SOIJTIIKIIN OIJI/riVATOIt. 
Sflineftic ®coiioiiin null EccijieB. 
'I’lii': followinf!; nrliclo fi'orn n lutij tiinnhrr of llalJ'^ 
Jnurntd df Hiudlk, will lo; round vuluiiJ)l(5 for rcforcnco. 
Sorno of iIk; iloniB linvc. nlroiuly ii|)j)(!ar(;d in our coIumuH; 
frultw and Ixirriaa, bli^hldy acid, will rcunovc I, Ik; 
ordinary diurrlu/M^H of early Huinrncr. 
Ooinrnon ric.i!, fauidicd l)r()wn like colfcc, and ihcn 
lioilod and cal.cn in I, lie ordinary way, witliout any oilier 
food ia, with perfect, (pieilude of hody, one of the moat ef- 
fective rernedicH for troiildeaoine looNcnesa ofhowcla. 
Some of the Hcverest forma of that diatrcHainjij ailment 
cjilled dyaentery that ia, when the howcla paaa hlood, 
with (umatant ilcbire, yet vain cfTorlH to atool — are aonie- 
tlrnea entirely e.urcd hy tlie [lalient catirif^ u hea[)ing table 
apoonful, at a time, of raw beef, cut u[) very fine, and 
repeated at intervala of four houra, until cured, eating and 
drinking nothin;^ elae in the meantime. 
Ifa person awallowa any jioiaon whatever, or has full 
cn into convulsiona from overloading the stotnaeh,an in- 
Hlanlarieoua remedy, more ellie.ient and applicable Ir. a 
lar^e number of caaea than any halfa-doy-en medicin(;a 
we can now think of, ia a heapitiji' teu-apoonful of com- 
mon Halt and as rnucli f;round mustard, stirred rapidly in 
a teac.up of water, warm or cold, wwallowcd inatantly. It 
is acarc.ely down before it heyina to come Uji, brin|:;inf!; 
with it the rcmainiiif^ contents of the stomach ; and lest 
there be any remnant of poison, however small, let the 
white of an o.gfj;, or a lcacu)»ful of stronj^ cofreo, be swal- 
loweil aa aeon as the stomach is ([uiet, because these 
very common articles nullify a larger number of virulent 
jioiaons than any medic.inea in the ahops. 
In e.aae of scalding or burninf; the liody, immerain^ in 
cold water f;ives entire n lief, aa inafantaneous aa the lifi;ht- 
nin^j. Meanwhile, fi;ct some common dry flour, and ap 
jily it an inch or two thick on the injured [lart; the mo- 
ment it cmcrf,;()s from the water, and keep ajirinklirift; on 
the (lour throuf'Ji anything like a jiepper box cover, so as 
to put it on evenly. Do nothing (d.se, drink nothing but 
water, eat nothing until im[)rovcment eommcncca, cxce[)t 
Home dry bread softened in aorno very weak tea of aomc. 
kind, (hires of fiightful burninga have been performed 
in this way, as wonderful aa they are painless. 
ICryaipelaa, a disease oficn coming without premo- 
nition, and ending fatally in three or four days, is some 
tirnea promptly cured by applying a poultice of raw cran- 
berries pounde.d,and placed on the parts over night. 
Jnsect bites, and even those of a rattlesnake, have pass- 
ed harmlcHS, by stirring enough of common Halt in the 
yolk of a good egg to make it aullicienily thin fcir p'astcr, 
to be kept on the bitten parts. 
(h)stive bowels have an agrci'able remedy in the free 
use of tomatoes at meals, their seeds acting in the way of 
the seeds of white mustard or figs, by stimulating the 
coata of the bowels over which they pass, in their whole 
state, to increased action, A remedy of cijual ellicicnc.y, 
in I he same direction, is cracked wheat that ia, c.ommon 
white wheat grains, broken into two or three pieces, and 
then lioiled until it is as soft as ric.e, and eaten mainly at 
two meals of the day, with butter or molaasea. 
(Common sweet cider, boiled down to onc-half, makes a 
most exc.ellent ayruji for coughs and colds for children, is 
jdeaaant to the taste and will kce}) throughout the year in 
a cool c.ellar. 
In rcc.ovc.ring from an illneas, the system has a craving 
for Home pleasant acid drink. 'I'hia is found in cider which 
is jilac.cd on the fire as soon as made, and allowed to 
come to a boil, then cooled, put in casks and kept in a 
c.oo.' cellar, 'Treated thus, it remains for many months 
aa good a.s the day it was made. 
Wo once saved the life of an infant which had been 
inadvertantly drugged with lautlanurn, and was fust sink- 
ing into the sleep which knows no awaking, by giving it 
strong coffee, cleared with the white of an egg, u teaspoon- 
ful every five minutes, until it ceased lobe drowsy, 
I loo SijNO - 1 low 'I’o ('ooK. — Our friend, LaTastk, says, 
in a late number of his “I’usineas Director;” 
“'This vegetable, whic.h is cultivated in all respects like 
the lettuce, has a more dc.licious flavor than the asparagus 
of which it is a substitute. It is to be eaten when young 
and lender, any when about two feet high. The stern, 
must be strifiped of its leaves, cut up into lengths of four 
or five inches, tied in little packages, to keep them to- 
gether, while cooking, and then dropped into boiling 
water, and allowed to boll for a few minutes, when it will 
be done. 'I’o serve on the table, make a sauce of a little 
butler and flour, seasoned to taste with juipper, salt and 
vinegar, 'This reeijie will answer just us well for aspara- 
gus.” 
(Ujuk i’oii Cataiiuii. — The following simple remedy 
has been used with great success by one long and severe- 
ly troubled with this annoying complaint : 
'Take, say, one jiart pulverized loaf-sugar to two parts 
pulverized camphor, and mix them thoroughly together, 
and use as often as the patient wishes in the form of snuff. 
'Thia simple remedy, followed a few months, has effected a 
cure in the case above referred to, entirely beyond expec- 
tation. Should the cuinjihor be too powerful or not 
enough so, reduce or add a small quantity, us the case 
may rcipiire, as it is desirable that the camphor should be 
the principal agent, 
Dki.ujious DauHHiNO ^’(m Roast Fowl, a. — Spread jiieces 
of stale but tender wh(;alen bread liberally with butter, 
and season rather highly with salt and j)cp[>cr, working 
them into the butter a little; then dip the bread in wine, 
and use it in as large pieces as is convenient to stuff the 
bird, 'The delicious flavor which the wine gives is very 
penetrating, and it gives the fowl a rich, gurney character 
which ia very pleasant, 
J’aiNT with SlNdUl.All TiiKHKUVATI VK (^UAMTIKS. — By 
Hubjecting eight parts, by weight, of linseed oil, and one 
part of sulphur, to a temperature of two hundred and 
ninety-eight degrees, in an iron vefcsci, a sjiecies of paint 
possessing singular pre.servalive (puditics is [iroduced. 
Applied to the suiface of a building, with a brush, it ef- 
fectually keeps out air and moisture, prevents deposits of 
aool and dirt, and presc.rves the beauty of the stone, 
wood, or brick to whicli it i.s ajtplied, 
(biiOA I* Si'oNUK (^AKi;, — 'J’wo eggs, one cup of llour, 
one cup of sugar, one sfioonful of sweet milk, half a spoon- 
ful of Koda, one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, and a little 
Halt ; grate in some rind of lemon and add a part of tho 
juice and a teaspoonful of Imller. Bake fifteen minutes. 
S'l'Aiiuii Tomsii. — 'Take one ounce of sjierniaceli, and 
one ounce of white wax; melt and run it into a thin cake 
on a plate. A pie(;e the size of a (pun ier dollar, added to 
a quart of ju'cpared starch, gives a beautiful lustre to the 
clolhc.H, and prevents the iron from sticking. 
'To I'aavKNT Moin,i) in Books. — A few drops of oil of 
lavender will save a library from mould. 
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