Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-13
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= SILK W HUH HAS DEEM
appear exactly like new, sponge 1t on the sur
face with weak solution OF gum arabic OF
white glue and iron On the wrong side
BEEswAx AND SALT win make fiatirons a;
clean and smooth as glass. Tie lump Of wax
In rag and keep II for that purpose. When the
irons are hot rub them With the wax rag, then
scour with paper or rag sprinkled with salt.
THE INHALATION OF AIR charged with ammo
MIA vapors, a. a remedy for whooping cough, ha:
been tried In France with success. One OF the
methods OF application employed Is boiling
strong ammonia ID the room where the patient
BOILING WATEB Will remove tea stains and
many fruit stains pour the water through the
stain, and thus prevent 1t from spreading over
the fabric. while soaking In milk before wash
fabric. IAN ''''-'' Il '-'' any
THE PAIN OF a sprained limb is quickly re-
moved by Ice cold water. The terrible pangs
or whltlow or felon are cut short by intense
neat. A large proportion OF all cramps and
= spasms can De relieved by water or proper tenn
perature ana fntellgently applied
BLEEDING AT TIE NOSE can be stopped By Wig
orous action OF the jaws, as II In progress of
maSticatfon- In the case OF child wad OF
paper should be placed In the mouth and the
child Instructed TO chew hard. / is the motion
OF the Jaw that stops the flow OF blood.
leg wATER.-A scientific writer says there Is
no more doubt that drinking Ice water
arrests digestion than there Is that a refTIgera-
tor would arrest perspiratfOn. Ii drives from
Inc stomach It's natural heat, SUSpends the flow
OF gastric jJiice, and shocks and Weakens the
delicate organs with which lt comes in contact.
Fo2 CHAPPED BAEDs.-The incest prepara-
Sion for chapped hands is composed OF ounce
seeds and whiSkey. There is no rule as to pro-
portion. Put the seeds In bottle. ana pour
In enough WnisEey to cover them. AS this
thckens add more whiskey until it Is OF the
tight consistency, This healing preparation IS
FAR superior TO glycertne, as It dries off quickly
and leaves most agreeable odOr.
ANY HoUsEK EEPKR who has made chonned
pickle this autumn, and who was unable to get
CeieTJ 70 put In at the time, will be glad to
FIow that She can add II at any time. When
repairing celery for the table take the stalks
which are not nice looking or not thoroughly
bleacked; they viii do for the pickle; chop and
put them INTO 1t without scadng as that
causes the celery TO lose strength.-N. I. Post.
How UMBRELLAS ARE USED UP.-A New York
umbrella member says that ladies use up their
umbrellas Chiefly In two ways. When walking
they rub them against their clothes, and when
riding In cars or OmnibuSes they lay them on
the seat or the vehicle While paying their
fareS-thGy must have both hands diSengaged-
and thus get the umbrellas sat upon and
broken. Dozens OF such cases come to his
knowledge every week In that city. A Grape
CreSs or veil. he says acts like file upon silk
Umbrella. Tee or twelve Tub5 are enough to
make long hole.
SMILE COSNgTIC.-There Is nothing that
equals fresh butteTmilk for removing tan,
, freckles, sunburns or moth spots 1t has the
great advantage that 1t does not In lure the skin.
but renders IL soft like little chtds. Take
soft cloth or sponge and battle the face, neck
and arms thoroughly with buttermtlk before
retiring for the night; then wipe OF the drops
lightly. IN the morning wash Ii thoroughly
and wipe dry with a crash towel. Two or three
such baths Will take of all tan Or frecales. 1t
will keep the hands soft and smooth. The acid
OF the buttermilk answers far better purpose
[han any powder or paste that Is kept In a drug
store. lt Is simple remedy, but effectual.-
Country Gentleman.
DRAUGHTs OF COLD AIR IN THE STABLE
Horses are quite senstiveto chilling draughts
OF air blowing upon them, and especially upon
their heads; hence, in the construction OF
stables this should be borne IN mind. Many
stables have the horses face an alley, along the
sides or which are DOORS or a large space IS left
entirely open: Ia such cases. whenever the rear
stable door and the one leading out of the alley
are open, the horses stand in chilling draught,
from which they cannot escape. Horses, like
many people. can stand much wind In an open
field, but will catch cold while In a draught
only short time. With proper ventilation,
the doors OF The stable should be kept closed In
cold weather, that 10 draughtS may occur.
FISH AND POTATO PIE.-Use any cheap fish
such as cod Or paddock cut two pounds OF fish
10 pieces, about an inch thick and two inches
long; lay them in a deep dish with a pint OF
cold gravy OF any kind, OF cold water; season
with tablespoonful each OF chopped parsley
and onion, and tablespoonful or salt, pepper
and thyme, mixed together In equal quantities
4
oven for nfJeen or twenty minutes 10 partly
cook. Put one quart OF potatoes into boiling
water, and boil until soft enough TO mash: mash
them. season them with salt and pepper and
put them over the fish as a crust; return the
pie again 70 the oven to brown the crust and
then serve with bread and butter.-GsTHa,a-
fOlo9t TelegUdlb.
FURNITURE POLIsH.-The following recipe
Will restore the original polish OF furniture, es-
pecially In the case OF such articles as pianos,
fancy tables. cabinets, lacQuered ware ETC.
which have become furnished By use. Make
polish by putting half an ounce OF shellac, the
same quantity Of gum lac. and a Quarter Of an
ounce OF gum sandarac into pint OF water
nut them all together In stone bottle near
Inc fire, shaking IL often; as soon as the gums
are DISSOLVED Il is ready for use. Then take
roller OF wooilen rags-sort old broadcloth Will
do nicely-put little OF the polish on It. also
few drops OF linSeed oil Rub the surface to
oe polished with this, going round and round
over small space at time until IL begins 10
oe quite smooth; then finish BY second rub
bing with spirits OF wine and more or the
polish Furniture thus treated Will have a
brilliant nstTe equalto neW.
To RESTORE SCRATCHED FURSITURE-Scrape
one pound OF beeswax into shavings In pan;
add half gallon spirits OF turpentine and one
pint unSeed oil. Let il remain twelve hours
then stir IL Wen with stick. into a nGuId.
while stirring add one-quarter or a pound OF
SheNac YarniSh and one ounce OF aIEaGet root
Put this mixture into gallon Jar and stand it
before The IRE or IN an oven, for a week, ITO
keep 1t just warIn,) shake it up three or four
times a day. Then strain IL through a hair
seiYe and bottle IT. Pour about TABLESPOONFUL
on wad OF baiZe. go lightly over the face and
other parts OF mahogany furniture. then rub
oriSkly with a similar dry wad aud Ia three
minutes IL VIII produce dark brilliant polish
lnequalled.
Another preparation may De made as follows:
Make mixture OF three parts rnSeed oil and
one part spirits OF turpentine Ii not only covers
the disflgured surface, but restores wood to It's
original color, and leaves lustre upon The sur
face. Put on with wooden cloth, ana when
dry rub with WOODEN.
PRUDENT GIRIS.-Women OF the poorer
classes, observes recent essayist. have fer
FsTiOuS obvious reasons less 1nducemenU 10 pro-
Vide for the future than men. Most OIL them
hope one day TO be provided for in the way
women have been in the habit OF deeultng most
blessed from all time. Yet for other reasons
equally obvious, though not how 20 be discussed
here, habits or Independence and self sup
port are, ana Will Increasingly be. more deSiT-
able for them even than for men. Take the
case OF a little maid. The maId-servant who
has succeeded IN putting aside by her own
Z eNertlOnS little sum or money makes herself
prize In the matrimonial market. Not only
Is IL little nest egg In itself. but it bears wit
ness 10 the qualities OF the woman who has
saved IL. The young Jradesman DESTROYS or
settling" or the steady man servant who
thinks OF retiring from service and :. letting
lodgings for gentlemen, Graves such partner
None but a steady, prudent girl would have
achieved such thing. In her he finds the