Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17
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may be improved 10y washing them with a little
sweet milk; polish with flannel cloth.
If a baby must be fed with the manufactured
food 50 much used now. it Is considered best not
to rely exclusively upon any ole, hut to change
fTOm one to another.
ONE of the pre;tiest ways in which you can
garnsh salads in winter is to fringe short stalks
OF celery and put around tine edge of the salad
bowl Fringe ny meanS of coarse needles.
To CLEAN CiEPErs-Dampen some Indian
meal nix salt with it, and sprinkle over the car
pet: sweep vigorously. Take a small sharp
pointed stick tG remove the salt and meal from
cracks alsl corners.
Bar! EY WATER. 80 often recommended for
tie sick. may be varied and made to relish by
adding stoned raf-ns 70 II. Let it boil after
putting tin .ai-irs in. If f@s are preferred. cut
them III pieces aud pGt thtaI in
To RELIEVE Il severe cold nothing is better
than noIl~ses. butter ar1 vinegar in equal
I1r;-. Boil t9c"thcr a1I tl'.r = tablespoonful
a. not a7 possible =. ruf.; 1orl n j. trouble
s2:u". Tar sai honey in cIIa! paris are also
con- tie:cd excellent.
FaG wine stIcr sir one cup Of powdered
su-s,T to 4 cream WIN Il cup OF batter; all :.
hrce winr--.a,s 81 brandy or sherry wine set
il Ia 4 warm l,ace ha.t an hour before it is
Ec"''"a. and iI-r t,'.orc serving crate little
NHi.I = over tn. top a'i STIR i'll the beaten
Hilif"S IL tH1 C-r-rS.
\ Delicious 81 for tea or lunch is made
thus; ON very fine wire grid ron (or one made
OF wire net U,e,j Tor scrccns) place some Slices
% suit pork. cut a thin as possible: on each
s.icc Lty @ood-tL"l oyster. or two small ones:
hr"lt and serve not. Coffee crisp tGa t. WITH
ch"nlie! CaH.a-rc iEa..CS "a almost ideal lunch.
i EtECHERESs II W!shoa Valley Nevada has
.s,.l ..-,I Of
f. wafer Use. DusiH~ the summer she breaks
tae g. pears I'll, contents into bottles which
aHc tt-'ttiF cCr>"i ami sealed. when they are
pace! IN III" cellar. neck down. She Claims
til contents Vi tie bottles out as fresh as
when PIT N.
tNLsE< you have hired help whom YOU can
tT'tr implicitly, il is GOOD idea 20 U.s. eaithen
dishes for milk in pace Of tin; they are kept
Ci"au with Much less trouble. The ipntists of
TIL I'rcsent day 2nd hour claim that tn. Germs
ol Gi>'d>t' Ei," IL the crtVlCcS of Il nilk-raiI.
AMI that nothing but Conscientious appijcatio on
o. absolutely boiling water viii remove the
danger
PRETTY and odd ch@r backs are made of
Squares of linen and of satin. This may seem
strange combination. but the effect is excel
lc't Where the squares are Joined cover the
Seams with fancy stitches. The satin squares
mas lie !.ft without orHamentatiol and all the
painting or etching is the fayorite method en-
plOyed.
To TAKE spots out OF marble hearths take
pearl ash. fu!lers earth and whiting mix with
alcohol to paste aud cover the spots. Wash
Off every morning with SOAP ana water and re-
new until tie Spot- disappear. To clean white
marble slack 4 piece o; lime as large as 4 wal
nut with quart of val e. then G.lti tablespoon
fuI Of pearl ash end piece OF tuilcrs earth as
large as ali orange
To GROW DASDEIIoSS For SALAD. SOW In
April iii drills. take IN the roots when fully
grown in autumn or get them from the fields
ct this time and plant in dark. warm cellar
or mushroom house. The yoUn@ blanchcd leaves
are excellent for making ~ winter salads. and
they come il IT a time when the ordinary supply
OF ont door material for making salads is at its
lowest ebb Dan3elOn salad is very popular.
TABLE SCARF of olive felt was made hand
GONE and tasteful h. having on one end a corner
OF plush The piece of plush was shaped like a
TRIANGLE. Where it joined fhe felt there were
some fancy stitches with hright-cOlored silks.
Tie ether end OF the scarf had Il straight band
OF push Gut on with fancy stitches also. and
mSte;.t. Of being al incl. CT two from the edge
o Tie scarf. there was space left oi al least ten
inahes below the push. Both ends we're finished
with rev OF fringe.
TnANkSoIyISG PrpD.NG.-stir three-quartcrs
together Adj one cup OF nloiasSes and two
cups az w~raa milk with two tcaspoonfals of
soda dissolved in & tablespoonful OF boiling
Natc: and added to the milk. Season with a
te3~Po0Iiul al cinnamon. half teaSpooniuI of
cloves. little EutmrL and salt. Add flour to
ndAe J. - stiT a. pound cake. and lastly two
rOurt.+ Uf ra!>IuS stoned and chopped fine one
quartz! 81 pound OF citron and the whites OF
four eL"s beaten to q stiff froth Tie in u
f"uresi t'a:c, leaving room for the pudding to
strt.
sauce
Il HAVE WAGON of which, six years ago the
feil0es sIiruui so that the tires became loose I
gave it a good coat OF hot OIL and every year
since ii has had a coat of oil or paint some
times both. The tires are tight yet and they
nav" not been set Tor eight or nine years. Many
farmer think that a. soon WAGON fellOes
begin 10 shrink they must 20 at once to black
smith shop and get the tire set Instead of
doing that. which is often a DAMAGE to the
wheels. causing them to dish. if they will get
some hnseed oil and heat il boiling hot and
give tie fe!lOeS all the oil they can take it
Will Ill them up to their usual size and
tighten To keep them from shrinking and also
to keep out the water. If you do not wish to
90 10 the trouble til mixing paint YOU can heat
the oil and Tie "a rag to stick and swab them
over aS lonr as they VIII takt, oil. A brush is
rlorr convenient 10 use. but q Swab will answer
Il you do not .Flsh TO buy brush. 1t is quite a
saving OF money To look after the woodwork
Of farm machinery Alternate wetting and
drying injnre~ and causes the best wood soon
10 decay ana lose IT. strength unless kept wei!
Painted 1t pays To keep little OIL on hand to
Oil ioik handles. Fakes meek yUkeS. Whifiietrees
AHA aay of ia" small tools OH the farm that are
Ilurc OF less exposed.
TIE jewelers. oil Turkey. who are mostly Ar
Mcaians, are said 10 have a singular method OF
oraaInentilg watch eases. etc, with diamonds
and other precious stones. hy simply glung OF
cementlng them on. Tie stone il set in gold OF
silver, AMI TIE lower pant OF the metal made fiat
or To correspond with that part tn which il is
to be liked: it i then warmed gently and the
glue applied. which Is very strong that the
parts thus cenentcd never separate. This CO.
m'';:t, which Wlii firmly unite bits of glass and
even polished steel. and may Of course be
applied 70 great variety Of useful pur-
poses. II thus made: Dissolve five or six
bt- OF GuIl-na>tic. each the size of a large pea
li as much alcohol a. viii suffice to render il
liquid; Ill another vessel dissolve as much isin.
ElaSs-lrcyious!y q little softened in water
though none of the water must be used-iT
good brandy or rum will make two-ounce
pia' OF very strong glue. adding two snail bits
OF guri-ga.hd2uin or anImOniacum when mus,
De rubbed or ground until they are dissolved
then NIX the whole with sufficient heat keer