The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-13
DOMESTIC.

process OF cleansing. A few practical
hints about washing oalicoes, percales
and muslins will therefore be of real
service. Before washing black and
white, stone, slate or maroon oolored
cotton goods, dip them IN solution Of
salt and water. made by dissolving two
oupfuls OF salt and water in ten quarts
OF cold water, and hang them in shady
place to dry. The salt sets the colors.
When dry, wash in light suds in the
usual way. Caliooes and musljns do
uot require hot suds; water moderately
warm is best. Mover allow them to
soak in the water. Wash quickly, turn
the wrong side out and dry in the shade.
A little salt in tho rinsing water is an
Improvement. Another way is to mix
two oupfuls of wheat bran in cold water,
making smooth paste; then stir it in
to one quart of soft warm water. Let
it boil one hour, then strain into five or
six quarts of soft warm water. No SOAP
is, necessary, for bran has cleansing
properties of its own, If there is black
IN the dress, or any other color that is
liable to "run," add tablespoonful Of
salt. Rinse thoroughly in the water.
For starch, use little white glue water,
cool and clean. Always iron on the
wrong side with a moderately hot iron.
Blue, stone, slate and brown. colored
articles may also be made to retain their
color perfectly by adding sugar of lee /
10 the water in which they arc to be
washed. Dissolve one ounce of sugar
OF lead Ill a paiful Of hot water; stir
carefully until it is thoroughly dissolved.
and let the mixture cool. When about
mlik-warm, put in the articles and let
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before washing. When dry, wash as
directed in bran water. The sugar of
lead fixes the color permanently, 80 that
treatment with 1T will not need to be
repeated. Use this preparation with
caution, sugar of load is poisonous. TO
wash brown linen, take enough good
timothy hay to I'LL ton quart kettle
two-thirds full when pressed down;
cover 1T with soft water, and let it boil
until tho water assumes dark greenish
color. Make flour starch in the usual
way, and strain the hay-water into it
after it becomes cool or tepid; let tho
llnon soak ten or fifteen minutes-not
longer-then wash without soap. Id
vide the preparation into two parts.
using one for rinsing. Linen dresses
and busters washed III this way will
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wine stains oan be removed from silk,
woolen or cotton goods by sponging
| them gently with ammonia and alcohol
"A tcaspoonful of ammonia to O wine-
glass of alcohol. Fiuish with clear al
cohol. The fumes OF lighted match
Will remove remnants of stains.
WHAT GIRLS SHOULD LEARN all
means let the girls learn bow to cook.
What right has girl to marry and 20
into house of her owu uuless she
knows how to superintend every branch
OF housekeeping, and she cannot prop
orly suparintend unless she has some
practical knowledge berself2 Most men
marry without thinking whether the
woman OF his choice is capable of cook.
ing him meal, and it is pity he Is so
short-sighted, as his health, his cheer
fulress, and, indeed. his success in life
depends I'D very great degree upon the
food he cats. III fact the household is
influenced by their diet. Feed thom
on fried cakes. fried meats, hot bread,
day after day, and they will need medi-
cine to make them WE'LL A man will
take alcohol to coutoract the evil effects
Of such food, and the wife and children
must be physicked. Let all the glrIs
have share in housekeeping at home
before they marry; let each superlntend
some department by turn. 1t need not
occupy haif the tirue to see that the
house has been properly swept, busted
and put Ii order, or to prepare puddings
and make dishes. that many young
ladies' spend i'll reading novels that en-
ervate both mind and body, and unit
them for everyday life. Women do
not, as general rule, get pale faces by
doing housework. their sedentury
habits, in overhented rooms, combined
with ill-chosen food, are to blame for
bad health. Our mothers used to pride
themselves on their housekeeping and
fine needle work, Why should not our
daughters?
FLORIDA GRAPE FRUIT, This fruit Is
refreshing and wholesome, O. peela!ly for
bilious temperament. Its flavor is
sub-aoid, but its juicy pulp is lnclos,ed
Ill tough white membrane OF intensely
bitter taste; when this membrane is re-
moved the frult is delicious, 1t has
become the fashion 50 use it as a salad,
Tho fruit is placed on tho table whole
zone Is enough for party of four or
SIX, cut III quarters and serve az natu.
'N>e' w AoAA INV uoCN 40 " blluu, CuC The
! skin in sectlous and peel it off; aepar-
ate the sections rs you would those of
an orange, and, holding each one by the
ends. break it open from the centre,
disclosing the pulp; tear this out of the
white membrane which covers the sec
tions, carefully removing every part of
it; keep the pulp as unbroken as possi-
ble and put 1t iuto deep dish with q
plentiful spripkllng of fine white sugar.
Let it stand throe or four hours, or over
night, and then use the fruit.
WALL papers for the coming season
show much lighter shades. Yellow
olives, trench maroons, tea green's.
shrimp pink and, of course, terra GOTTA.
are more likely to be asked for than
anything else. The taste is returning
to small figures, although the kenais-
sanoe designs are extremely popular.
Many persons insist upon the wall paper
harnionizing so far as is practicable
with the upholstery; 80 this governs
manufacturers to some extent in their
ooloring and designs.
10 wash fine cambria handkerohief
embroidery in colored silks, 80 that the
colors do not run, the secret il to wash
in soap lathor very quickly, wiring
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