Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-21
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has oeen tried On small majOlica pitcher with
success.
To REMOVE FRECKLEs: Lemon Juice. one
ounce; quarter OF dram Of powdered bOrax
and one dram of sugar Mix them and let them
stand till ready for use then rub it on the face
occasionally.
TO CURE BUNIONs, use pulverized saltpeter
and sweet OIL Obtain at a druggists five OF six
cents worth of saltpeter put it into bottle with
sufficient olive oil To dissolve it: shake up well
and rub the infiamed joints night and morning,
aad more frequently if painful.
SLICE OR QUARTER OF LEMON should be
put In the fnger-bowl, and then fill the bowl
half full OF water. The acid helps to cleanse the
finger and takes away any greasy feeling which
one seems to have after dinner, even if he has
touched nothing but his knife and fork.-N y
Post.
NOTHING SEEMS easier than to stew cranber-
ries so that they are inviting. and yet it is not
so. | have seen them when they could not be
eaten. To a quart of cranberries allow one
quart of water and nearly pound of sugar; let
the water heat while you wash and look ever the
berries; drop them in the hot water and let them
cook for twenty minutes; then add the sugar;
after it is Dissolved let the sauce come to boil,
then take from the stove. Some cooks strain
the juice to make it clear. If cranberries are
to be eaten with game, omit the sugar.
A SwEETPOTAro PIE. if properly made, can
not be distinguished from one made of the best
Hubbard squash. Scrape the skins from two
large potatoes. boil till tender, then rub them
thr ough coander, beat the yolk of three eggs
with the potato. then add milk sugar, molasseS,
ginger. a pinch of salt and any spices you choose.
Bake with an under crust only; while the pie is
baking beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff
frOth, add two tablespoonful OF pulveriZed
sugar; when the pie is done spread this over the
top. and brown slightly. If you do not care to
take this trouble, put the whole eggs in the
pie.
PRUNE THE EvERGREENs.-Many people do
not understand that evergreen trees bear prun-
ing as well as most other kinds, andin many
cases need it quite as much. We often see ever
greens quite too tall for their location, and
making dwelling seem too low by contrast.
Others are too spreading, their branches OBJ
pathway or shutting out a good
view. Where it is desirable to check the hei ght
of such treeSas the Norway spruce, cut Off the
top or leading shoot before it attains the full
hei @ht desired; then two or three leaders will
probably be developed in q year or two and the
tree will assume dense and dwarish form.
CHRYsANTHEMUMs FOR THE WINDow.-The
hint by correspondent of the Gar
dener's Chronicle (England)D is worth remem-
bering until mex t fall Good branching shoots,
inches long, more or less. These are inserted in
fiye-inch pots filled with pure sand, one or more
as needed i'm each. Set the pots in water until
bubbling ceases; support each branch with
neat stake; moss over the top of the sand
shower from watering pot. and the job is done
so treated and supplied with
water as needed. will last fortnight or more.
This will allow the outdoor chrySantheInums to
be utilized for the window and for indoor deco
ration, and avoid much of the taking up and
pOttng ,nOw necessary if we would have these
brilliant autumn flowers in the house.
PIES THAT STEW OvER.-Evcry hOusdkeeper
knows the trouble that comes from the over
flow of the contents of pies in baking Not only
is the exterior of the pie sOiled, but the Juice
that fails upon the hot floor of the oven is
burned. and gives the pie crust an unpleasant,
smoky flavor. This trouble may be completely
by taking strip of cotton cloth, all
the better if somewhat worn. about an inch and
a half wide. and long enough to go around the
pie This strip being wet. it is put around the
edge of the pie. half of its width to lap upon the
crust and the other half upon the plate This is
done before the pie goes into the oven, and the
strip may be removed when it is taken out or
left on until pie goes to the table.-Ame,ica,s
AgricultWist.
New PARLOR PLANT.-The long, gray,
messy looking article which grows SO abun-
dainty over trees in the south. and which. from
its appearance, takes the name Of Florida or
Spanish moss, is often brought north by trav-
elers, vino try to grow it and make it come into
use as a winter ornament for rooms. 1t gener-
ally dies in the winter season, and hence an idea
prevails that it is parasite-that is, plant
that takes its nourishment from living trees in
which case of course it would be next to impOs-
sible to cultivate it.. 1t is. however, not para
site. but what is technically called an epiphyte.
or 10 1iry,,1 IL hnr md not
ished by another. 1t is simply supported in the
air by the branches, and dead tree. or even
telegraph wire, serves the purpose of a support
as we'll as living tree, and travellers testify
that they grow equally as well on all. That
this is really the case is proved by the exper-
fence of friend who cutivates it perfectly as
window or room ornament. Short pieces of
stout branches were obtained and cut into
lengths Of about foot. On this moss was tied
or rather wired, to the thickness of an inch or
so, and on this the Spanish moss was lightly
tied. 1t was hung by a wire attached to each
end OF the little truncheOn. and during
the summer is suspended from the branches
OF trees or any other half-shady place
The moss would be watered every day
or so. just at the same time that other plants
are watered. 1t grows well in this way and
through summer blooms prOfusely. The flowers
are small and green and exhibit their beauty
only to very close observers. In winter tine
blocks with the moss are hung in windows in
as regularly as they are. 1t is complained by
many who have brought this curious plant from
the SOUTH and have tried to grow it, that it al
ways dies; and we have already said this is
the reason why it is supposed to be a parasite;
but we fancy it is only those who cannot grow
plants in rooms at all that fail with the Spanish
moss. Its hard, grayish look suggests perhaps
that it ought to do well under hard treatment
and it is only because it resents this that there
Is reason for the talk about it being very diff
cult to grow. 1t is much more easy than the
average of plants. In its native place it prefers
TO attach itself to trees that grow in swampy
ground. In such places there is always little
moisture in the atmosphere. more so than in up
land or dry places and as this plant has to get all
its food from the atmosphere. the humidity is Of
course grateful to it. In cultivation this humid
atmosphere is initiated in some degree by the
evaporation from the moss about the block. 1t
is really one of the most interesting things for a
parior plant, and we are glad to know that some
one can grow it and that its cultivation is SO
simple ef9md1stOecn Telegraph.
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A JOURNAL OF HEALTH.
Try popcorn for nausea.
Try cranberry for malaria.
Try sun bath for rheumatism
Try ginger ale for stomach cramps.
Try clam broth for a weak stomach