Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-03
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them to the light of the sun. ia an atmosphere
saturated with the vapors of benzine turpenttne,
or petroleum.
HOW TO MAKE PRETTY SHADKs.-"Every lady
her own lamp shade maker" seems to be the
n ,soe. NOWADAYS the New York Nal tells OF
pretty pattern which anybody can follow and
which Is not very dear. 1t consists Of a three
men satin r1bDon gathered on an elastic to III
over tAe porcelain shade, and heading fall OF
fringe Is tied.
PARENTS and others will be interested In the
result OF certain recent experiments OF DR.. Boil.
iinger with cows milk. The Doctor has observed
tnat the milk OF cows suffering from tubercular
dlseaSe Will communicate that affection to
human beings Boiling will not destroy the
propagating power. He also makes the alarm.
tuOercular disease.
TO CLEAN GLASS AND 1vORY.-When making
cake or omelette, take your discarded egg shells,
crush them into small bits. put them into your
and thoroughly shake them. The glass win
look like new, and all kinds of glass washed In
the same water will look equally Wen. Salts OF
lemon Will remove stains from the ivory handles
or kn1veS.-N Y. Tribune.
FURNITURE PoL1sH.-Take cofreecupful of
cold drawn linseed OIL of turpentine, and Of
vinegar, with 8 tablespoonful OF alcohol mixed
into 1t. Pour into bottle and shake rapidly.
nannel, and rub the furniture until nearly dry:
then roll bit OF flannel into tight roll at least
S1nches In diameter; sew it up closely, and rub
the polish in until it shines. A 1r'tcll-
| tu1'iSt
INK STAINs.-lnk stains can be removed from
a carpet by freely pouring milk on the place.
| and leaving 1t to soak in for time then rub it
SO , as TO remove all ink, and scoop up remaining
milk with spoon; repeat the process with more
| milk, If necessary; then wash 1t OF completely
with clean cold water, and wipe it dry with
aSes ali f M nen6 milk
| stantly; but when 1t has dried a little time is
| reQu1red.-N. Y. Tribune.
TEA DRINKERS nowadays will do well to ap-
chased of their grocers: Turn out the infused
leaves, and If they are found a good brown
color, with fair substance, the tea will be
Ma WHO'S Dut II the leaves are black and Of
tea Will not be fit to drink. The purer the tea.
| the more the distinctively brown color of the
frequently adopted to reduce prices results in
| the two kinds Of leaves being supplied to-
gether 1t is important to see that the leaves
| have the Serrated or saw like edges without
| which no tea is genuine.
| TO BLEACH CLoTH.-Into eight quarts of warm
water put one pound of chloride of lime; stir
WIN a SUCK a few minutes, then strain through
bag OF coarse muslin, working it with the
bucketfuls of warm water, stir 1t well and put
| In the muslin. Let 1T remain in one hour. turn
Ing it over OCCASIONALLY that every part may
| wash well In two waters to remove the lime
| rinse and dry. This quantity will bleach
twenty-five yards of yard-wtde muslin. The
| muslin Will bleach more evenly and quickly II
1t has been thoroughly wet and dried before
| bleaching.
| RIGHT AND LEFT.-My little boy was left
| handed l had found, by experience that
se i D. would be particularly irksome to
| him, II that defect were not remedied before he
| began school. 1t was useless for me to try to
persuade him to draw pictures on his little slate
| with the right hand. That hand was really
than ha IL
So made little pictures Oh the slate nothing
intricate, then rubbed them Off with my finger
till only the dim outline could be seen. These l
required him to trace. The weak hand that
could not originate line, could. little by little
approximate the rubbed outlines, Afterwards.
by inc same plan, taught him to write the let
enough to go to school, he had learned to use
his right hand.-An,eriCan Ag,'icult,t,tSt
OEIONs-From our own experience, and the
observation of others, we can fully tndorse the
testimony OF the St Louis Milier, on the health
liver complaints are certainly benefited, often
cured, by free consumption OF onions, either
cooked or raw; Colds yield to them like magic
Don't be afraid OF them. Taken at night ali Of
fence will be wanting by morning, and the
good effects will amply compensate for the
tfilling annoyance. Taken regularly they
digestive organs. An extract made by boiling
down the juice of onions to syrup, and taken
as medicine, answers the purpose very well,
onions are very cheap medicine, within
eVerybodys reach, and they are not by any
means as bad to take" as the costly most runs
a neglect OF their use may necessitate.-S;ien-
tlHc american.
CUTTING HOT BREAD-One day company ar
rived unexpectedly Supper was just over and
no bread had been left. l had just taken from
but it was too hot to cut We i've In a coun.
try place where there is no baker. In nv
6eWilderment happened to remember that in
ifnny ltCa1y Dn11
suggests heating knife, in order to split open
hot short-cake. Why thought l. may not
smoking.hot light bread be sliced with hot
piled TO the warm dough that produces a dis
agreeable CLEANLINESS. l heated my carving
knife and tried it. The bread sliced beautiful,
put 1t on plate upon which had laid fresh
napkin, for the contact Of the hot bread with
me cold plate would have produced the same
sodden CLEANLINESS On the surface OF the lower
slice. OF course, l would not recommend the
slictng OF hot loaves except upon emergencies.
AS arrequent diet it might prove Injurious, but
Cdn Agriculturtst.
HOMEMADE MACRAME LACE PnLow-F
macrame lace either thread, supplied for the
purpose, may be used, or as it is rather ex-
pensiye, tine string, pale brown color, and,
and oos or eo saPn9 We per PAN a nay be used
yourself, get an old wooden box-your grocer
would probably give you one-about eighteen
ihCuco iouS, Twelve UTOdQ ana Jnree or four
deep. Fill this with bran and cover it tightly
all round the sides with piece of old calico or
holland Make slit In the top Of the cover.
and with spoon I'LL in as much more bran as
you can squeeze In. In this way you get the
pillow much firmer. Sow up the slit with
strong thread, and then cover all round with a
piece OF bed ticking, putting the straight lines
the length OF the box, as they are guide in
keeping the threads straight. Put an extra
piece on at the side, In order to form little
pocket In which 10 keep the pins crochet hook
and knitting pin required in the work. The;two
latter are used in the SolomOn'S knots The
thread Is fastened to the pillow by strong pin.
and the more pins used for fastening the Knots
as you proceed with the pattern the firner and
more even will the work be.-Boston Tan
script.
THE FEAR OF FAT.-No doubt 1t is unpleasant
to be excessively obese; but the morbid dread
or Fat which has in recent years become fash
iOnable has no foundation in Physiological
TACT. Fat answers two purposes; 1t acts as
n0n-conducting envelope for the body, and
protects 1t from too rapid loss of heat, and it
serves as store OF fuel. In the course of
exhauSt1ng diseases 1t not unfreQuently ham
pens that the life of a patient may be pro- |
lenged until the reserve OF fat Is exhausted
and then he dies of hamilton. Fats supply the
material of the heating process on which |
vitality mainly depends. In great excess ft |
Is Inconvenience; but the external layings-on- |
of-fat Is no certain measure of the internal
development Of adipose tissue; much less |
does tendency to grow fat imply, or even |
suggest. q tendency to what ia known &C