Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-03
THE HOUSED oLD.

EGGS often turn black when boiled hard. II
| they are put In boiling water ten minutes, ana
then into cold water, the yolk will remain
A FaCT worth remembering in connection
with sealsktn Is that afterit has been exposed to
rain or snow 1t should be first well shaken and
then hung up to dry in room where there is
no artificial heat. If dried by fire or furnace
heat the fur becomes matted together and de-
WoyEN PETTqCoATs that now come for little
girls as well as women, in attractive patterns
and bright colors,, are fast taking the place Of
flannel. They are not so liable to shrink in
washing, and while light in weight they cling
to the figure and make very warm garment.
GOOD way to keep cut flowers fresh Is to lay
them In wet cloths. Take them out OF the vases
at night, sprinkle with cold water, and then
wrap them in cfotfD made very wet with cold
water. tn weight of the cloth Will not crush
the most delicate nowers, while It keeps out the
air and prevents their falling to pieces or OPEN
ing farther.-[N.T. Post
1T Is impossible for house plants to do well If
the earth about them remains wet for any con-
siderable length Of time-Say two days. Plants
need fresh water the same as individuals. Let
tile earth be so porous and the drainage so COM
plete that the plants will need watering daily
[R,tl'di Ne,r Yorker.
CoRK-soLED Doors, while admirable for walk
ing purposes, do not make for children suitable
shoes to wear to school. where the child must
unduly, rendering the wearer liable to take cold
on going into lower temperature For school
purposes good walking shoe with double sole,
weather, is preferred by many persons The
overshoes should be removed Immediately on
entering the house.-[Ne'c York Post.
VENTILATION OF ROoMs.-In winter it is one
| thing to keep dwellin9-r rooms warm and another
to have them well supplied with pure air.
There is nothing so abundant in the world as
good, Wholesome air, and nothing which we so
seldom find in sufficient quantity in living
rooms. We are apt to forget that air once
breathed is not fit to breathe again, and only
throw up the window or open the door when
| 9 a 4 IN
preston. The air of a room should never get no.
| ticeably impure. Some rooms are 'by nature
provided with ample ventilation, and through
the cracks the pure air finds abundant access,
but most apartments, II not looked to, will limit
the supply OF oxygen and supply Its place with
the heavy noxous carbonic acid gas, which is
gishness of mind and body. In winter every
sleeping room had better be little cool than
should see to this on going to bed, and SO adjust
the window sash that there will bea proper
supply, Of good air all through the night
| tA11e1'iCdn Agj1c,ltuTiSt.
| USEFUL SUGGESTIoNS.-To remove grease from
| SILK, take lump OF magnesa and rub it well
over the spot let it dry, then brush the powder
on, and the spot will disappear; or take visit
ing card and separate it. and rub the spot with
the internal part. and 1t will disappear without
taking the gloss off the silk.
Dr. st. John Rosa, the well known professor
| of ophtbalmology in the University of Vermont,
| writes to the New York Medical Record strong
| protest against the common practice OF feeding
little children with meat tea and coffee, and all
varieties OF food eaten by adults, on the ground
that it induces diseases of the eye, as well as OF
| other parts OF the delicate body.
The Partisan method of cleaning black silk is
to brush and wipe it thoroughly, lay 1t on fiat
| table with the side up which Is intended to
show, and sponge with hot coffee Strained
through muslin. Allow it to become partially
| dry. then iron.
| Old wall paper can be very much improved in
appearance by simply rubbing it well with fan
| mel cloth dipped in oatmeal
| IF the nOrpS the skin are closed If the mil
| utude OF valves which are placed over the whole
| surface OF the human body are shut down, two
| things take place. First the internal heat Is
prevented from passing off, it accumulates every
| moment, the person expresses himself as burn
| Ing up, and then large draughts of water are
swallowed to quench the internal are-and this
| is fever.
| While it may not be 1udicious for the aged and
those of limited vital powers to dress or undress
undesirable TO sleep In warm room, or such a
room as would be comfortable during the day.
| Such warmth Of the air breathed is always more
| or less debil1tat1ng.
Bruised horseradish applied to the wrist is
recommended as cure for both neuralgia and
! tOothache.
Salt or beefs gall in the water helps to set
black. A tablespoonful Of spirits OF turpentine
| to gallon Of water sets most blues and alum
| Is very efficacious in setting green. Black Or
| very dark calicOes should be stfffened with gum
arabic-five cents worth is enough for dress
| If, however, starch is used, the garment should
be turned wrong side out.
| udS UISCUNGTtu UlldU Tie SpVeESSu
| attack Of neuralgia can be relieved by directing
stream OF water from force pump against the
| part affected.
| When the voice is lost, as Is sometimes the
case, from the effects OF cold, simple, pleasant
remedy Is furnished by beating up the white of
ore egg, adding to it the Juice " one lemon, and
| IeaspoOnful from time to time
FEW HINTS WORTH PRESERVING IN CASE OF
NEED.-1. Child two years old has an attack OF
| Group at night; doctor at distance; what Is To
|
The child should be Immediately undressed
aid put in a warm bath. Then give an emetic,
| OF ipecac. The dose is a teaspoonful. Ii the
! anthony is not handy give warm water mus
| tard and water, or any other simple emetic; dry
the child and wrap it carefully in warm
| 2. Some ones nose bleeds and cannot be
stopped.
| parts Of powdered alum and gum-arabic, and
insert in the nose Battle the forehead in cold
| water.
| 8. Child eats piece of bread On which arsenic
| has been spread Tor killing rats.
| Give plenty OF warm water, new milk In large
| quantities cruel and Inseed tea; foment the
| bowels. Scrapc iron-ruSt off anything mix
| with warm water, and give in large draughts
| frequently. Never give large draughts of fluids
until those given before have been vomited, be-
! cause the stomach will not contract properly IL
| filed, and the object Is TO get rid OF poison as
| quickly as possible.
4. A young lady sits in draught and comes
home with bad sore throat.
| Wrap flannel around the throat keeping out
| OF draughtS and sudden changes OF atmosphere,
| and every half hour take a pinch OF chloride OF
| potash, place 1t on the tongue, and allow il to
| dissolve in the mouth.
! 5. Child falls backward into tub of water
| and is much scalded.
| Carefully undress the child. lay it on a bed
on its breast IL the back Is Scaded; be sure all
! draughts are excluded; then dust over the parts
| Scalded with bi-carbOnate OF soda; lay muslin
| over it; then make a tent by placing two boxes
| with board over them in bed, to prevent the
| covering from pressing on the scald; cover up
| warm.
6. Mower cuts drivers legs as he is thrown
| from his seat.
| Put tight bandage around the limb above
| the cut, slip cork under 1t in the direction or
| line drawn from the inner part of the knee TO
| little outside Of the groin. Draw the edges OF
the cut together with sticking plaster.
| I. Child has bad earachc
Dip plug OF cotton wool in olive Oil, warm IT,
and place 1t In the ear. Wrap up the head and
| keep 1t out of draaghtS.
| CUTTING GLASS WITH SCISSORS.-Many per-
| sons may not be aware, says an American COM
| temporary, that glass can be cut under water
| with great ease, to almost any shape, by sim
| ply using pair of shears Or strong scissors. In
| order to insure success two points must be at
| tended to-frSt, and most Important. the glass
| must be kept quite level In the water while the
scissors are applied; and secondly, to avoid
risk, 1t Is better to begin the cutting by taking