Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-17
The Household.

In selecting poultry and game the eyes
should be bright and the feet supple. 9th
crwi>e they are either diseased OF stale.
Eunal proportions of turpentine. linseed-
oil, and vinegar, thoroughly applied and
then rubbed with 4 flannel, is an excellent
furniture varnish
Roasted coffee is one of the most power
ful: means, not only of rendering animal
and vegetable etfluvia innocuouS. but, ii
is also said. of actually destroying them.
At this season of colds,t,it may be useful
to know that hoarseness is relieved by us
inc the white of an egg thoroughly beaten,
mixed with lemon juice and sugar. a
t..aspocnful taken occasionally is the dose.
fla glass stopper wont move. hold the
neck of the bottle to 4 flame. or warm 1t
by taking two turns of Il string and see
saving it. The heat engenderei ex-
pand> the neck of the bottle before Il cor
responding expansion reaches the stopper
4 table spoonful Of ammonia in one gal |
lon of warm water will often restore the
color of carpets, even if dissolved by acid |
or alkali If ceiling has been white |
washed with the carpet down, and few
drops should fall. this will remove it. Or
after the carpet Is we'll beaten and brushed.
,cour with ox-gall which will not only ex
tract grease but freshcn the colors. One
pint of gall in three gallons Of warm water
will do Il large carpet. Table and floor
oil-cloths may be thus washed. The suds
left from Il wash when ANN onia is used,
even if almost cold, cleanse these new
floor cloths we'll,
Tccthinr children who are beginning to
eat solid food can he supplied with moth
| mo better than biscuits made from granu-
lated wheat The child will not attempt to
swallow this food until it is softcned by
ma>tication, and the mechanical action of
The biscuit upon the gums will greatly as
list the teeth toward making their appear
ancc. The act of eating this food will nee
cS~arily occupy much time, and this Will
rive the teeth and jaws considerable valu-
, able exercise. The food thus swallowed
proves very nutritious and rapidly builds
up small boys and girls. us well rs larger
ones In all stomach troubles and bowel
| complaints it seems to have Il wonderful
power to regulate and restore.
! Yellow stains, commonly called iron
mould. are removed from linen by hydro
rlloric acid or hot solution of oXalic acid.
Wash we'll in warm water afterward.
\ small piece of paper or linen moist
encd with the spirits of turpentine, and
put into Il bureau or wardrobe for single
day. two or three times is said to DC i suli-
cicnt prcscrvative against moths.
/ he best way to admit pure air in the
night (whcre windows are the only mode
of ventiation) is to open the slecping-room
into Il hall where there is an open window
in order to avoid the draught. A window
with Il small opening at top and bottom
vcntilates more than one with one OPP. ming
only.
Never use anything but light blankets
pervious cotton countcrpane is bad. for the
reason that it keeps in the exhalation>
from the pores of the sick person, while
the blanket allows them to pass through.
Weak persons are invariably distressed by
/ great weight of bed clothes, which often
prevents their getting any sound sleep
whatever.
\ child'S bed should slope a little from
he head to the foot 50 that the head may
be Il little higher than the feet but never
nd the neck to get the head on the pill
low. This makes the child round >houl-
dered. cramps the veins and arteries, and
int,rfrrc> with the free circulation Of the
! Hood. Even when Il child is several veal
, old the pillow should be dim and made O
hair, not feathers
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: rnnln,. the air. nnr,. Inf If cr,1rI. i i 90.
: rss,rv tn r,nry rho limo frnn, +i,nn :,
4 time =, if becomes GiiIv liacLo1 Thi
last remedy will he found uscfnl in s,t.
and >.rong-rooms. the damp air Of whicl
e ATS Frequently most ininriousIv ON III,
= valuable decd; and ducnmcn1s which The,
h contain
t. FIuwrrs ,lw,vs hoo;n to f,I. md Iror,
f after bcinc kept twenty hours in w,tcr
e 4 few may he revived by substitutinr Crcs h
= bnt MI may he restored hv tho rsn &c bn
Il water. For thi. purnose ,Il,Ia tho t,o,vnr
d. in scaIding water deep enough to cover
i about onc-third of the lenrth Of the stems
e Bv the time this !, cold the flowers vii
I have. lccome erect md fresh Then c,,
|, off the sl.rl,uken ends of the Stems and M
t them into cold water.
I The practice of buvino on credit the nee
= es>irv articles of the household is fatal +,
e rood economy. The housekeep + has al
s v,vs tn nay He,r,r when ,h. Ido. mot ~.
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