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FRUGAL
glutinous. It is much improved by adding
a little pounded alum, while it is boiling.
This makes it almost as strong as glue.
The neatest way to separate wax from
honeycomb is to tie the comb up in a linen
or woollen bag ; place it in a kettle of cold
water, and hang it over the fire. As the
water heats, the wax melts, and rises to the
surface, while all the impurities remain in
the bag. It is well to put a few pebbles in
the bag, to keep it from floating.
Honey may be separated from the comb,
by placing it in the hot sun, or before the
fire, with two or three colanders or sieves,
each finer than the other, under it.
SIMPLE REMEDIES.
Cotton wool, wet with sweet oil and
paregoric, relieves the ear ache very soon.
A good quantity of old cheese is the best
thing to eat, when distressed by eating too
much fruit, or oppressed with any kind of
food. Physicians have given it in cases of
extreme danger.
Honey and milk is very good for worms ;
so is strong salt water ; likewise powdered
sage and molasses taken freely.
For a sudden attack of quinsy or croup,
bathe the neck with bear’s grease, and pour
it down the throat. A linen rag soaked in