Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1891 — THINGS WORTH KNOWING. [ARTICLE]

THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

There is nothing more charming than a row of pearly teeth—nothing more detrimental to even a decidedly pretty person than the unexpected discosure of a set of blackened “ivories”—-and, since the keeping of the teeth in perfect condition is so easy a task, the wonder is that the majority of people are so derelict in the discharge of their simple duty, Take equal parts of cream of tartar and fine table salt: pulverize it, then mix it well together. Wash the teeth with this every morning, and afterward rub them with a dry cloth, or piece of chamois leather, dipped ip the dry mixture. This renders the teeth radiantly white. To make lip salve that has baen sold in larger quantities than any other such pomade known, take two ounces of oil of lemon, one 'ounce of white wax, and one ounce of spermaceti. Melt these ingredients together and, while warm, add two ounces of rose water and one-half ounce of orange flower water: —This is a most excellent article. The lips are liable to excoriations and chaps that often extend to a seriously uncomfortable depth, the trouble being usually occasioned by cold. The above salve will be found efficacious in correcting these evils. To cure the most severe cold catchable, take one teaspoonful of flax?4seed, one ounce of licorice, and onequarter of a pound of raisins. Put the above named ingredients into two quarts of water, and over a slow fire boil it down to one-half its original bulk. Now, pound till very fine one-quarter of a pound of rock candy, add it to the mixture, and finish by adding one tablespoonful of lemon juice. Drink half a pint of this upon going to bed, and a little more when the cough is troublesome. This is a sovereign balsamic cordial for the longs. ~~— A positive cure for insomnia is to make a tea of Jerusalem oak, that grows in the woods, and drink it as < you would any other tea, before going to bed. Another excellent ir e shod for treating burrs may meet the approval of those who are opposed to the using of white lead as a curative. Mix in a bottle three ounces of olive oil and four ounces' of lime water. Apply the mixture to the burn or scald five or six times a day with a soft feather. Linseed oil may be used when olive oil is not at hand. To make the lime water (this is an indispens*. able thing to keep on hand) take onehalf pound of unslaked lime, put it in an earthen pot, pour two or three quarts of pure soft water upon it and let it stand for one day. Next day efikim off the top and bottle the clear liquid for use. Cork and seal with wax. A simple liniment for bore throat is made by mixing two parts of sweet oil and one part of spirits of hartshorn.