Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-19
THE HOUSEHOLD.
The Home i'm Spring.time.

Inc summer In our temperate climate Is not IN
DE considered at all in 70 portion to the aetna,
heat developed. There is a peculiar che mic II
action 10 the sun rays, which. most especial
r ~ VIZ spring appears to engender rapid dec ,m
posltlOh. NO matter how thoroughly house is
constructed, Indifferent as to the skin or tho
plulnber necessary precaution should be- eyer
cisco. Automatic traps, no m alter how ingent
no o eontTised VIII lose their self-regulating
power ana as they are concealed no one q m
ever Tell at what moment they NAV re aily he
ooibg more naTm IMAM good in the house Just
as soon as cold weather Is over, careful house
keeper should examine the condition Of the ceI
lar. II there be leaks or admission of moisture in
me cellar. II Is more likely to be visible now tn At
the furnace is no longer In operation tn an
The exact places where TIL DRAIN pipes from the
closets enter the cellar. In some cases these
may be built into the wall and are not visible
5000 archltects with sound sanitary views
90 with the health Of the inmates where there
Is no chance OF seeing or knowing whether del
eterious gases are te!ng filtered through the
mouse or not Many sad accident occurs in
mouse where the fault Is sought below the
gfouno When 1t actually exists midway All
typhoid fever does not exist In badly -dranei
he1ghpoThoods. Its sporodc character NAV
often be traced in good Beighborhoods, IA tr.
fully-constrncf ed houses from the ca,eIesS In
dlne!ehce OF housekeepers, who VIII not kee,
'lelr ey alb Ut them Cellars Shouid be- w-,si
lation OF ashes may hide or keep In abeyanca !.
mass of corruption. caused bv Servants wnica
OF comes a source of malaria whel warmer
weather sets In. One great source of he attn in
house Is the free use of water, wherever il is
lound Flushing room wherever there Is A
wash basin, even IL it be an untenantei Cham
OF the stationary wash basfns or sinks in the
house are In use, this is all the more a reason
why the one not In use should be the most
dangerous one In the whole house. 1t is
perfectly easy to understand that exactly
theIe Inc meph1t1c gases will be formed
ana escape, because there is no water to alb.
ltlnrc fn1l
tnat a current OF hot water, from time to
time, should be sent, even In warm weather,
through all the basins In house. The reason
is simple. Quite solid deposits made of SOAP or
animal greases coat the pipes, which are only
dispersed by hot wafer A kitchen sink. though
much ~ not water be passed through it, because
always wants. both In winter and summer
some disinfectantS. The simplest and one
when can be used at the lowest cost, is to dis
solve the common Sulphate OF iron of Commerce.
in water, and use in all those parts OF the house
where water is turned on. The action Of the
Sulphate OF iron Is purely chemical one with
our antlseptic properties. All it does is to de-
oxide the decomposing substances Nitrate of
lead, more expensive. Is also very safe disu-
1ec1aDt The permanganate OF potash acts even
more rapidly than the salts OF iron or lead or
ant has not been SO much in vogue. It's intlu
ehce seems to be more local, acting rather on
the atmosphere than the source from which the
decomposition arises 1t may be taken as A
good rule that. In attempting to purify a house
lt Is OF little use to attack the atmosphere The
v1tiated air, though breathed aud containing
the poison and the germs of disease, renews
nars, than It can be corrected sau-
Ger of chloride OF lime in a room NAV
oe Troy ,t ne poisonous gases: But it is the
corrected. Strike at that purify that by de-
stroying the cause, and the effect must pass
away In time. The use OF lodides and bromides
In house is accompanied by so many draw
old
metnOdS, as used On board OF ships, are excel
lent: A room In which fever patient has been
connned, may be rendered salubriouS, and the
germs of all disease killed, by burning sulphur
IN the room. at first having, Of course removed
all the furniture, otherwise it would become
rotten and bleached. There ought not to be-,
he house, providing the source OF such disturb
ance be properly watched. Two or three dol
lars worth OF sulphate OF iron, or twice that
amount expended In nitrate OF lead, used little
every day during the summer, must tend to Kill
the germs OF disease The ventilation of a
house from the cellar Is thought by some who
wholesome. The argument is that since the
cellar is nearer to the dangerous ground we
take this vitiated air aud allow 1t TO permeate
the house. 1t would be impossible ia ninety
cases in the hundred to isolate the cellar from
the rest OF the house, though it is attempted in
some cases. The only true method Is to keen
the cellar perfectly clean in summer, and To
watch carefully all pipes and drains leading
into IT. 1t Is there mostly that the hygiene of
the house is to be attended to, for no amount of
pfecauIlon above will prevent the danger which
exists below.-(N. Y. Times.
TO CLEAN wATER-BoTTLEs AND DEcANreRs.
Nhen Water-bOttle has contained maid
water Tor a lorg time 1t Will become coated with
deposit or carbonate or lime mixed with other
matters that the water held In solution. The
easiest way Of removing this is to pour tn about
teas poonful OF hydrOchlOric acid and rinse
round The bottle with It, The moment that the
ac!a toGcnes the deposit 1t removes It. Tne
ha yUa hnd
Oh pure water After decanter has held port
or other wines for long time deposit OF red
d!sn matter VIII be seen on the inner surface OF
the glass This can be readily removed by
turning in sulphuric acid (uil OF vItIioD. 4
solution Of caustic potash Is sometimes used
for this purpose, but 1t has tendency to cor
rode the glass and therefore Is not desirable.
MAKING PAPER WATER PROOF.
Common paper cal be converted into q SUBJ
stance as strong as parchment by means OF
suphuric ACID: The paper Is only dipped into
and then mixed with half its weight OF water.
sheet OF paper placed into this solution be-
comes almost Instantly changed in character
ard is made tough, hard and fibrous; yet Its
weight Is not increased and it is far better for
writing purposes than animal parchment while
it can tie rubbed better than paper and almost
as well as sheepskin; and 1t is excellent for
binding books and for all legal purposes and Is
also desirable for covering preserve and pickle
jars.
A pretty method OF making rustic chains to
hang from porches, verandas or garden arches
to support the delicate creepers and vines, is
much In vogue in Belgium. They are made by
taking branches OF trees OF from one to two
inches in diameter and saving them into
lengt his of from three to six inches then cutting
willow rods of about half an inch In diameter
to about the same length; splitting them and
bending Ope-half OF one so as to form a SEMI
circle around the end OF one of the larger sticks
aid fastening 1t securely by brad nails Through
this loop the bent Spt-wiilow rod to be fast
ENID to the next bit IF stick Is passed before
being nailed the second time; and SO on until
the chain Il made as long as may be required
The kinds Of woods which Snow to the best ad-
vantage In this work are those that have a
rough bark, lie tie Norway spruce These
chains Will form very graceful curves, and
when covered with a ballaon-vlne OF m,uran-
dtas Or morning-glories, Will attract much at
tentiOn.
OLIVE GIL FOR DELICATE MACHINERY.
axe narrow piece OF Sheet-lead S,raDe the
surface perfectly bright and slip il into bottle
or the best olive Oil. The bottle should then be
placed IN window, where it will be fully ex-
posed to tie suns rays for month or more
ard II VIII soon begin to deposit quantity of
hue lage upon the surface Of the lead. When
It has bt come we'll coated with IT, pour off the
Oil carefully, not disturbing the mucilage at an
ard keep In tightly corked bottles on thus
prepared can be kept for years without danger
or lis spelling or becoming thick when ex posed
to the action OF the atmosphere.
FOOD CAN BIZ SALTED
on the outside, but the flavor Is pervertei IT.
IS tie perineatfon of the meat, fish Or vegata-