Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-01
HOME MATTERS.

| HOME MATTERS.
Set sugar. moiasscs cake &C., 80 that they can
not get them except by swimming. which they
| VIII never attempt. Atable standing apart with
each leg Get In small basin OF water, II great
convenience. The small red ant infests only
oily and greasy things, 80 hang cooking utensils
S Seyona "a 'ne,r reach Keep closets, shelves.
moor, ana yard clean and well-swept wash dirty
carpets, ETC., and do not allow animals ana
fowls near the house. There are plenty OF ants
and always will be: Their place is not In the
I-Gn'md,stotcn telegraph
GALErrE.-This cake is a great favor,,e I'm
France. Silt pound OF the best -four. nut IL IN
heap on the pastry board make a hole IN the
middle, put into II a pinch Of salt and one Of
sifted sugar. three quarters OF pound Of hut
| ter. and gill OF water. knead the ingredients
together. and when they begin to mix sprinkle
over by degrees half gill of water continuing
| to knead with the palm Of the hand. and when
the paste is perfectly smooth make Il into hall
and let IL lie for an hour At the end of this
! time roll out the paste TO thickness OF half an
inch. Mark the edges as for Scotch shortbread,
| put the cake on baking sheet. brush over the
top with yelk OF egg. and score il in the form Of
diamonds. Bake i'm quick oven for half an hour
or until the GAZETTE Is elastic or pressure of the
nnger Germantown Telegraph.
SLEEPLEssNEss. Medical Press and Cir
c'ltdr contains some good suggestions about the
/ hygienic treatment of sleeplessness. which are
summarized as follows: Wet half towel amply
1t to the back of the neck, pressing It upward
| toward the base OF the brain and fasten the dry
| hail OF the towel over so as 10 prevent the too
rapu exhalation. The effect Is PROMPT and
cnarnihg, cooling the brain and inducing
calmer. sweeter sleep than any narcotic. Warm
water may be used, though most persons prefer
cold. To those who suffer from oyer-excitemeut
of the brain, whether the result OF brain work or
pressing anxiety, this simple remedy has proved
an especial boon.
| HABITUAL MOUTH BREArHrNG-Many people
sleep with the mouth open, and thus make this
organ perform a duty which should be trans
acted by the nose. There are many objections
| to this, and DIR. Clinton Wagner, in a recent
treatise, clearly points them ont The air In
passing through the channels Of the nose for
instance, is raised to the temperature Of the
body before II reaches the larynx Thus breath
ing, no matter how low the temperature may be-
the sense OF cold Ia never felt below the border
OF the soft palate. But when one breathes
through the mouth on cold day the sensation
proceeds as far as the larynx. and an Irritating
cough may be caused Then again. I'm nose
breathing the air Ia moistened by the natural
secretiOns which cover the turbinated bones in
condition of health, and the short bristly hairs
at the openings Of the nostrils act as q
filter to arrest impurities and reduce the likel-
hood OF laryngial, bronchial or pulmonary dis
ease. Infants. athletes sayages and animals
breathe through the nose-the ordinary civilized
man employs the mouth to an unnecessary. and
often to very injurious extent. The causes Of
mouth breathing are myriad. Complete or par
tial closure OF the passages, polypus, congental
| bony closure. enlarged tonsils protruding teeth,
| adhesion of the soft palate to the posterior wall
| of the pharynX-all these are sufficient causes OF
mouth breathing. The indications are not no
subtle as not TO be readily recognized. Retracted
| lips. open mouth, recedng gums, protruding
teeth, shrunken alae, decreased size of the nos
tris' orifices, wrinkles at the eyes outer angles
and lines extending from the alae TO the
mouth angles, are the predominant signs The
effects OF mouth breathing upon the pharynx are
often most deplorable The mucous membrane
becomes much irritated. chronic engorge-
ment of the blood vessels may take
place, until permanent Utilization of the
| vessels Is produced, and so on until
| the disease known as clergyman's sore throat is
| produced. The writer deyotes a part Of his
space to showing the bad results of sleeping
with the mouth open, and suggests an appro-
| pirate remedy. IL all snorers were to adopt il
one Ofthe most disagreeabe noises OF the night
would be silenced. for people who breath
through their noses while sleeping never snore.
PREPARING PLANTS FOR THE WINTER.-Now
that potted plants are about to be brought into
| the house, whether to the greenhouse or to the
window of the dwelling. it is quite important to
know the condition of their roots Whether pots
have been plunged in the soil of the lawn or bor-
der, or have been standing i'm some sheltered
place during summer, it Is most likely that
| the roots are I'm crowded, cramped condition,
that is quite unfayOrable to healthy growth.
Before they are taken in for winter, the roots Of
| the plants should be examined. To do this,
place the right hand over the top of the pot,
allowing the stem to pass between the
fngers invert the plant, and, holding the pot
with the left hand give its edge sharp tap
against bench. table or other convenient place.
The pot will usually come OFF at the first tap but
| should 1t not after few trials. pour some water
Lon In orfh 1A% Il Tn.
cases it may be necessary to run an old knife
| between the earth and the sides of the pot.
Generally, however, the pot will readily come
Off, when the condition of the roots may he in
spected If the roots have reached the side OF
the pot, and are in danger Of becoming crowded
and matted, reporting is necessary, using new
pot one size larger than the old one. The new
pot should have the needed amount of soil
placed In the bottom, first placing a broken
| crock over the hole, and then fresh soil should
| be carefully filled in between the ball Of earth
and the pot. using thin stick, fiat like knife
blade, to aid in filing 1t in evenly and COM
pactly. This examination of the roots should
be made whenever q plant appears to be in
poor condition, as it not only enables one to see
If the roots require Reporting, but allows angle
worms to be removed. Worms often do much
mischief by forming channels through the ball
| Of earth, which allow the water to run out be-
| fore 1t can have time to soak into the ball;
| though sufficient water may be given, the plant
may really suffer from dryness, as the water is
| not able to soak into the earth and reach the
roots. The worms may usually be seen. and re-
moved from the ball Of sOil.-Agricalturdiist.
The Nan with the Fail.
From the Detroit Free Pres.
1t carried the beholder back to thirty years
ago, when the neutrality-suspicious. was heard
only ut rare intervals, and the honest farmer
spread his golden stalks on the clean barn floor
and failed away with such tempered blows that.
not kernel was broken. The man who had it
sat down on one Of the benches In the West
Circus park. The rare sight Of such an article
halted every pedestrian, and the man had to
keep explaining over and over
"Well, I'll have some beans to shell this fall,
and kinder thought 'twould be easier to fail
EN- out. The hardware man told me be had to
send to Vermont for it."
| Pretty soon along came gray headed alder
man, and when he saw that fail he looked ten
years younger all at once.
81 handled that for over ten years." he said,
| as he picked It up and spit on his hands,
Seems like old times to get hold Of this hickory
again."
He stepped out one side to give the crowd an
exhibition on the grass, and his success was