The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03
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DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
Some Things Every Housewife Ought tn
Know.

Some Things Every Housewife Ought tn
Know.
That the proper time for repairing
clothes is when they begin to tear; new
er defer any needed household matser
bevond the time when it ought 10 he
attended to. "A stitch in time saves
nine" and lessons expenses.
When thyme, parsley. lemon peel,
sage, tops OF tongues and all sorts OF
sweet herbs are plenty they should be
dried and grated and kept for futwre
use; never waste anything that can pe
turned to good account "A penny
saved il penny gained.
Bread should be kept in earthen pnars
with covers. first wrapped in q bread
towel. For company small rolls should
be made and placed in the napkin OF
each guest This is the most elegant
as we'll as the most convenient form OF
serving @the staff of Life.
Milk for coffee should always he
boiled and in warm weather placed Inn
mediately on the ice or in % cold cellar;
this will prevent its sour ng, aud there
will be no need of crying over spilled
milk"
Sugar is an article of EXPENSE. and
particular attention should be shown 10
the purchase. The close, heavy and
shining white loaf sugar is the sweetest.
The best brown has a crystalline appear
anee, as if mixed with salt. To pound
white sugar, rolling it with bottle and
sitting wastes it less tn N mortar.
Children should not be allowed TO nib
BILE sugar. 1t causes the teeth to de-
cay and is hurtful to the system, which
shows that Sweets to the sweet Is not
always beneficial.
Soap should he cut into pieces when
first bought, and kept out of the air for
two or three weeks; when it dries
quickly it Will crack, and when wet,
break. Place il on shelf, and let it
harden gradually. For coarse washing
soft-soap will go farther than hard.
Soda, by 'softening the water, saves
great deal OF soap. 1t should be melted
in pail of water and poured into the
tubs and water when needed. Common
bsr soap is good cosmetic; it removes
the dirt more successfully and leaves
the skin in more heathful state than
the finest toilet soap, and cleanliness Is
next to godliness Linen soaped In
warm water the night previous to wash
ing facilitates the operation and requires
less f-ic'ion. Kitchen table,. e w shed
with hard soap and wood ashes. will
look as white as milk. Floors look
best if scrubbed with cold water,
soap and wood ashes
Every kitchen requires an iron pot.
fish kettle, two iron saucepana, steamer,
stew pan, two .saucepans lined with
china, gridiron, two frying pans, bunch
OF skewers, toasting fork, two dripping
pans, ladle, iron spoon, pint measure.
1t is a good plan when baking new
potatoes to turn them occasic nally in
the oven, AZ the skin is 80 thin that
there is danger of their burning ON one
side before they are done on the other.
IL they are very small bake them III
dripping pan; If you do this You will
not need to turn them, but give the pan
shake once in while.
Cut fingers and bruises Of all kinds,
if wrapped in cloth wet in alum water,
heal with rapidity that Is truly won
derful. This ia so simple remedy that
it is worth while to know about it.
QUEEN Victoria was exceedingly an
noyed at the beginning of her reign by
the attentions of gentlemen cranks
who thought themselves in love with
her, and in some cases pretended that
she gave them encouraging chances
One used TO assist the workmen at
Kensington in order to sec the Queen,
and his phaeton was kept in readiness
to follow her when she went ont. On
one occasion, when the Queen alighted
to take walk, he sprang out and came
forward. The Duchess of Kent sent n
page to request that he drive of and
not annoy the Queen. He refused.
Th.y had to re-enter the carriage, and
he followed in his