MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

A Splendid Eye Water.

Take white rose water, or, in case it cannot be had, red rose water, and a little native camphor ; white vitrol, five cents worth ; pound the vitrol in a mortar, then pour the rose water over it ; shake well before using ; before going to bed bathe the eyes in this water with a clean linen cloth ; it will also clear the face of freckles.

A Never-Failing Cure for the Dropsy.

Put into a new earthen pot three quarts cider, one gill of mustard seed, half a pint scraped horse-radish, and three pounds rusted iron, cover the whole up closely that none of the strength can escape, thus let it stand twenty-four hours, after which you may drink of it. This is to be drank to quench the thirst as often as the patient is thirsty, but the beverage ought to be well covered again every time. All kinds of food may be taken, excepting milk, tea and water.

A Never-Failing Cure for Whooping Cough.

Take seven nails drawn from a horse's hoof, do not lay them down nor wash them, and have ready one pint of new milk, put the nails into the milk and put them on the stove until the nails become thoroughly heated, then when it becomes cool it is ready for use. In most cases one pint generally effects a cure.

Asthma. A muskrat skin worn Over the lungs with the fur side next to the body will bring certain relief.

A Cure for the Colic in Children. If a child has the colic even to a degree that it can in no wise be quieted, take a little garden garlic, pound it and squeeze out the juice through a clean linen rag. Of this juice mix for a very young child one drop with one drop of spirits or rye whiskey and give it to the child in its mother's milk. To a child of three months old, three drops of each may be given in breast milk at a time.

A Remedy to Cure the Cough. Roast an onion, rub the soles of the feet therewith, and the ailment will cease ; or take strong brandy, dip a soft cloth therein, and wet the soles of the feet mornings and evenings.

Bronchitis. Powdered borax and honey mixed, not too thick, so that it can be applied with a feather in the throat.

Blood Stopping. For an injury, either caused by stabbing or cutting, an approved stopping of the blood is to let thirty or forty drops of oil of turpentine trickle into the injury.

Bleeding Piles. One ounce each of alum and salt, dissolve in scant pint water, get a six ounce syringe, with which syr- inge every three hours ; continue until a cure is effected.

Half pint strong cider vinegar and five cents worth laudanum; saturate a soft piece of linen with the liquid and lay it on.

Certain Cure for Eruptions, Pimples, &c.

Having in numberless instances seen the good effects of the following prescription I can certify to its perfect remedy: Dilute corrosive sublimate with the oil of almonds, apply it to the face occasionally, and in a few days a cure will be effected.

Cure for the Sting of a Bee or Wasp.

Mix common clay with water to about the consist- ency of mad ; apply at once.

Cold on the Chest.

A flannel dipped in boiling water and sprinked with turpentine, laid on the chest as quickly as possible will relieve the most severe cold or hoarseness.

Snuff up considerable salt and water from the hoi low of the hand every morning ; salt and water used as a gargle just before going to bed strengthens the throat and helps to prevent bronchial troubles. It is also excellent for sore throat.

Cough in Horses.

Give half gill turpentine fifteen minutes before feed or water.

Cure for Cramp.

Three- fourths of a gill of cider vinegar, one tea- spoonful salt and a pinch of pepper; this is sufficient for one dose ; repeat if necessary.

Cubeb Berries for Catarrh.

A new remedy for catarrh is crashed cubeb berries smoked in a pipe, emitting the smoke through the

nose, after a few trials this will be easy to do; if the nose is stopped up so that it is almost impossible to breathe, one pipe full will make the head as clear as a bell. For sore throat, asthma and bronchitis swallow- ing the smoke effects immediate reJief ; it is the best remedy known for offensive breath, and will make the most foul breath pure and sweet. Sufferers from that horrid disease, ulcerated catarrh, will find this remedy unequaled, and a month's use will cure the most obstinate case; a single trial will convince any one. Eating the uncrushed berries is also good for sore throat and all bronchial complaints. After smok- ing do not expose yourself to cold air for at least fifteen minutes.

Cure for Sprains or Backache. Take fish pickle, warm it. and bathe frequently.

Cure for Boils or Carbuncles. 'I'ake slippery elm, two parts, and one part baking soda ; mix with cold water.

Cure for Carbuncles and Boils.

Take white shaving soap, the white of an egg, some honey, bluestone, flour, of equal parts. Mix cold.

Cure for Corns and Bunions.

Take a slice of bacon, quarter of an inch thick, sugar of lead, pulverized, as much as will lay on a dime, scrape the bacon and mix the sugar of lead on it ; the bacon should be put on a rag, then tied on the foot to prevent it slipping off.

Cure for Poison.

Take yarrow and fry it in lard, strain through a coarse cloth, and when cold apply to the parts affected.

Certain Cure for a Cold.

Seneca snake root, ten cents worth ; squills, five cents ; allecampaine root, five cents ; licorice root,

five cents, and one quart of water. Boil it down to a pint and strain, then add one pound of loaf sugar. Dose, one tablespoonf ul four times a day. Keep in a cool place.

Cure for Cancer.

Take a piece of polk root and an onion of equal size roasted in hot ashes and then dried in the shade, and when thoroughly dry powder them and mix with lard, then add as much red precipitate as will make it red —not too red. Apply a plaster in the morning and leave it on till next morning, then take it off and wash the cancer with a strong tea made of horse dock. If not cured, apply again.

Equal parts cider vinegar and water sweetened with brown sugar, drink slowly.

One egg, one tablespoonful lime, one teaspoonful lard, also one of tar ; burn and inhale it three times daily.

A tablespoonful of castor oil in a cup of coffee as hot as you can drink it will usually give relief in from five to ten minutes.

Coughs and Colds.

Black radishes grated and white sugar, a pint of the grated radish and a cup of sugar, pour the sugar over the grated radish and let it dissolve, then strain it and drink as often as necessary, as it will break: up the most violent cold.

Cure for the Grip.

Simply asafoetida given in four grain pills four times a day, one pill at a dose ; no one need be sick of the grip who will use this remedy, as it breaKs it up very quickly and cures it.

Cure for the Bloody Flux.

Five cents worth whole cinnamon bark, five cents worth cloves, put in one pint water, boil it down to half pint, then strain and sweeten with rock candy.

Cure for Asthma.

One-half peck of jirason weed leaves dried, and three cents worth of saltpetre, dissolved in water and sprinkled over it, then, after it has become dry again, take a small quantity and burn it and inhale it; it is said to be highly beneficial.

Corn Salve.

One ounce of gum galbanum, dissolved in two ounces strong vinegar, by a gentle heat, then add tar, half an ounce ; diachylon plaster, two drachms ; verdigris and sal ammonia, of each one scruple ; make into a plaster. Directions for corns : bathe the feet well in hot water, after which put on a plaster about every twelve hours until a cure is effected.

Cure for Rheumatism.

Take one tablespoonful fish oil three times a day, but use no intoxicating drinks.

Cure for Tramping on a Nail. Take a red beet and bruise it, then tie on the wound.

Cure for Sores.

Take equal parts of lard and flour, mix cold ; it will heal almost any sore.

To prevent bruises from getting black, take the common baking soda and dissolve it in water, then moisten a soft rag with it and Jay it on the bruise

Cure for Felon and Catarrh in the Hand.

Take fourteen old copper pennies and two pints of cider vinegar (have your vinegar right warm), then

take seven of the pennies and heat them through, and drop them into the one pint, and put your hand in as hot as you can bear it, and leave it in until it becomes cool; then have the other pint ready with the other seven pennies, and proceed in the same way until your hand is all wrinkled or shriveled ; it generally effects a cure. The oil following is used for healing and mak- ing the wound solid and sound.

Cure for Diarrhoea.

Take the juice of two lemons, then add as much white sugar as will make a syrup. To be taken as often as convenient.

Cure for Rheumatism.

Take fifteen cents worth of sweet oil and five cents worth of saltpetre ; mix, then let stand in a warm place. Twenty-four hours before using shake well and rub briskly.

Cure for White Swelling.

Take a quarter pound red lead, half gill spirits tur- pentine, one ounce camphor, one Dint flaxseed oil ; put all in a new earthen crock and boil slow. Apply twice a day.

Cure for Fever and Ague.

Take saltpetre, a small lump the size of a cherry seed, in a tablespoonful of cider vinegar every morn- ing before eating for two weeks, then omit one week, then commence and take same way again for one week more.

Cure for Carbuncles and Felons.

Wet a cloth with tincture lobelia and keep it on moistened all the time ; it is sure to bring relief.

Cure for Scrofula or Sore Head.

Take five cents worth sal soda, divide into three equal parts, take one part and put it into a half pint 4

of good whiskey and half pint rain water. Dose, one teaspoonful three times a day; the last spoonful to be taken on going to bed.

Cure for Rheumatism.

Dissolve an ounce saltpetre in a pint of New England rum ; after it is dissolved take out half a gill to take in- wardly ; half teaspoonful to be taken three times a day ; after you have taken the half gill, then add a pint and a half of water; bathe the parts affected three or four times a day, and wrap with red flannel.

Cure for Piles.

Take the gum, or pitch, of white pine and make into pills the size of a pea , beginning with one and taking one more every day, until nine are taken, then take one less each day again until you come down to one again.

Cure for a Sore Mouth.

Take finely powdered brimstone and rub your mouth with it.

For Cough or Lung Diseases.

One tablespoontul of good brandy and two of loaf sugar in a cupful of milk fresh from the cow every morning.

Cholera Remedy.

Tincture of rhubarb, tincture of camphor, tincture of opium, equal parts. Dose for an adult, teaspoonful every hour until the pain subsides.

Certain Cure for Dropsy.

Scraped horseradish, one handful; parsley roots and tops, two handsful ; ground mustard, two table- spoonsful; squills, half ounce; juniper berries, one ounce ; good cider, one gallon. Put the whole together in a new earthen vessel in a warm place for twenty - four hours. Then strain for use. Dose a wine glass- full three times a day. All spirituous liquors are strictly forbidden.

Cure for Piles.

Pulverized rosin mixed with lard, or you can omit the lard.

Cure for Dyspepsia.

Take seven or eight grains of whole pepper three times a day, before each meal.

Cure for Malarial Fever.

Take boneset tea, it oftentimes effects a speedy cure.

Cure for Sore Eyes.

Cider vinegar and salt. Do not take too much salt.

Cure for Hysterics.

Take the head of a pike that is caught in March, and pour hot water on it, and give the patient to drink.

Cure for Lung Fever in Horses,

Take sassafras root, burdock root, mullin root, and spice wood bushes, equal parts, and boil together. Give it to them to drink.

Cure for Yellow Water.

Take one ounce copperas, one ounce alum, two ounces saltpetre, four ounces ginger, two ounces rosin, one ounce camphor, pulverized, then mix. Dose, one tablespoonful twice a day for three days, give water two hours after the powder.

Cure for Heaves in Horses.

Assafcetida, saltpetre, camphor, alum, each two ounces; garlic, a handful, whiskey, two quarts; put in a jug and let it stand about ten days ; shake it fre- quently. Give a horse a gill three times a day.

Cure for Staggers.

When a horse has the staggers, take the whites of several eggs, one quart of sweet oil, mix and pour it, before feeding, into the horse's throat. Probatum.

A hot towel Jaid on the stomach acts like magic in case of colic, and there is nothing that so promptly cuts short a congestion of the lungs, sore throat or rheumatism as hot water when applied promptly and thoroughly.

Constipation.

Hot water taken freely half an hour before bed time is the best cathartic possible in case of constipation, while it has a most soothing effect upon the stomach and bowels. This treatment continued a few months with proper attention to diet will cure any curable case of dyspepsia. Headache almost always yields to the simultaneous application of hot water to the feet and back of the neck.

A strip of flannel or napkin folded lengthwise and dipped in hot water and wrung out and then applied around the neck of a child that has the croup will bring relief in ten minutes.

Cure for Lock -Jaw.

Take rye chop and lard, make a poutice, and apply warm until a cure is effected.

Cure for Bronchitis.

Garlic, two ounces; isop weed, two ounces; hore- hound, two ounces ; white sugar, two pounds ; water, two quarts ; boil it down to one q uart in a new earthen vessel, then strain and bottle. Dose, one tablespoon- ful three times a day, or more if necessary, keep on until cured.

Cure for Dyspepsia.

Good rye whiskey, the best that can be obtained, take one swallow three times a day after meals.

Complexion Pomatum.

One pound mutton grease, four ounces oxide of bis- muth, two ounces powdered French chalk, mix.

Cure for Tape Worms, or Seat Worms.

One ounce pomegranate root bark, put in a pint of water, boil it down to half pint, strain, then take half this portion of tea before supper, eat light sup- per, and on going to bed take one and a half table- spoonsful of castor oil ; if that does not bring it take the remaining portion of the tea two hours before breakfast. For children a half cup of tea not too strong, before breakfast, then in fifteen after give one teaspoonful oil ; if no worms pass give more in a day.

Chronic Diarrhoea.

Eight ounces spirits wine, one and a half ounces pul- verized charcoal, three drops of oil of mint. Dose, teaspoonful every two hours in tablespoonful water.

Cure for Felon. Take slacked lime and soft soap, mix and tie it on.

Cure for Dropsy.

Make a strong beer of Spanish needles and drink it.

Cure for Bunions.

Make a salve of soft soap and turpentine, equal parts, boil it a short time with care.

Cure for Malaria.

Take five cents worth of barberry root, put in a pint of rye whiskey. Dose, one tablespoonful three times a day.

Cure for Hiccoughs.

A few drops nitrate of amyl inhaled from a hand- kerchief.

Cure for Dysentery.

In the first place, take one teaspoonful fine charcoal, then take soot out of a chimney, and a small pinch of whole cloves, and scald. After it is sufficienty cool, strain, then drink.

Cure for Lock-Jaw.

Soft soap and chalk, equal parts. Mix to a batter, then apply.

Cure for Malarial Fever.

Harlem oil, twenty-five drops, morning and evening until cured.

Cure for Eczema or Scald Head.

Wash with bran water, then give hop tea to drink.

Cure for Corns and Bunions.

Carbolic acid applied morning and evening, and on each application take off the loose skin and apply again until cured.

Cure for White Swelling.

Peppermint, blackroot, yarrow, fry in mutton tal- low and strain, then apply to the afflicted parts.

Cure for Croup.

Elder blossom, one handful ; flax seed, five cents worth ; scald, then sweeten with dark brown sugar ; drink as often as necessary.

Cure for Frozen Hands or Feet.

When feet are frozen or a person has other frozen limbs, let them mix turpentine with salt until it be- comes a salve; this apply twice per day, regular, for several days in succession, to the frozen parts. It is an efficacious remedy.

Chicken Cholera.

Mr. J. Davis, in the Rural World, an experienced breeder, says that kerosene oil is a cure for this dis- ease. It maybe administered in various ways, so that the chicken suffering with this disease eats of the food mixed with a plentiful quantity of the above oil. The writer positively asserts that it is the most efficacious remedy he has ever applied and vouches for its in-

fallibility in effecting a speedy cure of this ravaging disease. This remedy being so simple, and within the ready reach of all our farmers and poultry breeders, will be of no little importance to be in possession of, and is well worthy a trial— for only by trying different remedies are we enabled to continually discover new and more valuable cures for the various diseases that our poultry is subject to. Oftentimes the most simple remedies have been found the most efficient in eradi- cating numerous diseases.

Cure for White Swelling. White oak asnes, wheat flour, and honey ; mix to a salve and apply.

Cure for Colic. Three tablespoonsful of salt in a cup of warm water in case of cramp or colic.

Cure for Cohlera. Have ready six quarts good rye whiskey in case of an emergency ; take eight bricks and heat them well ; take four and lay them iu a bath tub or large iron kettle, sit over them on a chair laid sideways, well covered with blankets, pour over them slowly, while hot, good rye whiskey; when the first bricks are cold take the other four and repeat with the whiskey same as first until well sweated, then drink a tumbler of the liquor and go to bed, covering well with blankets.

Cure for Piles. Take a medium sized cup half full of mola&ses and one tablespoonful of pulverized rosin ; mix well. Dose, one teaspoonful twice a day.

Cure for Croup. Take six or more drops headlight oil in brown sugar until relieved.

Cure for Dyspepsia or {Soreness of the Breast. Take tansy and tame balsam, equal parts, and make tea ; drink it warm the first day and after that drink it cold.

Diphtheria.

At the first symptoms of diphtheria take from a tea- spoonful to a tablespoonf ul of coal oil ; for a child a teaspoonful; if no relief in five minutes repeat the dose. This is highly recommended by parties who have used it when all else have failed.

Diphtheria.

At the first indications of diphtheria take some kind of a small vessel with a handle and pour into it a quantity of tar and turpentine, equal parts ; then hold the vessel over the fire so as to fill the room with the fumes ; the patient on inhaling the fumes will cough and spit out the membraneous matter, and diphtheria will pass off ; the fumes of tar and turpen- tine loosen the matter in the throat and thus afford the relief that has baffled the skill of physicians.

Diphtheria.

One gill whiskey with half teaspoonful red pepper, used as a gargle ; used only for adults, as it is too strong for children.

Dyspepsia.

Peach kernels, three taken as a dose after each meal until cured.

Dyspepsia.

A fresh raw egg mixed with a little sugar to taste every morning before breakfast will entirely relieve dvspepsia.

Diphtheria.

A perfectly ripe pineapple taken and the juice squeezed out and given to the patient to swallow; the juice is of so corrosive a nature that it will cut out all diphtheretic mucus.

Fifteen drops extract dandelion in a spoonful water three times a day; also get ten cents" worth broom top, make tea and drink frequently. You can get it at your druggist.

Dyspepsia Bitters.

Quiac, two ounces , cinnimon, half ounces, ; clovecf half ounces ; salpetre, one drachm ; rhubarb, pulver- ized, half ounce ; orange peel, two drachms; rum, one quart ; boil slow, not long. Dose, one tablespoonful twice a day in muscat wine.

For Burns.

Take the common baking soda and rub it over ; this will relieve the pain almost immediately.

For Diphtheria.

Take half an ounce tincture lobelia, half ounce sul- phur, half ounce red pepper, half ounce alum, half ounce cream tartar, half ounce salt; gargle every half hour. For a child, swab it out.

For Erysipelas.

Bathe the part afflicted with erysipelas with good rye whiskey, then sprinkle well with rye cbop. If one application does not effect a cure, take a soft cloth and wipe the chop off, then apply again as before.

For Colds and Diarrhoea.

Brandy, three tablespoonsful, two lumps loaf sugar, one teaspoonful grated nutmeg, half teacup hot water; drink hot as possible.

Fomentation^

Grum myrrh, four ounces ; gum aloes, four ounces ; camphor, two ounces; gum shellac, an ounce and a half; whiskey, one pint. It is the best liniment in use for healing, and also for cramps and colic ; one tea- spoonful to be taken as a dose until relieved.

For Erysipelas.

Take one tablespoonful of copperas, dissolve in soft water : bathe the parts attected.

For Pains or Headache. Bathe frequently with essence of peppermint,

For Diphtheria. Take equal parts of pulverized sugar and powdered sulphur,mix ; then take as much as will lay on the point of a table knife, and put it back in the throat where it is affected, every hour until relieved.

For Burns and Sores. Take a piece of lime as large as a good sized cocoa > nut, slack it in water, leaving it stand one day, then skim off in a bottle half pint of the liquid, and add half pint of flaxseed oil ; mix well. It is good for man or beast.

For Burns. Grease with lard, then apply boiling starch all over the burnt parts.

For Paralytic Stroke. One pint best brandy, one ounce cayenne pepper ; bathe six or eight hours ; get a battery and take a shock four times a day until you are cured ; bathe frequently after taking a shock.

For Inward Bleeding Piles. Half ounce allecampaine root, fine ; half ounce black pepper, fine ; half ounce cream tartar, mix. Dose, tablespoonful three times a day, before meals.

For Tetter. Rose water, two ounces; white vitrol, one drachm; mix.

For Piles. Pulverize burnt cork and mix with lard, and apply it two or three times a day.

For Freckles. When persons have freckles, catch the dew that set- tles on wheat, mix with rose water and oil of lilies ; with this water wash the face, it drives all the freckles away and gives to the face a fair tint

For Sick Stomach. In many cases of disordered stomach, a teaspoonful of salt is a certain cure. In the violent internal ach- ing, termed colic, add a teaspoonful of salt to a pint of cold water ; drink it and go to bed. It is one of the speediest remedies known. The same will revive a person who seems almost dead with a heavy fall, etc.

For Apoplexy. In an apoplectic fit, no time should be lost in pour- ing down salt and water, if sufficient sensibility re- mains to allow of swallowing ; if not, the head must be sponged with cold water until the sense returns, when salt will completely restore the patient from the lethargy.

For Fits. In a fit, the feet should be placed in warm water, with mustard added, and the legs briskly rubbed, all bandages removed from the neck, and a cool apart- ment procured, if possible. In many cases of severe bleeding at the lungs, and when other remedies failed, Dr. Rush found that two teaspoonsful of salt com- pletely stayed the blood.

For Bite op a Mad Dog. In case of a bite from a mad dog, wash the part with strong brine for an hour, and then bind on some salt with a rag.

For Toothache. In toothache, warm salt and water held to the part, and removed two or three times, will relieve it in most cases. If the gum be affected wash the mouth with brine. If the teeth be covered with tartar, wash them twice a day with salt and water.

For Swollen Feet and Pains of the Skin. The bark of elderberry mixed with strong salt water should be used as a wash for sore feet and other in- juries of the skin,

For Swollen Neck.

In swelled neck wash the parts with brine, and drinK it also, twice a day, until cured.

For Worms.

Salt will expel worms, if used in food moderate in a degree, and it aids digestion, but salt meat is injuri- ous, if used much.

For Headache and Neuralgic Pains.

Opodeldoc, spirits of wine, sal ammoniac, equal parts. To be applied as any other lotion.

For Colds.

Slice down a few onions and boil them in a pint of new milk, stir in a sprinkle of oatmeal and a very lit tie salt ; boil until the onions are quite tender, then sup rapidly and then go to bed.

For a Short Winded Horse.

The dust of the curry comb mixed in his feed is found to be very efficacious.

For a Stifle Slipp'd Horse.

If a horse is stifle slipp'd, take him by the fetlock and pull his leg slowly towards the front leg upwards within a foot of his belly, then give it a quick jerk upwards and forward against the belly ; that will throw the leg in place again.

For Erysipelas.

One pint cider vinegar, ten cents worth flour sul- phur; mix and apply.

For Toothache.

The worst toothache or neuralgia coming from the teeth may be speedily ended by the application of a bit of clean cotton saturated in a solution of ammonia to the defective tooth.

For Constipation.

One or two figs eaten hefore breakfast is sufficient for some, and they are especially good for children, as there is no trouble in getting them to take them. A spoonful of wheat bran in a glass of water is a sim- ple remedy and quite effective.

For Poison.

Boil sweet milk, dip a cloth in, lay it on as hot as can be borne, take a lump of lime as large as a good sized potato, pour water on it after the lime has dis- solved, and the water settled, pour off the water and add swt-et oil or flax seed oil until it thickens, then grease the parts affected.

For Earache.

Roast a white • onion in an oven or hot ashes and split in two, tie on as hot as can be borne until re- lieved.

For Diarrhoea.

One tablespoonful ground cloves and one pint boil- ing water, sweeten to taste and drink freely.

For Rheumatism.

Two drams iodide potash, four drams bi-carbonate potash, two drams tincture henbane, three drams wine colchicum, six drams Rochelle salts, twelve ounces boiled water; two tablespoonsful with juice of half lemon to be taken two or three times a day.

For Felon.

Indian turnip size of a hazlenut grated with a few drops spirits turpentine dropped in it, then tied on it gives almost instant relief.

For Lung Disease.

One gill horehound tea fresh made, strain in a cup new milk and drink every morning until relieved.

For Rheumatism.

Oil of wintergreen, ten drops every two hours, and one tablespoonful Rochelle salts every two or three days.

For Bunions.

Suet and soda, equal parts, mix, apply until a cure is effected.

For Felon or Catarrh.

Take a small piece of bread, pour on it some seneca oil and apply it to the sore.

For Chicken Cholera.

Dissolve one tablespoonful of baking soda in water ; pour a few tablespoonsful down their throats.

For Rickets.

Take cod liver oil and whiskey, equal parts ; rub the patient twice every day until cured.

For Chicken Gapes.

Put them in a tight box with slacked lime, shaking the box well ; it is a certain cure.

For Rheumatism.

One pint strong cider vinegar, five cents worth salt- petre, dissolve, then bath well with the liquid and wrap with red flannel-

For Malarial Fever.

Golden seal, five cents worth ; whole cloves, the same, and one quart gin. Dose one tablespoonful three times a day.

For Kidney Disease.

Take the juice of three lemons every day for three days, sweeten it and take it as one dose, then take the juice of two lemons three days, and then the juice of one lemon three days, then omit for a week or ten days ; if not cured repeat again as before.

For Corns. Take cinnamon oil and rub them frequently.

For Diphtheria.

A small dose of chlorate of potash, taken at night, acts as a preventive of diphtheria.

For Pain in the Side and Breast.

Oil of juniper, one ounce; turpentine, one ounce. Dose for an adult, fifteen drops three times a day.

For Bunions.

Make a poultice of ground flax seed and milk ; keep it on till cured.

For Distemper.

Take one pint of foreshot or alcohol, three cents worth of assafoetida, mix ; dose, one tablespoonful three time a day for three days. Also drop a little sweet oil in thier ears. This remedy is certain if used in time.

For Bots.

Take three quarters gill turpentine and half pint of whiskey together. First give them one quart of sweet milk and one quart of molasses mixed together, and then the above articles.

For Quinsy.

One teaspoonful powdered alum and as much red pepper as will lay on a dime. Make a gargle of it.

For Piles.

Take sulphur and lard, equal parts, melt and strain them ; use as an ointment.

For Heavy Colds.

Drink as much cold water as you can on going to bed, then cover up warm.

For Headache and Rheumatism.

Bi-carbonate potash, half teaspoonful in four table- sponsful water three times a day before meals.

For Rheumatism, Headache and Neuralgia.

The juice of one lemon and half teaspoonful salt well dissolved and taken three times a day after meals for one week ; then two lemons twice a day for one week ; then one lemon a day for a week ; then after that two lemons a week, continuing for some time, will almost invariably cure the most stubborn cases.

Face Powder. One pound starch, four ounces oxide of bismuth.

Another No. 2. French chalk finely powdered.

For Baldness.

One pint water, half ounce pearl ash, one gill onion juice, mix, keep it in a bottle corked; rub the head night and morning with a rough towel dipped in the mixture.

For Dandruff.

A thimbleful of powdered borax, dissolve in a tea cupful water, first brush the head well then wet a brush and apply it to the head. Do this every day for a week and then twice a week for a few times and you will effectually remove it.

For Felon.

Chlorate of lime made into a paste with water and tied on with plenty of rags, and when it begins to sting dip it in water and let it on until it comes to a head.

For Cholera and Diarrhoea.

Pour ounces spirits camphor, four ounces essence peppermint, one ounce tincture opium, one ounce capsicum, half ounce syrup of ginger. Dose, for

cholera one tablespoonful in two tablespoonsful water ; for diarrhoea one teaspoonful in one tablespoonful water, if necessary repeat the dose.

For Asthma.

One teaspoonful glycerine, one tablespoonful best whiskey, mix as one dose.

For Tape Worm and Small "Worms.

The roots and leaves of plantain made into a strong tea and drank is very efficacious.

Gravel in Horses.

White rosin, as much as will lie on a ten cent piece, to be given three or four times a week in their feed.

Gravel, or Bright' s Disease.

Harlem oil, fifteen drops three mornings in succes- sion, then omit three mornings ; then take twenty drops, omitting three mornings again ; then take thirty drops, always to be taken in a tablespoonful water. If a cure is not effected, repeat the doses over again, same as before. Four ounces Indian hemp root, white, half pint gin, one spoonful three times a day after meals ; this is to be used while taking the Harlem oil, to purify the blood. In very bad cases of Bright' s disease take ten or twelve drops Harlem oil every three hours, until the urine becomes clear, then use as first directed until cured.

How to Treat Poisonous Bites. Here are directions for dealing with a poisonous bite of any kind on the hand or foot, or limb near either. Put a ligature above it to prevent a return flow of blood, then scrape the wound or otherwise keep it open so that the blood will flow freely. This prevents the veins from carrying the poison into the system and at the same time the free flow of blood tends to wash the poison out ; it is a general rule that the more freely a wound bleeds the less danger there is of poison being absorbed. 5

How to Keep a Horse Healthy and his Blood in Order.

Give him half pound English salts in his feed occa- sionally.

Hair Ren ewer.

Cut a full grown onion, rub the head briskly with it every morning and evening.

How to Purify Sweet Oil.

Take as much shot as would be sufficient for two gun loads, put them into a bottle of sweet oil. It will become as clear as water.

How to Stop Bleeding.

If a person bleeds put both his hands into cold water; if this does not help let his hands and arms be im- mersed in water up to elbow and shoulder blade.

Horse Powder.

Antimonium, half pound ; ginger, half pound, cop- peras, half pound ; rosin, half pound ; brimstone, quar- ter pound ; saltpetre, quarter pound. Dose, one table- spoonful after watering in the evening, to be given in their feed three evenings in succession, and then to stop for three evenings, and then give them again for three evenings, and after that once in a while.

Ingrowing Nails.

By simply using tin foil, such as is used in wrapping chocolate, tobacco, etc. , introducing a single or dou- ble thickness of tin foil between the nail and toe by the aid of an instrument with a thin blade. The tin foil is kept in place by wax, which is molded over the parts.

Indian Salve.

Dragon's blood, one-quarter ounce; olive oil, half ounce; yellow wax, half ounce; Burgundy pitch, one ounce ; gum resin, two ounces ; put all together in an iron pan and dissolve over a slow fire ; do not leave it

boil ; to be used on any kind of sore. It is an elegant remedy for sprained backs, sore breasts, burns, boils, neuralgia, swellings, mumps, etc. Spread on muslin, not too thick, and apply it warm.

In Cases of Fevers.

Make a strong lemonade cold and drink as much uf it as you can, it will soon check it.

Jackson's Itch Ointment.

Lard, sulphur, vevum palm oil and white hellebore, equal parts ; mix.

Lotion for Sunburn, Freckles, &c.

One drachm muriate of ammonia, one pint spring water, two drachms lavender water ; apply with a sponge two or three times a day.

Nerve Ointment.

Half pint neatsfoot oil, one gill brandy, the same amount spirits turpentine, simmer together fifteen minutes. Excellent for sprains, swellings and rheu- matism.

Nine Oil.

Oil of luniper. oil of seneca, oil of sassafras, oil of stone, spike oil, British oil, Barbados tar, balsam sulphur, each one ounce ; turpentine, four ounces. This oil is used for all kinds of sores or sprains.

Neuralgia.

Make a small muslin bag, fill it with salt, heat it very hot and lay it against the aching place ; it will prove a great relief, as salt retains the heat a long time.

Neuralgia or Toothache.

A towel folded several times and dipped in hot water and quickly wrung out and applied over the tooth- ache or neuralgia will generally afford prompt relief.

Pearl Water for the Face.

Half pound best Windsor soap scraped fine into half a gallon of boiling water, stir it well until it cools, add one pint spirits of wine and hall an ounce of oil of rosemary, stir well ; this is a good cosmetic and will remove freckles.

Pennyroyal and Potash.

If mosquitoes or other blood suckers infest our sleep- ing rooms at night, we uncork a bottle of the oil of pennyroyal, and these animals will leave in great haste, nor will they return so long as the air in the room is loaded with the fumes of that aromatic herb. If rats enter the cellar, a little powdered potash thrown in their holes or mixed with meal and scat- tered in their runaways,never fails to drive them a way- Cayenne pepper will keep the buttery and storeroom free from ants and cockroaches. If a mouse makes an entrance into any part of your dwellings, saturate a rag with cayenne, in solution, and stuff it into the hole, which can then be repaired with either wood or mortar. No rat or mouse will eat that rag for the purpose of opening communicatioa with a depot of supplies.

Prevention of Diphtheria.

Drink a small portion of lime water occasionally. Pearl Water for the Complexion.

One pound castile soap, one gallon water, dissolve, then add one quart alcohol, two drachms each of oil of rosemary and oil of lavender, mix well.

Physic for a Horse.

Take one quart warm water, and make a strong salt brine and give it to him.

Remedy for Burns.

One teacup of lard and the whites of two eggs, stir together until thoroughly mixed, then spread on a linen rag and apply ; change as often as necessary.

Remedy for Fever and Ague.

Peruvian bark, two ounces ; wild cherry treebark, one ounce; cinnamon, one drachm, all pulverized; capsicum, one teaspoonful ; sulphur, one ounce; port wine, two quarts. Let stand a day or two. Always buy the Peruvian bark and pulverize it, as most ready pulverized articles are adulterated. This is the reason why more cures are not performed by it. Dose, a wineglassful every two or three hours a day until all is used. This mixture will be found excellent for in- termittent fever and fever and ague.

Rupture Salve.

Take black root and marshmellow root and marsh - mellow heart, of each three ounces, have all pulverized, then mix with water to a thick salve. Let it stand four hours, then add three ounces fresh butter without salt, mix it well. Apply once a day warm.

Rheumatism.

Poke root sliced thin and fried in clean lard, rub well, as it also strengthens the sinews.

Sore Throat and Mouth.

Five cents worth chloride potasse, half ro be dis- solved in half pint water hot, when cool gargle the throat.

Sore Throat.

If the throat is very sore wring a cloth out of cold salt water and bind it on the throat tightly when go- ing to bed, cover it with a dry towel ; this is excellent,

To Stop Bleeding. A handful of flour bound on the cut,

To Cure a Dog Bite. Soot and lard, equal parts, mix into a salve and

apply every five minutes.

To Cure Sorbs of Long Standing.

Take one egg and half its quantity in tar, and a small quantity of sweet oil ; mix well, and use until healed.

Tetter Ointment.

Red precipitate, five drachms ; corrosive sublimate, two drachms ; lard, ten ounces ; mix cold.

To Prevent Being Overcome by Smoke. If a person in a house on fire has the presence of mind to apply a wet cloth or handkerchief to his mouth or his nostrils a passage can then be effected through the densest smoke without any serious in- convenience.

To Extirpate Warts. Take blossoms of the walnut tree, rub the wart with them and they will soon heal.

To Prevet Horses from Going Blind. When one of the eyes of a horse threatens to get blind take wagon grease of a wheel that has been run, grease the eye of the horse with it. It helps, and will maintain healthy eyes.

To Take out Poison. A fresh piece of liver tied on a wound inflicted by a nail or glass will draw the poison out and relieve the pain.

To Remove Freckles and Tan. One pint tincture benzoin, half pint tincture tolou, half ounce oil rosemary; put one teaspoonful of the above mixture in quarter pint of water and with a towel wash the face night and morning.

Worm Tea. Half ounce pink root, quarter ounce each of senna and manna, one scruple pulverized rhubarb, divide in two parts, make tea of one-half, give the child un- til it physics; if the one-half is not sufficient, make tea of the other half and continue on with it.

Weak Eyes.

Get a five cent cake of elder flowers at the druggists and steep in one gill of soft water in an earthen vessel, strain nicely and then add three drops of laudanum, bottle it tight and keep it in a cool place ; use it as a wash, allowing some To get in the eyes. Follow this and relief is certain. If the eyes are much inflamed or very painful bind them up with a soft cloth, moist- ened with the eve wash, on going to bed, and also a tea made of elder flowers and drank would help cleanse the blood.

Whooping Cough Cure.

Tea made of the seeds of sunflowers and drank freely is said to be very efficacious.

When a Horse does not Eat.

Rub its teeth well with pepper and garlic, and it will soon eat again with great appetite. It is a good remedy.

Pain Conquerer.

An excellent cure for dyspepsia, toothache, sick stomach, chronic or inflammatory rheumatism, neu- ralgia, etc. : Oil of wintergreen, one-fourth ounce ; oil of cinnamon, one-half drachm; oil of sassafras, one half drachm ; oil of origannum, one-half drachm ; oil of peppermint, one-half drachm ; oil of hemlock, one- half drachm ; tincture of guaiac, one ounce ; tincture of colchium, one ounce ; tincture of arnica, four and three-fourth drachms; camphor gum, one and one- fourth scruples; tincture gum myrrh, one ounce; chloroform, one and one fourth drachms ; alcohol, four and one-half ounces; mix. Dose, one teaspoonful with one tablespoonful of water three or four times a day after each meal. Children two to three or five drops, according to age, in a little sweet water. Use for pains of all kind, headache, sick stomach. It is also very good for dyspepsia— take one teaspoonful right after meals, three times a day. and you will soon find relief. For toothache one drop in the tooth, or

more. Rheumatism, chronic or inflammatory, and neuralgia, or pain in the limbs or frost bites. For cramps, colic and diarrhoea, take as often as the case may require. In most all cases you can use external applications by rubbing briskly. Use no water in bathing.

MISCELLANEOUS.

American Writing Ink.

Extract of logwood, two ounces; bichro potash, half an ounce ; and boiling water, one gallon.

Artificial Honey.

To ten pounds sugar add three pounds water, forty grains cream tartar, ten drops essence peppermint, and three pounds strained honey ; first dissolve the sugar in water and take off the scum, then dissolve the cream tartar in a little warm water, which you will add with somelittle stirring, then add the honey, heat to a boiling point, and stir for a few minutes.

A Preventive of Moths.

After wiping up the floor before putting the carpet down, sprinkle it all over with salt, while damp ; this will greatly prevent moths.

Bed Bug Poison.

Scotch snuff mixed with soft soap and applied with a brush or feather into all the cracks and crevises will destroy them.

Another for Bed Bugs.

A strong decoction of ripe, red peppers is said to be as efficacious an antidote to bed bugs as can be selected from all the recipes.

Brine that Preserves Butter a Year.

To three gallons of brine strong enough to bear an egg add one quarter pound loaf sugar and one table- spoonful saltpetre, boil the brine and when it is cold strain carefully, pack butter closely in small jars and allow the brine to cover the butter to the depth of at least four inches, this completely excludes the air; if practicable make your butter into small rolls, wrap each carefully in a clean muslin cloth, tying up with a string, place a weight over the butter to keep it submerged in the brine.

Cockroach Poison.

Equal parts oatmeal and plaster paris sprinkled where those pests congregate will soon banish them.

Cement for Glass.

Dissolve one ounce isinglass in two wine glasses of spirits of wine.

For Cleaning Silver Ware.

One teaspoonful ammonia to a teacup of water will clean gold or silver jewelry. A few drops of clear aqua ammonia poured on the underside of diamonds will clean them immediately, making them very bril- liant.

Furniture Polish.

Alcohol, two ounces; linseed oil, two ounces; win- tergreen oil, five drops; analine, four drops.

For Mending Rubber Goods.

Equal parts of dammar varnish and asphaltum, with a little turpentine will make an easily coating, which makes them as good as new again.

For Sprinkling Plants.

Infuse one pound tobacco in a gallon of boiling water in a covered vessel until cold.

For Lice in Vines.

Boil half pound tobacco in two quarts water, strain, then add half pound soft soap and one-fourth pound sulphur.

Golden Ointment.

Melt eight ounces yellow beeswax with one pound lard, over hot water, and then stir in one ounce cam- phor gum, till it is dissolved, cool till the hand can be borne on pan, and then thoroughly stir in one ounce oil organum, and one ounce laudanum, till all is smooth and free from lumps. Keep in covered tin boxes.

How to Clean Gloves.

Wash them in a little benzine, rubbing and squeez- ing them until clean ; if much soiled use a fresh sup- ply of benzine ; hang up in the air to dry.

How to Mend China.

Take a very thick solution of gum arabic in water, and stir into it plaster of paris until the mixture be- comes a viscous paste. Apply it with a brush to the fractured edges, and stick them together. The article cannot be broken in the same place. The whitness o the cement renders it doubly valuable.

How to Renew Gilt Frames.

Rubbing with a sponge moistened in turpentine brightens the frame almost equal to new.

How to Remove Insects from Fruit Trees.

Place an empty barrel smeared with tar among the fruit trees with a light set in the bottom ; the insects will be attracted by the light and circling around it will stick in the tar.

How to Raise a good Supply of Fresh Eggs.

Give to each hen an ounce of fresh meat every day, and mix a small amount red pepper with their food; during the winter give them plenty of grain, lime and water.

How to Remove Tar prom Cloth.

Rub well with turpentine and soon all traces of it will disappear.

How to Drive Mosquitoes from a Room.

The smoke of burning camphor will expel those nightly pests from your room. A piece of sponge or flannel dipped in camphorated spirits and fastened to the top of the bedstead will secure you immunity at night.

How to Manage Brooms.

By wetting brooms in boiling suds once a week they will become very tough and will not cut a carpet, they will also last much longer and always sweep like a new broom.

How to Catch Fish.

Take the juice of smallage or lovage and mix with any kind of bait. As long as there remain any kind of fish within many yards of your hook you will find yourself busy pulling them out.

Another No. 2.

Put the oil of rhodium on the bait when fishing with the hook and you will always succeed.

How to Catch Game.

Such as raccoons mink, muskrats, weasels, etc. : Valerian one ounce, commercial musk quarter ounce, whiskey one pint ; mix and let stand two weeks. Put a few drops of this on your bait.

Ivory Harness Polish.

Mix ivory black with copal varnish ; the best method of mixing is to rub the black with a small quantity of the varnish, until it is all moistened, and then add a sufficient quantity of the varnish to reduce it to the proper degree of consistency ; this black being elastic can be used upon collars as well as other parts of the harness and as a renovator for carriage tops, etc.

Ink Eradicator.

Fill one two-ounce bottle with a saturated solution of oxalic acid (as much as the water will dissolve), and another with a saturated solution of chloride of lime ; label each, then with a little glass rod or wood tooth- pick with smooth end, apply a little of the acid to a blot or ink mark, gently rubbing till the ink is solved, blot the paper, and apply in same way with a separ- ate rod a little of the lime, and then blend in a little more of the acid, and blot; repeat if necessary.

Mahogany Stains.

Break two ounces of dragon's blood in small pieces and put them in a quart of rectified spirits of wine, let the bottle stand in a warm place and shake it fre- quently; when dissolved it is fit for use and will ren- der common wood an excellent imitation of mahogany.

Silver Wash.

One ounce of nitric acid, one ten cent piece, one ounce quicksilver. Put in an open glass vessel and let it stand until dissolved, then add one pint of water and it is ready for use. Make it into a powder by add- ing whitening, and it may be used on brass, copper, German silver, etc.

Soda Cream.

Boil one quart each of granulated sugar and boiling water ten minutes ; set to cool ; dissolve two ounces tartaric acid in four tablespoons cold water, and add to the syrup, add white of an egg, beaten, in one tablespoon warm water, also three teaspoons lemon or vanilla, bottle and keep cool.

To Prepare for Drinking— To two-thirds glass cold water and two tablespoons syrup, add soda size of a bean; stir quickly and drink.

To Remove Ink from Carpet.

If ink is spilled on the carpet throw a quantity of salt on it, which will quickly absorb the ink, take this up and put on more salt, keep repeating this,

rubbing it well into the ink spot until the ink is all taken up by the salt, then brush the salt out of the carpet.

If soot falls upon the carpet or rug do not attempt to sweep it until it has been covered thickly with dry salt, it can then be swept up properly and not a spot or stain will be left.

To Clean Furniture.

When furniture is somewhat marked or scratched make a mixture of three parts linseed oil and one part spirits of turpentine ; it not only covers the dis figured surface but restores wood to its natural color and leaves a lustre upon its surface. Put on with a woolen cloth and when dry rub with woolen.

To Prevent Turners' Wood Splitting*.

Small pieces of valuable wood, such kind as are used for turning are very liable to split outward from the center ; to prevent this soak the pieces when first cut in cold water twenty-four hours, then boil in hot water two or three hours, then dry slowly and under cover; this will be found useful in'making handsome mantle toilet and other articles from sumac, cherry and other woods that never grow very large.

To Stain Wood the Color op Walnut.

Take walnut hulls and boil them down to a strong liquid, apply with a brush, and when dry rub with a woolen rag and then varnish.

To Preserve Eggs for Six Months to One Year.

Take good sound eggs and put them in strong lime water, or pack them in dry salt.

To Catch Many Fishes.

Take roast corn and mustard grain and the feet of a weasel ; hang them in a net and the fish will con- gregate there.

To Drive Away Bed Bugs.

Take the scrapings of the hoof which the farrier cuts when shoeing a horse. Boil them well in water, with it wash the bedsteads or whatever may be infested with the pests. It has often been satisfactorily tried.

To Tan Skins.

Sprinkle first with alum, then salt, and lastly with bran, then roll it together and let lay for a week or ten days, then finish up by rubbing until they become soft.

To Tan Raw Hides.

When taken from the animal spread it fleshside up, then take two parts salt and two parts saltpetre and alum combined, pulverize it, then sprinkle it evenly over the surface, roll it up for a few days until dis- solved, then take off what flesh remains, nail the skin to some building in the sun, stretch it tight ; to make it soft like harness leather rub it over with neatsfoot oil, fasten it up in the sun again, then rub out all the oil you can with a wedge shaped stick, and it is tanned with the hair on.

Tooth Powder.

Have a druggist thoroughy mix in a mortar, equal parts of pulverized borax and orris root, and a little precipitated chalk ; a drop or so of any essential oil will perfume the powder.

The Dominie's Soft Soap.

Shave two and one- half bars Lautz Brothers "Mar- seilles soap'' and melt in two gallons of soft water, add one and one fourth pounds of sal soda and one- fourth pound powdered borax; when all is melted pour in keg or barrel with ten to twelve gallons warm water ; stir in thoroughly two tabespoons strong am- monia, two of alcohol and one of turpentine ; stir oc- casionally till stone cold. This soap is ready for use as soon as mixed. The borax, soda, turpentine or ammonia may be increased if desired.

To Clean Silk.

A mixture of alcohol and highly rectified benzine is excellent for cleaning ribbons and silks. It is ap- plied with a clean sponge. In using the mixture care should be taken not to be near a stove or lamp.

To Drill Holes in Glass.

Break the point off a file, a three-cornered one, then add coal oil and commence drilling.

To Remove Fruit Spots prom Cotton Goods.

Apply cold soap, then touch the spot with a hair pencil or feather dipped in chlorate of soda, then dip immediately in cold water.

To Destroy Red Spiders.

A teaspoonf ul salt in a gallon water, sprinkled over the plants, and in a few days sprinkle with pure water.

To Prevent Pumps from Freezing.

Take out the lower valve in the fall, drive a tack under it, projecting in such a way that it cannot quite close, the water will then leak iDto the well or cistern, while the working qualities of the pump will not be damaged.

To Exterminate Bed Buos.

Cedar oil five cents worth, and ten cents worth tur- pentine, mix, put in a small can like those used in sewing machines and oil wherever there is a necessity.

To Drive Flies From a Room.

Clusters of clover hung in a room and left to dry and shed their perfume through the air will drive away more flies than sticky saucers of molasses and other fly traps and fly papers can collect.

To Clean Brass. Oxalic acid half ounce to a pint of soft water is one of the best means known for cleaning and brightening brass work.

To Keep Flies off Gilt Frames.

Boil three or four onions in a pint of water and ap- ply with a soft brush.

To Cure Butter.

Two parts best common salt, one part sugar and one part saltpetre, beat and mix well together ; take one ounce of this to every pound of butter, work it well into a mass and close it up for use. Butter thus cured appears of a rich marrowy consistence and fine color and does not acquire a brittle hardness nor taste salty ; it will keep good for three years if let stand three or four weeks before opening it.

Chili Sauce.

Eighteen large ripe tomatoes, one large onion, one red pepper, one teaspoon each of cloves, allspice and cinnamon, one tablespoon salt, one cup sugar and one cup vinegar ; boil slowly two hours.

Chow Chow.

One-half peck green tomatoes, sliced, sprinkled with salt and left to stand over night; in the morning drain, chop fine and add one large cabbage chopped fine ; pour boiling water over them, let stand one-half hour, drain dry through colander and mix with one quart onions, four ripe peppers, one bunch celery, each chopped fine, and one ounce mustard seed, one pound sugar, one quart vinegar, one tablespoon must- ard, and one ounce grated horseradish.

Cucumber Pickles.

Place cucumbers in brine strong enough to bear up an egg and let them stand over night ; rinse in the

morning and pour over them boiling vinegar to cover, add horseradish root and spices if desired ; place in cans or jars.

Cold Tomato Catsup.

Skin and remove soft parts and seeds from one peck tomatoes, and press out under weight as much juice as possible, chop fine and add six red and green bell peppers and two onions, each chopped tine, one-half cup salt, one cup brown sugar, one cup white mustard seed, two teaspoons black pepper, three of celery seed, one of ground cinnamon, one quart of good vine- gar, and nutmeg to taste ; mix thoroughly.

Cucumber Pickles.

The old style of laying cucumbers down in brine, then, when wanted for use, soaking them out in a brass kettle, to make them green, is tedious, and, I think, rather dangerous. Now, I have good, nice, solid pickles that were put down last summer, and the following is my method of preparing them : I pick from the vines, wash carefully, and when dry put them in good cider vinegar; tie a paper over the top of the jar; some seal them, but I have not. I like this way very much.

Chili Sauce.

Twelve ripe tomatoes, four ripe peppers, two onions, two tablespoonf ul sugar and two of salt, three cups of vinegar, a little cinnamon ; peel the tomatoes and chop them fine, also the peppers and onions; boil all together one hour.

Green Tomato Pickles.

Slice one peck green tomatoes and let them stand twelve hours in brine made of one gill salt and water enough to cover them, then rinse in fresh water, and boil slowly fifteen minutes in preserving kettle in one gallon strong vinegar, three pounds brown sugar, four large onions sliced thin, ten small green peppers, two tablespoons each of ground cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and one of mustard.

HiaDOM. Chop not too fine twenty-five small or seven large cucumbers, one large head cabbage, two quarts onions, three quarts each of green tomatoes and green pep- pers ; soak over night in brine ; then drain and cook a little in one gallon vinegar, one pound brown sugar, one-half pound mustard seed, with cinnamon, cloves and allspice in a bag

Mustard Pickles. Put in brine over night two quarts each of cucum- bers, green tomatoes and small onions, and two heads of cauliflower. In the morning rinse, and add them to one gallon vinegar, one pound ground mustard, one pound sugar, one large cup flour. When this has been brought to a boil, heat slowly and can.

Pickled Oysters. Take the oysters and let them scald in their own liquor, pick them out and let them drain, strain liquor and take enough to cover the oysters, add to this a pint of cider vinegar, a teaspoonful of whole black pepper, one tablespoonful of allspice, a little mace and one lemon sliced ; boil this and pour over the oysters, cover tight. This will be sufficient to pickle one hundred oysters.

Pickled Eggs and Beets. Boil six beets till tender, see that they keep their color, remove skins and slice ; boil one dozen eggs, re- move shells, and cover beets and eggs togeher with vinegar, adding a little salt; will be ready in a day.

Sweet Pickles. One pound fruit, three of sugar, one pint vinegar, one ounce cinnamon, one-half of cloves. This may be used for any kind of pickling fruit.

Spiced Tomatoes. Take green tomatoes, slice them, and to each quart of vinegar take one pound sugar (or if the vinegar is very strong, take a pound of sugar to a pint of vine-

gar) ; take a tablespoonful of cloves and one of cinna- mon ; to every gallon peel a middling sized onion, tie it in a cloth and boil it along ; boil the tomatoes until moderately soft ; leave the onion in the tomatoes until used.

Spiced Peaches.

Select nice ripe peaches, rub off the fur with a coarse towel, put them into a preserving kettle, as many as it will hold, and to every pint of sharp cider vinegar add one pound sugar, one ounce of stick cin- namon and half teaspoonful cloves (always have enough of the vinegar, sugar and spices to cover the fruit), put all into a kettle and let it come to a boil, then take out the peaches carefully and boil the sugar, vinegar and spices fifteen or twenty minutes longer, and when it has boiled that long pour over the peaches, and when cold tie them up and keep in a cool, dry place. Pears, quinces, cherries and plums can be done in the same way.

Spiced Apples.

One quart vinegar, six cups sugar; boil sugar and vinegar and skim, then add one teaspoonful of cin- namon, cloves and allspice, boil in this syrup sweet apples cut in halves (do not pare the apples), boil un- til soft, but not till they break.

Stuffed Bell Peppers

Cut the peppers at one side, remove seeds, and fill with cold meat of any kind minced fine with a little onion, and mixed thoroughly with bread crumbs sea-' soned highly, with a little celery seed added, and moistened with gravy or milk. Bake in dripping pan twenty minutes : serve hot, one to each person.

To Pickle String Beans.

Place them in a pan with alternate layers of salt and leave them thus for twenty-four hours, drain them and place them in a jar with allspice, cloves, pepper and a little salt ; boil enough vinegar to cover them, pour over them and let them stand till the next day ;

boil the vinegar the second time and pour it on again ; the next day boil the vinegar for the last time, pour it over the beans, and when quite cold cover the jar tightly and set in a cool place.

Tomato Catsup.

One-half bushel tomatoes, two quarts vinegar, one- half pound salt, two tablespoons each ot black pepper, allspice and cloves, one of red pepper, four of must- ard, one-half pound of sugar; boil four hours.

Tomato Soy.

Slice one-fourth inch thick one peck green tomatoes, sprinkle in layers with one pint of salt, let stand till morning, drain off and add one ounce whole cloves, one of allspice, one-half pound white mustard seed, one-fourth pound made mustard ; cover with vinegar and boil twenty minutes. Onions may be added if de- sired.

Apple Pie.

Line pie plate with rich crust, fill with finely cut sour apples, one and one-half cups sugar, sprinkle with flour, a pinch of salt, grated nutmeg, and a lit- tle fine cut lemon peel, wet edge of crust and cover; bake till apples are thoroughly done, if apples are not juicy add a little water ; bind edge.

Apple Custard Pies.

No. 1— Stew sour apples, mash fine; for each pie al- low yolk one egg, one cup sugar, one-half cup butter and "one-fourth nutmeg, grated. Bake with one crust ; use white of egg as frosting, spread on pie after it is baked ; return to oven and brown.

No. 2— Three cups stewed apples, two cups sugar, one-half cup melted butter, four eggs, whites and yolks beaten separately. Bake with one crust.

Chocolate Pie.

Roll a thin crust, prick it, and bake. Take three cakes " German Sweet Chocolate," one cup milk, yolfcs two eggs, one and one-half tablespoons flour, pinch of salt, and vanilla; after cooking until smooth and thick, put in the baked crust ; beat the two whites and three tablespoons granulated sugar for frosting ; spread on chocolate and bake till light brown,

Cocoanut Pie.

One pint sweet milk, one teacupcocoanut, two eggs, one cup sugar and a little salt.

Cream Pies.

No. 1— Two-thirds cup sour cream, two thirds cup sweet milk, two-thirds cup sugar, one-half cup raisins, stoned and chopped, yolks three eggs, white of one ess an(* pinch of salt ; bake like a custard ; when done beat two whites with three tablespoons granulated sugar ; brown in oven.

No. 2— Cover pie tin with crust, prick with fork, then bake.

Filling— Heat one pint milk to boiling, add one cup sugar, yolk two eggs, one-half cup flour; cook thor- oughly and flavor with vanilla ; pour on crust pre- viously baked, beat whites of eggs stiff, add three tablespoons granulated sugar and beat well ; pour over pie and brown.

Corn Pone.

Take one quart buttermilk, a tablespoonf ul lard, one egg, teaspoonful soda, teaspoonful salt, teacupfnl wheat flour, tablespoonful sugar, and corn meal to thicken ; bake in pans.

Lemon Pies.

No. 1 — Grate rind of one lemon, peel and slice thin ; add two eggs, one cup sugar, one-half cup water and one tablespoon flour; beat well and bake with two crusts.

No. 2 — Crust: One pound lard to one teacup water and one teaspoon salt.

Filling— Four lemons and peel of one lemon, five cups sugar, four eggs and five cups water ; boil half an hour; put eggs in when cold; bake with two crusts.

No. 3— Juice and grated rind of two lemons, two cups powdered sugar, small piece of melted butter and two eggs; beat yolks of eggs and sugar together until light; beat whites to a froth and stir in last ; bake with rich under crust.

No. 4— One large lemon, one egg, one cup water, one-half cup stoned raisins, chopped, one and one- half tablespoons corn starch, one cup sugar, and pinch of salt ; peel the thin yellow from the lemon and chop very fine, chop raisins, add the other things and bake in two rich crusts.

No. 5— The juice and grated rind of one lemon, one cup sugar, two eggs, one cup boiling water and one tablespoon corn starch dissolved in cold water ; add beaten yolks to sugar and lemon juice ; stir corn starch into the boiling water; when well cooked pour over the eggs, sugar and lemon ; beat hard, have pie crust baked; fill with this mixture; place in oven till firm ; then cover with a meringue made from whites of two eggs and two tablespoons granulated sugar. Brown in oven.

Lemon Custard.

One grated lemon, three well beaten eggs, one pint water, one cupful cracker crumbs, oyster crackers pre- ferred, sweeten to taste.

Mock Mince Pie.

One egg, one half cup molasses, one -half cup sugar, three tablespoons vinegar, one cup chopped raisins, small piece butter, spice, salt, and four large crackers.

Mince Pie.

Three pounds of beef, half pound suet, boil the beef, then chop it fine, have half as many apples as beef, one pint rum, cloves, cinnamon, mace and nutmeg to taste, sweeten and thin it sufficiently with water.

Peach Pie.

Line a pie plate with puff paste, fill with pared peaches in halves or quarters well covered with sugar, put on upper crust and bake ; or make as above without upper crust and bake until done, remove from oven and cover with meringue made of whites two eggs beaten to stiff froth with two tablespoons powdered sugar; return to oven and brown slightly; canned peaches may be used, two- thirds cup sugar, and one tablespoon flour, allow for one pie.

Pie Plant Pie.

Cut the pie-plant into pieces, pour over it one cup sugar and one egg, beat all together, add two tea- spoons corn starch, mix in a cup with a little cold water, and boiling water added to fill cup, when the corn starch is cool; bake in double crusts. Make lemon pies the same way. One cup raisins may be added.

Pineapple Pie.

One large pineapple or two small ones (chop fine), two cups sugar, three tablespoonsful corn starch, three eggs, one cup sweet milk or water; this wil make three pies, bake with two crusts.

Pineapple No. 2. One grated pineapple, one grated lemon, yolks of two eggs, milk enough for one pie, sweeten to taste ; the whites of two eggs for a meringue.

Raisin Pie. One cup raisins stoned and chopped fine, one cup hot water thickened with three tablespoons flour, butter size of hickory nut, one cup sugar, one teaspoon vinegar, and a pinch of salt ; cook and add raisins.

Sugar Crumb Pie,

Take two cups flour, one cup and a half white sugar, three-fourths of a cup of butter and lard, rub well together, then take out a cuptul to pat on the pies be- fore baking ; after you have one cup, mix the rest with a half cup sweet milk, two eggs, and two teaspoonsful baking powder; flavor with nutmeg.