Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-04

or four weeks the furs are taken from
the closets, and beaten with rattans !:
and 50, in the course Of q season, every
article has to be handled ct least 8
dozen times. In old times camphor
was used; but it has been discovered
that it has tendency to detract from
their color. and make them much light
or In hue. suppose there is some
thing in the dyes used for sable and
other dark furs that camphor influ-
ences. Old women still use that drug,
however; and when you see sealskin
sack, or cloak, or dolman, that shows
streaks Of gray or muddy yellow, You
can be sure that it has been kept in
camphor through the hot weather. The
whole secret of keeping furs ia to beat
all the dust out of them, and then keep
them in close closet impregnated with
the odor Of tar. Another old preventive
was pepper, either cayenne or common
black, but this has been abandoned
and some good house-keepers used to
keep their furs in tobacco-cuttings.
have seen moths flourish in tobacco
and, where I have seen insect-powders
used, they have sometimes injured the
furs in some way, or have been totally
useless in guarding them from their
bitter foe. =.
Another desideratum in storing furs
is strict cleanliness. We wash ali the
closets every spring with water and
common washing soda, and the latter
serves to destroy any moth-eggs that
may have got into the place. Thus our
closets are never invaded by the moth
but should we show carelessness for q
single week the result would be disas-
trous. Mufs, collars, and other small
articles, we keep in boxes, packing with
them sufficient tar paper to keep out
the moths, and the shelves on which
they stand are always kept free from
dust" POPULAR Science News.
Household Hints
IT is still "good form" to ornament
the lamp shade by covering the porce-
lain over with thin outer covering of
tinted silk and lace, or of lace alone.
put on in rows over tarletan or fine
net.
A wE1L-KNowN caterer emphasizes
this fact: that good salad cannot be
made with cold-boiled potatoes. He
says that they must be cut up while the
potatoes are hot, and that the parsley
and onion, pepper and salt should be
put with them at that time.
PETTY doyleys for the cake basket
are made by embroidering pretty little
figures in the corners of plain white
napkins; fringe the edges, if they are
not already fringed; overcast where you
stop raveling, and if you can do so
make border of drawn work.
If your old stand or small table needs
upholstering to make it look respect
able, try this way of doing it.: Cover
the top with dark, double.faced Canton
flannel, then sew or tack deep fringe
around the edge. This can be bought
in all colors and widths, and the wider
or deeper it is the prettier.
A GOOD Monday pudding is made by
taking a bowlful of cold boiled rice :;
put layer in the pudding-dis then a
layer of fruit, and so on; sweeten to
taste; pour milk over all and set in the
oven to heat. Serve it with sugar and
cream. If not, make regular boiled
custard quite thin and serve for sauce.
A PARTICULARLY nice pudding is
quickly and easily made. Heat one
quart of sweet milk, and in this stir
three tablespoonful of Indian meal
which you have put through your -four
sitter yourself. Stir constantly. Let
this cool slowly for about fifteen min
utes. Meanwhile when you take o mo-
ment from the stirring beat three eggs
lightly, add teaspoonf1l of salt, half a
cup of sugar, a tablespoonful of butter,
and a:half teaspoonful of ginger; stir
all gradually in with the milk and meal.
Put all, while hot, into an earthen pud-
ding dish, and bake in moderate oven
for an hour. Serve with any sauce that
you prefer. A spicy flavor is thought
to be most suitable for this pudding
lemon or brandy may be used.