The Indiana State sentinel., 1878-11-06
Dome and farm.
Household Matters

ie to be cooked, ana ~ Will Ve i0So A'S"'S W
burn,
CAYENNE psppef, sprinkled around ire
shelves and other places where ants conSre-
gate, will drive them away.
Cabbage. when cooked by boiling, should |
ne boiIed in two waters This destroys the
Essential oiP' which is unWho'Asome'
Talmage says that the svenage boy begins
the pernicious use Of tobaccoon acigar stamp
which his father, or some minister VISITING
the house, has thrown fvay-
A good way to preserve cut flowers Is TO
nut a drop or two of ammonia in the water.
Change the water every day, aud cut OIL half
an inch or so OF the stems Of the flowers
Reading when walking or riding is injuri'
Gus to the eyes, because the motion oil ,he
body, causing the focus of sight TO be conun-
ualiy shifted, the delicate muscles of the eye
become strained and fatigued.
Good food, properly cooked, gives us good
blood. soand bones, healthy brains, strong
nerves and firm flesh, TO say nothing OF good
tempers and kind hearts. These are surely
worth A little trouble to secure.-Juliet
Corson.
In putting away gersniums in a cellar for
TIE winter remove from the pot, shake we'll
and hang up by the roots. In the spring let
them stand water for week or Two anu
tnen TepOL hUu 1ou viii yNN
in fine condition.
Spikenard root, sliced and bruised, and
then stepped in a teapot containing equal
parts OF water and spirits, and the vapor in
nailed, when sufficiently cooled, VIII relieve
the soreness and hoarseness of the throat or
lungs, when arising from acough or cold.
IL those interested In backing stoves will
try greasing them with fresh grease before
blacking they will find that 1t prevents them
from rusting Add pinch of brown sugar
TO blacking Just before applying. THIS
causes il to stick, and it polishes much easl'
er and with half the usual rubbing.
A cool, light ana convenient working dress
is made as follows: Cut long almost tight
fitting polonaise, put a rutfle twelve incnes
wide around the bottom of il, button down
to ruffie, and, il made of goods that will
trim we'll with the same, trim down the
front with bias piece. 1t should not touch
the floor by two inches. Ten or eleven
yards OF calico will be sufficient, according
to size E|
A nice stool can be made by taking soap
box, or any small:sized box, from grocery
store; fix a lid by mailing pieces of leather
on for hinges; fasten piece in front to lift
it up; then cover IL with pieces OF carpet
tackled on with brass headed nails; cut some
pieces of old quilts to pad the top, then
cover with carpet aud trim around the I'D
with any old csst-od fringe. This also makes
a convenient piece OF furniture, useful for
keeping shoes in, out OF sight.
Useful Recipes.
FoE CHAPPKD HANDS Pour little OF the
best cider vinegar in the palm of the hands
and rub them together well with 1t.
PUMPKIN BUrrER.-First stew pumpkin,
then take molasses and pumpkin, equal
parts, and stew for an hour; season with Gin
namon.
To PoAoH EGds-l.ay small muffin rings
in the water and drop an egg in each ring,
and the egg will be smooth and the shape of
rng.
APPLE LEMON PIE-Rind and juice OF one
lemon, piece OF butter size OF walnut, two
apples chopped fine, one egg, one cup of
sugar. Bake with upper crust.
MUFFIss-One pint milk; four eggs beaten
thoroughly; flour TO make n thin cake bat
ter; tablespoonful Of hot butter stirred into
the batter. Bake in muffin tlns about three
inches in diameter, In hot-quite hot
oven.
Corn MEAL CUsTARD.-0ne-fourth pound
corn meal, one pint milk, boil together 10
minutes, add one-fourth pound butter, six
eggs, rose water, salt and sugar to taste
Mrs Judge ]. z. Rsa Minneapolis Mimi.
CORN STARCH PUFFs.-Four large eggs beat
en- separately, half cup butter, one cup pow
dered sugar, one cup corn starch, into which
two heaping teaspoons baking powder has
been mixed.-Miss Jennie Peck, Lagrange
Ind.
IcED APPLEs.-Psre and core the apples,
fill with sugar, adding very little butter
and cinnamon; bake till nearly done, cool,
pour off the juice, ice the top and sides aud
set into the oven long enough 10 brown
slightly; serve with cream.-Mrs. Abbie @.
Kinney, ST. Louis, Mo.
To MEND CHINA.-Mix little lime with
the white OF an egg; TO use ii take suth-
cient quantity Of the egg to mend one arti-
Gle at a time; shave off quantity of the
lime and mix thoroughly; apply quickly to
the edges and place firmly together, when il
soon sets and becomes strong. Calcine plas-
ter OF PARIS will answer in the place Of lime.
FRosr BI1Es.-The following is simple
remedy for frost bites. Extract the frost by
the application of ice water till the frozen
part is pliable, but let no artificial heat
touch it; then apply salve made of equal
parts OF hogs lard and gun powder, rubbed
together until At forms paste, and in less
than "a hours the frozen parts will be we'll.
Germantown Telegraph.
APPLE PRESERVES Peel, halve and core
six large apples. selecting those of the same
size; make a syrup OF one pound of granu.
lated sugar and a pint OF water; when it
boils drop in the apples with the rind and
Juice of a lemon. AS soon as they are ten
der care must be taken that they DO not fall
in pieces, take the halves out one by one,
and arrange, concave side uppermost in a
glass dish. Drop bit of current jelly into
each piece; boil down the syrup, and when
cecil pour around the apples. This makes a
very nice preserve for tea.
To PREsERyE QUIscEs.-Choose large,
smooth specimens OF the fruit and remove
the skins with a sharp knife; some persons
scald them for the purpose of rendering
them more easy TO peel, but others find this
only increases the difficulty. Cut out the
cores, laying aside all those that are not rot
ten, with the sound peelings, to use after
ward in making jelly. Leave the pieces for
preserving as large rs you can, and carefully
extract with the point of your penknIfe