Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-12-29
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

WINDOW HANGISGs-Scrym cur
tains can be very prettily decorated
by outlining vine upon each stripe.
They should not touch the floor, and
if two widths are used and parted in
the center, trim down one side and
across the bottom. Lambrequins are
not used SO much now as they used
to be. Instead very nice finish at
the top is a width Of satin or plush
caught up in the middle and at both
ends SO as to form two festoons.
To RENovATE ENaRAv1NGs.-To re-
move creases from an engraving sue
cessfully: Lay the engraving with
the face down on some clean white
paper; over this lay another sheet of
paper, covering the entire back Ct
the picture; this should be damped
evenly before laying it over the en-
craving; then iron this with an iron
that is not too warm. The best way
to dampen the paper is to lay a wet
cloth over it and press it for a mo-
ment with the iron. If the frames
and glass over engravings do not fit
closely it is good plan to remove
the glass once q year and wipe the
dust from the glass and the picture.
CHAIR TID1Es.-Very prettyltidies
that cost little and will laundry can
be made Of scrym. either plain or
striped. If the former is used out
line some pretty pattern upon them
and edge with antique lace. If the
latter, embroider running vines down
the plain stripes and then edge the
whole with lace If it is not desira-
BILE to embroider the tidy, line with
some bright, colored silk which will
show through the insertions. Or an
other pretty way 10 TO run ribbons
through the insertion and brighten
it up in that way. OF course the
ribbon can be taken out when the
tides need washing.
HzAr-HoLDIxa SAND BAa.-Ons of
the most convenient articles to b
used in q sick room is q sand bag.
Get some clean, fine sand, dry Il
thoroughly on the stove, make . bag
eight inches square Of flannel, FILL L
with dry sand, sew the opening care
fully together, and cover the bag
with cotton or linen cloth. This viii
prevent the sand from sitting out
and will also enable you to heat the
bag quickly by placing it in the oven
or even on the top of the stove A.
ter once using this you will never
again attempt to warm the feet or
hands of q sick person with bottle
of hot water or q brick. The sand
holds the heat c long time, and the
bag can be tucked up to the back
without hurting the invalid. It is
good plan to make two or three Of tho
bags and keep them ready for use.
TREATMENT OF PoT PLANrs.-With
callas, as with most other plants
grown in pots or boxes, the vessels
should be no larger than the roots
can fill, for until the vessel is we'll
filed with roots q good crop of
flowers cannot reasonably be ex-
pected. Undersized rather than
diversified boxes are to be preferred,
because in this case you are sure to
get flowers, and you can feed with
like liquid manure, to
maintain vigorous and healthy foil
age. Do not break off the long Aeshy
roots, but treat them Is carefully a.
If they were the fbrous roots Of q
or fuchsia. Bulbs, corms,
tubers and the like, when exposed
for sale on the seedmen's counters,
are divested of their roots, naturally,
as in the case Of hyacinths and tulips,
or artifcially, as in the case 6f Jspsn-
ese lilies and cyciamens; but no good
is done to the ''bulbs" by artifcially
removing these roots, any more than
by lifting the bulbs out Of the earth
and storing them in bags, drawers or
boxes for weeks at q time. g., ..o.s
A REMEDY FOR DIPHTHRRIA-Dr.
Setserich, for children Of one year,
gives a remedy, for internal use every
one or two hours as follows: Natr.
benzoic, pur, 30 solv. in aq. distin at
aq. menth. piper. ana 400 spr. cort.
aur. 100. For children from one to
three years old he prescribes it from
Ito 8 grammes for 100 'grammes Of
distilled water with same oqsyrup; for
children from three to seven years
old he prescribes 10 to Is grammes
and for grown persons from Is to 25
grammes for each 100 grammes.
Besides this he used also with great
success the installation on the diph:
therial membrane through q glass
tube, in serious cases every three
hours: in light three times q day, of
the natur. benzoic pulver. For
grown people he prescribes for garg-
ling dilution Of 10 grammes OF this
pulver for 200 grammes Of water.
The effect OF the remedy is rapid.
After twenty four or thirty six hours
the feverish symptoms disappear
completely, and the temperature and
pulse become normal. This remedy.
was used slso with the same success,
by Draham Braun and Professor
Klebe, in Prague; DR.. Senator Cas-
sci and several others in Russia and
Germany. ..-c
CURIOUS SOURCE OF DIsEASA r'
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