Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-09

until It finds the offending cinder or dust
particle. 1t gives no discomfort and will
frequently stay in the eye several hours
before 1t has accomplished its work. II
tending particle can be taken out with
Wisp of cotton or a clean handkerchief
In this case draw down the lower eyelid
and ask the patient to look upward, to the
right then the left. Then turn back the
upper eyelid. pinching 1t. and turning back
III you can see the cinder. attempt its re-
nova! with corner Of a clean handkerchief
or take wisp of cotton. frill It upon a
stick, moisten IL, and then turn It around
In the eye. The foreign body will usually
become entangled in the meshes OF. the cot
cannot be seen. close the eye, tie a bandage
over it and see specialist as soon as pos
slbe.
Homemade Cough Candies.
Homemade cough candies are the con-
fections to juggle with in March, and here
are some approved recipes for their max
ing: An old-fashioned one Is made of flax
seed, .slippery elm and sugar. Soak a gill
of whole flaxseed In cup of boiling water
FIJI another cup with broken bits of slip
perry elm bark. then pour over 1t cup Of
boiling water and let 1t stand for two
hours; Strain both fiaxseed and slippery
elm through thin muslin, and add to the
liquid pound and half graduated sugar.
Cook ten minutes. then add the juice of two
lemons and boil until a spoonful dropped
tins, well buttered and set where 1t will
COOL Just before 1t hardens mark with
| a knife, so that II can easily be broken into
squares or lozenge-shaped candies
Iceland Moss Cough Candy.
Get five cents worth of the lichen, wash
thoroughly and soak over night Take
from the last water and put into thick
porcelain-lined saucepan, cover with plenty
of cold water and let it simmer gently over
the fire until the water is of a thick starch
like consistency. For each cup of the
thickened water allow two cups of sugar,
then cook, stirring repeatedly until a drop
Of the syrup makes a creamy ball when
rolled between the finger and thumb.
Watch closely. as it is very apt to burn.
Pour on to buttered pans SO that 1t will
spread out about half inch thick and
as it cools mark into squares.
Hoarhound Taffy.
This is an old-time candy that our grand
mothers deemed effectual for hoarsencss
and cough Cover half ounce of dried
hoarhound leaves with a gill of boiling
water. and stand aside for an hour closely
covered. Strain through cheesecloth.
squeezing until all the Juice Is extracted.
Put this with pound Of brown sugar In a
saucepan, add two tablespoonfuls of water
and a tablespoonful of lemon juice or vim
egar. stir until the sugar Is dissolved. re-
move the spoon and cook without stirring
until little dropped in cold water is brit
tie. four INTO creased pan ana marx,
when partly cold. into squares. If these
candies are too bitter for your taste lessen
the amount of the hoarhound little.
Rain-Washed Air.
A new propaganda for consumptves. or
those that way inclined, is that they must
make point of going outdoors mmedi-
ately after a rain. This Is the advice of
London physicians, who base their opinion
on the fact that rain-washed air is much
purer than that which floats above a dry
city. During dry spell the air becomes
laden with germs and foul doors, dust and
refuse in appreciable quantities. With the
first hard downpour these are washed out,
leaving the atmosphere about the streets
pure and clean.