St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-23

! ~ "'tiitu W dttl llitt Ntll-Ndttl. WHICH
sometimes has Il touch of saline quality
Is utterly useless in the laundry, since
Is decompOSes the soap used. which
Rises on the surface in IL greasy scum
and never cleans or clears anything
washed in it. But the adviser SAYS that
TINS almost Saturatc solution of salt will
render colors permanent" 1t would
surely render all soilcd spots and stains
''pcrmanent," without fail. True. sail
orS wash THEN shirts in water: but
though it may sweeten them, it never
makes them clean or white.
OF the same class of recipes is that
for settling" roily or muddy water.
which recommends the addition of alum
for the purpose. Alum. in sufficient
Quantities to precipitate the objection
able sediment. would make the water
hard and aStringent, unfit alike for
drinking, cooking. bathing and laundry
purpose.
OF course all these worse than useless
recipes are not original in the pubica-
tlon, but il gathers them from other
sources equally untrustworthy, and en-
dolSes them 10y quoting. Ifthc rcceiv-
cf ana nttcrer of counterfeit money is
az bad as the manufacturer. surely the
vcntilator of Il worthless OF miSchievous
recipe is us bad as the original inventor
thereof.
This sapient exponent of masculine
wisdom IN domestic matters. copies
prominently the silly recommendation
hy the ''h"me department" editor of Il
popular magazine, about carpctine
kitchen floors. apractice against which
the soul of the tidy housewife rrvult>
IN horror. Carpets are unwholcSomc
and dirty, even in Il pailoI. and one of
the most important sanitary questions
OF the age Is how to get them out OF the
house altogether. They are simply an
ahonIination i'll the kitchen. and let us
hope that there are few women with
soul 50 dead us to consent to them,
even could they be had for nothing.
| or tins same class of ''hintS to house
kcepeI> is the announcement in the
same journal, copied thence in dozens
of newspapers. that spirits of ammonia
VIII take grraSc-spet> out of any fab
ric. Quite possibly it will: but the
wise >nggeSter. who has Somrw here
learned that strong alkali dcvourS
/ grease, meglcctS To add that which cv-
u ' h'HNtN llt hllpNS anu W llltIl Ilt t'\
identity did not know that spirits ot
ammonia will also annhilatc utterly
many of the delicate color> used in or
dinarN fabrics: and Il white spot on Il
colnred garment looks no better than
Il gTeaSc->pot.
/ OF course it would bc hopeless to at
tempt to run down all the items OF
useless information" with which the
patient world nt women Is do>cd per
| pctuallN 10y the numhcIlcS- DI. Dick
who feel il to hc their mission to do
/ the setting right for their btttcrs. But
81 long as men keep insisting 81 >tIcnu-
ouSly that the chief end oi woman is tu
keep house. and feed hen husband and
keep him clean. and 81 long a. they aIr
81 Italou>lN alive To any intrusion oi
women upon what they choose to call
men : work. why can they not at
tend to thciI own affairs. and cea>,
their Vapid and un-;I>kcd advice and
Suggestions on subjects at which they
know nothing. and hN means of which
they ale not only continually hctr;lN iug
their own ignorance. but lead Young
aud unwarN h"u>ckeeprrs. perhaps into
NcNatIou> and expensive hluudtrS
\ good journal or magazine. devoted
l." the interests of housekeeping aud
homc-makimg, would he Il blessing
hut it should not hc undertaken 10y Il
man. n"I made up nt mems items "i
gurs>w"rk OF imaginary experiment,
Conducted and edited not merely
swept together. hl Il competent We
man. Il practical and experienced h"u>t.
keeper. such Il publication would hold
great cheer and assistance, tor MANY
kitchen pri>"mcd and over worked w"-
men of all ages. and lr Il very present
help t" inexperienced house keepers.
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