VOU. IX.?New Series. UNION C, H., SOUTH CAROI^A, JANUARY 25, 1878. NUMBER 4.
For tlio Times.
FARMEB8* WIVES.
HOW THEY CAN HELP THEIR lll'SRAM 1>S.
Tiicro ure many ways in which a wife can
help her husband. So ycry many thnt I feel
quite at a loss from which to select of tlio many
that comes thronging to my mind. Some think
it necessary to go with him to his daily labors
and thcro, side by side, keep her row up with
his. JVot so, I think, even of tho day laborer.
1*116 wife is the home-keeper. To her is intrusted
the care of tho whole house?(ho children
and the family expenses?and, if she bo a true
wife?one who /tela tho responsibility of her position?she
will see to it that The. house is al-?S"?
ways Ui'tyir, nns> nidirjSP
behaved and respectful, and the fhtnily expenses
<10 more than can bo got along with, without
'atint; or, in other words, she will sec that every
"'edge is made to cut" by giving everything pertaining
to household affairs her personal super_.1
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TIBIUU, HUU OUCU UUlIlg IIIU llglllUr WU1K I1UI3CU,
for there arc some things hired help never will
do so well as the wife and mother, because she
knows so well the wants and tastes of her household
; and there arc many things it is absolutely
essential she should do with her own hands,
be her husband rich or poor. I.ct a husband
plan never so wisely, or work never so hard,
unless the wife outers into his work with her
whole soul and assists him by her gloving counsels,
and unite her efforts withhis, for tlio mutual
good of all, his work will go for naught,
and they will doubtless live along from year to
scrambling sort of a way, I
^ seeming to realize just wHere the trouble
lies, and perhaps lay the fault of their lack of
i' prosperity to "bad luck," which I consider only
another nrfrac for Lad management.
But sometimes tho fault of the whole thing
lies with the husband. Some there are?and
I havo one just such in my mind now?who
aonia waiiIIv Knun t a lunlr '1 anil T wmild
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often say to myself, when I would hear of this
hard workiug man's ill fortune : well, surely, he
must have been born under an evil star, for
nothing he lays hold of seems to prosper, llis
hogs always take the cholera and die, his wheat
and oats will have the smut and rust, the river
overflows his corn, and then lie is sure never
to hit the market at the right time, so his small
crop of ootton is sold on a declining market.?
But after awhile I looked deeper?I looked for
^ . the cause of all this?-and found that this man,
and was trying with all his might to do that
which by nature, habits and education, he was
wholly unfitted for.
This article was begun with a view of treat
ing only the feminine side of (lie question, but I
iind that the interest of each are so closly interworcn,
so nearly allied, that to spcuk of one
I must necessarily say something of the dutios
and obligations of the other ; no, if I should
happen to tread on the corns of some sensitive
Benedict, I trust he tuny not lay it up against
me, but rather give nic credit for much zeal in
his behalf *
In my last article on '"Farmers' Homes," I
give the outside picture of a country home and
\ promised to tell the wife how she might embellish,
adorn and render that home plcnsant nnd
attractive to her husband and little ones.
We will imagine it is the close of a long hot
summer day, the tired husband coming from his
(lav ftf hard U/Arlr and msl ?s# ?l?o s1aa? K?? l.Iu
pleasant smiling wife, not with a kits?tlicy have
been too long married for that, aud each is too
aureof the other's atTection to need these daily
little props to their love?but rather is he met
at the door with a glass of icy cold crystal water.
Just from the bottom of the well, or from tho
cool spring which gushes forth from the roots
of the big hickory at the foot of the hill, which
Is infinitely mora refreshing to a tired husband
than a kiss from the lips of her he loves moro
then all the world besides. Life is a hard struggle.
they are fighting Bide by side, and have
learned to aDDrcciate these more substantial in
kens of each other's affection. Her work at the
hot steaming store is all done, she saw to it
that all that steam, noise and smell of half done
meats, should all bo over boforo he came, so
that no unsightly sounds or nauseating odois
should greet hiui at the theskhold. The meal
is awaiting him on the nicely spread table, and
bright eyed, rosy cheeked children, with faces
nicely washed, hair smoothly brushed and each
with its clean white bib, awaits to he seated.?
>fter seating themselves around the dainty and
appetizing board, how quiet and orderly every
.everything seems. Not hurriedly gone through
with?reminding one of what Napolenn once
said of eating, i, a., that it wan a "disagreeable
necessity." The supper table is enlivened with
pleasant conversation; a ripple of sweet childish
Jnughter accnsionallv catches the ear. and
Mama's voice, beard now and then in low chiding
is as the babe she holds to her bosom is starJledfrom
its peaceful slumbers by the too noisy
glee of the little ones. And so the supper is boguiled
by pleasant liUle chats and little snntchcs
of fun and frolic from the little fry. which'ocle
as a sweet sauce to what, by some, would be
considered homely fare. "Home is the dearest
spot on earth," but how sad it is that some wires
do not seem to realize the important relation
they bear towards it. Home homes I can recall
I lore to visit. It is not often that it is the
homes of the wealthy. Oh no, too much of tho
earth earthy there. I always leave these last
with an unsatisfied feeling. I can recall one
^ now. I have been there often on the calm beat :?
tiful Sabbath, when all Nature seemed to lead my
thoughts heavenwards. There were only the old
couple?the children had almost all of them
taken that long silent journey, from which none
ever ieturn. The dear old lady sat quietly in
the chimney corner with hands placidly folded
on her lap ; she ever seemed to me to be patiently
awaiting her Master's call, llut what shall
1 say of liiin, the old father and husband, with
his large round sensual face,.and hair combed
and plastered so slick to his tcmplea? lie seemed
to feel so secure. Heaven, death and hell were
things afar off, for other people, not for him.?
Ilis conversation so low and grovelling, so much
iiCj|hakSsrtli, alljftJJuLtiiis and fall
pricedwBSmm
tunes, whiclt ntMtrt failed to call up a saiilc ol
satisfaction, and in all the long years that I have
known him not once have I heard one word of
pity or sympathy fall from his lips for llio misfortunes
of another. I can plaiuly see him now,
after some suchjtalk as was so common with him,
roll his eyes over his vast landed possessions
with such a satisfied chuckle; and oh, how
my heart did ache for him, and many a
prayer liavo I silently breathed for his sinstained,
sou). But I will not mar the beautiful
imaginary home which 1 have attempted to picture,
by calling up scenes or faces which will
only serve to throw a shadow over the whole, g
1 will try only to think and speak of those
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v.uvi iivuico iTucru .in is peace ami quietude.
TIic very atmosphere seems to breathe of pence
ami gentleness, and the tubby cat, us she dozes lazily
on the bright rug before the blazing fire, seems
to feel the sweet holy culm of the place. Ilow
restful, to one who has been tossed about by the
cold unfriendly world, ^to tarry awhile in one
of these homes. We always go away with
a happy heart?more charity for our neighbors,
more love and pity for tho whole human race.
Oh, believe me, this is what makes home the
dearest spot on e&rth I often picture to mysdf
the home of Martha, Mary and Lazarus.
I know it must have been one of the quiet restful
sort, else our dear Lord would not have so
much loved to have tarried there. 1 know Martha's
quick bustling spirit was so toned and kept
quiet by Mary's loving gentle ways as served to
preserve a beautiful equilibrium, for it takes a
good deal of spirit and energy to keep a homo
in perfect order; but the spirit and energy
must bo so toned and checked by quiet dignity
and gentle, gloving ways, that the domestic maWJWPfMh1"*11*
i-itum
Wives aud Mothers, you who arc blessed with
kind and ufl'ectiouate husbands aud little ones,
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? *) wv iv iv mub jvu tttcp jruur iiumvs UlWliys
bright and cliccry. Count no labor lost that
adds one ray of brightness to your household.
Don't think because there arc 110 one about but
home-folks there is no need to keep yourself
neat and tidy, nor the house bright and clean ;
for out in the cold world where will you find
warmer, truer hearts than around your own fire
side. Then give to husband and children all
the comfort, brightness and happiness you can.
Djn't give way to spells of despondency.?
What if Fauuy has toru her apron, Tommy cut
his toe or baby is fretful, these little trials come
in the daily lives of us nil ; they nro even sent
upon us sometimes for our good, and as such we
ought to accept them and make the best of them,
just as we would any oilier cross.
I nave sometimes thought theso petty worrying
cases try the temper and patience of a woman
more than a heavier trouble would. I hav<
myself been completely disheartened and diso
juraged from these rounds of petty coses, when
some great sorrow or some threatened evil would
loom up darkly in the distance, which would
make me feel how very wrong it was to givo waj
to these lighter cases which lay immediately in
my own power to remedy, by a cheerful acquiescence
and by a calm resolute will to do the
very best I could, and leave the issue with him
who knoweth our every thought, who numbers
even the hairs of our head and marks cveu the
little sparrow's full.
[CONCLUDRD JiKXT WKRK]
The Doctrine o? no IIell.?It is cor
tain tlint tho greatest of infidels have attacked
tho existence of a IIoll us a prelim
inary in getting rid of tho tremendous ideu
of a Clod. It is only too apparent that in
spite of all assaults from philosophers and
philosophy, there is fixed in the human
uiiud tho dread belief that if good deed;
shull merit hereafter a placo of refreshment
light nnd repose, the works of evil wil!
bring upon their authors seclusion frou
happiness, banishment from tho abode ol
virtue, and confinement to a placo when
the wicked never cease from troubling ant
the weary never nre at rest. Whatnnnears
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a complex proposition may be reduced tv
very simple formulation, if men are des
pcratcly and deliberately intent upon cvi
in this world, without repentance or amend
incut, they will carry into another work
what they harvested, hero. If they hatci
virtue hero, they shall hato it hereafter.?
If they preferred association with sensual
ity here, they cannot expect to keep compa
ny with the puro hereafter. They wouh
not be happy in such an atmosphere, if ad
mitt cd to it. They go to their places?place
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ui muir uwh selection. ?y nai inose places art
may bo conjectured ; but they cannot b<
par ad isical.?A wjuxta Chronicle..
Nothing is so fatal to tho romance of i
kiss as to havo your girl sneeze at the vcr
cliuiax of osculutiou.
TEA CULTURE..
Trotter's Shoals, Savannah Rivf.r,
November 29. 1877.
Hon. Wm. G. LeDuc, Agricultural De (
partmcnt:
Dear Sir : At uiy lust visit to Rio dc
Janeiro, a treatise on tea culture written in
Portugese, was presented bie by the author, ,
the priest superintendent ot the Imperial
Uotanicul Garden. I was traveling in company
with the Governor towards Greenville
District, when the death of Junius Smith
was rumored. I urged the Governor to deflect
from his route Jo inspect tho tea plants,
| ^and^f^it^tnight be, in Ins official capacity,
case, to make a translation of tho trcatiso
, and send it to him. No steps however were
taken in that direction. In acknowledging
your communication, I reiterated tho
promise to make the translation, for your
department. A prolonged, unsuccessful
search among my papers for tho treatise has
been one causo of the delay of this my answer.
Eighteen years ago some half dozen tea
plants, brought from China, were sent ui?.
They were set in a soil friable, of medium
quality, uumauured. The war aud its con
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uvt|ubuk(;a aujiui vuiuug, X llttVC COUtClltOll
myself with merely securing- a supply of
tea for uiy houscho'-.'.? Nothing has been
done beyond keeping downjveeds ferith tfie >
hoc. No protection has been given the
plants, although during tho
BcedlUigs-fcsdc sui^o sholu&v tl^er^
has been rrtnaamago- fromplight or from nP
sects. Frequently leaves arc clipped iu
uiodcrution, from every part of (he bush,
care being taken not to dcuude, They are
parched in an iron vessel, at the kitchen
tire, constantly stirred, and immediately
afterwards, packed in air-tight boxes. To
prepare theui for infusion, they arc grouud
iu a coffee mill I enclose leaves, plucked
to day, measuring from three and a half to
five inches, and as you will perceive, exhibiting
three varieties.
The capsules of the tea nuts afford the
most pleasant of bitters. They were saved
and given to the matron, au item in her
materia mcdica, for my people long before I
heard that a physician in Georgia had carefully
tested the "tea-hull" and found it to
possess all the properties of the cinchona.
Tjic- nlauta liavcjiuda. blooms apd_ frjijt.
served for planting in mid winter. They
arc ornamental and of marvelous fecundity.
The axil of every leaf has a bud, often two,
often three buds. They would bo iuvuluable
to tho apiarian. On the 12th ult. frost
, stopped the blooming of cotton. Iloncy
bees iu swarms still visit the fresh blossoms
of the plants; bumble bees and yellow
jackets also, present themselves ; the latter,
feeding differently from the others, fall to
the ground, gorged.
This is the perfect climate for tho tea
plant.
Very respectfully yours.
JAS. EDWAK1) CALIIOUN.
Ammoniatkd Manures.?Let farmers
beware how they purchase ammoniatcd manures.
When we who live iu a wooded and
cotton-growing country buy ariteMuib, wc
commit as great a folly as buying coal to
carry to New Castle. This ingredient in
tho manures wc use is costlv and constant
ly escaping. Wo havo the material with
' us to produce it in sufficient quantities and
at a cost far less than what we now pay for
' it. To do this requires souic management
and industry. Let us inquire how uiuch
1 of this costly ingredient is necessary for a
' good fertilizer. Experience ia this, as in
1 most matters pertaining to our calliug, is
> the best guide. A few years siucc we were
i told that sixteen per ccut. of ammonia was
' needed to make a first class manuro ; now
two and a half to three per cent.; next, I
will answer, none?that is, buy none from
. the manufacturer. I do not mean to say
. that no ammonia is necessary to the growth
. and development of plants and their fruit,
t but that wo should not buy it. Wo have a
i better and cheapor way to get it than that.
[ Wo have been taught by experience that
, com requires a different manure from cot,
ton j that one manure is not adapted for all
plants. It behooves us, then, to study
| carefully this matter, so that wo may apply
, our means and labor to the best advantage,
f that nothing may bo wasted.?"L" iu Ans
dcrson Intelligencer.
COAL Asiiks.?Coal ashes as a fertilizer
are said to be very beneficial for tomatoes
and potatoes, and to a less extent pens and
I beans. Moreover, they improve the mechanical
condition of the soil, and are there?>
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j iore especially ucnenciai to clayey and rigid
land generally. They should be worked in
deeply and uniformly in the proportion of,
say, one part of ashes to two of mold,
it takes a long tiuio to decomposo them,
their fertilizing properties are slow in action,
but continuous. To obtain the best advantage
from their use, somo other kind of
Q manure should bo applied in conjunction
B with them. As there are seldom enough for
field culture, tho garden is the best place in
which to use them, and inasmuch as they
a aro generally considered mere inconvenient
y refuse, all the advantago secured from their
use will be a clear gain.?Rural N Yorker.
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IHE CLOCK OF CLOCKS ?A PENNSYLVAHIAN
OUTDOES THE WORK OF HABRECHT,
OF STJtASBURQ.
In Mengcl's buTlding is now on exhibition
iu nil probability the most wonderful
clock in the world. It Was built by Stephen
D. Kuglo, a watchmaker, at llazleton. lie
ia about forty-five years of ago, aud was
about twelve years in perfecting the clock.
Mr. Iteid paid Knglc 85,000 for it. Englc
never saw the Strasburg clock. In fact he
has not traveled more than two hundred
miles frohi home at any time. Tho clock
9tands eleven feet high. At its hasc it is
about four feet wide and at the top about
two. It is
burg clock is thirty feet high, yet its mochanism
is not so intricate nor has it as
many figures as the Ila/.lutou clock. The
Strasburg clock's figures nro about three
feet high and the American clock about
nine inches. .Three minutes before the
hour a pipe organ inside the clock plays an
anthem. It has five tunes. Hells are then
rung, and when the hour is struck, double
doors iu au alcove open aud a figuro of
Jesus appears. Double doors to the left
then open aud the apostles appear slowly,
one by one, iu procession. As they appear
and pass Jesus they turn towards hiui, Jesus
bows, the apostles turn again and proceed
through the double doors in an alcove on
the right. As Peter appronches Satan
looks out of a window above and tempts
him. Fivo times the devil appears, and
tilMivin.r Christ, the cock
flapT* 9 wings and crows. When Judas
appears Satau comes down from his window
and follows Judas out iu the procession, and
then goes back up to his place to watch Judas,
appearing on both sides. As the procession
has passed, Judas and the three
Marys disappear and the doors are closed.?
The scene can be repeated seven times in
an Hour it necessary, and the natural i
motion of the clock produces it four times
per hour, whereas the Strasburg procession
is made but once a day?at 12 o'clock.?
Below the piazza is the main dial, about
thirteen inches in diameter. To its right
is a figure of Time, with an lnur glass.?
Above this is a window at which appear
figures representing Youth, Manhood and
Old Ago. To the left of the dial is a
skeleton representing Death. When tho
'iiou'&giiss n'n'd etrftck ono^otT^
Boll with his scythe, when another bell inside
responds; then Childhood appears instantly.
When the hour-hand approaches
the second quarter or half hour, there are
heard the strokes of two bells. Then
Yoith appears and the organ plays a hymn.
After this, Time strikes two and reverses
his hour glass, when two bells respond inside.
One minute after this a chime of
bells is heard, when a folding door opens in
the upper porch and one at the right of the
ccurt, when the Saviour comes walking out.
Then the Aposties appear in procession.?
Tho clock also tells of the moon's changes,
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iiiu nuc-s, me seasons, uays ana Uay ot the
month and year, and the signs of the zodiac,
and on top a soldier in armor is constantly
on guard, walking back and forward. As
the hours advance, Manhood, Old Age and
Death takes part iu the panorama.?Reading
(/'?.) Ragle.
To Catch llats.?A novel method of
catching rats and mice which takes into account
the social characteristics of the pestiferous
rodents was recently described in
the Gcrmantowti I'elegrajdi. The correspondent
says. <:I do not think it is generally
known that rats and mice will go into
a trap much more rapidly if a piece of looking-glass
is put in any part of the trap
where they can see themselves. They are
social little creatures and where they see
anv of their trihe there their itrill mi f o...
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quite sure of the effect the looking-glass
has, as 1 properly 'baited' my trap for a
whole week without being able to coax one
of the depredators in it, but the first night
after putting in the looking-glass I caught
two?one very large and one small rat;
and every night since this device has made
one or moro prisoners." The American
AyricullurUt recommends mixing plaster of
i'nris with meal. The rats cat it and the
plaster sets in their stomach and kills them,
so it says.
Cake ok Stock.?Care of stock, so far
as their proper bedding, feeding and ventilation
are concerned, is too important a matter
for the thrifty farmer to neglect attending
to himself. However trustworthy his assistants,
judging from our own experience, it
will pay hint well at the close of the season
to see, each evening, that his cattle, sheep
and hogs arc well bedded, fed and watered.
Scarcely less important is the proper ventilation
of the buildings in which his stock
is winto?%d. While tho entrance of
draughts and cold is to be carefully prevented,
it should be borno in mind that domesticated
animals, like man himself, need
fresh, wholcsjmo air, and, if compelled by
ignoranco or carelessness to breathe a foul,
taiuted atmosfpherc, it is at a serious risk
of health aud consequent profit. A visit
to the barn, stable and pig-pen early in the
morning will at orco warn the observant
farmer of defective ventilation.?Moore's
Rural. s
HOUSEHOLD BECIPE8.
Lamh Cutlets.?Trim the slices free
from fat, beat up the yolk of au egg with
rasped bread or crackers, seasoti with pepper
and salt, dip in the cutlet and fry iu
butter gently uutil thoroughly douc.
Kick Pudding Without Eggs.?Put
iuto a well-buttered dish half a pouud of
lest Carolina rice, simply washed; pour on
it three pint6 of cold milk ; sweeten and
flavor to tasto; put a little butter and nutmeg
on the top to brown ; bake two aud a
half hours in a slow oven, on which much
of the success of the pudding dcpcuds.
India> d IN o ur. -tab 1 es p oo b fI < .
r^iw5i"if
milk ; sift the meal into it gradually ; tako
from the Grc, and add the molasses and
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sail; stir, add the remaining pint of milk
(cold), and do not stir the mixture after it
is put in. Hake in a deep dish, with a
slow oven, for iv/6 hours and a half.
Ai'i'r.k Siiout Cake.?To one quart of
sifted flour add two teaspoonfuls cream of
tartar aud one of soda, half a tcaspoonful
salt, quarter of a pond of butter, sweet
uiilk enough to mix it. Have the dough
rather stiff, roll and bake in a sheet. As
soon as baked split open the whole cake,
spread one piece quickly with butter, cover
with well-sweetened apple sauce, pour over
some thick sweet crcaui, grate on nutmeg,
place the other half on this, crust side down,
spread with butter, cover with apple sauce,
cream and nutmeg.
ClIIfMCFM Dill. Doll tllU I'lltcKCU lu ?ldtcr
sufficient to make a good dressing, till
the meat easily slips from the bones?the
latter to be all removed. Mix tho meat
well together, season with salt, butter and
a little flour. Make a crust iu the usual
manner, line dishes two or three iuchcs in
depth with crust, put in the meat with plerty
of gravy, paste over the top and bake au hour.
This is au improvement upon putting iu
the bones as it docs away with a choice in
the parts.
Goi.den Lemonade.?Mako a lemonade
rather more tart than for ordinary
drinks; take as many eggs as you havo
used lemons and beat until thoroughly light,
adding, during the process, half a cup of
on-in iu 11:111 a uozcn eggs ; when
thoroughly light, pour into tho lemonade,
keeping it well stirred. This makes a dehomub,
cool ana Healthy dttuK, ana' IB ^ ticularly
acceptable to laditfs.
Corn Dodgers.?One quart of corumeal,
a tnblcspoonful of lard, two eggs, a
tablcspoonful of salt; scald the meal, with
the lard in it, with boiling water ; cool with
a little milk ; add the eggs, beaten light;
beat very hard for tcu minutes; make them
thin enough with cold milk to drop off tho
spoon and retain their shape iu boiling lard;
serve hot. Have the lard boiling hot when
you drop them iu.
Hominy Hreaii.?This is easy, quick
and nice. Two eggs ; salt to tasto; 2 cupfuls
of boiled grits, or boiled rice ; 1 cupful
of meal ; 1 tablcspoonful of butter, or
lard, and sweet milk enough to make a thin
batter. Hake in the dish in which it is to
be served; help it with a tablespoon. Tho
Virginian name for that soft kind of corn
bread is "Puddiug Hrcad."
Every day Pudding-sauce.?To ono
pint boiling water add heaping teacup of
sugar, tablcspoonful butter, pinch of salt,
and tablcspoonful of corn-starch dissolved
in cold water. Eoil half an hour, when, if
well cooked, it will be very clear. Put a
tablcspoonful of hot water to a tablespoouful
of currant jelly, beat well, and add to
the above just before scrviug.
Sagacity ov a I)og.?At Woolwich
Theatre, during the performance of "Jesse
Vere," in the third act, in which a terrific
combat takes place between a mother nml
two assassins for the possession of her child,
a largo Newfoundland dog, that had managed
to get into the pit along with his owner
(an engineer of a steamship), leaped
over the heads of the musicians in the orchestra
and flew to tho rescue, and, seising
one of the ruffians, dragged him to the floor.
The dog wns with difficulty removed and
dragged off" the stago. lie had been accustomed
to thv company of children, and
had, on many occasious, evinced strong
poofs of affection. Tho mimic life on tho
theatre stage had all the appearance of reality
to the noble brute, and he hastened to
exhibit the promptings of his kindly instincts.
IIow to Get Kid ok Warts.?Warts
arc very troublesome and disfiguring. Tho
following is a perfect cure, for even the largest,
without leaving any sear, and has been
tested by many. Take a suiall piece of raw
beef, steep it all night in vinegar, cut as
much from it as will cover the wart, and tie
it on ; if the cxcressenco is on the forehead,
fasten the beef on with a piece of sticking
plaster. It mav be removed in the day and
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!>u> ?iiij ui^ul. in uuu lormigin me
wart will die and peel off. The same proscription
will cure corn9.
Next to a rooster in a rain storin or a
man with his mother in law on his arm, the
most wretched looking thing in the world
is a candidate who has just overheard some
friend wanting to bet three to one that ho
won't be electod.