Domrsfit (foiwittjr. 
CONDUCTED BY EMILY MAPLE. 
IODINE IN GOITRE. 
T. H. H., M. D. 
Mrs. M'Louth warns the readers of the Ru¬ 
ral against the use of iodine for this disease. I 
think she is mistaken in attributing death to 
the use of this remedy unless it was very care¬ 
lessly U 6 ed, and I know it will cure the disease. 
The writer is a physician, though long retired 
from practice. Seven years ago he noticed a 
slight enlargement of the thyroid gland in his 
own neck. In two years it had grown con¬ 
siderably and was evidently goitre. Super¬ 
vening upon a severe cold the enlargement be¬ 
came much accelerated, the neck soon reaching 
23 inches in size, and the pressure upon the 
larynx (windpipe) being so great as to Inter¬ 
fere with free respiration in the recumbent 
posture. So far no remedial means had been 
employed, and although iodine is the standard 
remedy of the books, a study of reported cases 
treated with it did not give a very encouraging 
percentage of cures. 80 I went to Boston and 
consulted the leading members of the faculty 
there. One surgeon had practiced extirpation 
of the tumor with the knife, but the patient 
died. The electricians were consulted, but Dr. 
Garratt, who is the most eminent among them, 
thought that no curative results could be ex¬ 
pected iu less than a year of dully applications 
of the curreut, and could report no cures. 
Discouraged by this, I resolved to give iodine a 
thorough trial. I took live drops of Lugol's 
solution at a dose two or three times a day, iu 
a cup of chocolate. In two months the size of 
the neck began to decrease, aud in six months 
the enlargement had entirely disappeared. 
Other cases subsequently treated in the same 
way, ended in an equally satisfactory manner. 
1 think that the failure of the iodine treat¬ 
ment, where it does fail, is, most likely, due to 
discontinuing the medicine too soon, either be¬ 
cause of the irritation of the stomach by too 
large doses, or by discouragement on account 
of the slow development of its enrative action. 
The dose should never be large enough to cause 
a persistent iodine taste in the mouth, or even 
the taste of the medicine in gas from the 
stomach. When but four or five drops are 
taken in a cup of chocolate, it is not tasted at 
all. No unpleasant symptoms, or indeed any 
effects, except the disappearance of the dis¬ 
ease, were experienced during the whole treat¬ 
ment, either in my own or the other cases 
There is another matter alluded to by Mrs. 
M Louth which I thiuk is misunderstood Boils 
or other swellings do not necessarily indicate 
impurity of the blood. Boils frequently appear 
upon people who bathe too often, as boys are 
apt to do, anil as lumbermen and others who 
work in water, are obliged to do. ** Racking" 
in a wet sheet, as practiced in the hydropathic 
treatment, will always produce them, The 
skin of man is not adapted to amphibious life, 
aud constant or very frequent irrigation of it, 
is a powerful irritant, developing inflammation 
in its glandular structures. Manyother ‘-swell¬ 
ings” must be regarded as the results of local 
irritation, and do not imply any constitutional 
taint or delect of the blood. Emollient appli¬ 
cations to such swellings, when they cause 
them to disappear, do not “ scatter them." or 
“send the poison all over the system." They 
simply cure them, as the removal of a splinter 
from the flesh, or an ulcerated tooth from the 
jaw, cures,—that is, by puttiug an end to the 
cause. 
Orleans Co., Vc. 
MILK AND BUTTER. 
What a splendid thing a nevo tin can is for 
preserving an equal temperature on all sides, 
when warming cream iu froat of a hot fire. 
In a stone jar the cream will cook quite read¬ 
ily upon one side while the other is cold. 
When the cream gets a little warm, or is not 
exactly cold, put it luto the churn, have it 
churned moderately fust and when the butter 
stauds iu iusolaied lumps upon the dishes and 
lid, scarpe it down with the finger, put in the 
yellow of an egg and atter churning a little 
longer, gather, work and salt it pressing out 
all milk aud water. Make into cakes of a 
pound each aud print it. This is g'Ut-edge 
winter butter. Have a solution of saltpeter, 
dip the print in it after dipping it in the hot 
water, aud wet & rag in the remainder of it 
for spreading over ihe butter. m. l. s. 
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FOOD FOR INFANTS. 
A southern lady, mother of a largo family, 
favors mothers nursing babes until they are 
two years old, but she also advises feeding 
them after they are six mouths old. She says: 
“Give them soft, boiled rice, light bread, 
crackers or barley wiih a little rniJk. Also 
give a piece of rare steak to suck upon. Do 
not feed com starch and never sweeten an in¬ 
fant's food,." 
Fruit .Jar*, Again. 
I was pleased to see Mrs. Wager-Fisher’s 
remarks concerning fruit jars, and if the truth 
were known, undoubtedly many others enter¬ 
tain the same opinion; and if ihoy would “speak 
onl,” we should not be compelled to buy the 
Mason simply because no others are kept for 
sale. Their being so difficult to open, is an¬ 
other objection with me, as John's strong 
hands are not always here when I have occa¬ 
sion to open them. I have used the rubbers 
for several years, by soaking them in cold 
water for a day or two before using. The can 
I prefer above all others iB stamped Grifien’s 
Patent, and is similar to that described by Mrs. 
Wager-Fisber. The glass cover rests on the 
jar with a rubber between, and is held down 
by an iron clamp. Two bulges.near the top 
of the jar keep the clamp in place. It is very 
plain and simple and cannot fail to please. 
That it should be called ' 1 Perfection" is the ver¬ 
dict of those who have nsed it. 
I do not agree with Mrs. A. B. that, it doeB 
not pay to can our own tomatoes. Many fam¬ 
ilies in the West consume from ten to fifty 
gallons of them during the winter, and the 
expense is no small item, when one has to buy 
them; bul, of course, it does not pay if they 
are spoiled in the least or soured. If there is 
aoy mold or scum, or if the fruit is discolored, 
you may be sure there is some flaw or crack in 
the jar—that is, if the fruit was boiliug-hot 
when sealed—in which case I paste paper on 
the jar while hot after the fruit is putin. I 
find that empty oyster cans are excellent for 
tomatoes. Open them by putting iivecoals on 
the cover, and in sealing, use brown sealing- 
wax from the store, as it does not “run" like 
that of home manufacture. I have succeeded 
quite as well with stone jars or jugs and often use 
a pane of glass for the cover of one, two and 
three-gallon jars, and a smaller piece for the 
jugs. Canned fruit should be kepi in a dark, 
cool place. Julia A, Wheelock. 
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DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
Brown Bread. 
One pint of sour milk, one-half cup of mo¬ 
lasses, two cups of rye flour, a little salt and 
a teaspoonful of soda. Steam three hours and 
then brown in oven. 
Ginger-bread. 
One cup of molasses, one-half cup of but¬ 
ter, one-half cup of boiling water, tablespoon¬ 
ful of ginger, a teaspoonful of soda and flour 
sufficient to roll out. Subscriber. 
Nice Apple Sauce. 
Pare, halve and quarter tart apples and put 
into a baking dish. Cover with a thick layer 
of white sugar, grate over a little nutmeg and 
cover with a plate. Set into a pan contain¬ 
ing hot water and bake in a good oven until 
the pieces are clear aud tender. 
Spinach. 
Look over carefully, pick the leaves from 
the stem, wash, cook 20 minutes in salted 
water, drain, chop fine, return to the fire, sea¬ 
son with butter, pepper and salt, press into a 
hot mold or bowl, turn out and garnish with 
sliced egg. 
Salmon Croquette*. 
One can of preserved salmon—drain off the 
liquor ; yelks of two eggs ; one raw egg ; one- 
half cup bread crumbs ; tablespoonful of Gut¬ 
ter ; pepper and salt. Mince the fish, add the 
powdered yelks, the raw egg, the butter, then 
the crumbs and seasoning. Form into egg¬ 
like cakes, roll in flour and fry iu sweet lard, 
or lard and butter. Mart B. 
Wardian Case Cement. 
After experimenting with several different 
cements for Wardian Cases, I find that the fol¬ 
lowing will stick to stone, g.ass, metal or wood, 
and that it will harden under water. Take 
equal parts, by measure, of litharge, plaster-of- 
Paris and dry, white sand; Iheu add of pow¬ 
dered resiu a third as much as taken of auy 
one ingredient. Make into a putty with boiled 
linseed oil, adding a little patent dryer. Mix 
only as wanted, The dry ingredients should 
be kept tightly corked. This can be used for 
marine as well as fresh-water aquariums. 
H. L. Prime. 
Tomatoes In Glass or Tin ! 
My experience is that tomatoes will keep 
good in tin and spoil in glass. I have used 
Mason’s cans until the lids were worn in holes, 
from age, and do not kuow of any stretching, 
although the rubbers stretch aud mast be re¬ 
newed. After screwing down the tops, I im¬ 
mediately reverse the jar which saves many a 
can of fruit from imperfect sealing. When 
wanted for use, run a thin knife blade.around 
under the rubber and they can easily be opened 
by hand. b. m. w. 
serving strawberries; also directions for icing 
and embossing cake. l. g. 
Ans .—To Can Strawberries: Fill glass can 3 
with fresh, whole strawberries sprinkled with 
sugar, in the proportion of one-half pound of 
sugar to a quart of fruit. Put on the tops and 
place in a boiler of cold water—the water 
should be within two inches of the top of the 
cans. When the water boils, note the time 
and boil 20 minutes. Take out; make air-tight; 
screwing down again and again as the cans 
cool. 
To Preserve Strawberries: Five pounds of 
sugar and a pint of water to seven pounds of 
fruit. Put sugar and water into a porcelain 
kettle and boil from seven to ten minutes, ac¬ 
cording to thickness. Then add the fruit, 
previously washed and drained, and boil four 
minutes. Skim out the fruit, turn the sirup 
into clean tia pans, and place in the sun add¬ 
ing tbe berries as soon as the sirup is cool. 
Let stand in the sun—protecting from insects 
—the snnny part of two days. Then put into 
glass and screw down. It is not necessary to 
have the cans air-light. 
Icing Cake: A good rule for frosting is ten 
large tcaepoonsful of powdered sugar to each 
white of an egg, but as eggs vary the measure¬ 
ment mast also vary. Tbe whites should be beat¬ 
en to a stiff froth, and the powdered sugar added 
gradually, beating the meanwhile, flavor and 
put oa while the cake is still warm. Smooth 
off with a knife and if the fiostingis stiff, dip 
the knife frequently into cold water. The 
cake may be ornamented by drawing a small 
syringe full of icing and then making wheels, 
Grecian border, flowers or heading. Ice the 
cake plain and let harden before ornamenting. 
Unit publication, 
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Preserving Strawberries. Icing Cake. 
Please give a recipe for canning and pre- 
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