Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-07
SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE.

lnSS, procure TWO pennyWorth OF log
wood shavings, and boil the stockings
in pint of water with them.
MANY persons may not know that
white paint may be cleaned, as well as
windows, by using whiting and water
To RENDER cotton goods uninAamma-
bic, add to the starch size fifteen parts
borax for every thousand parts size.
PROF.. BEAL recommends to pack cell
cry and other vegetables in damp moss
for keeping through winter. 1t is said
that vegetables thus packed will nos
only keep a long time but retain their
flavor and quality so well that they can
hardly be distinguished from fresh ones.
VALUE OF VEGETABLES. Vegetables
do not ordinarily form as large part
of the ordinary subsistence of an Amer
lean family as they should. Whether
cooked alone, or jointly, or with the
cheaper pieces of meat in the form of
stew OF hash, they will always serve as
substantial means of nutrition, and
tend to diminish the cost of household
consumption.
BEANS AS FooD-The nutritive value
of beans is very great-greater than
almost any other article of food in COM
mon use. Considering their richness,
they are probably the cheapest food we
have, but somewhat difficult of diges-
ton, probably owing to the fact that we
rarely cook them enough and masticate
insuficiently. In preparing beans for
the table, they should first be well
soaked in cold water, and then thrown
into boiling water and cooked till of
medium consistency, between a fluid and
solid, neither too thick nor too thin.
They require some acid when eaten,
and sufficient amount of salt to render
them palatable. They may be eaten
with potatoes OF other vegetables which
contain more starch and less albumen,
rather than with too much bread OF
meat.
DRESSING THE BcYs.-It is a prob
lem with some mothers how to dress
the boys warm enough without making
their clothing burdensome to them. All
children, are now supposed to wear knit
wrappers and drawers; then long stock
ings OF the heavier grades of yarn, and
thick shoes clothe the lower limbs For
boys from five to eight OF nine it is a
good plan to utilize their outgrown
blouses Of flannel. Rip ont the pleats
and make plain shirt waists; at the side
seams the buttons which hold their
stocking supporters can be securely
fastened. Additional buttons can be
put on at the back and front and the
knit drawers be buttoned 20 his waist
With q coat of ordinary thickness,
closed to the throat, the chest will be
sufficiently protested.
To CURE CoLD FEEr-People who
write or sew all day, or rather those
who take but little exercise, may warm
their cold feet without going to the fire
All that is necessary is to stand erect
and very gradually to lift ones self ND
upon the tips Of the toes, so as to put
all the tendons of the foot at full strain.
This is not to hop or Jump up and
down, but simply to rise-the slower
the better-upon tiptoe, and to remain
standing on the points Of the toes as
long as possible, then gradually coming
to the natural position. Repeat this
several times, and, by the amount of
work the tips of the toes are made to
do, in sustaining the body's weight,
sufficient and lively circulation is set up
Even the half-frozen car-driver can car
ry this plan out It is one rule of the
Swedish movement" system; and, as
motion warmth is mnch better than fire
warming, persons who suffer with cold
feet at night can try this plan Just be-
fore retiring to rest PhUadelpAid
Ledger.
DISCLOSING OF ASHES. man who
believes in being safe will provide a
place for his ashes where there will be
no possible danger from them. A brick
enclosure can be made, into which they
can be emptied, at small expense.
This can easily be provided with a cover.
which will most effectually prevent the
escape Of any flame which might be
kindled inside. But in such a recep-
tacle no fire will be likely to occur, for
all drafts and winds are shut out and
there viii be no wood for Goals to come
in contact with. The expense is small
and the sense of security is great. |
Every home should be provided with !
some place similar to this to store it's
ashes in. It is estimated by the Massa-
chusetts PI02tghDld11 that if we could |
know just how many farm buildings
have been destroyed by storing hot |
ashes in wooden vessels the number of |
supposed incendiary fires would proba-
BY be reduced one-half. Fire is often
in large Goals, which are but |
charred wood, for long time after
there is, to the careless observer, no in
LEGATIONS of fire.