Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-30
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about Posted Shad.

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skcps. 1t is the simplest thing In the world to
prepare and very cheap. quarter the fish with
cut splitting. boil for fifteen minutes in weak
vinegar 1.-TWO parts vinegar. one Of wster), a
tablespoonful OF salt to each fish and half a
dozen cloves. While hot put down In a stone
pot, seal up with half dozen layers Of paper
ana paste, 10 exclude air, or pack In self seal
bot vinegar and peppered the last thing,
anunoantly, to prevent mould from forming.
This makes delicious winter relish, the flavor
OF the shad being perfectly preserved.
HoUsEKgEPER.
Now IS THE TINE TO get some coach varnish
and renew all your oilcloths. Wash them
clean, wipe dry, and apply coat of the var
Dish. Be careful not TO step on them until they
are dry. III this Is done every spring the OIL
cloths viii last twice as long as they will with
out IL.
THE REMOVAL OF GREAsg-sPors.-Fatty oils
have greater surface tension than Oil OF tur-
pentine, benzole, or other. Hence If grease
spot on piece OF cloth be moistenei on the re-
verse side with one OF these solvents. the ten
sion On the greasy side is larger, and therefore
the mixture or oenZole and fat or grease Will
tend TO move towards the main greaSe-sDot III
We were 10 moisten the centre of this spot with
Denzole, we should not remove it, out drive the
grease upon the clean portion OF the cloth. 1t
is therefore necessary to distribute the benzole
hrst over circle surrounding the grease spot,
70 approach the latter gradually, at the same
ame having plotting paper in contact with the
spot 10 absorb the fat Immediately.
BABY BAsKETs.-"Are babies going out OF
fashion," asks correspondent land Is It not
very uncommon now to have a full nursery ?,
Be this as it may be, the pretty baby baskets"
are stu mace ready. Instead OF the pink and
blue cambrfc. covered with dotted muslin, and
nnled around the edges, more substantial and
equally pretty ones are covered with Saline
sneetings monte or oatmeal cloth, embroidered
with either daisies, hawthorn, or roSebud5, and
they last better than when only done up with
white muslins and lace. The baskets should
contain violet powder and puff, cold cream,
zinc ointment, very soft hair brush some Old
linen and strong linen thread, one small pair of
scissors, two soft spoDgeS, safety pins large
and smalll, needles. cotton aud thtmble: cake
or best glycerfne or CASTLE soap, and all the
clothes ready for a baby TO be dressed in-yiz.
one flannel roller, one cambria Shirt one bed
flannel, one linen roller, one night dress. one
head flannel, and large soft shawl: also sew
eTal large soft towels.
CARBOLIC ACID FOR CoUGHs AND CoLDs.-The
Boston Journal Of Chemistry recommends with
great confidence the use OF earbolic acid for
colds and coughs. The results have been very
gratifying. A correspondent OF that publica-
ton also says OF it: " / have used the steam of
caTD0lfc acid by heating the saturated solution
in an open vessel over gas or spirit lamp, and
Ii one cannot get an atOmiZer this Will do as
well. Ii Is cheap way OF using It, but it is
troublesome TO get 1t ready 20 use, and takes
time also. / an inclined to think tnat the use
OF steam or spray Of lkdter alone would soothe
an lrritated lung. or rather the irritated bron-
Ing cough. Water d!ssolves the acid readily,
but holds it very feebly; so 1t is a good vehicle
Tor conveying the substance TO the irritated
surface, and the readiness with which IL gives
IL up inSures prompt action. Inhaled the acid
acts as an anesthetic and as DESTROYER or
microscopic organisms and 1t Is easy to COM
prehend how it Dement'S cough" In using
earbClfc acid, by Inhalation as Is here meant.
the recipe Is composed OF one part of the pure
acid dissolved In four parts OF water. Drug
glsts always sell or prepare 1t In this way. or
House CLEANING HINIs.-Heien Campbell. In
her recent book on housekeeping, gives some
very excellent and helpful hints In regard to
house cleaning, which our lady readers who
are about passing through that ordeal, will be
very glad TO see. She says, IL coal Or wood are
TO De laid In for the winter supply, let It be
done before house cleaning begins, as other
house 1t Is not necessary TO take up heavy
carpets every year or Oftener than once in two
or three years unless they are In constant USE
The tacks, however, should be taken out every
year and the carpet folded back yard or two
and the floor washed in strong sud5 In which
borax has been dissolved a. the rate OF
busting black pepper on the edges tack the
carpet down again. BY this means moths
are Kept away, and as corners and folds are
t the 1aV9rite hiding places they are searched
after being taken up can be frightened 1n
color by spr1nkling pound or two Of salt
over their surface and sweeping carefully. 1t
Is usual 10 occasionally wipe Off the carpet
with borax water, using wet hannel and
taking care not to wet the carpet but only to
dampen it. Mirrors should also be wiped with
boraX water, the cloth being wet enough to
dahpen It. In securing paint, sapoI1o is better
than sand, and Ia all cases little borax should
be placed in the water. Mirrors can De cleaned
WIN whiting, alterWard being rubbed with a
Woollen Cloth, or they can be polished and
dried with old newspapers. Oh paintings
should simply be wiped With damp cloth, and
IL picture cord Is soiled, that should be wiped
OF to secure against moths. Soap should
never be used on vanished work OF any sort
Al excellent way Of keeping winter clothing
during the summer Is to place 1t In bags made
Ink being one OF the most successful protec-
tons against moths. Gum camphor is also
good. pound OF gum camphor sewed In little
bags will last long time. Before putting
away Woollen clothing, hannels, etc, they
should De carefully washed and shaken Ia order
10 get rid or any moth eggs.
To CLEAN SILyER.-A good deal OF trouble
can be saved In the care OF spoons or forks In
daily use by the way they are washed. The
usual way Is to take them from the table on the
ClsneS and throw them into pan loosely to-
gether, the handles OF the spoons lying next TO
the greasy bowls or prongS, so that all this is
smeaTed together over the whole. Then they
must De rubbed much oftener with plate pow
uer, whiting, &c, taking needless elbow power
and time, with the chance that the more your
silver Is rubbed the more IL Will be scratched.
better way Is 10 take them from the table Or
from tAe plate In a small pitcher, putting each
1cith its handle up. Keep them this waT, ami
either wash them in the little pitcher or in an
other tall, narrow one. Put some boiling water
into this and let them stand, handle up until
you are ready to take them out, and rus each
with soapy cloth. The handle need not be
touched with this; all lt needs is to be rinSei
OF with hot water. IL IL bright to begin with
and has been kept So and all the grease ana
sickness has run down the spoons and forks
instead OF up the handles. and falls TO the bot
tom OF the pitcher and is kept there. Toe same
arrangement should De insisted on for ivory
handled knives not only on account OF the
grease, but because it cracks and diScOlor3
ivory, and does lot improve any handle to be
kept In greasy, hot water. In cleaning silver
It Is often the case that a line OF red or white
ali around the ornamental beading shows what
kind Of powder is used, and it Is very HARD to
get lid Of this In deeply cut patterns and mi
t1als. An English housekeeping book recon-
men0s: After well washing the silver In fresh
hot water-the greasy water being poured
away-with yellow soap IL should be Carefully
dried, and either finished OIL With channels
leather or else with soft rags prepared In this
way: Boil some small square-Shaped soft
rags for i've minutes In hartshOrn and new
milk, IN the proportion OF one ounce OF hartS-
horn powder 10 one pint Of milk. The rags, on
takiDg them from the mixture. should be rinSed
out for moment IN cold water. well rung, and
then dried Before good fire: every day, after
the plate mas Deen washed and dried, IL should
De wen rubbed with these rags. This plan Is
very GOOD one, the silver so treated only reautr-
Leg, When taken out again for use TO be lust
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