National Republican., 1877-10-10

Of dessert, and all done up In o bit Of news
paper or brown-paper bag, which latter climax
we consider nothing less than adding insult 70
injury. IL you are too poor or too stingy 10
buy a neat little haskot for twenty Ave cent?
at least you can beg small paste-boar boz
from your merchant, In which put every day
fresh, clean napkin or piece OF white tissue
paper; but on no account use brown or Dews-
paper. Then put In the neatly cut broad OF
rolls, not spread, but the butter In tiny oaD
or dish kept for the purpose, (ths centennial
toy pals which abound in almost evory family
answer nioely.) then o bit Of preserves o.
canned fruit In jelly-slass, with tin cover
that keeps II secure; = thin slice or two oe
roast beef, boiled ham or tongue, finished with
fresh apple, or an orange, or . couple Of hcl
or fruit OF any kind. Don't forget the knifs
fork, spoon and salt and pepper, II required.
and another napkin for use Cold tea or oofYbs
can be easily carried In bottles for adults, and
n thousand tempting variations may be thought
Of from day to day, As, for instance, hard boiled
eggs, tarts, picklcd oysters, etc.
How many working women there arc who
get In the habit Of going without lunch en-
tirely, simply because tboy cannot get any
thing appctizing, thus sowing the seeds Of In
cipient disease for want Of sufficient food; hoy
many sons and brothers are driven TO the rcs-
taurant or club for something palatable or
learn 10 wash down the shabby lunch and
stimulate Themselves to the toll and en-
deavor' Of the long afternoon by draught
from the bar-room; and how many children
break down under the strain Of school life, and
come dragging home at night with hollow
eyes, aching head and no zppetits for tho late
dinner because the stomach rebels at the long
period Of emptiness, and reaction has taken
place In the systemf
Another word Of advice mothers: If you do
sire to cultivate and encourage habits Of true
refinement and dclicacy In your boys. be ~
particular about the daintiness Of their lunches
and with sll their belongings, for that mat
ter-a you are with your GIRLS and much
more so than with the comforts Of your casual
guests.
Miscellaneous.
II your door hinges creak rub them with
soap.
II you would rob peach pairing Of half its
terrors save your peaches and your patience -
once by practicing tho following method:
Put half dozen peaches at time In a wirs
| strainer and immerse them In kettle Of
boiling water. Hold them there for minuta.
lift them out and the peel will slip OF liks
magic. Your fingers will hold bit OF rough.
wet plush, and before you will lie round and
polished peaches, which, without their Jackets.
still show dainty pink and scarlet sides.
II in the course Of your autumn repairs. tho
workmen havo dropped fresh paint on your
| window paues don't fret about IL, but Just gsA
an old penny and give the spot good rubbing
4
be nine times out Of ten, scmpe OF all the
paint you can with blunt putty knifo an1
| wash OF the rest with strong, hot soda waSi1
| and piece of soft flannel.
For washing furniture: Save the tea leaves
from the table for few days, and when suf-
fcient are collected, steep, but not boil them
for half an hour in tin pan; strain the wsteS
OF through sieve, and use this tea to wash AM
vanished paint II removes spots, and gives
a fresher and newer appearance than whom
soap and water are used.
For white paint, take up a small quantity
Of whiting on damp piece Of old white han-
| mel, and rub lightly over the surface aud 10
will leave the paint remarkably bright and
new.
A few drops Of spirits Of ammonia nut In
your pail of hot suds arc a great help In wash
ing windows, scrubbng dirty paint, or soilod
carpets Its effect Is wonderful and instanta-
neOus.
Grease spots Of almost any nature may he
taken out of carpet by putting q tablespoon
full Of ammonia and two of beeTs-gall into .
pint Of warm water, aad sponsing the spot
with 1t thoroughly. Then rinse repeatedly
with pure alcohol, and wipe with a piece Of
old flannel till nearly dry. II the spot has
been of long standing you may find Il necos-
sary to repeat the process two or threo timn
before every vestage is removed. But II Is in
fallible in the end.
You can always tell good eggs by putting
them in water: II the butts turn up they are
not fresh. This Is asuro rule.
How to cut glass bottle: Saturato pieos
Of twine In spirits Of turpcntine and wind IL
) once or twice around the bottle where you
wish to cut II; then light the twine and hold
the part of the bottle you wish to keep In your
hand; turn II so that the fire will burn on all por-
tiOns Of the twine at once, and when II cools
II 1t does not drop of Of itself, give II gentle
tap,
When clothes have acquired an unpleasant
odor by being kept away from the air, little
charcoal laid in the folds will speedily re-
move II.
A spoonful of horse. .radish In a pan Of milk
: will keep 1t sweet for several days, either In
the open air or In \ cellar.
IL the flatirons are rough or smoky, put .
little fine salt on fiat surface and rub them
we'll II will smooth them and prevent stick
ing.
Don't grease your pancake rriddlo, and
thereby advertise to tho neighborhood lust
what you have for breakfast-to say moth
ing Of smoking yourself out Of house and
home, but after each crihdle full rub IL
/ smartly with a ieaspoonful Of coarsc salt and
7 u wad Of brown paicr, and your cakes will
, not stick
T Some people would find II very convenient
D to utilize tho fish barrels about the hpnSe for
salting and packing cmcnmbcrs IN IL they only
. knew how to clean them. The following
: method makes them as fresh AMI Od '"lnss aS
barrels that have never hcoi u''l nut dry
c0rn-husks in the bottom Of the barrel. sprink-
ling n little sulphur and smokini 'u'ucro
among them. St fire, cover the tnH, and
when the husks are burnt ont whsh th' hnrr"l
with strong solution Of chlnril' nf l'n'. ia
proportion of one rourd of limo to ten gul-
Ions OF water and rinse well.
postmis rrsses.
Have potmistrasscs no rights to "'if'. lib
erty aud the pursuit Of happiness" in the ir
own sweet way whirh Gavrrnm M is honnl tn
respect? Sarah II. I."Crnw has lust been fined
81 by ungnhn. Uncl~ samuel for nothin. in
the world but reading letter which passed
, through th" office nf the little town in Maine
wherein she prrsides over the mails, aad. with
: feminine curiosity. ende.vors to keep an eve
on the females, too How could u lineal de-
scrndnnt Of roor, frail Mother Eve resist an
opportunity which fell in her way foi solving
the true inwnrincss' Of bit of social gossip,
concerning which the female portion Of the
village wcrc all agog? The postiristrcss he
. held an unsealed letter addressed to the erring
: sister in question aud what could she do but
read II? II the matter had stopped there no