Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-08-20
NO. 26.
BRIEF nENTION.

woman if he had time to practice.
The editor of one of the exchanges
says that to rid your place of rats, one
good way is to sprinkle concentrated
lye where they walk. The lye gets on
their feet and Mr.. rat will leave his
"happy home" for pastures, new never
to return. Try this, it will surprise
you how soon they get away.
1t may interest housewives to know
how flies may be effectively disposed
of without the use ofpoison. Take half
teaspoonful of black pepper, powder
one teaspoonful of brown sugar and
one teaspoonful of cream. Mix ingre-
dieDts we'll together in a saucer and
place in room where flies are trouble
some and they will very soon disap-
pear.
One of the most interesting exhibits
at the st. Louis Exposition will be the
liquid air factory. A kettle of the air
will be shown boiling on a cake of ice
while 'steam" issues from the spout
and the boiling will be increased by
throwing a cake of ice into the kettle.
The air thrown on a lighted candle
will make it burn more brightly, while
alcohol and whiskev will promntlv he
frozen by it, Strawberries will be
frozen and steel melted by this extra
ordinary substance at one and the same
time. a snow storm in summer will
also be produced by it.-Ex.
Galeton Leader: Last Sunday eve
ming as some young boys were fooling
near the Bridge street station, Albert
Lehman placed ffty cent silver piece
in his mouth and accidentally swallow
ed it, the piece of money lodged in the
lower portion of his throat. Drs
Brown and Hurd worked faithfully for
several hours trying to remove it, but
their efforts were unsuccessful and
Monday morning Albert took the S:23
train for Buffalo, where DIR. Mann To-
Gated the obstruction with the X-ray
and then successfully removed it. AL
bert returned to this borough Tuesday
evening a much hammer and wiser
boy.
1t is trifle hard on the frogs, per-
haps, but the discovery that their skins
can be successfully grated on a human
being whose cuticle has been destroyed
is one that will in the future save the
friends ofsuch unfortunates from the
necessity of sacrificing portions of their
own skin for grating purposes. These
sacrifices are made willingly in most
cases, but at the best there is a good
deal of wear and tear on the nervous
system over the denuding of the flesh.
Frogs, being "cold blooded," will not
mind it much, of course. Let the good
work go on.
When do the dog days" commence?
We always thought they were an Au.
gust affair, but that pestiferous being,
the weather expert, says they begin on
July 18th. How long do they run?
There seems to be no means of ascer
tanning their limit or of shutting them
off. They say these dog days are bale
ful and unhealthy, making us all doubly
liable to attacks from disease, blues,
bile, etc. Well, really, judging from
the cool nights and the general comfort,
We'll bet litter of pups that there's
lie out somewhere in regard to these
deadly dog ys.-Franklin Spectator.
A writer in the Woman's Home Com
panion gives this recipe for preparing
eggs so they will keep: "Have kettle
of boiling water on the stove, and into
that dip the eggs. Let them remain
as long as it takes you to count 10 fast.
This recipe has been in use in my fam.
lily for 40 or 50 years. The eggs cannot
be told from perfectly fresh eggs, as the
hot water cooks that fine inner skin,
and there can be no evaporation. 1t is
fine thing for country women who
want to hold for better prices, aud also
for the city woman who wants to pur
chase for future use while eggs are
cheap