Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-22

come, cheering glow to conteract the
gloom of this time when We must draw
the windows down. People seldom feel
well when they are subjected to sldden
transitions of temperature. 1t IL the
house wife's province TO regulate these
matters, and she will find there il great
economy in expenditures in any way that
will prevent the employ of physician or
druggist.
Strong, healthy persons will not. per-
perhaps, feel the need of fires as ti''' fall
begins to give us taste of the L. rat
hand winter; indeed, they may protest
against having the house warm al:d dry,
because, full-blooded and strangers to
sickness, they can keep themselves warm.
But those feeble, or recovering from i'll
ness, may be seriously injured if exposed
to the chilliness of rooms during early
autumn. It is advised by many to put
Oh more clothing;" but it is burdensome
to be weighed down with heavy garments,
and after all it is the atmosphere that
penetrates clear through when one is
cold, making throat and lungs sore and
full of pain. Only fire will modify
this, for no amount of wraps will warm
the air which is drawn into the Lungs.
All the chest protectors and chamois
vests one can put on will not shield the
lungs from tho cold air poured i'll upon
them at every breath.
WORTH KNOWING.
For n cough.-For tight, hoarse
cough, where phlegm is not raised, or
with difficulty, take hot water often-as
hot as can be slipped. This will give
Immediate and permanent relief. Don't
fail to try this remedy because it is SIM
pie.
To remove scorch from linen.-Peel
and slice two onions, extract the juice by
pounding and squeezing; cut up half all
ounce of fine white soap and add to the
juice. two ounces of ifullers' earth and
half pint of vinegar; boil all together
when cool, spread over the scorched lin
en- and let dry on; then wash and boil ont
the linen and the spots will disappear.
To restore velvets Hold over II basin
of boiling water, back down. 1t takes
long time, but the nap will rise.
To clean black cashmere. i'll hot
suds with little borax in the water,
rinse in very blue water, and iron while
damp on the wrong side.
For sprain. The white OF an egg,
into which a piece of alum about the size
of a walnut has been stewed until it forms
a jelly, is fine remedy for sprains. 1t
should be laid over the sprain on a piece
of Int and changed as often as it becomes
dry.
Lamp shades Of ground glass should be
washed with soda and water, which will
not discolor them.
Cranbcrries, with their MALE and cit
ric acids, are good food for those living
in malarious places. Cranberry Jelly Is
also recommended, as the seeds and skins
produce a wholesome irritation to the
canal.
1t is not economy to have too few
brooms for the sleeping rooms up
stairs, one for parlor and sitting room,
and one for the kitchen are not too many. |
As they are worn they may be passed |
down II grade at a time, the new ones al |
ways being reserved for the parlor If
The new broom is allowed to stan in |
,old water for - hours, afterwards drying |
It, it will last much longer. A broom
should never be permitted to stand on its !
brush, as it makes it one sided and ill |
,hapen. Hang it up by loop in the |
handle
CATARHH.
The best way to deal with the disease is
lot to have ito keep clean, to eat whole
some food, to live in clean, well-vantila-
ted houses, to dress warmly with tlannels |
next the skin, and, above all, to keep the |
,eet warm and dry. Children sitting !
with damp shoes OH are almost certain to |
contract catarrh. The evaporation of the |
produces constant chillness |
which is dangerous even to those in ro-
bust health. Children's feet and legs are |
hot more than half clothed,