Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-19
USEFUL HINTS.

A VERY warm bed-quilt may be i'm
pfoVlsed by pinning newspapers between
two sheets.
THosE who ought to know say that
poultry thrives upon cooked food, and
hike their corn boiled.
Do NOT keep rubber shoes Or sandals
on the feet longer than necessary. They
should never be worn in the house.
FoR soft corns dip a piece of linen
cloth IN turpenfine and wrap it, around
the toe on which the corn is situated
night and morning. The relief will be
immediate, and, after few days, the
corn will disappear
LIP SALvEs.-One gill sweet oil, one
ounce white wax, three-euarters of an
| ounce spermaceti. Dissolve them over
the fire and stir till cool. Another
Oil OF sweet almonds, eight ounces :;
white wax, three ounces; spermaceti,
three ounces Ehodium, fifty drops, and
white sugar candy form an excellent lip
salve.
ANTs.-Red ants may be benished
from pantry Or store-room by strewing
the shelves with small quantity Of
cloves, either whole or ground. We
use the former, as not being SO likely to
get into the food placed upon the shelves.
The cloves should be renewed occasion
ally, as after a time they lose their
strength and efficacy.
MOSQUITOES, says somebody, love beef
blood better than they do any that flows
IN the velns OF human kind. Just put
couple OF generous pieces on plates near
your bed at night, and you will sleep
untroubled by these pests. In the
morning you will find them full and
stupid with the beef blood, and the
meat sucked as d'y as cork.
STArNs.--Remove ink-stains from car
pets with milk, and afterward wash
with fine soap, a clean brush, and warm
water. For grease spots use powdered
5aagnesia, fuller's earth, or buckwheat.
Sprinkle on the spot, and let lie until
ak the grease is absorbed; renew the
earth, magnesia or bGckwheat until all
the grease Is removed. Time and pa
tlence will In this way remove the worst
OF grease spots.
To DETECT GENUINE COFFEE. Those
foolish persons who buy ground
coffee may find out whether
what they buy is genuine oof-
fee or not by the following method ::
Take wine glass or ttlmbler full OF
water, and gently drop a pinch of the
ground coffee on the surface of the
water, without stirring or agitating :;
genuine coffee Will float for some time.
whilst ohicory, or and other sweet root,
WI soon sink; and chicory or caramel
viii cause a yellowish Or brown color
to diffuse rapidly through the water,
while pure coffee will give no visible
tint, under such circumstances, for a
considerable length of time.
STABcH PoLsH.-The old receipt of
stirring the starch with bit Of wax
candle Is not nearly SO good, in the opin-
ion OF an experienced laundress, as q
much cheaper plan. She uses mutton
suet instead of wax it makes the starch
frmer. Before roasting or boiling your
JOINT Of mutton, cut Off whatever suet
you want from it. ''Render 1t in a tin
cup and set it aside in a jar; it will
keep six months or longer. The fat
about the kidney In hind quarter is
the firmest and best. When you want
thick starch for collars and shirt boso1ns,
take four tablespoonful Of starch to one
quart OF water, and piece of the clear
suet about the size of walnut. This
makes q good quart of starch.