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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD. HOW TO BREATHE PROPERLY. Most people breathe properly, often more by accident or/instinet than by de sign but on the other hand, hundreds of thousands do not breathe properly, while many thousands at this present moment are suffering from more or less severe affections of the lungs or throat, owing to a faulty mode of respiration— in other words, because they breathe through the mouth instead of through the nostrils. The mouth has its ownand functions to perform in connection with eating, drinking and speaking and thetremely nostrils havo theirs, viz., smelling and breathing. In summer time the error of respiring through the mouth is not so evident as at the present season, when it is undoubtedly fraught with danger to the person who commits this mistake. If any one breathes through the natural channel, the nostrils, the air passing over the mucous membrane lining the various chambers of the nose, becomes warmed to the temperature of the body before reach ing the lungs but if he takes in air be tween the lips and through the mouth, the cold air comes in contact with the delicate lining membrane of the throat and lungs, and gives rise to a local chill, frequently ending in inflammation. Many persons, without knowing the reason why they are benefited, wear respirators over the mouth in winter if they happen to go out of doors. By doing this they diminish the amount of air which enters between the lips, and virtually compel themselves to breathe through the nos trils. But they could attain just the same result by keeping the lips closed, a habit which is easily acquired, and con duces to the proper and natural way of breathing. We believe that if people would only adopt this simple habit —in other words, if they would take for the rule in breathing, "Shut your mouth!" there would be an immense diminution in the two classes of affections, viz., those of the lungs and throat, which count many thousands of victims in this country in the course of a single year. Man is the only animal which has acquired the per neicious and of tenf atal habitof breathing through the mouth* It commences in childhood, and becomes confirmed in adult life, often engendering consumption, chronic bronchitis, relaxed sore throat, or some other disease of the lungs or throat, which is set down, usually, to a different cause altogether. In concluding this short article, we ventare to ask our readers to judge for themselves. When they step out in the morning into the fresh, but cold, air, let them try the dif ference of feeling arising from the two modes of breathing—through the nostrils and between the lips. In the former case they will find that they can breathe easily and freely, yet with comfort, while the fresh air, warmed to the temperature of the body by its contact with the nasal mucous membrane, is agreeable to the lungs in the other case, if they draw in a few inspirations between the parted lips, the cold air rushing in direct to the lungs, creates a feeling of coldness and discomfort, and an attack of coughing often comes on. PAINTING GRASSES. A lady says in the Floral Cabinet: I begin gathering the grasses as soon as mature, which is at different seasons. In June, blue grass, wheat, oats, and other grain and grasses, are in right condition, and then all along until frost. As I gather the grasses and grain I have in old pan, pail, or box of sand in a dark place, and stick the stems--a few in a place—in an upright position in the sand. In this way they do not dry too fast, re tain their color better, are more pliable and graceful than when dried any other way. I leave them until I want the room to place more I then remove them to vases or some place, keeping their heads up. When ready for painting, I procure five cents' worth each of chrome green, Paris green, Chinese or California vermilion, and yellow ochre. Mix equal parts linseed oil and turpentine, say one gill each, in wide-mouthed vessel. I then make a little sieve of two thicknesses of tarleton sewed on apiece of wire bent in a circular form, a little loose or bagging the middle. Take one or two pieces of grass, lay the tops or parts to be painted on an old plate or piece of tin. Gcnjly brush with the oil and turpentine with a clean paint and varnish brush. Be care ful not to get too much on. but touch it all. Then with the little sieve sift on the desired color. Lay it on a paper for the dusting the color on, so as to catch all the dry paint and prevent waste, as it can be sifted on the next piece until used up. Have the sand ready again to sties the painted grasses in until dry, being care ful not to let the different colors touch until dry then arrange to suit the taste, mixing in a good deal of crystalized grasses and grain, and if you do not think them beautiful, write and let me know. They are as pliable as when in their natural state, and retain their color for years. I sent and bought fifty cents' worth of everlastings and immortelles and feather grass, and made several bou quets which I sold for $5 a pair—would sell for more in large cities. 18MALL POTS FOR HOUSE PLANTS. How often do we hear the complaint: "I don't know why my plants do not bloom in winter they all seem to be thriving, but produce no flowers." The reason that such complaints are so com mon is simply this: They grow their plants in pots that are too large for them and whei the time comes that they should bloom wefindthe substance that should go to the formation of buds and flowers taken up in the luxuriant growth Will some one send a receipt of foliage with which the plant is clothed. But this, although important, is not the only advantage to be gained by the use of small pots. They are so much handier in transferring from one place to .another, occupy so little room, and are in every way so much mere desirable than the large ones, that we would give them the preference even if they did not en hance the blooming qualities of the plants which were grown in them. Of course, small pots are not to be recommended for all kinds of plants, for there are certain plants that will do no good unless the roots have an abundance of room in which to expand and receive nourishment. But for such plants as fuschias, geraniums, abutilons, cupnes, others upon which we depend for flowers in winter, they will prove ex valuable. Foliage plants, and others of which we do not expect flowers, but want a luxuriant growth of leaves, should be grown in large pots. ROUGH LARD. Rough lard is often found, says the Ohio Farmtr, emitting a very unpleasant flavor, owing to the fact of being improp erly rendered. Such lard can be made sweet and pure, entirely free from any unpleasant smell, so that it may beef.me a wholesome article to be used in the pastry line. In the first place care must be exercised in gathering the fat, keeping it free from all filth. Gather from the stomach and smaller intestines first, drop ping the fat into a vessel filled with salt water. Fat gathered from the larger intestines should be soaked by itself. So soon as the fat is all gathered it should receive several washings in different waters, pouring on and turning off until the an imal smell is somewhat modified, then fill the vessels containing the fat with anew supply of salt and water, letting it stand an hour or two before changing the waters. Put one panful of hardwood ashes to soak in a pailful of water. When the fat is soaked sufficiently (which it will be in twelve hours, provided the water has been changed four or five times), put it over the tire to dry, adding one gill of white lye to each kettle of fat let it dry slowly until ready to strain off. Lard rendered in this manner will be sweet and wholesome as leaf lard persons using the same will net be obliged to turn up their noses in disgust ever its fragrant perfume. And if the housekeeper should happen to fry a batch of cakes, she may rest assured the cakes will tell no tales out of school. Away in pioneer times—how well do we remember how certain dinner pails used to be perfumed, and their unfortu nate owners had to bear the jeering of their schoolfellows in consequence there- HOUSEHOLD HIN7S. At this season the calla will be grow ing vigorously, and will need water more abundantly. A saucer of water under the calla is relished by this plant. It is sub-aquatic in its nature. Other plants have saucers under them in order to keep the water from dripping on th floor, but the water should not be al lowed to stand in them. The flower is liable to the attacks of green fly, as in deed are many plants which grow in win dows. There are many remedies which gardners use in green-houses inapplica blein rooms. The best thing for thepreservationwill room gardner is to take the pots to a back kitchen, or, if not frosty, to the open air, lay the pots on their sides and syringe with warm soap suds. A woman who raised a large family recommends housekeepers to take a good quality of unbleached cotton, run up the breadths for top and lining of quilt, and then color it with any cheap domestic dye, such as japonica, annatto, white oak bark, or any such thing. Quilt them coarsely, and put more cotton batting in than would be needed for ordinary bed quilts. They will wear years longer than ordinary new calico, and are espec ially to be desired in large families of boys. If desired, outside spreads may be made of more fanciful materials. The cause of streaked butter is the im perfect working of the butter after it is salted. Salt in butter sets the color, or deepens and brightens it so if the salt is worked into the butter and hot so fully worked as to salt every part, then the fresh butter retains the color it had when it came from the churn, and thecompensate salted butter grows so much darker that it is decidedly streaked. The remedy is to work the streaked butter more thor oughly. The best receipt for glossed shirt bos oms is: Take two ounces offineguraar abic powder, pour on a pint or more of water, and then, having covered it, let it stand all night. In the, morning pour it carefully from the dregs'into a clean bot tle, and cork it for use. Add a teaspoon ful of this gum water to a pint of starch made in the usual wav. CHOICE RECIPES. Coffee Cake.—One cup of butter, one of sugar, one of molasses, one of cold coffee, three of flour, two eggs apiece of citron cut small, nutmeg and cinnamon. Simple Sponge Cake.—Three eggs, one cup of sugar, and one of flour. Beat the eggs very light then add the sugar stir in the flour and one teaspoonful of water. Flavor to taste. Excellent Corn'Muffins.—Two cups yel low Indian meal,[one.cup flour, three eggs, four tablespoonfuls of sugar, and a little salt, apiece of lard or butter the size of an egg, one tablespoonful of saleratus, !\nd two of cream tartar (the cream tar tar must be put in dry with theflour,and the saleratus mixed with a little warm water and put in last of all) mix all to gether with milk as thick as pound cake batter, pour in corn muffin pans, and bake in a hot oven about fifteen minutes. to make soft icing for pastry Stewed Rabbit.—Joint the rabbit as for a pie. Soak it well fry a good brown. Slice two large onions, pour boiling water on them to remove the strong flavor— fry them. Cut half a dozen slices of fat bacon: putt he bacon, rabbit and onions into a brown earthen jar season with pepper and salt. Cook in a moderate oven for two hours. When done, pour away the gravy, skim it well, add a' table spoonful of walnut catsup, and thicken it with a bit of butter rolled in flour. Place the rabbit joints neatly on your dish. Do not serve the bacon with it, but garnish with neat rolls of boiled bacon and sip pets of bread. Pour over the hotstand gravy and serve. This is an excellent way to cook a rabbit. Pickled Mutton Hams.—Three gallons soft water, one poundof coarse sugar, two ounces saltpeter, three pounds of com mon salt. Boil and remove the scum, and when cold pour over the meat. In two or three weeks the ham will be ex cellent for baking or boiling, It may be smoked if preferred. Dutch Pancakes.—One egg, one large spoonful sugar one cup milk, two table spoonfuls melted butter, one teaspoonful cream tartar, one-half teaspoonful soda, a little salt, and flour enough to make thick, bake one-half hour slice and eat warm with butter. Farina Pudding.—Heat one quart of milk to the boiling point. Stir in dry five tablespoonfuls of farina and continue to stir it until quite thick. Add one cup ful of sugar and a half teaspoonful ofsalt. Flavor with lemon or vanilla, and eatend with sweetened milk or cream, with a litte nutmeg or some other flavoring add ed. DISEASES OF HORSES. The diseases to which the horse is liable, are very numerous, but ninety in every hundred are caused by neglect, and are, therefore, readily prevented by giv ing the animals proper care. As the cold, rainy season approaches in the^Northern States, we shall begin to hear of "greasy heel," a disease caused by neglect in re* moving mud and snow from the logs and feet when the animal is returned to the stable after driving, or permitting it to stand in his own filth. No horse ever had what is termed "grease," or sore heels, that was properly groomed and given a dry, clean stall. The same may be said of that loathsome disease known as "thrush," for it is merely decay of the frog and hoof through standing in wet soil or in animal excrement. Mange and other diseases of the skin usually or iginate in filthy stables, and although they may be transmitted to animals well cared for, still there is little danger of it except through actual contact. Ring bone, spavin, and diseases of the limbs are usually caused by strains, hard driv ing, or by accident. Founder, heaves, roaring, and similar diseases are pro duced by hard driving, feeding, or water ing when the animal is very warm, or by giving musty, poor food when in tho stable. USE OF SALT IN PACKING MEATS. The Massachusetts Ploughman pub lishes the following interesting and val uable facts about the uses of salt and the kinds of salt to use in packing meats. The meat-packer does not aim at a mere of his beef and pork—his main object always be to secure the keeping of his meat in the most palatable condition, and as much as possible of its natural color. Chloride of sodium, or what means here about the same, a good commercial salt, answers both ends sat isfactorily, if properly applied. It does not necessarily change the color of the meat, nor does it affect its tenderness be yond reasonable limits. It is also a good antiseptic, for it prevents, if present in a sufficient quantity, the development of organisms of a lower order which in their growth, as a natural consequence, will hasten the disintegration of the meat mass, and thus its final putrefaction. Practice recommends the use of the coarse and hard qualities of salt for meat packing, for the following reasons: They dissolve gradually, and contract the moat by degrees to a desirable compactness they keep the salt pickle within a certain moderate concentration they cannot enter mechanically into the meat, and thus overcharge it, and may therefore be applied in a sufficient excess so as to for the losses of pickle by leakage, etc., without endangering the tenderness and the flavor too'prema turely. The common fine salt answers for a short period of keeping very well, and is consequently used in the packing of meat for immediate family consumption. Fifty to fifty-six pounds of coarse salt are usually taken for the salting down of one barrel of meat the bottom and top of the barrel a always carefully covered with a layer of coarse salt. The coarse qualities of salt which are used in our country aie either manufactured from brines or from sea water. The purer the salt the nicer is the flavor of the meat. A salt which contains large quantities of foreign saline admixtures, particularly of chloride of calcium and of chloride of magnesium imparts a pungent and dis agreeable taste, and injures also the color of the meat. DRIPPINGS. Flour by any other name would smell as wheat. When is coffee like the earth? When it is ground. Don't buy a coach to please your wife. Better make her a little sulky. Little fish have a proper idea of busi ness, not being able to do better, they start on a small scale. Gone to meet her father, who drew his gun to him by the muzzle. When you get into hot water, go to your friends. You'll find them cool enough. Don't ask your pastor to pray without notes. How else can he pay his provis ion bill. WINTER HOUSEHOLD GAMES. [Augusta (6a.) Chronicle.] Now that the winter is upon us the lit tle folks want something new in the way of fireside entertainments. THE CANDLE TRICK. One of the simplest tricks in this de partment of fireside entertainments is the candle trick. Take a common candle in a brass candlestick, light it, and let it until it has a good head on. Then let one of the children—a bov about 14 years is the best—take the candle, shake the grease from around the wick, and, opening his mouth very wide, stick the candle in it, immediately closing his lips. The candle will not go out, but will shine through the boy's distended cheeks with a ruddy glow. Now, let the parent chuck the boy smartly under the chin. The candle will be observed to go out im mediately, or at least it will come outjust as soon as the boy can get his teeth out of the tallow. This will teach the boy who swallows the candle never to attempt uncertain tricks when his father is mean enough to play practical jokes on his own children. The other children will appre ciate the lesson. THE EGG THICK. Procure a large egg, Brahma eggs are the best, and on a large end draw across with a lead pencil, and on the opposite draw a smaller cross in ink. Place the egg—after showing the children the marks and permitting them to examine it carefully, so they will know it the next time they see it—upon the head of the oldest boy present, or, if there is a grand father handy with a bald head, balance the egg on his head. Then let one of the company take a large book and see if he can strike the egg to break it. To the surprise of everybody the egg will be sup pressed at the first blow. Then you can show the person on whose head it was balanced the two crosses marked on the shell to prove that it was the same egg that he saw in its entirety, but he will probably be too cross to have much interest in the matter. This is not a very difficult trick, and can be quite easily learned, but care should be exer cised in the selection of the egg. An egg that had been manufactured before the war would be apt to create an unpleasant ness if it should be used in the trick. THE DOG THICK. This trick is not always easy to be per formed on account of the necessity of in troducing a strange dog into the family circle. You must entice a strange dog, the more unsociable the better, into the room. Then let one of its company take hold of its ears and hold the dog still while another ties its tail in a bow-knot. If the dog has been properly trained and does his part of the trick promptly there will be four or five legs in that room chuck full of dog's teeth before the first wrinkle is laid in that knot. This will teach the children to let a dog's tail re tain the shape which nature has given it. Any dog of ordinary sagacity can be taught to perform this trick in two or three days practice. A terrier is gener ally considered better for this experiment than a bull-dog, because it doesn't hold on so long and knows whenit hashad enough. THE CHAIR TRICK. You can derive a never ending fund of amusement by properly improving a com mon chair. With an ordinary handsaw cut off about an inch and a half of the right front leg of the chair and about the same length from the left hind leg. Then keep the chair in a conspicuous place. No matter which of the short legs it may rest upon, when anybody sits down in it, it will immediately keel on the other one, and the party using it will wail and shriek in the liveliest terror. No house should be without one of these chairs. They will be found very useful in the case of visitors who drop in about dinner time. BEWARE OF THE DOG. Among Andersen's peculiarities was a mortal fear of dogs. He once wrote to an intimate friend residing in Geneva that he meant to come to pay him a visit, and would arrive on a certain day. The family possessed a large but perfectly gentle and very intelligent Newfound land dog, which in anticipation of the po et's visit was carefully chained up. The day appointed for his arrival came, but no Andersen made his appearance. Days and weeks succeeded and still he did not come. At last the family received a let ter from him post-marked Nice. "Dear friends" he wrote, "I arrived at your house on the day I stated, but when I got to the gate I saw such a big dog in the yard that I did not dare go in and so I took the first train to Italy." From the Missouri Republican (St. Louis A Remarkable Professional Success. Among the notable professional men ofthis country who have:achieved $licationkto extraordinarysuc- cess is Dr. R. V. Perce, of Buffalo, N. Y. The prominence which he has attained has been reached throughstrictly legitimate means,and, so far, therefore, he deserves the enviable rep utation which he enjoys. This large measure of success is the result of a thorough and care ful preparation for his calling, andextensive reading duringalongandunuasullylargeprac tice, which have enabled him to gain high commendation, even from his professional, brethern. Devoting his attention to certain specialties ofthe science he has so carefully in vestigated, he has been rewarded in a re markable degree. In these speeialties, he has become a recognized leader. Not a few ofthe remedies prescribed by him have, it is said, been adopted and prescribed by physicians in their private practice. His phamphlets and larger works have been received as use ful contributions to medical knowledge. He has recentlyadded another, and perhaps more important work, because of more general ap- the list ot his published writings, he boo entitled, "The Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser,'»is designed to enter into general circulation. Dr. Pierce has re ceived acknowledgments and honors from many sources, ande«pecially scientific degrees from two of thefirstmedicalinstitutions inthe land. SCHEHCK'SPCLIIOXICSTBCP.SBA WBBD TOM .**» MAKDHAKB PUIS.—These deservidly celebrate1 and popular medicines have affect ed a revolution in the healing art, and proved the fallacy of several maxims which have for many yean obstructed the progress ot med ical science. The false supposition that "Con sumption is incurable" deterred physicians trom attempting tofindlemediesforthat di sease, and patients afflicted with it reconciled themselves to death without makingan effort to escape from a doom which they supposed to be unavoidable. It now proved, however, that Contvmption can bt cured, and that itAM been cured in a very great number of cases (some of them apparently desperate ones) by Schenck's Pulmonic 8yrup alone and connection with Schenk's Sea Weed Tonion and Mandrake pills, oneor both, acceding to the requirements of the case. Dr. Schenck himself, who enjoyed uninter rupted good health for more than fortyyears, was supposed, at one time to be at the very g&te ofdeath, his physicans having pronounc ed his case hopeless, and abandoned him to his fate. He was cured by the aiorsaid medi cines, and, since his recovery, many thous ands similarly affected have used Dr. Schenck's preparations with thesameremark able success. Pull directions accompany each, making it got absolutly necessary to personally see Dr. Schenck unless patients wish their lungs ex amined, and forthis purpose he is profession ally at his principal office, Corner Sixth and Arch Sts., Philadelphia, every Xcnday, where all letters lor advice must be addressed. Schenck's medicines are said all druggists Soldier's Additional Land Claims Wanted. ,oA^00ldlnjLt0 A 9* Congress. 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