The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-24
THE HOUSEHOLD.

or human use arc more abused than q
sponge, and few things In the canse Of
cleanliness are allowed to reach such a
dirty state. What is more unpleasant
than dirty sponge2 1t scents a whole
room, and the odor Is horrible; and
how refreshing Is its sweet sca-smell
when new and kept clean If you wish
to preserve your sponge rs means and
implement of cleanliness, you must
never allow it to lie ,oet; to accomplish
this, after thoroughly rinsing 1t, you
must not merely squeeze 1t, but you
mast ,oring 1t rs dry as you possibly
can. IF it is poor one and fears
well, never mind, you can now so
cheaply buy now one, If you ask for
pantry or table sponges, which are
as good as the bettcr-shapcd so-callcd
bath-sponges. Besides, it Is better to
have Il ragged ctean one, and buy an0tli-
or which need only cost you eighteen
pence, then use q bunch Of decaying,
| putrcfying stuff, which only gives yol,
back the human grease and dirt you
have been 80 careless and slOvcnly as to
leave in 1t, till it becomes almost cor
rupt. Avoid what many people do,
putting their wet spouges out OF the
window to dry, They arc rarely dried
previously, and there they lie, heavy
|
of air and and sunshine, which both
combine to rot them. A common
sponge basket is the best rcccpticlc. In
the case Of washing wounds, you can
| not be too cXtravagant with sponges--
| tho same piece should never be used
| twice, however we'll washed, but al
| ways burnt, for tho very water l. poi
| soned by the rinsings Of the wound,
and minute PARTICLES of poisonous mat
| ter adhere to the tiny passages Of the
sponge's interior, which can not always
find their way out again, especially In
the case of fine Turkeys.
BRILLIANT WHITEwAsH.-Take half
| bushel Of good unslacked lime and
| slack it with boiling water covering 1t
strain the liquor through a fno scive
or strainer, and add to it peck OF clean
salt, previously dissolved In warm wa
ter, three pounds Of ground rice
ground to a thin paste and stirred and
boiled hot, half apound of powdered
Spanish whiting, and II pound of clean
glue, which had been previously dis
solved by first soaking 1t we'll and then
hanging it over Il slow fire III a small
kettle within II larger one filled with
water; add five gallons Of hot water
to the whole mixture; stir it wcll and
let 1t stand for few days covered with
dirt. Tho whttcwaSh should Nc put
on quite hot; for this purpose it can be
kept in kettle OH the stove. One
pint of this mixture will cover Il square
yard Of snriace If properly applied.
Brushes more or less small may be used
according TO the nature Of the job re-
quirca. The wash retains It's bril-
iiancy for many years. There is moth
ing Of the kind that will compare with
1t, cithcr for inside or outside walls.
twelve feet cleaned and tho long bone
extracted from them. Put one quarter
of II beer sucJ into stewpan, with two
onions and carrot sliced, two bay
leaves, two sprigs of thyme and ealt
and pepper to taste, and let these sim
mcr for five minutes. Add two table
spoOnfuls OF flour and two and Il half
quarts of water, and keep stirring till
1t bolls; then put IN the feet. Let
these simmer for three hours, or un-
til perfectly tender, and take them and
lay them on sieve. Mix together on
plate, with the back of spoon, quar-
ter Of a pound Of fresh butter, one tea
spoonful of -four, the juice Of one lemon
and seasoning Of salt and pepper. Put
the feet with gill of milk into stew
pan; when very hot add the butter
ETC., and stir till melted. Now mix the
yolks of two eggs with five tablespoon
fuls Of milk; stir these to The other in
gradients, keep moving the pan over
the fire continually for minute OF
two, but do not allow 1t to boil.
FEATHERS should be very thoroughly
dried before using them. If feather
beds smell badly. or become hcav Y
from want Of proper renovation Of tn c
feathers, or from old age, empty them
and wash the feathers thoroughly in q
tub of suds, spread them in tho garrct
to dry, and they Will be as light and
good rs new. Never lay the pillows OF
feather ticks to dry In the sun; lay
them In shady place, where the wind
can purify them.
SWEET oil Is recommended for pol
islIing pianos. Apply with chamois
skin and rub with different skins rs
they become saturated with the oil. 1t
requires one or two hours of hard rub.
bing to restore an instrument to Its
original luster.
DISSOLVE four or tlvo pounds OF
washing soda In boiling water and
throw down the kitchen sink to pre-
vent the pipes stopping up with grease,
etc. DO this every few weeks.
STEwED PoTATo. - Take potatoes
boiled the day before chop coarse and
put on the stove, covered with milk
put a plate over them and cook slowly
don't stir them; add piece of butter
and n little salt. Fake off the plate and
cook until they thickcn.
AN excellent wax varnish for furni-
ture is madeb by dlssolving, over a gen.
tic heat, three ounces of wax in one
quart of oil Of turpentine.
GRAVE RUN MILLS, Baltimore co., Md
MEsSRs. KENNEDY s. Co.: The
Carbolinc Is making young hair come
on my bald head.
PeTER +. SuEARER.
Thists fair sample of tho certifl-
tnl,