you now. |
Cultivate what minor talent you have, if it is |
)nly of keeping tidy house and giving q |
lei3hbor cheerful, kindly greeting, and it
will lead to more inevitably.
Mrs. Fl. A. 1.-The toilet mask of cotton |
1annel has no poisonous medication, the |
price forbidding any such idea. Itis out OF |
The question, and has been for the year past
10 give private answers to correspondents.
J- H-1Ou say tnat Deefgall diluted with |
warm water is good for whitening the skin.
Kindly tell me If it is the o1gaH you pur-
:hase from butchers or do you buy it from
lrugstores direct?
Answer-There Is refined gall sold,
which is mixed with ether and other things |
or taking spots out of clothing, but it is
hardly recommended for the skin. Refined !
all may be prepared thus: Take fresh OK
all one pint, boil, skim, add a teaspoonful I
+ alum and keep it on the fire some time
Iithout boiling. To another pint add
tablespoonful of common salt in the same
manner. Bottle them separately for three
months, then decant and mix in equal parts |
he refined gall forming above a thick vel
ow sediment. One teaspoonful Of this to |
lint of hot water should be strong enough
o use on the skin. SHIRLEY DARE