by janet | Feb 4, 2013 | Tree Soldier and CCCs
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 799. Neighbors and Spectators. – When a fire happens, let every respectable neighbor attend. Send instantly for engines, both of the parish and of the insurance companies, and the parish and other... by janet | Nov 30, 2012 | Family history
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 672. To mount Prints or Maps. – Upon a table, floor, or board, stretch a piece of calico or smooth canvas, by first fixing it with tacks along one side then straining it tightly with one hand, and... by janet | Nov 11, 2012 | Family history
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipt for the Million 1857? In which she repeats herself, but well worth repeating for our troops today. 309. Water-proof Boots.–I have had three pairs of boots for the last six years (no shoes) and I think I shall not require... by janet | Oct 29, 2012 | Family history
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 378. To prevent Wounds from mortifying. – Sprinkle sugar on them. The Turks wash fresh wounds with wine, and sprinkle sugar on them. Obstinate ulcers may be cured with sugar dissolved in a strong... by janet | May 4, 2012 | Tree Soldier and CCCs
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipt for the Millions 1857? 1178. To smoke Hams and Fish on a small scale. — Drive the ends out of an old hogshead or barrel; place this over a heap of sawdust of green hard wood, in which a bar of r ed -hot iron is buried;...