Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-23
ABOUT TIE HOME.

Old putty can be removed without injury
to the sash or glass by passing q hot solder
ing iron over it. The heat of the iron
softens it readily, and permits its removal
with knife or chisel without much trouble.
A very odd and pretty hanging basket
can be made of an old clay pipe. Fill with
ing Charlie and Wandering Jew. Suspend
from bracket by gold or silver braid.
Every one who can spare the room should
have nursery for their children. 1t saves
the rest of the house and allows the little
ones more liberty. A wainscoting Of news
paper pictures pasted on the walls will
make an interesting feature of such room.
A handsome ottoman may be made of an
old soap box. Pad the box with old pieces
of carpet or cotton, taking care to have it
smooth and firm. Then cover with an old
broche shawl, or dark.red merino dress,
an old red rep curtain redyed, or any SINH.
lar material. Chintz will also prove a
pretty covering.
After sweeping and getting the carpet as
clean as possible, it may be frightened by
going all over it with clean flannel cloth
dampened with water in which you have
put little ammonia. Too much will take
the color out of the carpet. A tablespoon.
full of ammonia to one quart of water is
about the proper proportion.
Articles of delicate blue that must be
washed are often ruined in the process ;
this may be avoided by adding an ounce of
sugar OF lead to pailful OF water and let
ting the article lie in this for an hour and 8
half, or even for two hours let it dry then,
after which it may be washed without in
jury. This is said to be a perfect remedy
for the trouble referred to.
A really common sort of work. basket
can be made very ornamental by lining it
with crocheted lining. Make it of the
cord used for tides aud lambrequins,
leaving spaces for ribbons; in place
of ribbons put strips of silesia. Make
pretty bow of satin and gros- grain rib
bon for the top of the handle fringe one
end and cut one slanting. Let the bow
have quite long loops and put it on in the
exact center of the handle.-[N. Y. Post.
Herald and Health answers the question,
(Which is the best bean for food p by
saying The Lima bean is the best; but
other kinds are also excellent, and it is
Just as well TO use variety OF sOrls.
Another excellent bean is Carters Levia-
than Long Pod. The plant grows six feet
high. Beans may be cooked in several
ways, and ground to fine flour for soups.
Bean soups excellent, very nutritious and
wholesome, and should appear on every
table frequently.
To make toast jelly, slice quarter of a
pound of bread aud toast it carefully, tax
ing care not to burn it; pour over it suffi.
cient boiling water to entirely saturate it
add two teaspoonfuls of sugar, and very
little grated nutmeg or powdered cloves,
ana boil it to a pulp pass it through a
fine sieve with wooden spoon, stir glass
of good sherry wine in it, and then cool it
in an earthen mold or bowl Use it cold /;
a little sweet cream poured over it in
creases its nutriment. Boston Post.
In almost any stationery or grocery store
in the country shelf paper" can be OBJ
tanned. 1t has scalloped edges and lie per.
forated in prettily arranged designs, max.
ing lace-like appearance. 1t has grown
from small beginning ten years ago to q
large and important industry, requiring
expensive machinery and tools TO make it.
1t is estimated that over $3.50, 600 worth
was made and used last year. The paper
is run through press which prints the de-
sign, then dies are used to cut the same.