The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1882-05-06
DOMESTIC.

IHK CARE or GOLD FIsu.-If they arc |
kept in glass globe or vase, turn them |
into pan Of fresh water while |
washing the glass with clear water, plac.
ing IN the bottom fine gravel, smooth
shells, etc. Replace the fish with scoop
net; If you change the water twice in
each day, the second time 1t will only be
necessary to turn out the water gently
and fill 1t again without disturbing the
fish. If scales are knocked of it takes
two months to heal the wound. Put In
little cracker and from one to seven house
files per day for each fish. Scrape fresh
beef in 1no strips and give them twice
week. When you are out Of the room
cover tho vase with q shell or netting, to
prevent their jumping out; do not let tho
netting be thick, or the air will not paes
through. In summer DO not let the glass
stand In the hot sunshine, or tho fish will
die when tho water becomes heated.
bEvKN rules by which to get we'll ard
keep we'll IL. Keep the head cool. Q.
Keep the skin cool. 8. Keep the feet
warm and dry. 4. Keep bowels open.
There Is no such provocative cause to
disease as constipation. 5. Rest regular
ly and profoundly. Empty tho BRAN at
night of all the days proceedings. Train
the will to. help do tins. 6. Be careful IN
the choice of associates. Do not be de-
magnatized or vampired by people. 7.
20 to bed and get up at regular hours,
thus cultivating the habit of sleep. In
valids need to be reconstltutionallzcd.
Genus and intelligence should be locked
up and laid away while the process Of
reconstruction is going on. No human
being can get well in defiance Of Gods
law.
REMOVAL OF GREASE SPoTs-When-
ever oil of turpentino, bonzole, or ether is
used to remove grease spots ON cloth, the
application should be made on the reverse
| side Of the cloth by molstening it with
| the solvent in a circle surrounding the
| spot, SO as to approach it gradually, hav-
| ing blottlng paper in contact with the spot
Of grease 10 absorb the fat Immediately;
otherwise the solvent will have the effect
| OF spreading the geease over larger sur.
face instead OF driving " out Of the cloth.
| In the application Of q hot iron to one side
and blotling paper to the other, the heat
will drive the grease out Of the cloth into
the paper, because the fat has o tendency
to move from the hotter parts toward the
| cooler.
Take piece Of plank the length You
desire-cut out circle of the same kind
of wood the diameter of the length OF your
board-cut the circle in half and nail the
long eide closely TO the sides of the plank
work design on cloth, flannel, plush,
ETC., and nail On the outside as cover
fitting emoothly-trim with a passamen-
teric border all round, TO which may be
added ball fllngc. Line the inside with
with Roman sheetlng the color
of your embroidered ground. Embroldel
a strip for q handle, and stiifcn With stec
wires.
A. GooD SoUp.-Savc the bits of cold
steak, homes Of roast beef, scraps Of yea
or other meats that come from the table
I'ut them over the fire in the morning IL
an iron pot, with cold water enough tC
cover them we'll. Let them simmer til
near noon, filling up with water as re-
qulred. Season with salt and pepper
Take one onioh, one turnip and three po
tatocs, chop them fine and add to The
soup with teacupful Of raw or Cannet
tomatoes, and boil from half an hour tt
an hour longer. AT the laa laat odd q spoon
7 1-sTre palis OF warm water; dissolve ter
pounds OF Glauber salt (sulphate of soda
IN one pail Of water; also tour pounds sal
soda, in one pail Of water. The contents OF
the four pals can be poured together and
Kept IN any suitable tight vessel Such q
quantity as the above ought to last a long
Time, as dlpperful of it would bleach a
large quantity OF linen or other goods.
| A STAIR carpet will last twice as long If
IL mas inning as it would if put on The
oalc stalr; lhe best thing for this pur-
posc, ~ pc 1ound among our domestic
s.ores' ls al OLD bed qnilt. Have the
4uii' "ashe1 clean, then cut it In strips q
Httle narrower than tho CARPET: put them
smoothly over the stairs, tackiup cnongh
10 tasten, then put the Garnet down "a
usual, and you will DO pleased with tha
| result. - '1-o
n LOWRY tidy, which Will brighton I'D a
! oar K cnalr, ls made of two strips of shad-
ea scarlet satin ribbon. Paint little green
vine ana TWO or three da Isles, on the rib
| Don; between the two strips pul an 1nsor-
Ilon mace OF hand knit linen lace: on the
cdec put lace made In the same way. pull
ing IL NJ The corners 80 that it will lie out
| nat. VI course, torchon may be used for
this, but the knit lace Is a little later
| style.
FOR mending valuable glass objects,
which would bo dlstigured by common
cement, chrome cement may be used,
Ihis ID a mixture OF five parts of gelatlne
70 one OF solution of acid chromate of
lime. The broken edges are covered with
inns. pressed together and exposed to sun
light, the effect Of the latter being to rem.
der the compound lnsoluble even IN poil.
ing water.
10 DESTROY insects, take carbolic acid
ollutcd with water, say one part of acid
70 ten parts OF water, and with syringo
throw thus liquid into all tho cracks and
holes where they nest, and they will soon
vanish.
PRETTY lambrcquins are mado Vt gray
linen lor dining room mantcls, and arc
decorated with devices to SUIT the room
ior instance, cup and saucer, knife and
1clk, pretty shaped bottle and D .tchers.
put on in outline embroidery, arc much
used.
a FIVE minutes nap is often better than
an hours sleep, because you do not wake
up with that half dead feeling which some
people complain of when we urge them
10 rest, and the slceplcssness is gone.
WHOOPING cough has been sllccrsarully