The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-04-14
Household Hints.


Household Hints.
10 Stain Wood Mahogany Color
Take half pint of nitric acid. a riece ~
| alum about the size of a Spanish mt ond
color. 'As'
10 Remove Rust from Iron.-The cas-.
lest method of removing rust from iron il
iupolng 1t with rag dipped in oil OF
tartar The rust will disappear immedi-
ately. 80,
Potato Salad.--Six large cold boiled DO
tatoes cut fine, two small heads of lettuca
broken in small pieces, half small onion
cut fine, two hard boiled-eges. one table
spoon of capers, Mayonnaisee dressing q,
a. dressing made of French mustard. oil.
and vinegar '
Cocoanut Cand y.-Grate the meat of A
cocoanut, and, having ready two pounds
OF sltted white sugar, and the beaten
whites OF two eggs, also the milk of the
nut, mix together and make into little
cakes. In short time the candy will be
dry enough to eat. ..s '-e'rI.I
Bone Felon.-The London Lancet suo.
gests the following SIMPLE treatment.
AS soon as the disease is felt. nut directly
over the spot 1y-blister, about the size
OF your thumb nail, and let it remain for
SIX hours. at the expiration of which
tlne, directly under the surface of the
ollster, may be seen the felon, which can
instantly be taken out with the point OF
needle, or lancet.
The Medical Press says it is the worry
about ways and means that kills; doctors
themselves are worried to death hv
pecuniary troubles. This is an Opinion
worth more than many prescriptions for
which large price is paid, It ia
an easy thing to give advice which ia
hard TO take, but we commenced this
medical counsel as good to begin the
year with and to use all the year through.
Don't worry, take things quietly; the
darkest night has morning; and worry
wears out the heart and life. No charge
tor that, but it is sound advice.
If fish-bone or portion flood sticks
In the throat, and threatens to produce
suffocation, first give smart blow be-
tween the shoulders. This, will most
likely dislodge the substance. IF tho
Patlen1 can make any attempt to swal-
low, put large lump of butter in his
mouth. This will help the offending
subsance to pass down the throat more
easily. Ii he can not swallow, put the
niger as tar down the throat as possible
and endeavor to pull the bone or meat
out, or tickle the throat to produce i'm
mediate vomiting. Unless there is prompt
action life may be lost. -.. =
When freshly spilled, ink can be re-
moved from carpets by wettlng in milk.
Take cotton-I,a1ting and soak 10 All the
! INK that 1t Will receive, being careful not
TO let 1t spread. Then take fresh cotton
wet in milk, and sop it up carefully. Re-
peat this operation, changing the cotton
ana milk each time. After most of tho
INK has been taken up IN this way, with
fresh cotton and clean, rub the spot. Con-
tlnue until all disappears; then wash the
spot III clean, warm water, and little
soap; rinse IN clear water, and rub until
nearly dry. For ink spots on marble.
wood or paper. apply amonia clear; lust
w1.ettlng the spot repeatedly till the ink
disappears. -71
According to the Pharmacist. it ia a
frequent practice in the New York asv.
lum for inebriates to administer to the
parents at bed time glass of milk to
produce sleep, and the result Is often
[ound satisfactory, without the use of
medicine. Medicine IS there sometimes
In milk. It has been recently
stated IN medical journals IT, at Tactic acid
nag the effect Of promoting sleep by
act1ng as a sedatlve, and this acid may
De produced in the alimentary canal after
I lngestion of milk. Can this, then.be
ne explanation of the action of milk on
ne nervous system after long contin-
lcd, excessive use of alcoholic drink.
sugar, also, is capable of beng convert.
q IN the stomach, in certain morbid con-
lltlons, into Tactic acid; and lump OF
ugar allowed to dissolve in the month
n going to bed will frequently soothe
ne restless body to quiet and repose.
Boiled Apples-A friend who knows
pout good things to eat, writes to us that
pout the incest morsel that ever tickled
ne palate is boiled apples-not boiled
ke potato, nor steamed like pudding.
ut as follows: Place a layer Of fair,
zinned Baldwins, or any nice variety.
the stew pan, with about quarter Of
inch of water. Throw on about one
alt cup of sugar to six good sized an
les, and boil until the apples are thor.
1ghly cooked, and the slrup nearly thick
lough for jelly. After one trial no one
ould, for any consideration, have fair
. !: apples peeled. The skins con-
i, IN very large share Of the pictous-
Il y-maklngg distances, and impart a
lvor impossible to obtain otherwise.,'
also says: "a wise housekeeper, in
7a a OF throwing away the skins and
res OF such pie apples would use them
Jelly. A umblerful of the richest
r. can thus be obtained from a dozen
pies. Boil the skin, etc, u few min
es, and strain. Add little sugar to
e liquid, and boil until right to turn
10 the tumbler."
A MAN named his notatnoa Hola.