Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-14

VARIOUS GOOD RECIPES AND USEFUL Sue
GESTIONs.

GEsTIoNs
MOTHS may be partially kept out of carpets
by washing the floor, before the carpet is laid,
Win spirits OF turpentine or benzine.
SCRATCHES on furniture may be reinished by
rubbing with wooden rag dipped in boiled
iinseed oil. The vanishing may then be done
with shelac dissolved in alcohol.
GILT FRAMES may be cleaned by applying
heated alcohol with a sponge, until all stains
are effaced. The alcohol Is then allowed to dry
gradually under no circumstances rub it with
q cloth.
Door MARS to cover the sill of paror doors
may be made from the raveleG threads of a
carpet. The thread is kept as long as possible.
and has somewhat the effect Of variously col
Ored hair mat.
POLISHED floors should be rubbed two or
three times with linseed Oil and then polished
every week with turpentine and beeswax. The
oftener the Oil Is rubbed in to begin with, the
darker the boards will be.
LACE spreads and pillow covers when washed
may be dipped in very weak cold coffee in place
OF bluing. and they will thereby receive beau
tlfnl ecru shade which is so popular lust now
curtains may be treated In the same way
OIL CLOTH may be improved In appearance by
rubbing 1T with mixture of one half ounce Of
beeswax in saucerful Of turpentine After be-
Ing applied it must be well rubbed with dry
CLOTH, otherwise the floor will be quite slippery.
DELICATE WHITE MUFFINs are made of one
two eggs, two and half cups Of flour, one
heaping teaspoonful Of baking powder, piece
OF butter the size of an egg. Bake In quick
oven.
A PORTABLE meat safe Is very useful home
article during the hot weather. 1t is a gauze
barrel shaped affair within which the meat is %
be suspended, and the entire thing hung by a
nook from the ceiling, beam. etc. This prac-
ticaliy bars out flies, insects and MICE
CARPET CLEANING may be done at home In q
measure, by sprlnkling pint of coarse bran
over one-half the carpet Of the room, the bran
being dripping" wet, and then beginning at
the wall sweep the bran over the other half of
the n0Or. Avoid walking on the bran. The
bran absOrbs the dust, aud takes it out Of the
carpet.
BROKEN glass or china may be mended with
cement made of these ingredients, which have
been found to resist heat, little Stourbridge
clay mixed with asbestos to increase it's adher-
ence. THESE should be Well beaten before they
are apDled. Mix the cement with little water
and rub it on the broken parts, care being taken
to press them together.
CRACKS IN FLooRs.-A very complete filling
for open cracks in floors may be made by thor
oughly soaking newspapers in a paste made Of
one pound OF flour. three quarts Of water and
tablespoonful Of alum, thoroughly boiled and
mixed; make the final mixture about as thick
as putty, kind OF paper-putty, and It will
harden like papier-mache.
NEW starch for stiffening and giving a su-
perior gloss to washed articles, without lnluring
their texture, Is made from q combination OF
common starch. crystallized sulphate OF am
monia and crystalliZed bOracic acid, the whole
forming compound which not only presents
the advantages above cited but renders the OBJ
lects On which it is used fireproof.
A HINT FOR SUMNER TRAvEL.-It Is well,
when setting out on a railway journey, to slip
two or three grains of flaxseed into the pocket
Then Ii you are so unfortunate as to catch a
cinder under your eyelid, the pain may be al
layed by slipping seed of flax In after it,
where 1t will swell ina few moments. and give
out its peculiar 'mucilaginOus water, bathing
the eye. keeping down Inflammation and swell
Ing, and wrapping the spark in it, cause it to
slip out without farther trouble.
DISHES CRACK On A Hot STOvE.-It seems to
be An unknown fact to most of our domestic
that platters and vegetable dishes are
sure to crack sooner or later II they are set on
a hot stove. If they are lett there q moment
only, there is danger Of their good looks being
spoiled 1t Is a good plan to have something
on or near the stove where such dishes NAV be
placed; OF course If one has O shelf above her
range or stove. there is no excuse for the annoy
ance mentioned above, but If there is no shelf.
a brick may be kept In the heater and used
when 1t Is necessary, or an iron fat-iron holder
will be found useful
CLEANING GL0vEs.-One of the simplest and
best ways by which light-colored kid gloves can
be cleaned ia this: Put the gloves on your
hands, take an old and very soft linen hand
kerchief, wet 1t In sweet milk. and rub it on
piece OF white soap-castle or any toilet soap
will answer the purpose-then apply to the
soi!ed parts Of the glove do this until the spots
disappear; then wet the entire glove and pull it
and stretch and rub until it Is dry. fyou are
faithful it will not dry In wrinkles. One word
OF caution should be added to the above: Layen-
der-cOlored kid gloves cannot be cleaned in this
way. as they will fade and look spotted.
In CASE Of fire, II it occurs In a room. be
careful with the available water, especially If it
is limited. and use it judicIously but quickly.
Close all means Of draft. If a blanket fs con-
venient, saturate it and with it smother the
flames. In the absence of blanket, a table
cover viii answer, II the fire Is of such magni-
tude as to preclude the possibility of controlling
it. and it is necessary to leave the room, en-
ueafOr 10 close the door, so that the flames
may be In measure confined and give an op-
for the inmates to escape silk
well wet and bound around the
mouth will allow one to breathe in the midst of
the smoke for time. and wet blanket wound
around person will enable one to pass through
a flame.
SUNSHINE AND SLEEP.-Sleepless peore-and
they are many in America-should court the
sun. The verywOrst soporidc is laudanum, an
the very best sunshine. Therefore, it is very
plain that poor sleepers should pass as many
hours as possible in the sunshine, and as few as
possible In the shade. Many women are mar
tyrs, and yet they do not know it, They shut
the sunshine out Of their houses and their
hearts, they wear wells, they carry parasols.
they do all possible to keep off the subtlest and
yet most potent influence which is intended to
give them strength and beauty and cheerful
ness. Is 1t not time to change this, and so get
color and roses in their pale cheeks, strength in
their weak backs, and courage In their timid
souls2 The women Of America are pale and
delicate; they may be blooming and strong: and
the sunlight viii be potent influence In this
transformation.
MOTHS IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are the pre-
partitions recommended for the preser walton OF
carpets from moths. Some are altogether inef-
fectual; Others of an odor so overpowering tn at
the remedy is worse than the disease; others are