The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-03
DOMESTIC.

CHEMICALS FOR HOUSEHOLD UsE.-It
is surprising, considering how many
women have been instructed in
chemistry In school days, to find how
few housekeepers make any use Of
chemicals In various household pro-
cesses,. Especially is this the case in
clothes Is usually wholly accomplished
by rubbing the clothes on the wash
board and with no other detergent than
soap. The rubbing of the cloth wears
them out far more than use, and If
housekeepers only knew, or, If know
Ing, they would take advantage of the
fact, that many washing compounds
Will almost entirely cleanse clothes
which are soaked In them over night,
ana thus almost entirely do away with
she labor and wear of the washboard,
wash-day might be robbed Of half its
tcrrors. Recipes for washing fluids,
the principal ingredients Of which are
SODA, ash, ammonia and lime, can be
round In nearly every household recipe
book, and they are very cheap and
harmless. All such washing compounds
are useful and convenient 6or cleaning
woodwork, panels and Carpets in a
house; also in washing dishes and Sc
curing that desiderat,im of housekeop-
crs-clean dish-clothes. Ammonia is
simple cheap and harmless chemical
and should be bought by the quart and
Kept IN every family. A few drops
added to water will cleanse children's
hair and make it soft and sweet; it Is
an admirable disinfectant to remove
the odor Of perspiration it will remove
grease spots from clothing, and often
restore color to stains. Its common
and frequent use can not be too fre-
quently urged. Borax is another
chemical that should find common use
III every family. For cleansing teeth
and sweetening the breath, few
grains Of the powder in water is unex-
celled. 1t also softens and whitens
iannels. Salicylic acid is perfectly
odorless and harmless yet powerful dis
infectant, and for many dlsinfecting
uses In the household Is invaluable. It
Is very cheap and convenient in form.
In these days when to stay various
forms of disease Is so important, moth
ers and hOusekeepers would do we'll to
give study and thought to these things,
and to try to make their knowledge OF
science practical. 1t is very encourag-
ing to note how many women are turn
ing their attention to studies in general
and applied science. Let us have its
benefits exemplifled in the household.
Mock TURTLE Sour. Take three
pounds Of the round Of veal; put it In
four quarts Of cold water, let it simmer
for two hours; then take out the
meat and set 1T where it will get cold
take two balls of celery root, two
medium-sized potatoes, one small yell
low turnip, boil them one-half hour:
then put them in cold water to cool
then peel them and chop fine, add them
to the broth when it Is cold enough; |;
chop one-third of the meat very fine
with boiled flour about rs for bread
dough drop this in small dumpllngs; !;
let this boil ten minutes more, then
add one tablespoonful Of chopped pars-
ley, one onion chopped fine, one tea
spoonful OF pepper, two tablespoonful
of tomato catsup. To boil flour, tie up
the flour In thick coarse cloth and put
1t In boiling water, and let boil con-
stantly for one hour. 1t will become
rs hard as chalk. Scrape this for use.
1t Is much better, us 1t Is entirely free
from what Is called the raw taste. This
soup should be served as soon rs cooked,
as 1t Will become too thick to be nice.
HOW AND W HERE TO KBsr TH1Nos.-
Crusts and bits of bread should be kept
In an earthcn pot, closely covered in
dry, cool place. Keep fresh lard and
suet In tin vessels. Keep salt pork fat
In glazed earthenware. Keep yeast In
wood or earthen. Keep preserves and
lellies In glass, or china, or stone-ware.
Keep salt In dry place. Keep meal in
a cool, dry place. Keep ice In the cell
lar wrapped in flannel, Keep vinegar
IN wood or glass.
MILK.-A German paper gives test
for watercd milk, which is simplicity
itself. A well polished Knitting
needle Is to be dipped into deep ves-
sci OF milk and Immediately withdrawn
In an upright position. If the milk is
pure, some of the fluid will hang to the
needle, but If water has been added to
the milk, even in small proportions, the
hu1d will not adhere to the needle.
"A COFFEE POT.--A carelessly kent
coffee pot will impart rank flavor to
the strongest infusion OF the best Java.
Wash the coffee-pot thoroughly every
day and twice week boil horax and
water In It for fifteen minutes.
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