Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-08-30

HOW TO FOLD MEMS CLOIHES.-
Harper's Bdzar gives a timely sugges-
ton or two as to how mens's clothes
should be best folded, which should be
done Immediately after they are taken
off, when the cloth is more plastic and
impressionable from the warmth of the
body. Each garment must be pulled
into shape before folding. The coat
sleeves should be gently but firmly
stretched to full length, and then
doubled up with the crease at elbows.
The skirts are then turned over, and,
without disturbing the collar, the whole
is doubled down the back, and left at
full length when put by in the ward
robe.
This mode differs from folding for
packing. In this case the collar Is
turned up, arms doubled, skirts brought
up to collar-cloth to cloth; the process
then goes on as above. Trousers should
be pulled down each seam, and particu-
larly stretched from fork or crurch to
boot; then fold them fiat, knee to knee
not as tailurs do, with crease down the
centre; then turn over into three, tax
ing care this crease is below the knee.
To keep trousers in shape, you should
occasionally uamp them with sponge
well wrung out. When folded, envelop
them in brown paper, and put away
under heavy trunk or other weight.
How do soldiers, with their limited
stock of trousers, manage to turn out so
we'll? Simply by following these dl-
rections; they damp their Overalls, roll
them up, and place them often under
their bed or pillow.
When clothes are wet, they must not
be folded-Only pulled into shape and
put to dry. A coat is best placed over
the back of a chair, as if dressing lady
figure; trousers over towel horse.
This will be found better than hanging
them from pegs, for they are apt to dry
askew and out Of shape. Often after
drying it will be found they require
tonic to restore them; and the tincture
of iron (hot) must be administered by a
tailor, unless you can have the remedy
applied at home. Here it is where an
cillary help comes in handy. Mary
Jane, if willing and skilful repdsseuse,
should be subOrned with largess OF
ribbons or similar fallals and instruc-
tions given her to iron on the wrong
side only-previously having damped
the refractory garments with a moist
sponge.
OF all enemies to clothes the most
deadly known is dust. Ii you have
been caught in whirlwind of it, YOU
Will fold away your clothes in vain.
They must first be busted. Mark we'll !;
if you wear cloth ground in with dust,
and are caught in the rain, your sui. is
done for. You must have Timber
switch or cane borne on the effective
strength of your toilette establishment,
and make free use of it at the eni OF
dusty day. If you don't like the job
yourself-and few dO-yOu must get it
done by the handmade, the domestic
Abigail before alluded to, or by anyone
else you please, go long as it is done.
However, repeat, busted the clothes
must be, or they will be done for.
A VALUABLE RECIPT.-An excellent
remedy for chronic Summer Complaint,
and one that we never remember
seeing in print, one, also, that can do
no one any harm (Which many of the
mixtures of laudanum, camphOr, pepper
etc., are likely to dOJ, to persons much
weakened by the continuance of the
disease, is to make a white flannel bag,
about 10 inches long and inches wide,
put into it half a pound of finely ground
L UdI SC" thC Chu,
the bark evenly, and then quilt it nicely
TO keep the bark in place. Sew tape on
the corners and tie it around the waist,
the longest part across the bowels, and
wear il night and day, (making new
one, of course, when soiled) Tor four or
five months, ii necessary, or, until you
can eat anything you please. A friend
of ours, who suffered at times for II
a, S,r f,p, ,f,t inf
contracted in India, and who was
obliged to deny himself of almost every
thing in the way of vegetables or suffer
the penalty of an attack, was relieved
in a short time and finally cured with
this remedy. You want nothing but
the dry Peruvian bark quilted in the
flannel bag, the perspiration of the body
will do the rest.
| DECORATING A DINNER TABLE-The
graceful decorations of dinner table,
though il may, in the highest degree.
partake somewhat of the character OF
an art, i'll its simpler expression is
within the capabilities of any one. A
bouquet of choice flowers, bunch OF
ferns, so readily and cheaply Obtaina-
bic, when placed on the dinner table
enhance the pleasure of a meal. A few
sprigs of parsley arranged OH a dish is
an ornamentatiOn which gives addi-
tional zest to food. Between lobster,
even unadorned, when served with
care, and one slung on the table, there
is exactly the difference which exists
between the same shell-fish seen on a
gentIeman's table, and the crustacean
when ex posed for sale on the fish-dealers
slab. Even in such a trivial thing as
tile serving OF food to the guest, some
thing of a proper taste and good breed
ing may be made manifest. 1t is a treat
to watch a deit cook serving a dinner.
lt is triumph of practical skill.
To STIFFEN LINEN.-Such articles as
collars, cuffs, etc., which require to be
made very stiff, should be starched in
the following way: Mix a tablespoon
full of starch with enough cold water to
make it smooth, then turn on enough
boiling water and boil it ten minutes:
then add bit of white wax the size of
three-cent piece and teaspOonful of
alcohol. The spirit is to increase the
stiffness and help to retain it. The wax
is TO prevent the starch from sticking to
the iron. If the Hat iron still sticks to
the starch rub hard soap gently over the
bottom OF the iron. Put the collars,
cuffs, etc., into tin pan and place in
warm spot by the stove or range, to be-
come very dry before putting away.
SAUCE FOR DUMPLINGs.-Take a coffee
cup of New Orleans mOlasses, half a
cup of water, and let it come to boil
blend one teaspoOnful of -four i'm piece
of butter half the size of an egg; stir
this in and let it all simmer about ten
minutes. As you take it of the fire stir
in about two teaspOoniuls of vinegar;
this keeps it from being so clOgging.
MAcARoNI AND CHEESE. - One half
pound macaroni broken into inch pieces;
wash, put on TIE stove to soak till soft,
then drain: CRATE one half pound of old
cheese; put layers of macaroni and
cheese, with bits of butter, pepper and
salt, and three tablespoOusfuls of milk;
let the last layer be cheese. Bake for
three quarters of an hour.
SCALLOPED VEAL.-Chop cold cooked