Year: 1878

Medical Hints.


CURE FOR HoARsENEss.- s.-Spikenard
root, sliced and bruised, and then steep
ed in teapot containing equal parts of
water and spirits, and the vapOr inhaled,
when sufficiently cooled, will relieve the
soreness and hOarseness of the throat or
lungs, when arising from cough or
cold.


REFRESHING DRINKS IN FEvERs.- -
Boil one and half ounces of tamarinds
with two ounces of stoned raisins and
three ounces cranberries, all in three
pints of water until two pints remain
strain, and add a small piece of fresh
lemon peel, which should be removed in
thirty minutes.


To KEEP THE FEET WARM.-Previous
to retiring at night, and before undress-
ing, remove the stockings and rub the
feet and ankles briskly with the hands.
During the day, wear two pair of stock
ings composed of different fabrics, one
pair of silk or cotton, the other of wool,
and the natural heat Of the feet will be
preserved, if the feet are kept clean,
and the friction of the same is not omit
ted at night.


RULES FOR THE SICK RooM.-1. Bring
in fresh flowers or something new every
day even the commonest green thing is
better than nothing. 2. Don't talk
about anything unpleasant. Talk about
something that will lead the patients
thoughts away from his aches and pains,
and leave him in q cheerful and reatful
state of mind. 3. Follow the doctors
directions implicitly. 4. Never ask
sick person what he wants to eat. If he
asks for anything that will not injure
him get it if you can. Never bring him
much at a time. A little bit in dainty
dish will sometimes tempt the appetite
when large quantity would cause nausea.
3. Expect sick persons to be unreason-
able. They will fret and complain, no
matter what happens, and must be born
with patiently.


Fruit Cellars.


In order to keep fruit, several condi-
tons are important. In the first place,
the atmosphere of a fruit room should
be dry, there should be no more damp
ness than ordinarily exists in the cold
outside air. The room should be sus-
ceptible of ventilation in proper wealth
er, not by direct currents of air, but by
air modified before it reaches the fruit.
A fruit room must be frost-proof it
must be cleanly and accessible. AS re-
CARDS location, it may be placed on
side hill, the excavation opening to the
south or it may be placed under barn
or stable, or other convenient out-build-
ing.


Ten years ago we constructed fruit
cellar under our stable, and it has
proved so satisfactory that we venture to
give brief description of it. The divi-
sion walls are constructed of brick, and
! the apartments are two in number, an
outer and inner room. The outer room
is but partly underground, and is ten by
twelve in area, and eight feet high. The
inner DOM is wholly underground, and
| frost-proof it has four brick walls and
a cemented floor. In this room the fruit
| is stored early in December, when the
weather becomes cold. The outer room
holds the fruit during the autumn
months after it is gathered, and is cool,
we'll lighted and dry. the windows are
| left open and free circulation of air al
lowed so long as no danger from frost
exists When the fruit is taken to the
inner room, the door is closed, and no
| light admitted. Ventilation is secured
in moderate weather by opening the
inner door and throwing down a window
in the outer room, In this cellar we
kept apples of last seasons growth until
the present winter, in perfect condition.
Some of these apples, exhibited at the
autumnal agricultural fairs, were pro-
nouuced as fresh as those of last seasons
growth. Boston Journal Of Chemistry.


Frozen Combs of Fowls.


In cold climates fowls with very large
combs, like those of the Leghorns, are
liable to get frozen; in fact, these large
comb breeds must be kept in q warm
house if freezing is to be entirely pre-
vented. When the comb of bird is
found to be frozen, it should be thawed
out by the application of cold water,
either by pouring the water over the
head or by immersing the comb while
the fowl is held in the hand. After the
frost is entirely removed, and the comb
and wattles carefully rubbed dry with a
soft cloth, they should be smeared with
glycerine, to be followed by a fresh APP
plication every day until the comb is
restored to its usual appearance. If the
frozen comb has been already thawed
out, the glycerine may be applied just
the same to prevent the soreness.
Grease of any kind may be used, and
some poultry breeders make an ointment
for frozen combs by melting a little
rosin in hot salt lard. Almost anything
which will exclude the air from the raw
flesh will assist healing and do good.


Propagation Of HyacInths.


The gardener to the University ol
Berlin has found that hyacinths may be
propagated by their leaves, and this
method would appear to specially rec,
ommend itself where the object in view