The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-22
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

10 wash LlnenS....Put in the water,
used for washing them, little dissolved
pipc.clay; it will give the dirtiest linens
the appearance Of having been bleached,
and cleans them more thoroughly with
one.half the labor, and one-iourth the
soap.
TO Seal preServes.--B the white Of
an egg, take good white paper Tissue the
best), cut it the size you require. and dip
it in the egg, wetting both sides. Cover
your jars or tumblers, carefully pressing
down the edges of the paper. When dry
1t will be as ight as drum'head.
TO clean and restore the elasticity Of
cane chair bottoms: Turn the chair bot
tom upward and with hot water and q
sponge wash the cane work well. SO that
it is we'll soaked; should it be dirty, use
soap, let it dry we'll in the air. and it will
bc'as tis hit and firm as new, provided none
Of the canes are broken.
Green s.-Shinglc.makers here
say that unSeasoned shingles put on as
soon as made last twice as long as season.
ed ones, and more. There is building
not half mile from here that was shing
led 70 years ago with green shingles.
made in a hurry and nailed on fast as
made, and it is just as good as new now.
Cor. Bostom CuLtiuat0r.
Dressed Mutton.-To have it as it
should be, the dish must be lined with
mashed pota, ocs, the mutton nicely
minced and properly seasoned, placed in
the dish, and then cover over with mash
ed potatoes rouyhed with fork, and
placed before the fire till the dish as.
>unles the appearance Of nicclyb Drowned
baked hedg' hog. The hotter served, the
better it will he relish, d. provided 1t has
only been allowed TO simmer and not to
boil.
Match mats can be made Of ordinary
sandpapcr, cut in circular and octa-
gonal shapes, fastened upon pa>teboard
and bound with bright-colored braidS,
ring attached to each, and the whole
hung near the match-Safe for use when
ever match is lighted. The unsightly
marks that dlStigurc many walls
may by this inexpensive and simple
arrangement be entirely prevented.
There should be one in every room in
the house.
Tea Cakes.-Rub quarter Of pound
of butter into quart Of dried -four, then
beat up two eggs with two teaSpoOnfuls
sifted sugar and two teaspooniuls Of
yeast; pour this mixture into he middle
of the i!our, adding pint Of warm milk
as you mix it. Beat it up with the hand
until it comes off without sticking, and
set it to rise before the fire, covering
with cloth; after an hour, make it up
into cakes about an inch thick, set then
on tin plates to rise before the tire for ten
minutes, and bake in slow oven.
Scarlet FHser.-The Chicago Inter-
Oceam says:-"uundrcds Of children
have fallen victims to scarlet fever i'll this
civ during the past three months. Con-
ccrning the treatment Of this disease, an
eminent ihy>ic'an says that he does not
fail in effcctiny a cure more than once IN
a hundred cases, Ivy giving the patient
ed in it. A cloth wru"g out in hot water
and laid upon the stomach should be re-
newed as rapidly as it becomes cool 10
this simple treatment the most obstinate
cases seldom fail to succumb.
lfyou have been picking or handling
any acid fruit, and have stained your
hands, wash them in clear water. wipe
them lightly, and while they are yc,
moist strike match aud shut your
hands around it so as to catch the smoke
and the stains will disappear. II you
have stained your muslin or bingham
dress, or your white pants with berries,
before wetting with anything else pour
boiling water through the stains ard
they will disappear. Before fruit juice
dries it can often be removed by cold
water, using sponge and towel if nee
es:ary Rubbing the fingers with the in
side Of the parines Of apples will remove
most Of the stain caused by pairing.