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Otago Witness, Issue 1559, 24 September 1881, Page 26

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Scorched 'Goods.— lf ' "white goqds r are scorched f rub well with ] linen rags dipped In ' chlorine; wateri Coloured cotton may oe.redyed, .Tyoolleris may have a' ■ fresh surface raised on .them, for silks there is no remedy, Hop tEAST.— Eor yeast take four 'mashed potatoes, pne.oup Wshite.sagar^pneifiup^floUr, and pour .on this mixtare one quart; Bjoalding .water ip whiph a handful of hqps ,has,,been 'Jbolled ;ithen^addone,pint lukewarm .water, stir; strain; and let W rise o ver nlgtit/,- ' To Wash Blue Flannel. rr-Wasi '' the blue' flannel lf fn 'twfr lathers 'W warm .soft water and 'soap jelly. Put 1 a handfurof ' salt in the.rinsing, or a tableapobnful -of vinegar. Be careful not to rub the soap online flanri el. Pasß through a wringer: Dry as iquioklyjaa , possible out of doorsjin Jhe .shade, h . . To Cure Corks, sayg/JDr Fopte's Health Monthly,' take ,one t measurejoj. coal /■ or gaa tar, one of saltpetre^ 1 and one of brown Bugar ; mixf'well. Ta^'a'pie'd'e 1 bjPlWild kV g&ve andjs^re'aa'a ; it' the |U oF' ( the coi?n and apply to', the 'part' affected VWnd; on and leave two or' three'diiysa'nd^ then 'remove, and the corn will come with it. ' • ''i c ' , 'Citroni Qake -tt(How . tafkee^ th§L citron from falling bottom of the/cake.')— One cup of butjerj two of . sugar^thr^p .Qt.flbur, four eggß,'and ona enp of tmJlkfjiadd^gne teaspoonful of r soda a^c^ .twjo'of or^ajm'of tartar and one pinch of" aalL, Mate tke. odie as aboVe; put'irf the ftan, out'tHe oi^px^tHn, put it in the cake endwise, push down^tfntll batter covers"- citron. «• ' Ij •' H!>l "; 1: 1 . '• AsPAiii.cnjS:RbLLS'.~B6lfth(? "afepailagtfifas usual in BoUfng' salted Vra't6f ; wheti' telnlev cut, up the topsnand alHihatis'Jeltable', and warm oyer lin.milk; bntfeer! rubbed in ! flour, yolks qf raw eggß.be.atei!, a grate :of «ntmeg, .and £ small < { pJn.gh., ojj' maoe>-.qua»titieß regulated by the amount p/aap^ragaajj-have some rolls with the orumDs scooped , out, having taken' lif t!i^ J fdp o^n&^li/the' cavity 'with the boiling -asparagus and' place the'^op crust on at 1 once;' it 1 must' Bema^ia|ed quickly, so as to send to table 1 very hoti ! BAiEfeD. I'Raisin1 ' Raisin Pudding.— Riib' 1 -half' a pound, cf dripping ii^to a pound ofc flour ; mix a teaspoqnfulof baking powder well with the flour; add a.teaonpfal of raisins, an .ounce of candied' leinbn pee], and aujirter of aj^oftnd of moist sugar, and a teaspoonful ,bf mlf ed 'spice Beat two eggs well, •mlx'a gill of .inllk with the egga, and Btir into the dry ingr^fll* ents. This should, make a stiff batteiv .ilake for an hour in 'a moderate oven'J la la greased Yorkshire pUdding tin. It is 1 lighter Wnd crlsper on the outside when baked in a shallow tin. ■ It does not require any saiic'e. Salad Dressino — Thiß is especially nice foi; lettuce, and as it will keep tw,o or three weeks, ;lf bottled, corked, and set in a oold place, it is very .convenient to have on hand. The yolks of eight eggs, beaten light,, to, them add a cup of sugar, a tablespoonful of made mustard, one of salt, one, of , black pepper, a little 'cayenne, and a half teacupful of thiok, sweet cream. Mix thoroughly. Pat over the fire one and a half pint of vinegar and a cup' of Jbutter. Let boil' and ponr' 1 over the other ingredients, stirring as you do so. ' Angel Cakk.> — Take the whites of eleven eggs', one and one-half cupful of granulated' sugar, cne cupful of pa.stry. flour, (mdaaure the flour after it has beep Bifted foqr, times), one small teaspoonful of ! vanilla, , one teaspooaful of ' cream ( 'of tartar. . T,hen,,putrin the sieve the cream of tartar and sift .again. Beat the eggs to a stiff froth. I 'BeSj; th'e 'sugar to the eggs and then add the seasoning j add the flsur, stirring it in quickly and lightly. Beat until you' are ready to put It into the oven ; put it in a new pan br a pan that has been used for nothing else, and keep it in a moderate oven for forty minutes. Do not grease the pan. , » ■ Alleged Cures for Neuralgia. — A-New York paper' having solicited recipes fo J r the cure of this distressing complaint,' published a few of the answers received as given below :4-The only cure for neuralgia is ' to improve (and confirm the 'general health by • proper diet and exercise. Oxygen is as important an. element as proper food. When a person suffers from neuralgia, the blood is in a low vital or vitiated oondltjion, and needs oxygenizing Persons aubjeofc, to ne,a« ralgia can often tell by their feelings in the morning whether they will suffer during the day. Let such a person take' a morning ■Walk of a mile and back, walking rapidly, I and he will generally go through "that 'day without pain. The reason is, he v has vltalWad the blood by absorbing, a large supply of oxygen. To render this relief more permanent, it should be followed up by proper diet,

Ab an immediate temporary relief there fa ' nothing so sure as the inhalation of a dose of » laughing-gas. This produoes a profound -Impression" on the nervous system, and affords instant relief which may last for days and weeks. An Albany physician found, on investigation, that much neuralgia i of the face arose from malposition of the ' eves by whioh the nerves of the eyes were ' strained, and neuralgia produced and oom- » munlcated to other sympathising nerves. ; His cure for the disease, said to be uniformly s successful, was simply a pair of glaßses with ' the lenses adjusted to the badly plaoed eyes. 1 Another person writes of cures effected by . Turkish bathe. Another was cured by the ' flaid extract of yellow jasmine, five to ten drop dosea in a little water. The relief is '■> almost instantaneous. And still another Siyes this persorlptlon : Take three or four rabhma of hydrate of pofcassa and mix with J one pint of Holland gin. Dose, a desertspoonful three times a day when severely attaoked, or a spoonful when needed. Stop ' when the pain ceases. i L! —^— — — *"*