Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1880 — Household Hints. [ARTICLE]

Household Hints.

Chapped Hands. — A corresjiondent says that a simple mixture of equal quantities of rich cream and strong vinegar will make a compound which, if used on the hands after washing them, Will cure chap. Milk of Roses. — Put into a small bottle two ounces of rose water, one tablespoonful of oil of sweet almonds, ten drops of oil of tar. Shake the bottle until the whole is combined, and you have a nice cosmetic to a{»ply to the skin after washing. Celery.— Persons who are of a nervous temperament should make free use of celery, which acts at once upon the nerves. It is most palatable in the form of salad, but maybe eaten with saltonly. Physicians have only lately recognized this fact.

Earache. — There is scarcely an ache to which children are subject so hard to bear and difficult to cure as the earache. A cure not often known to fail is to put a pinch of black pepper upon a bit of cotton batting, fie it up, dip in sweet oil. and insert into the ear. Put a flannel bandage over the head to keep it warm. Feed for Chickens. —The Massachusetts Ploughman says: “Skimmed milk, and even loppered milk, will make chicks grow wonderfully fast. Boiled potatoes are also excellent for them, and if chopped into hash with some refuse meat, nothing delights them more unless it is a fat angle worm. Like all other animals, chickens like a variety of food, and their taste should be gratified. Among other things, they like fresh grass. Few farmers seem to be aware what a graminivorous animal a hen is. English Pickle for Tongue.— For two tongues, make a brine of two ounces of saltpetre, lialf pound of brown sugar one pint of barrel salt, one teacup or molasses, water enough Jto cover them. Let them stand in a crock, well kept under the brine, for ten days. When ready to use, boil two or three hours; skin and eat cold. This brine can be used as long ns it keeps sweet, and is wood to keen hams or dried beef in.

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