The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-09

A good way 10 clean the inside Of
old iron pets and pans Is TO I'll them
with water In which few ounces Of
washing soda are dissolved, and set
them on the fire. Let the water boil until
the inside Of the pot looks clean.
keep q small bottle Of glyccrine
near the place where you habitually
wash your hands, and, before wiping
them, put one or two drops Of glycerine
on the wet palm and rub the hands
thoroughly with IL as II it were soap,
then dry lightly with towel.
Take your board that you scour
your knives on and nail il firmly, so
that II will be stationary near the table
where you wash dishes. You don't
know, unless you've tried, how much
labor 1t saves; for il at any time you
use knife just step right there and rub
1t over with the securing material. /
use bath-brick and large cork. And
you wouldn't do this II you had to 90
to some cupboard, take down the board,
and afterward have to put II back AZ ain.
An open fire, with large chimney
throat, Is the best ventilator for any
room; the one-half or two-thirds of the
heat carried up the chimney is the price
paid for immunity from disease; and
large though this seems from It's daily
draft on the wood-pile or coal-bin, it Is
tritiing when comfaled with doctors
bills and with the loss Of strength and
efficiency that invariably results from
living in unventilated apartments-Co
WdySng.
Il wonder IL all the mothers know
what nice remedy cold water is for
Group. ! think it superior te any thing
else. As soon as my little ones begin to
choke up and cough like Group, bind
. napkin wet with cold water, and dry
one over it, around the throat. and give
. good dose Of strip Of ipecac. The
cloths must be changed every few min
utes till the choking Is over. II neces-
sary, give the ipecac or hive-sirup till
the child begins to vomit. think 1t
splendid remedy. Group must be treat
ed Immediately, and cold water is al
ways handy to get.
An easy method Of breaking glass
TO any required form is by making
small notch, by means Of file, on the |
edge Of piece of glass; then make the
end Of tobacco pipe, or . red-hot iron
about the same size, red-hot in the fire,
apply the hot iron to the notch, and |
draw 1t slowly along the surface Of the
glass, In any direction you please; a
crack will be made in the glass and will |
follow the direction of the iron. Round
glass bottles and TASKS may be cut in |
he middle by wrapping round them a
worsted thread dipped in spirits Of tur-
pentine, and setting it on fire when
on the glass.
This is the way make coffee: In
he first place get the green coffee,
roast It, take the quantity required, put
n cofiee-pot, pour boiling water on \
have a pot Of boiling water, set the cof-
Iee-pot, with small piece of wood for
he cohee-pot TO rest on, SO it will not |
ouch the bottom Of the pot, let il boil
hour, or, for that matter, it might boil
III day, and be all the better for it.
Your coffee will be as clear as crystal.
You will need no egg, and will also find
vou will not require as much coffee as
boiling. This way does not boil but
sleeps it. BE careful to use boiling
water for both.
In all our experiments, in sweeping
carpets, we have found nothing so safe \
and serviceable as moistened bran. In
stead Of stopping to clean the broom
every few minutes, sweeping the car
pets with bran not only cleans the car
pets, frees 1t almost entirely from dust,
but keeps the broom clean at the same
lime. 1t must be moistened only
enough to hold the particles together.
Il too wet, there are the same obiec-
ions as to each Of the various ways
above mentioned. II will leave the
carpet SO damp that the dust which will
settle over 1t Will deface the carpet more
han II will clean it. Besides, it makes
he work much harder. because the
bran becomes heavy with much mois-
'ure. Distribute the bran evenly over
he floor, and then sweep as usual. The
bran scours or cleans the whole fabric.
Very little dust is made when sweeping
With 1t, and scarcely any settles after the
work Is accomplished, because every
bread, bit Of paper, lint or dust, Is
gathered into the mass Of bran that is
moved over the floor. and il SO thor
,ughly Incorporated with It that 1t can
lot be easily separated. Carpets swept
n this manner gather very little dust,
. will be plainly seen whenever they