Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1877 — USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE. [ARTICLE]

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

flUur ff l lM* one quart boiling water over lour tablespoonl'uis of flaxseed. Steep, not boil, three bourn; cover closely while steeping; then strain, sweeten to taste, and add the juicj of two lemons, putting in more water if too thick to be agreeable. It will break up a cold on short notioe. —Exchange. Cheap Rolt-PolyPudding.—Rub half ing into one and a half ■a pinch of salt; wet it out ntmu Jroll tie tightly at both ends in a cloth and boil it for one and a half hours. The Scientific American gives the folowlng remedy for baldness: “ Pour three pints of hot water on four handfuls of the stems and leaves of the garden ‘ box,’ boil it for fifteen ndirates *4n m d*x*Wea»l * then pour it isl jai ami l<*ir stand ten housM-nem stifla thorllqfridand add three colftgnd water. Wash the " eaa every morning.' It is cleansing and tonic and will make the hair grow if the roots are not dead.” Eocum Cakes.— Take one-half pound of dried currants, wash them well, and dry tnjrmomel i add thro tablespoonfuls of lighPnrowf sugar, qimrt of Spur, ohe teasp4otifml tmkidg powder, ohe-half cup of shortening, ana mix lightly; cut in pieces about the size of an egg; roll thin, and place in the center of each piece a small dessert-spoonful of currants; pinch the paste to cove* the * currants, 'flatten' with rolling-pin, and?Ctjoas with knife;{bake quickly, tens tmnntes. ' This recipo will make about twenty cakes. A. correspondent of the Oardetiers' Monthly treats the calla-lily thus: During the sumumr keep it in a shady place. In Bepfetrthencucdt (take out the bulbs andAfash tWmitfcoroughly/ It you wish for more bulbs in the pot, divide by cutting it in two. Procure some old manure from the horse-stable, first pouring hot water over the manure, to kill the worms and insects; then fill the pot half lull of thtfuturvft'f ll tbe remainder of the pot winT nen Mftni Every morning pour boiHqtf-§okwater>ipso-the saucer, as callas requite* DWtOii heat.' It is well to keep the tyotaavpobjrt-a pan of water, ascallalilfed -nera grdat quantities of water. TiirSmtTrdpiSat, ~df Florida, says: “ The jujube tree is worthy the attention of all lovers of fancy trees and shrubs. It is both usetataad ornamental, and cannot be surpassed for beauty. From the first of Aprirunul late In November, or until frost, it is covered with a dense, deep-green foliage, interspersed with its tiny,Aqtinißtyeoial. .frgit, in. ail- stages of growth TM fruit is Speckled fctid reddishLyhehjjipfy. Tke leaves and fruit ate boi^w oWa!small,-' wire-like stem, from six to ten mches longfwhich grows downward SlhS jpreisintsi a. beautiful, weeping apreamnee. Thq free is a native of Syffai jJtt years in apain, ltaly.ana .France?, for its frafc, •vfjiqft.'tnanufactured into patte, better known m chewing-gum, is relished by gahoplgirls -‘ind annoying to teachers. WcdhthciTim is ripe n closely-resembles the. era»benry ia-siwi and shape—