Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-29
The Household.

The Household.
HcliOW stains. commonly called iron
mould, are reuIoveI from linen By hydro
| choi0ric acid OF a bot solution of Oxalic acid.
| Wash well IN warm water afterwsrd-
/ y small piece ot paper on linen, moisten-
| ed with the -pGrit- tuTpentIne and put
iutI bureau or war lobe for a single day.
| two or tire times. g is SAID to be sufficient
/ pre-srvative against moths
/ The hesl way t. admit pure air in the
I night (wherc NindUws are the only mode of
/ ventiiatlonJ is ~ opeu the sleeping room
into nall wnere there i an open window
IN order 10 avoid toe draught. \ window
With a small opening AT the top and bottom
yent,l1res more than oac with one opening
OILY.
Never use anything but light blankets As
a covering for the sick. The heavy imper-
vious cotton cnunterpane IS bad, for the
reason that it keeps in tine exhalatIOus from
the pores OF the sick person, while the
blanket allows them TO 20 through Weak
persons are invariably distressed by great
weight Oi bed clothes, which often prevents
/ their getting any sound sleep whatever
child : bed should slope little from
the head to the foot, 50 that the head may
be a little higher than the feet but never
bend the neck % get the head on the pillow.
This makes tie child rOund-shoulded,
cramps the veins and arteries. and inter
feres with the free circulation of the blood
Even when a child is several wears old the
pillow should be thin and made OF hair,
not feathers.
For damp closets and cupboarls which
generate miidew. tray full of quick-liine
viii be found to absorb the moisture aud
render the air pure. but of course it IL nee
e>sary tJ renew the lime from time to time
as 1t becomes fully Stacked This last
remedy Will be fOuni useful Iu safes and
strOng-ro0mS the damp air of which acts
frequently most injlrIouSiy on the valua-
bic iced and documents which. they contain.
Flowers nearly always begin to fade aud
dr00p after being kept for 80 hours in water;
lew may be revived by substituting fresh,
ba5 all may be revived By the use of hot
water. For this purpose place the h1wers
IN Scaliing water. deep enough to cover
them about one-third OF the length Of the
stems By the time this is cold the flowers
viii have become erect aud fresh Then
cut of the shrunkeu ends OF the stems and
put them into cold water.
The practice Of having on credit the nee
essary articles of tac household j. fatal to
good economy. The hOusekeeper has al
ways u pay dearcT when she does not pay
cash. IAe trade>man must have interest for
MS money, t0r man will never IN 4 busy
community be wiling, and Is seldom able.
1t he were willing, 20 tJregO it. To the
ordinary cash price Ji the article be there
fore ads the iatcrc-t which may accrue
during the time that credit l. allowed.
Inis. however. i net all there must he
premium exac.ed by the dealer for the risk
ne runs in trusting his goods 10 that class
OF more or les dangerous customers, who
never Day ready money. Even the honestly
disposed OF these are often unsafe debtors
for they arc generally such as are impru-
dent enough to anticipate their incomes.
and oyerrun them III expenditure. The
credit system. n.pT.pycr. Is a temptation to
unnecessary purchasers. There sort of
cheek in tie sight and touch ia the hard
won money u the di~p '-ltiDn to dispose of
it lightly. On the other hand there IS
merhing in tic facility of credit. remOv-
lng a. IL docs the asa gresable necessity OF
payment TO vague -!urure. very seductive
TO the buyer, Who can CRAFTY his love of
possession with a monentary sense, at any
rate, that it, sratiti iti,ttIun costs hin moth
ing. There l. no such cheap and cautious
purchaser a. cash.
Never take "Cone aui see me-" asa
phrase meant in earnest unless it is accom-
pauIed with date. Such an invitation
amounts 10 nothing A. all Ii lady or
gentleman desires yrnr company be OF she
viii appoint time inr your VISIT. Call
On me whtl You can Hisse IJ cDnY YouIent,"
''dTap IN hen yol are passing make us
a visit whenever .ou have an hour 10
spare. are >oet.. e'obIsuItie@ by whIsh
men and Ncueu II the world understand
thar Jhey ar uut eS..,ciei 10 do the thing
requested. heu ..e,D ,Die wi>h 10 he cheap
ly polite, tile.e - nothing ike this kind uf
vagueuu--. 10, ,npiHentary small
change OF -OctotS uld-t always be taken at
a large discount. l j. never worth its face
or any tnlng Ike *; Yet It Is a convenient
medium OF eAcleu.e, aud heavy debts Of
gratitude thar ought % be requitted in bet
ter con- than are often paid with 1t. Peo-
pie VINO have more polish tt an principle
use II layi-hiy plain. b.Gnt, honest men
-paringly or not At all. Whoever makes
friendly visit % d fashionable house on the
strength of mere Come and see me.
will very often mad that the family circle he
has dropped mo BY request IL A. ungenial
as the Arctic circle. ami he will probably
leave il with = chilly feeling that will pre-
vent him from veuturing mo the same high
latitude again. But when a whole sOuled
man. whom You know 10 be your friend.
grasps you by the hand and says, Come
and dins with me tO-day-dlnner On the
table al ) 0'clOck-be sure to come. We
shall expect you" you can take it as Ger
Ii is pleasant always 10 make or receive
visit from friend. but nod on the street
is ali-suitcient from fashionable sequaint-
ance.
Diicfty with servants are not confined
to this generation The following ~ trIns-
lated trum chronicle of lie in Saahia
far back as the middle ages. Listen.
says the Suabian mHt:0n 20 new domestic
she is about to employ, they say of me the
whole country over tnat conduct myself
badly with by servants, that | am very vlo-
lent and that iu the space Of fTe year have
changed 20 times But they say not one
word OF the proyocatiOn | have received.
She goes on tC enumerate some Oi the an
noyances she has endured. They 80 exactly
resenbls the TRIALS OF 4 modern houseSeep-
er that We can see az once, 50 far H. the
source of domestic unhappiness goes We
are no worse off than our ancestors The
first was dirty. On Sundays and fete days
she made herself as fine as \ peacock. and
on work-days she was never covered with
ANYTHING else than filth and rags. The sec-
ond was forgetful, inattentlve and dIsqulet-
ed herself very little with my work. She
never thought of anything, and | WAS
Obliged to repeat to her every day what
she had to do. She broke more dishes and
plates than there are days in the year The
third was the persOnlncatloh oi iaAines-.
though that should never live to see the
termination OF any work she commenced
When she wiped kettle the moss would
have had time to grow on the bottoiI OF 1t.
The fourth was glatton. The or am, the
butter. and the nled5 we're less sale near
her than in the proximity of cat. The
fifth was mean and careless. was never con
tented with any thing, always complaining
and morose. The sixth left the spoons IN
the disi,-water, whence they were hnailv
thrown to the pigs. She cooked me an
omelet until it was like charcoal, and
MEANWHILE, such was her obstinsey and
i'm rance hat she maintained to me INA
it was as yellow as gold, and could no. os
TO Interrupt myself, for which lam sorry.
I.r;ng three hours should be able 20 en-
tsr,sin thee with the characters OF thsss
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