Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1874 — USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE. [ARTICLE]

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

To Keep Gum Arabic.—Dissolve it in as little cold fain water as possible, then add alcohol. This preserves it. Hickory Nut Cake.—One poiind of flour, one pouna of sugar, three-quarters pound of butter, six eggs, two teaspoons of cream-tartar, one teaspoon of soda, onehalf cup of sweet milk and half a pint of hickory nuts chopped fine. The Philadelphia Medical Times calls tlie attention of its readers to the fact that glycerine may be used as a means of dis” guising medicines, such as castor-oil,-turpentine, cod-liver oil, etc., more especially when one or two drops of oil of cinnamon or some other volatile oil has been added. Corn meal, heated and placed inffiags, is recommended as a substitute for hot water bottles and such like applinncesfor restoring warmth to the sick. It is said to weigh less, retain its heat longer, and does not chill when cold. Horseradish tn Pickle.—Horseradish grated and mixed with pickle will prevent mold forming on the top of jars.' Leaves of horseradish laid over the top will answer the same purpose. It is said that this pungent root.if grated and mixed with cider, and eaten with tlie food, will both prevent and cure paralysis. Washing Rag Carpets,—A rag carpet should not be washed as long as it can be avoided. It soilsjnuch easier after being once washed, besides fading. If there are grease spots, a little hard soap rubbed on, then washed off with hot water and well rinsed, is a good way to remove them; or some aqua ammoniajs equally as good. Cocoanut Cake.—Two eggs; beat the whole to a stiff froth; one aud a half cups of sugar; half a cup of butter; half a cup of sweet milk; one teaspoonful of cream tartar; one teaspoonful of soda; two and a quarter cups of flour; half a cup of cocoanut; flavor of lemon. Cutlets of Veal.—When the piece of veal is chosen, divide each bone separate ly; break an egg and wet the pieces with it, then roll in bread crumbs, afterwards frying them in lard. Slake a gravy with butter, pepper and salt, mixed with the bread crumbs. Any part of the veal, almost, cut in small pieces, may be dressed in the same way. This dish must be thoroughly done to be good. Valueof Bi.ack Tea— Tea is not only to be considered as a stimulant,. but also as nourishment. That people who use tea are able to live longer and do more work on an insufficient amount of food, than those who abstain from the beverage, is attributed to its power of preventing the waste of the body, and in the animal economy may be compared to the financial- proposition that a “penny’ saved is twice earned.” From the large amount of nitrogen it contains, it may also be considered, to a certain extent, a direct means of nourishment. A Vogel has thought it worth his while to determine how much of this nitrogen is employed in the infusion. The tea examined gave 6 6 per cent, ash, and 35.5 of extract, which was found to contain 2.8 per cent, nitrogen, while the partially exhausted leaves contain 3:58 per cent. From this it would seem that, unless we contrive to devote the whole leaf, we lose the larger portion of the nitrogen. —Exchange. - -