The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-10-03
Household Hints.

For THE STING OF BEE Rub the place
with amonia or saleratus water Immediately
after it is stung, TO prevent it from swelling;
bruised peach leaves bound on are also good.
and laudanum where it is very painful. If
it swells much apply poultice of onions
and cream. To make an onion poultice, slice
the onions and boil them in water till very
soft; then mash and boil them with milk or
cream and some crumbs of bread. a hon
poultice is better for a tOothache or swelled
face. To make it boil handful OF hops in
pint of water till very soft; then thicken it
with corn-meal. a teacup of flaxseed boiled
till soft, requires no addition to make a rood
pOultice.
To CLEAN PAPERED WALLs.-Cut the crust
off of stale bread very thick, and rub the
walls carefully IRON top to bottom, in a
straight line, using fresh piece of bread
soon as ii looks much soiled. Wall paper is
cheaper than it used to be. You can get a
fair quality of paper in exceedingly pretty
patterns for twenty-five cents roll. The
American papers measure eight yards to
roll. The English rolls contain twelve yards,
and are about an inch and a half wider than
the American, so that If one fancies patterns
or cOlors most in the English papers, it is
Just as economical to buy them, although the
cost of each roll is a little more than that
asked for those manufactured in our own
country.
To the lady who wanted to know how to
keep hair from turning gray, l would say:
Cut it off. wrap it up in tissue paper and lay
it away in the bureau drawer If you prefer
to keep it on your head, wash your head
thoroughly as often as every two weeks, brush
it well each day, use two parts of bay rum
and two parts OF French brandy mixed with
one part of castor oil for dressing; and then
if your hair keeps on turning gray pray for
grace and sense enough to enable you to
wear it that way. There are women in the
world who know how to grow old gracefully,
but they are not found among those who dye
their hair and affect youthful styles of dress.
RENovATING BLACK SILK, ETC.-There are
few fabrics which will wear longer than black
American silk. Not the new kinds, which
you can nOttell from the imported article,
even by the difference in its ability to crack,
but the old-fashioned Cheney Brothers silk
which the "oldeSt inhabitant' has failed to
wear out. i have one which has been in
wear for ten years or more. 1t has been
washed repeatedly, coming out little thinner
from each washing, but with more wear IN ii
than the average dress goods even now. 1t has
| been cleaned in this manner. An old black
| shawl was securely fastened to a smooth
| board. The silk is laid on this, and brushed
vigorously with a soft clothes brush dipped
in hot suds. When all dirt is removed. 1t is
thoroughly rinSed and hung up without any
wringing. When about half dry, it is ironed
between pieces of black flannel, and ii comes
from the adventure looking wonderfully
we'll.
Black cashmeres may be washed in clear
| hot suds, like cotton goods They should be
| rinsed in bluing water before hanging out
and ironed, like the silk when partially dry.
| Old dresses often look better when made
| over" than they did when first made.-Fil-
| bert, in Elmira Husbandman.
CLEANING UNPAINTED FLoORs.-When cook
| ing ii often happens that warm fat is spilled
| on the kitchen floor. When this occurs a little
| cold water should be Immediately dashed
over the spot, which cools the fat and pre-
vents its entering the pores of the wood to a
great depth. To remove the grease take a
blotting pad or piece of porous paper and
| lay over the place, covering with warm sad.
| iron. This draws the fat to the surface and
| into the paper, which should be changed fire.
! quently. Then take bit of white soap and
rub thickly over the spot, and pour sufficient
! boiling water over it to dissolve the soap. re-
peat this and then wipe dry. This will so
| thoroughly remove the grease that the spot
will scarcely be noticed in twenty-four hours,
when the warmth will haYe drawn more to the
surface, and another application of soap and
| hot water must be given. Every trace OF
| the worst grease spot can in this manner be
removed in a short time. Common soft soap
| should never be applied to implanted wood.
"A good sweeping is better than poor
washing is an old housewives maxim; and
| truly decent cleaning once week, when
the boards are rubbed dry and the dirt re-
moved, will keep the floor in better condition
than horried 'wiping up" each day. Poor.
| ly trained servants will touch the baseboards
with splash, scattering the dirty water
high on the wall, and leaving, after a few
weeks, a black line entirely around the
room. All girls should be taught never to
touch the Dashboard save with sponge
wrung from fresh water, and also TO guard
against all quick movements that will fling
the water on he.wall.