Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1879 — USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE. [ARTICLE]

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

A little ginger put into sausage meat improves the flavor. Tumblers that have had milk in them should never be put into hot water. A small piece of charcoal put into the pot with boiling cabbage removes the smell. Times are always good whon men pay as they go, and five within their means. — Exchange. A spoonful of stewed tomatoes in the gravy of either roasted or fried meats is an improvement. Cockroaches may be driven away by putting Scotch or other high-dried snuff round their haunts. Mulching should be employed around jiewly-*planted trees, cither in fall or spring planting. The mulch should extend out beyond the extremities of the roots. Any coarse manure or rough litter makes a good mulch. —lowa Stale Register. In view of the prevalence of diphtheria, it may be well to state that a prominent English physician testifies that he has always found that a teaspoonful of powdered sulphur mixed in a tumbler of water, the mixture being used as a gargle, will cure the most malignant form of the disease. To cuke chilblains, cut two white turnips, without paring, into thin slices;. {>ut the slices into a tin cup with three arge spoonfuls of best lard; let it simmer slowly for two hours, then mash through a sieve; when cold, spread it on a soft linen cloth and apply to the chilblain at night.— Exchange. The great tendency in winter is to keep rooms too warm. The foundation of pneumonia, pleurisy and pulmonary consumption is frequently’laid in overheated, ill-ventilated apartments. The inmates become accustomed to breathing hot, close air, the system is toned down and relaxed, and a slight exposure to cold and wet results in serious illness.

Firewood should be prepare and put under shelter, and that general family peace-maker, dry fuel, generously supplied and conveniently placed for use; where coal is used, a bin under cover, witli an opening at the bottom for taking out the fuel easily,,will save trouble and loss. Finally, prepare a suitable place for disposing of all household waste where it can be made available as a fertilizer, and all risk of infection from it be avoided. Lansing Republican. Borax water will instantly remove all soils and stains from the hands and heal all scratches and chafes. To make it, put some crude borax in a large bottle, and till with water. When the borax is dissolved, add more to the water, until at last the water can absorb no more and a residuum remains At the bottom of the bottle. To the water in which the hands are to be washed after gardening, pour from this bottle enough to mako it very soft. It is very cleansing and very healthy. By its use the hands will be kept in excellent condition, smooth and soft and white.— Prof. Beal.