Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-01
THE HOUSE HOLD.

To MAKE THE HANDS SoFT.-Take equal pro-
portions Of glycerine and alcohol; mix well; be-
fore retiring at night wash the hands In warm
water and rub well with the lotion.
HAIR INvIGoRAToR.-Bay rum, one pint; alco-
hol, half pint; castor Oil, half ounce; tinctIre
OF cantharideS. half ounce; mix them we'll This
mixture will promote the growth OF the hair
and prevent 1t from falling out
To CLEAN BKACX LACE.-Take the lace and
wipe of all the dust carefully with cambria
handkerchief, then pin it out on board, insert
ing pin In each projecting point OF lace. Wash
it all over with table-beer, and do not remove
the pins until perfectly dry. 1t will look fresh
and new.-lGeI'nlnntO1n Telegraph.
A REMEDY FOR BURNs.-The following Is said
to be an excellent remedy for burns: One ounce
of pulverzed borax, one quart of boiling water,
half an ounce OF pulverked alum. Shake up
well and bottle. Wrap the burn up In soft linen
and keep constantly wet with the solution. Do
not remove the linen until the burn is cured.
AUTUMN LEAvES,-A good way to arrange aut-
umn leaves and ferns is to stitch or pin or iron
them on with thin mucilage TO a strip of lace of
suitable width. and with 1t border lace or mus
lin window curtains and lambrequfnS.
PRETTY CRYsTALLIzED BOUQUETS can be made
| by diSSolving one pound of alum In one gallon
| OF water and fmmersing grasses when the alum
| will form in shining crystals on every branch.
| To PURIFY OFFENSIVE WATER.--A bushel Of
| hardwood ashes suspended In sack In els
tern ef 100 barrels capacity Will accomplish this
object with entire satisfaction.
SICK HEADACHE can often be greatly relieved,
anu SOIn6UllIleS elJlTely ny Tile dpi)lCi-
| ton OF a mustard plaster at the base OF the
| neck.
TREATMENT OF SCARLET FEVER WITH SUI
PHUR.-The foreign medical journals quite gen.
orally notice the successful treatment of scarlet
| fever by DR.. Ii. Pigeon, by the use OF sulphur.
| 1t spears that all the cases in which he en-
| plOyed this remedy were well marked, and the
| epidermiS on the arms in each case came away
| like the skin OF snake. The patient was thor
oughly anolnted twice daily, with sulphur ONT
ment, and five or ten grains OF sulphur given in
| n IN a
| phur was burned twice daily, on Goals on a
| shovel, TO fill the rooms with the fumes, which,
| OF course, were thoroughly inhaled by the pa
| tient. Dr. Pigeon asserts that under this mode
| OF treatment each case improved Immediately,
| and none were over eight days in making a
| complete recovery.
| has a strong preventative power, converting
| soft, perishable woods to the durability OF red
| cedar. 1t improves all farm implements, bask-
| cts, all wooden tools, as rakeS. hoe handles,
| common water-pails or any wooden tool which
is exposed TO the weather 1t may be found
valuable, also, for rustic work, rustic furniture
| or chairs left upon piazza. Give them good
| coat OF this Oil occasionally 1t will harden the
wood, give them dark color and make them
| last longer.
How TO KILL RosE-KILLERs.-An English
florist says that quassia and soft soap will de
stroy the aphides found upon roses; used by
sleeping four ounces OF quaSsia chips half ar
when cold adding two more OF water and Sly
ounces OF soft soap; with this syringe tbs
bushes.
| HOW TO PRESERVE THE HAIR.
| Prof. Wilson, OF England, is high authority OF
the hair. He condemns washing 1t, and advises
instead, thorough brushing. This promotes
circulation, removes scurf, and Is, In all re
spects better than water.
| Cutting the hair does not, as commonly
| thought, promote its growth. Most of Tho
specifics recommended for badness, not except
ing petroleum are mere stimulantS and ar
seldom or never permanently successful. Som
OF them give rise to congestion Of the SCALP
When a stimulant is desirable, ammonia Is tn
| best. 1t Is safe.
| For falling out of the hair, DR.. Wilson pre-
| ScribeS lotion composed OF water OF ammonia
almond oil and chloroform, one part each, di
luted with five parts alcohol, or spirits OF rose
| mary the whole made fragrant with a drachl
| OF OIL OF lemon. Dab IL on the skin, afte
thorough friction with the hair brush. 1t ma
be used sparingly or abundantly, daily or other
| wise.
For cooling lotion, one made of two drachm
OF boraX and glycer1ne to eight ounces OF dis
titled water Is effective, allaying dryneSS, sub
DUNG irr1tability, and removing Scurf
| Both badness and grayneSs depend on defet
tive powers Of the scalp skin and are to b
treated alike. What Is needed is moderat
stimulation, without any irritation. The follow
| Ing Is good. Rub into the bare places daily, q
even twice day, a nniment Of camphor, an
mOnla, chlorof0rm and aconite, equal part
! each. The friction should be very gentle.