Ellsworth American., 1881-06-23
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Little Things---But Useful
BY MR.. If>RY w>Eu EftEcHtK.

when cooked fill the house with such Of
fcn>i,e oder, while being prepared that one
inolines 10 dispense With their u>e RATHER
than make the house so uncomfortable But
a little care viii reme4y this evil almost en-
treiy. For instance, What can be more
sckeAiny than the -mcl Of boiling cabbage
OF turuip,2 \ hump Of charcol. pu. l.;u
the boiling water with the cabbage VI. al
mos; entirely remove the offence and If a
cook can be made to understand that the
doors leading TO tie halls and dinu.ng- room
from the kitchen mu>, be Kept closed. and
those leading outdoors, together with The
windows, must be open. no one vi. bc an.
moved By the f4mc, from the boiling cab
bage.
In boiling greens. the atmosphere all
over the house j. often tainted With the Of
fcusiye smell until il seem, ike .'w-cia>>
boarding house Take a lamp %, .re.d "a,
large a, a hens egg. tie up IN clean
cloth, and put into the kettle with the
greens, and !; vii absorb al Troublesome
odors
Uoa,ckecper, are often greatly troubled
and pc-p.cNed by u.!idew from damp closets
and from ra>', BY putting an ear,acru
bowl OF deep plate f4il of qu.cA-.imr ia;o
the closet. the lime viii absorb the damp
,... and also .vs,r,g and ti,.nf.c, ,h,
place. Rl,,, mice, and many blS> ;ha; 4rc
an, TO conrrc.a,c IN damp places. have q
df.fik4,, linn, 4. Oft. - the gue b,-
come. Stacked. throw i, on the campo>,
hcap if in tie country. or .n.o the ash bar
rrI if in the e;,v
", have i.,ely been Informed b, an ae-
comyl;.ked bousekecper th.. She dor> De-,
.a.te time IN irving al. the new moth de-
,ro,er. or pre,en,i,c>. For,ear, She ha,
- used no,hiu, but groan! black pepper She
spreads ol, her blankets and such thing,
A. She desires To pack away for winter. and
<,r.uAle> them plcuti,uliy with tne black
Alepper. such a> she uses on The table. She
Z docs no; study economy in is use. but. bay
ias it by the pound SITS 1t over with an uu-
sparing hand. In the fall II can all be eas-
'ly shaken ou, into sheet, then put into
tightly covered can and kept for the next
p, In The fail. when needed for aa-.y
s,e, spread the articles "n the line and.
nnag-"ins 'ha' good chance 10 >N'e]e uH-
| re>'Fal"ed j. comforting and cheering give
Each article a faithful. beating i no damp
ness mas come "ish them "H"r packed
away the hHe' Or! pepper VIII oe ea'"! d'>-
lodged and leave ~ annoyance or disagree
, able smell behind AAe camPh'F ana the Va
rious papers and preparations oi caFo'!'c
powder. We have been N the hAAi' "i Use
ing CAYENNE pepper Of !ale' ana louAu
'h"fo1Sn Pf'.'sI'','' u-' 81 - '''' >''e''
on 'h'Ne VINO use H. me '-''1N pepper NAV
De equa''! ens''''e A''" Id i'>' ''-'''-
some.
Red pepper plent!tu.ly >prinkled IN the
tracks Of rats and mice, thrown into their
holes wherever found, and about the places
where they have broken through. viii most
sureiy drive them away. Their feet are very
I'd if they once walk over such a
they are not inclined to repeat
- iment Why should not the moth
y sensitive and sensible
<ese cannot be long kept after cutting
without growing hard and difficult to manage
except by grating. unless carefully covered
Farther or glass cheese dishes. with a bell
~, N cover closely, are good. al least much
hotter than 10 risk il uncovered. But if a
linen or cheese cloth Is dipped in white vine,
wrung so dry that ii does not drip. and the
cheese perfectly wrapped up in II, there viii
be no difficulty in keeping any cheese quite
moist. and the favor viii improve rather
than deteriorate.
In making .ea the Russian. put slice OF
lemon and a teaspoonful Of lemon-juice TO
zach cup. No milk is used. bur sugar to
.n;, the individual taste. Most or many
,arsons spou their tea by letting it boil.
even but for moment, The taanic acid j.
extracted by boiling, and that is both bitter
! and unwholesome. Boiling not water
should be put INTO the teapot and the pot
kept hot, or. after rinsing ii in hot water
~ Is always done. to be sure it is per
n ,ctIy sweet and clean, drain dry, put in the