ence, 
JAN. 23 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
iiiflieititt information. 
A DOCTOR'S STORY. 
Mrs. Rogers lay in bed. 
Bandaged and blistered from foot to bead. . 
Bandaged and blistered from head to toe, 
Mrs. Rogers was very low. 
Bottle and saucer, spoon and cup. 
On tlm table stood bravely lip; 
Phyaic-of high and low degree; 
Calomel, caLuip, bor.csettea:— 
Everything a body could bear, 
Excepting light and eater and air. 
I opened the blind*; the day was bright, 
Altd God gave Mrs. Rogers soiuo light. 
I opened the window, tho day was fair. 
And God gave Ml's. Roger? some air. 
Bottles and blisters powders and ills. 
Catnip, boad-er, syrup and squills; 
Drugs and medicines, high and low, 
I throw them as far as I could throw. 
“ What arc you doing ?’’ my patient cried: 
“ brightening Death," I coolly replied. 
' You are craty a visitor said; 
I flung a bottle at tier head. 
Deacon Rogers ho came to mo; 
Wife is a coinin' round," said ho, 
" 1 re'lly think she will worry through: 
She scolds mo Just as she used to do. 
All the people have pooiicd and slurred — 
-•ill the neighbors have had their word. 
"f was better to perish, some of *m say, 
Than to be cured in such an irregular way." 
" Your wife," said I, "had God's good care, 
-•Viol 1 lls reinedi.-s light and water uml air. 
All the doctors, beyond a doubt, 
Couldn’t have cured All’s, Rogers without." 
The deacon sullied and bowe l his head : 
" Then your hill is nothing," he said. 
“ God’s be tho glory, as you say; 
God bless you doctor; good day ! good day I" 
II ever X doctor that woman again, 
I'll give her medicines made by men. 
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MEDICAL PROPERTIES OF EGGS. 
The white of an egg has proved of late t he 
most efficacious remedy for burns. Seven 
or eight successive applications of this sub¬ 
stance soothe pain, and effectually exclude 
tho burn from the air. This simple remedy 
seems to bo preferable to collodion or even 
cotton. Extraordinary stories are told of 
the healing properties of a new oil which is 
easily made from tho yolk of hen’s eggs. 
The eggs are first boiled hard, and the yolks 
are then removed crushed and placed over 
a fire, whore they arc carefully stirred until 
the whole substance Is just on the'point of 
catching fire, when the oil separates and 
may be poured off. One j'olk will yield near¬ 
ly two teaspooufuls of oil. It is in general 
use among the colonists of South Russia as a 
means of curing cuts, bruises and scratches. 
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HYGIENIC NOTES. 
Tonic* for Women. —Nothing makes a 
womans age more rapidly than over-work— 
the reason, probably, that American women 
fade so soon. Sunshine, music, work and 
sleep are tho greatest medicines for women, 
who need more sleep than men. Their nerves 
are more sensitive and they are not so strong, 
and exhaustion from labor or pleasure takes 
place sooner with them than men. Never 
permit yourself to be roused out of a deep 
sleep in the morning. In fact, one should 
never be awakened. The body rouses of it¬ 
self when its demands aro satisfied. Take a 
warm bath occasionally before going to bed 
—at least once a week. 
A Good Remedy for Gall *.—A good appli¬ 
cation for a gall of any kind, whether it be 
on a horse, an ox or a man, is prepared and 
used as follows:—Thoroughly mix olive oil, 
one ounce and carbolic acid, one drachm. 
Wash the parts clean three times a day aDd 
apply the ointment to the ulcer. It frequent¬ 
ly happens that a horse’s feet become bruised 
or injured, causing lameness. For injuries 
of this kind, as well as for split hoof, great 
relief is afforded by standing the animal on 
wot blue clay—even common earth is much 
batter than hard plank floors. “ A merciful 
nai is merciful to his beast.'’ 
Hou) to Cure Frostbitten Feet. —While 
wording in the shop I froze my feet very 
badly. Before I went to bed I had some 
mush made out of corn meal. I then took 
so'uo tea and poured on boiling water just 
enough to cause the leaves to unfold. After 
putting the mush on a piece of cloth, I lay 
Oil iu the tea leaves, and bound the whole 
over the frosted parts. Doing this for two 
nights the froit was all drawn out.—L. D. 
Martin. 
bit?’ for Proud Flesh. —I have removed 
pror.d Q ish when alum and burnt shoe soles 
woul l not touch it. Get black haw roots; 
scr im the outside bark off. then peel the 
innida and scrape all the inside off, and dry 
and powder it fine. Now wash the sore with 
caAile soap suds, and put the powder in up¬ 
on the proud flesh. I have never known 
this remedy to fail, although I have tried it 
from time to time ever since I was a boy. 
Mercurial Ointment in Boils and Carbun¬ 
cles.— Dr. T. Roth lauds, in the Deutsche 
Klin ik, the local application of gray oint¬ 
ment in boils and carbuncle, ^especially the 
early stages. He anoints tho affected part 
with the ointment four times daily, and 
thereby reduces the inflammation and 
“ backens ” the boil most satisfactorily. 
To Cure Hoarseness.— When tlae voice is 
lost, as is sometimes the case, from the 
effects of cold, a simple, pleasant remedy is 
furnished by beating up the whim of one egg, 
adding to it the juice of one lemon, and 
sweetening with white sugar to taste. Take a 
teaspoouful from time to time. It has been 
known effectually to cure the ailment. 
Diphtheria has been very prevalent in 
Australia, and one of the most successful 
remedies is said to have been a few drops of 
sulphuric acid in a tumblerful of water. The 
result of this mixurois said to be a coagula¬ 
tion of the diphtheritic membrane and its 
ready removal by coughing. 
MOLD ON CANNED FRUIT. 
The Montgomery (O.) Hort, Soc. having 
been asked “ What produces Mold on Canned 
Fruit,” a discussion followed which we And 
reported in the Ohio Farmer as follows ; 
Mrs. Judge R. P. Brown in practice 
managed to get rid of mold on her canned 
I fruit, to a large extent, by cutting pieces of 
j paper of the proper size and dipping them in 
| alcohol, which she places on the top of her ! 
fruit before sealing. 
Mrs, Jonah Bull said she was very rarely 
troubled with mold on fruit when she uses 
tin cans. 
Mrs. Ramsey thought fruit more liable 
to it when put. up in glass jars than in tin 
cans. 
Mr. John Kennedy thought mold on fruit 
was more of a protection than otherwise. 
For many years past ho had been in the 
habit of putting away in bottles, for future 
use, large quantities of maple molasses, and 
whenever he noticed mold forming on the 
top of it, he hailed it as a good sign—he then 
felt sure it would keep for many years. But 
he did not think this w r as mold. He belleyed 
it to be something else. It seems to ascend 
from the bottom of tho bottles, and settling 
on the tops, there assumes a leathery consis¬ 
tence, hermetically sealing them, rendering 
their contents perfectly safe. In curing his 
hams he laid always noticed something 
similar to this accumulating on them when 
they are doing well, and was then always 
confident they would keep a long time. 
Mi’s. Corroll did not believe the mold 
which forms on fruit and that which forms 
| on molasses were identical. 
The ladies controverted tho position of 
Mr. K., that mold was an advantage under ] 
any circumstances, asserting that the fruit 
in contact with it was always flavorless and 
more or less decayed, and that any process 
by which it could be prevented from forming 
would be a forward step gained in the art of 
housekeeping. 
Mr. Mumma believed mold on fruit was 
caused by the atmospheric air coming in 
contact with it, and its presence indicated 
that the sealing process had not been per¬ 
fect. He believed it was poisonous. 
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BOILED CABBAGE. 
Quarter the cabbage the night before it 
is required, and remove the hard stock ; 
wash it well, and cut it into small pieces. 
Next morning change tho water, and when 
ready to cook, skim out the cabbage vri a 
large pot of boiling water, with a small tea- 
spoonful of saleratus added to it. Boil 
steadily for forty or fifty minutes, but take 
care that the water does uot boil over the 
range or cooking stove, for this is one of the 
chief causes of the disgusting odor which ) 
fills the house. If you are cooking corned 
beef at the same time, after skimming it 
thoroughly you can add a pint of the liquor 
in which it is boiling to the cabbage, as some 
like the meaty flavor, and if there is no beef 
liquor at hand, a pece of beef suet will 
answer the purpose; but cabbage should 
never he boiled in the kettle with salted 
meat, as it spoils the flavor of both. When 
the cabbage is so well boiled that It will 
easily mash skim it out into a colander, and 
press out all the water, and season it with 
butter, salt and pepper. Prepared in this 
i way, cabbage really becomes nn inviting 
dish, and is a very healthy one, but because 
it has so often been badly’ cooked, it has ! 
fallen into disrepute. If you prefer to have 
the cabbage more in shape, it can only be 
halved and the hard stalk cut out; then tie 
it up in a piece of coarse muslin, and boil for 
one hour, always putting it into boiling 
water at first. 
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SELECTED RECIPES. 
Detecting Copper in Pickles and Green 
Tea.— The Manufacturer and Builder says ; 
There is a notion that green tea owes its 
color to copper ; this is nn error. If there 
were enough copper in it to affect the color, 
it would be highly poisonous, and a small 
quantity' would produce symptoms such as 
nausea, etc. It is simply due to the kind of 
tree, the leaves of some tending to dry with 
a green, others with a black or brown color, i 
to which some precautions are added. Cut 
the suspected pickles into small pieces, and 
put on a little diluted liquid ammonia ; shake 
it up well, and if the least copper is present 
the liquid will become beautifully blue. We 
have never seen green tea which indicated 
copper by r this test. 
Shin of Beef Soup. —Have the shin well 
cracked up ; put it to boil in five or six 
quarts of water : boil it five or six hours ; 
skim it very often. Cut up, very fine, half a 
white cabbage ; chop two turnips and three 
onions ; put them all into the soup with 
pepper and salt, and boll it two hours ; take 
the bone and gristle out before serving. If 
you have some raised dough, make up a I 
dozen balls, the size of a nutmeg, drop them 
into tho soup and let them boil half an hour. 
Rice Pudding with Fruit. —Swell the rice 
. with a very little milk over tho fire ; then 
mix fruit of any kind with it, currants, 
gooseberries sealded, pared and quartered 
apples, raisins, or hlaok currants, and still 
better, red currant jelly, with one egg to 
bind tho rice ; boil it well, and servo with 
powdered cinnamon and sugar. 
CryslaMzed Maple Sirup. —“Inquirer” 
writes:—“Can any olio account for the for¬ 
mation of crystals in canned maple simp ? 
“ What is the remedy for the same 1” Tho 
sirup was evaporated to the point of crystali- 
zation probably. The remedy is to dilute it 
with water to the required consistency. 
To Make German Toast. —To one egg, 
beaten well, add one cup sweet milk or 
cream, season with a little salt and popper. 
Cut in slices stale bread, and dip in the milk 
to moisten, and fry' in butter on a griddle. 
This we think is an extra nice dish for break¬ 
fast. 
Cream Cuke. —Beat two eggs with one cup 
of sugar, add one cup of thin cream, n tea¬ 
spoonful of saleratus and one of salt ; flavor 
with nutmeg and lemon or other spice, mix 
as stiff as will pour into pans. A handful of 
currants improves it. Try it. 
Lamb Stew, —Take half a shoulder of lamb, 
boil it in two quarts of water for two hours. 
| Then put in potatoes, onions, turnips, cut in 
j quarters, two toaspoonfuls of salt and pepper 
1 to the taste. T”ii minutes before serving 
put in tho dumplings, 
Apple Sauce,— Two quarts of water, a pint 
of molasses, a root of ginger, and boil a’to¬ 
gether twenty minutes ; put in while boiling 
a peck of pared, cored and quartered apples. 
Stew till tender. 
SChc harden. 
INDOOR CULTURE OF TOMATOES. 
The London Gardener’s Chronicle des¬ 
cribes a method of raising tomatoes within 
doors which it says has been successful and 
is worthy of geueral adoption. The seed is 
sown about Christmas, and by the first I 
week in March the plants are set out against 
the back wall of some of the leau-to vineries, 
in a good compost, with ample root-room. 
Here they make a rapid and vigorous 
growth, and in the course of the season 
attain to a bight of from 10 to 1.2 feet, and 
produce successional crops of fruit with 
great profusion until past Christmas. In 
( his manner early and late tomatoes are ob¬ 
tained from the same plants. As a matter 
of course the plants can hardly be kept too 
moist, and a good dressing of crushed bones 
is occasionally given. The border in which 
the tomatoes are planted is only about 15 
inches in width. The plants must be well 
fed, but the wonderful crops they bear is 
the best testimony to the advantage of a 
liberal treatment. The weight of fruit ob¬ 
tained from 'one plant in a season is some¬ 
thing remarkable and many of them attain a 
great size. 
ENGLISH SPARROWS AND THE CANKER 
WORMS. 
iFthe English Sparrows have exterminated 
the Canker Worm from the shade trees of 
New York and Brooklyn, the fact should be 
placed to their credit. Ten years ago the 
Canker Worm made its appearance iu Seneca 
Co. N. Y., confining its destructive habits 
principally to the apple orchards, ar.d for six 
or eight succeeding years many of our 
orchards were an destitute of foliage during 
tho latter part of Juno ns in January. For 
the two .years past no Canker Worms havo 
been seen and those orchards have produced 
fair crops of fruit. English Sparrows have 
had no agency in the disappearance of tho 
worms, for excepting a few mail colonies 
introduced into tho neighboring villages 
within the past two or three years, there aro 
no English (Sparrows in this vicinity. 
Considering the well-known pugnacity of 
these birds they should be able to show a 
clear case of good services rendered before 
being encouraged to replace our own native 
birds as they will to a great extent do if 
allowed to become numerous. 
Seneca Co., N. Y. C. J. Hampton, 
There arc many who doubt, ( lie efficiency 
of the Euglisli Sparrows in ridding trees of 
Canker or other worms. At t he very lime 
of their introduction into Now York City and 
Brooklyn, a small ichneumon fly had already 
lessened very materially tlie number of span- 
worms, which were so disagreeably abund¬ 
ant in these cities, and it is very probable 
that the insects would have disappeared 
without the aid of the buds. The natural 
enemy of the span-worms in question, was 
well known twenty years before it com¬ 
menced its great work of annihilation in 
this city as may be seen by reference to 
“Harris’ Insects Injurious to Vegetation,” 
page 471 ; still we. aro inclined to let tha 
Sparrows have all the credit of killing out 
these pests of worms, because the humanizing 
effect of the presence of these bin’s upon tlm 
rising generation in our cities, j: worth more 
than all the good or injury they may do in 
other directions. If by introducing the 
Sparrows into tho country, farmers’ boy 3 
and those residing in small villages can bo 
taught, to let, birds alone, it would bo a bless¬ 
ing, even if small grain did disappear to 
some extent in consequence of their pres¬ 
INGENUITY OF A SPIDER. 
A correspondent writes to Nature that a 
spider constructed its web in an angle of his 
garden, the aides of which were attached by 
long threads to shrubs at tho bight of nearly 
three feet from the gravel path beneath. 
Being much exposed to the wind, tho equi¬ 
noctial gales of this autumn destroyed the 
web several times. 
The ingenious spider now adopted a new 
contrivance. It secured a conical fragment 
of gravel, with its larger end upwards, by 
two cords, one attached to each of its oppo¬ 
site aides, to the apex of its wedge-shaped 
web, and left it suspended as a movable 
weight to be opposed to the effect of such 
gusts of air as had destroyed the web3 
previously occupying the same situation. 
The spider must have descended to the 
gravel path for this special object, and, hav¬ 
ing attached threads to a stone suited to its 
purpose, must have afterwards raised this by 
fixing itself upon the web, and pulling tho 
weight up to a hight of more than two feet, 
from the ground, where it hung suspended 
by elastic cords. 
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BOAR FISH AT BRIGHTON AQUARIUM. 
Boar-Fish at the Brighton Aquarium .— 
Among the many wonders of the deep to be. 
seen at the Brighton Aquarium one of tho 
most curious is a most exquisite and rare 
British fish, viz., the boar-fish iCaprott aper), 
originally classed as haring only been found 
in the Mediterranean. This fish obtains its 
name from the shape of its snout, which is 
turned up aud capable of being greatly pro¬ 
truded. The spines of its first dorsal fin are 
stiff and long, liko bristles, added to which it 
exudes a strong and unpleasant smell. If 
the boar-fish mentioned by l'liny as being 
found in the River Aehelous be the some, it. 
will probably bo found to utter a grunting 
sound, all of which peculiarities were sup¬ 
posed to point out a sufficient, resemblance to 
a boar t.o warrant the appellation. The. 
length of the fish Is alxmt 4 inches. The 
color of the eye is brisrht yellow' and silvery 
white j the body a fine crimson, delicately 
brigbts fading into yellow, and thence to a 
silvery' white as it approaches the belly. It 
is the only specimen that has ever been 
exhibited alive in England. 
