MI8CELL ^NEOUS. 



in. Make the paste the day befor it is wanted to have it cold when an- 

 phed to the ^ paper. A gal. or 5 qts. will be needed for a room requiring 13 to 

 14 rolls^ Mix a little over 1 pt. of flour into a thin dough, and thin down to 

 to avoid lumps; put then 1 gal. of water into a kettle, and when it boils, pour 

 in the thin, hot batter and stir to avoid burning untU it boils again; then pour 

 into a tin pail or pan, and let stand till next day, and if lumpy, strain and 

 press through a coarse muslin, and proceed witli the papering. Rub out care- 

 ruily with a towel all wind puffs, to avoid wrinkles when dry 



PLANTAmS, Etc.-To Destroy on the Lawns—The country 

 gentleman tells us to destroy these pests by dropping carefully a simple drop 

 of sulphuric acid into the center of the plant. One drop will do the business 

 more will be likely to do harm. 



Itemarks. -The harm would be in its spreading to kill grass. The best 

 way to do It carefully is to get what druggists call a "dropper." A small -lass 

 tube, having one end small and bent, while at the other end is a small rubber 

 bu b; but you must be careful, also, not to take up acid enough to reach the 

 bulb as It would destroy that as well as the plants; and your clothes or fingers 

 too. If you get it upon them. . like to see the dandelions in blossom; but 

 toey spread so fast 'tis well to destroy them. It must be done as soon after 

 they come up as possible, lest they get too large for a single drop. 



Toothache Drops, Japanese, Magical.-To quiet the pains in an 

 aching tooth nothing can excel Japanese Drops. The formula (recipe) is- 

 Put together equal parts of creosote, chloroform, carbolic acid (liquid) oil of 

 peppermint, oil of cloves, and oil of camphor (camphorated oil, kept by drug, 

 gists). The result is a liquid that will give almost instant relief, if applied on 

 a bit of cotton to the ca^ity of an aching tooth, and yet is no more fiery in 

 tte mouth than oil of cloves would be. The drops smell most stronglv of 

 creosote, while peppermint predominates in the taste. It is best to swallow as 

 httle as possible of the m\xtuve."-Countr?/ Gentleman 



Semarks.-This properly belongs to the Medical Department, but it is too 

 good to lose, and hence I put it here. A little of it might be rubbed on the gum. 

 but If you get too much about the mouth it will irritate it and make it sore So 



run^nTt r 1 ''^""'" '" P"* ^° t^« t««*^' °°t to have an overplus to 

 Zcnli /'\f.''' ''Headache Cure, Magical." I have found it the most 

 magical of anything I ever tried for the headache. 



Rum Sherbert-Rub loaf sugar over the rinds of 3 fresh oranges. 

 To 3 qts. of water, add the juice of 1 doz. large oranges; sweeten to taste with 

 loaf sugar (any white sugar will do), using also the sugar rubbed over the 

 oranges; flavor highly with rum. and freeze. Grated pineapple may be added 

 when It IS pwtly frozen, if liked. t^ ff j 



Remark..-l should like it better as a drink, rather than to freeze and eat 



1. SCARE-CROWS-How to Make.-Take two small, cheap 



^rrors. fasten them back to back, attach a cord to and han^ them to a pole 



When the glass swmgs the sun's rays are reflected all over the tleld. even if it 



