The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-11
Donte and Garm.
HousenoIa matters.

Milk absolutely supplies every requisite
for the body, and enables a young calf to
grow into heifer, and baby into thriy-
ing child. 1t is model food-in fact, 1t is
the most perfect that exists in nature. Let
parents realize this and encourage It's use in
the family.
rs cure felon, take pint of common
soft soap and stir in airslacked lime till il Is
of the consistency of glaciers putty. Make
leather thimble, fill it with this compost
ton, and insert the finger therein and the
cure is certain. This is domestic application
that every housekeeper can obtain promptly.
Good authority asserts that one pound of
beans viii support life in action as long as
four pounds of rice. Two pounds of beans
will help to do more muscular work than
three pounds of wheat. The reason why
beans require stronger powers OF digestion
than wheat is that they contain casein In
stead of gluten.
A sock leg drawn over the broom handle,
well down on the brush, holds the straws
compactly. One will make a capital stove
rag or a dish cloth. The best parts may be
rayeled for darning thread and for girls to
learn knitting; the short threads wound
firmly and covered with part of an old boot
leg and ingenuity will make fine ball for
Bub.
Every housekeeper nowadays has splash
ers at the back of her washStand 10 protect
the wall. A very pretty one can be made OF
white Oilcloth; cut the length OF the stand
and trim the edge with crochet work of a
bright color These are very durable, and
can be washed off with sponge when soiled
ordusty. Splashers of white muslin, gather
ed over blue or pink cambria, with a small
ruffie at the top and Sides and ribbon bows
at the corners, are very pretty, though not
as dursble as those made OF oilcloth.
Newspapers and wrapping papers can be
Put into many valuable uses in the house
hold. Few housekeepers can find time TO
black their cooking stores every day, and
even if they wash them every day in clean
water they will soon become quite shabby,
but If they are rubbedyover with a newspa-
per every morning after the dishes are wash
ed they will keep black a long time. III a
spot OF grease or stain of some kind adhere,
moisten the paper a little and rub it off.
Newspapers or wrapping paper will keep the
outside of the tea and coffee pot and all tin
utensils about the stove brighter than the
old way of washing them in soapsuds.
Life long discomfort and sudden DEATH"
writes a medical man, "often comes to chill
dren through the inattention or carelessness
of mothers or nurses. A child should never
be allowed to go to sleep with cold feet; the
thing to be last attended TO is TO see that the
that the feet are dry and warm. Neglect of
this has often resulted in dangerour attacks
of Group, diphtheria or fatal sore throat Al
ways on coming from school, on entering
the house from a visit or errand in rainy,
muddy or damp weather, the child should
remove Its shoes and the mother should,
herself, ascertain whether the stockings are
in the least damp. If they are they should
be taken off, the feet held before the fire and !
rubbed with the hands till perfectly dry, |
and another pair of stockings and another |
pair of shoes put on. 1he reserve shoes and |
stockings should be kept ready for use on |
minutes notice."