Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-17
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wash leather.
A REMEDY FOR HICCOUGH.-The best remedy
in ordinary hiccoughs is about twenty-five grains
OF common table salt. placed in the mouth and
swallowed with sip of water.
THE APPLICATION OF POWDERED PINE-woOD
CHARCOAL to burns and scads has been recon-
mended by foundry workman as giving speedy
relief and cure.
Dust ON OIL PAINTINGs.-It may not be
known to all good housewives that they can
ehectually remove dust from their oil paintings
by washing them with soft cloth dipped in
lukewarm suds. Wipe dry.
GRAPE leaves are recommended to put on top
OF pickles to keep them sharp and free from
mold. Fresh green grape leaves are better than
flannel cloths. They should be rinsed in pure
water and then drained quite dry and LAID over
every piece In the jar. They should be changed
once week.
FIJI 1t with clean potato parings boil them for
an hour or more, then wash the kettle with hot
water wipe it dry, and rub it with little lard:
repeat the rubbing for half dozen times after
using. In this way you will prevent rust and
all the annOyances Liable to occur in the use of
new kettle
BAKED BANANAS FOR BREAKFAsT.-Peel the
fruit and cut it in halves lengthwise. Lay
these strips in close order in baking-pan strew
sugar over and some bits of fresh butter and
bake in moderate oven about half an hour
The fruit should be basted while baking with
few spOOnfuls of butter and sugar syrup and
should come out glazed. Serve warm.-Hotel
Reporter
BY COATING over the surface of glass mirrors
with glycerine their clouding by the accumula-
tlon of condensed water vapor will be prevented
for considerable time. The attraction of the
glycerine is so great for the water as to absorb
the latter as fast as deposited. This hint may
prove Of great use to dentists. who are fire.
quently troubled by the clOuding of mouth
mirrors. and it may also be of value to those
who are compelled to shave themselves in chilly
apartments
CARE OF OIL CLOTHS.-Many oil cloth mats
last but one winter, when if properly cared for
they would last much longer. The reason is
that as general rule too many tacks are put in
them when they are first laid ON the floor. 1t is
agood plan to let the oil cloth lie without any
lacking for two or three days until it is flat and
the danger OF wrinkles forming is over. If it is
bound with carpet-binding, this should be
seWed on with stout linen thread. with long
stitches. Then very few lacks will serve to
keep it in its place.
WHOOPING COUGH.-Medical opinion seems to
De generally unanimous as regards the efficacy
OF the carbOlic acid treatment in whooping
cough. DIR. r. j. Banning has been in the
habit OF using it for some time with very good
results few drops evapOrated upon q hot
shovel in the bedroom upon going to bed will
generally prevent any severe attack during the
night He has also found the administration in
the ordinary doses of crotOn choral extremely
beneficial. MIR. j. R. ClOuting, NJ. r. C.. S. E.,
considers carbOlic inhalatiOns the most success
full mode Of dealing with the disease which he
mas employed during the ten years he has been
in practice.
PRETTY TIDES can be made of the mats of
linen monte cloths that have pictures stamped
ON them. Work the pattern In outline stitch,
with one color or a variety; put black velvet
ribbon around the mat, biind-stitchinr it on.
and allowing the narrow fringe on the edge of
the mat to show on the right side: sew lace on
the edge of the ribbon, and you have service
able tldy The mat, when sOiled, can be ripped
on without disturbing the border. and after it
Is washed and pressed. can be stitched on again.
Two OF these tides look well on Queen Anne
sofa.
CLEANING WHITE SILK LACE.-The lace is
sewn over small clean slips Of wood to keep it
evenly spread out, laid over night in warm milk,
to which little SOAP has been added rinsed in
fresh water, laid for the same length of time in
warm soap lye, and finally rinsed without any
friction Linen lace is best cleaned by covering
the outside of large glass bottle smoothly with
stout linen or white flannel upon which the lace
Is Sewn in number of coils and over the whole
some coarse open tissue is secured. The bottle
thuS dressed is allowed to soak for time in
lukeWarm soft water. and the outside wrapping
Is then rubbed with soap and piece of flannel
After TINS process. the bottle is laid to steep for
some hours in clean soft water. 1t is then rolled
between dry towels, dipped in rice water and
rolled again. Finally, the damp lace is unfast-
ened from the bottle. and irOned at once between
linen cloths.
BUCKwHEAT CAKEs-One quart buckwheat
flour; four tablespoonful yeast; one teaspoon
full salt; one handful Indian meal: two table
spOOnfuls mOlasses-nOt syrup; warm water
enough to make thin batter; beat very well
and set to rise In q warm place; if the batter is
in the least sour in the morning stir in a very
little soda dissolved in hot water: mix in an
earthen crock, and leave some in the bottom
each morning. cupful or SOTO serve al
sponge for the next night; instead of getting
fresh yeast In cold weather this plan can be
successfully pursued for a week or ten DAYS
without setting new supply. OF course you
add the usual quantity of -four, &C.. every
night. and beat up well. Do not make your
cakes too small. Buckwheats should be of a
generous Size Some put twO-thirds buck
wheat. one-third oatmeal emitting the Indian.
Common Sense in The Household
How TO MAKE INDEILBLE INK-A correspon
dent asks for recipe for making indelble ink.
The following is contributed by practical
chemist: Add, stirring well, cyprus chloride to
clean, soft water. until it will no longer dis
solve, then add very little more to make sure;
make strong solution Of caustic soda or pot
ash; pour OFT carefully the clear solution of Gu
prus chloride; add to this the solution of caustic
alkali (the potash or Soda; put it in little by
little as long as a blue precipitate continues to
form. letting it subSide after each addition of
the alkali collect this precipitate by allowing it
to settle and pouring the liquid carefully of;
add enough aqua ammonia to this precipitate to
dissolve it. and no more; it may be thickened
with little dextrine or gum arabic. The drug
gist of whom you buy the materials may be con-
suited as to quantity.-N. Y. Post.
WHITE SOUP OF CELERY.-Celery is high. 80
instead Of serving it with SOUP some people
will make soup oft, of a little of it, too Take
the water in which chickens have been boiled.
reduce to quart Of rich stock, or, take veal
stock, or rich broth of mutton. but preferably
the former two. Put in half a cup of rice to
cook in pint Of milk. and crate into it the
white part and root Of two heads of celery Let
the milk simmer slowly on the back Of the fire
until the rice is soft enough to mash smoothly
through a cOlander. Strain the stock free
from all sediment and add the prepared rice
milk. which must taste strongly of celery. Heat
for a few minutes with little salt and
cayenne pepper and serve. It should look
like rich cream. This makes about three p,nts of
soup II your milk boils away before the rice is