Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-16

DOiO6IS, are very 1aSEl00aDty uSoQ tea or
luncheon cloths. and the napkins ale always
made to match them. The red OF old gold are
the favorites.
PLANTS in pots that are to be kept In the
house or conservatory should now be repotted
or be top dreSSed with fresh earth. When re-
pottfng. remove any tangie OF roots that may
De on the outside OF the ball OF earth. Loosen
and shake of an inch or more OF the ball itself,
roots.
To KEEP GAME SwEET.-Game OF all kind,
birds, rabbits, or deer can be kept sweet long
TINE by putting finely pulvertzed charcoal in a
thin muslin bag and placing It inside the game
Change the charcoal every day. Wash clean
before cooking.
CHAPPED HANDs-"Rustic" gives the follow
Ing directions for keeping the hands smooth
during cold weather and curing them when
some wheat bran has been stirred twenty h@urs
before using, and dry them over the ire with
out towei. The remedy Is most effective II
US d at night just before retiring.
ANY ONE who is piecing elk quilt, or expect
1Ig to piece one this winte' Will be glad to
know how to dye Silk or sat.a beautiful old
gold color. Take green horseradish leaves, stesp
them Ia water, make strong dye; after dipping
the silk Or satin into the .dyC thoroughly, wash
cloth over the silk. This should always be d5ne
when ironing silk or ribbon, even If it has no.
been washed but simply sponged.
PETROLEUM FOR LABELs.-We have recon-
OF such wood as may be exposed TO the
weather. by using crude petroleum. Rustic
work has thus been rendered ten times as
durable as without the application. 1t is
equally useful for wooden Labels aud stakes. A
writer in the RGaI Ne,s- T0rEei saws ne has
made experiments for the past FIVE years. wtth
lie pest Iesulie. He dips The labels In the oil,
or throws them into pan containing it
Writing with a common lead pencil Will last
Tor years. Labels buried In the ground show
10 indications OF deeiy.-CouAt'y Gentleman.
Sitting CoFFEE.-After using the white OF
an egg to settle coffee. one is frequently puz
Zleu 60 dispose Of the ytlk. If 1t is beaten and
stirred into the milk designed for the coffee, II
will go closely resemble cream that few win
notice the difference. seldom use anything
beside cold water 10 settle my coffee. | cover
TIE coffee with cold water and place where it
will readily boil then I'LL the pot with boiling
water ard set where It Will merely simmer.
just before bringing to the taole | add half a
cUpful OF cold water, which settles it nicely.
WARNED OVER BIsCUITs.-Stale cream biscuits
can be SO nicely warmed over that none can Oh
ject to eating them. They may be broken
apart, ard quarter Of an hour before tel
should be clipped separately into bowl OF clear
water, and replaced In the baking tin in the
oven. They should simply be heated through,
but not brown or crisp.
UTILIZING THE TIME.-A friend who has sew
eral small and careless children, who continu-
ally scatter different articles about her sitting
all the time" After Several days spent in her pr
home l saw that she really did this. but so
deity ard easily that l did not at first observe
passed 1t for her thImble the baby's toys were
put III order as she stopped to pat him. and the
0tsarranged ornaments OF the mantle found
their proper place by a move or two OF her hand.
l find that this constant care is the foundation
OF good housekeeping ThOnsas' in
Country Gentleman.
BOSTON BAKED BEANs.-Pick over the beans.
rejecting all imperfect ones; soak them over
night; In the morning parboil them till the
skins crack open, dip them from the kettle with
perforated skinner into glazed earthen
Pot, salt to taste, put In the top Of the pot a
piece OF fat salt pork with the rind scored, cover
bake in an oven not very hot for six hours. Ii
the oven is of brick they may be put in at
night and remain till morning: Butter or sueJ
may be used instead OF pork. Sometimes
tablespoonful Of m0lasses Is put in when the
salt is added.
1T is SAID that pencil drawings may be rem
dered ineffaceaple by this simple process
Slightly warm sheet Of ordinary drawing
paper, then place 1t carefully on The surface OF
solution OF white resin in alcohol, leaving IL
there long enough to become thoroughly moist
ehed Afterward dry 1t In current of air.
Paper prepared in this way has very smooth
surface. In order to fix the drawing the paper
is to be warmed for few minutes. This method
may prove useful for the preservation OF plans
cause will not allow OF the draughtsman repro
ducing them in Ink. A simpler plan than the
above, however, Is to brush over the back of
the paper containing the charcoal or pencil
hol.
TRAIN CATCHING Is the cause of more ill-health
than is generally supposed. Those who "bolt
treir breakfasts In order 10 be In time for the
morning train know that such course leads to
dyspepsia, with its attendant ills, and the VIC.
lent eHeItion which Is made by those who "just
save their distance" produces an excitement OF
the heart and blood vessels which, If frequently
p.Ip in or nI1C nYpl IN al
ease. Persons who have delicate nerves, or in
cfpient brain disease, are said to be affected
With an almost homicidal impulse by such
severe excitement, and 1t is not merely impa-
thence, but an trritability induced by weakness
OF the nerves, which leads people whilst crowd
them.
CoCoA.-Many different kinds of cocoa are
DOW advertised, but when the nibs are prop
erly prepared there can be no doubt that the
cocoa made from them Is less heavy and more
BIuise one fourth pound of best Trinidad CO.
Goa nibs In mortar, add two quarts of water
and boil slowly eight hours. Then strain and
pour into bottles: It will keep fresh for sew
breakfast, and serve In kettle with spirit
lamp underneath, as it is most important that
the cocoa should be hot. Boiled milk should
be served up at the same table. This method
ofpreparing the cocoa enables The housekeeper
to have it always ready at hand to heat as re-
CURED In a few minutes. Shell cocoa is
cheaper, IL UOlipQ very SLOWLY, tne pro-
portions of water being one quart to break
fast cupful OF the shell. After straining let it
get cold, then skim Off all the OIL and give 1t
another boil before serving. Another econo-
mical way OF making cocoa Is to take three
hanOfullS OF shell cocoa and one ounce of
pounded nOS; boil them In water three or four
bours the day before the cocoa Is wanted. "
I. Tribune.
REMEDIES FOR THE EPIZOOTY.-The expert
ence OF those having the care of horses in New
YORK shows that the epzoOtic spreads among
those who never come in contact with the
animals suffering from 1t. The treatment now
pursued Is entirely different from the course
taken st its former visit. The animals are com.
PEELED to perform modicum OF work. When q
horse returns to the stable his throat mouth
and nOstrfls are rubbed with oil or warm water. =
Then he Is given as much cut food mixed with
ban, as he can eat II his bowels are In bad
order powdered n1tre is given him. Pains are
taken also TO keep the animals warm and out o.
draughtS The surgeons now believe that
should the weather continue mild for q short
time longer the animals viii recover without
passing through the several stages OF the dis
ease. No fatal cases have so far occurred,
though many horses are so far gone as to be
unable to stand.
/ PRAY YOU, o excellent wife, not to cumber
yourself and me to get rich dinner for this
man or this woman. who has alighteed at our
gate, nor a bedchamber made ready at too grea-
cost. These things, II they are curious In. they
can get for dollar at the village. But let this
stranger see, II he will. In your looks, in your
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