Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-09
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

A BAG OF CHARCOAL suspended in a
cistern will purify the water, and meat
wrapped in a cloth and packed in char
coal will keep for weeks.
III YOU cut the back legs Of your chair
two inches shorter than the front ones,
the fatigue of sitting will be greatly re-
lieved and the spine placed in better po-
sItiOn.
COLD BOILED TURNIPs make nice
garnish for roast beef or lamb. Cut them
in thin slices and brown in butter, pour
ing hot gravy over them. Place them on
the platter around the meat.
OLD PUTTY can be removed without in
jury to the sash or glass by passing hot
soldering iron over 1t. The heat of the
iron softens it readily and permits its re-
moval with knife or chisel without much
trouble.
WoUNDs.-ClOse the wound quickly and
apply adhesive plaster; if it bleeds too
freely, apply compress over it with BAN
dage: if this fails, tie q bandage tight
around the limb. above the wound.
FOR NEURALGIA, vet a cloth with al
cohol and apply to the parts and cover at
once with bot, dry flannel. Relief will
be sure to follow, no matter what part of
the body is affected.
A FREQUENT cause Of malaria is i'm
pure water from cisterns and wells. Upon
the first symptoms of any unpleasant odOr
clean out the cistern. See that the well
receives no drainage from any unclean
source.
TINWARE that is stained with fruits or
otherwise furnished, may be cleaned by
dipping a dampened cloth in cooking
soda, rubbing briskly, rinsing in hot water
and wiping dry.
FAINTING.-Place the patient on the
back, with the head lower than the body,
if convenient. Give plenty of air by fan
ming; dash cold water in the face; smell
of hartshOrn or camphOr Give ammonia
or spirits.
Mock OYsTERS.-Grate six large ears
of sweet corn, raw; beat one egg. stirring
in one tablespoonful of flour and one of
milk season with salt and pepper; drop
in not butter; turn so as to brown. Serve
hot.
BEEswAX AND SALT viii make your
rusty flatIrons as clean and smooth as
glass. Tie lump of wax in rag and
keep it tor that purpose. When the irons
are hot rub them first with the wax rag,
then scOur with a paper or cloth sprin-
killed. with salt.
LEAKS in roofs, about chimneys and
elsewhere may be stopped by thickening
white lead paint with fine clean sand.
openings are easily nilGO Will bAiS Ct
ment and become durably water-tght.
For smaller leaks less sand is put in and
the paint remains more nearly liquid.
TOMATO CHow-CHOw is male of six
large tomatoes, one large onion, one green
pepper, one tablespoonful of salt, two of
brown sugar and two small teacups of
vinegar. Peel the tomatoes, cut them
into small pieces, and chop the onion and
pepper very fine; stew gently with the
vinegar, etc., for an hour.
A DRINK that is truly refreshing for one
suffering from sore throat or cold is made
by pouring quart of boiling water over
a carefully washed handful of Irish mOss.
Let it stand until the water is cool, then
strain through a muslin bag; add sugar
and lemon Juice, With few thin slices of
lemon, until it is about like mild lemon
AIDE; little cinnamon is considered an
addition by some people.
THERE are many ways to vary and
make nice Omelets. The Omelet with fine
herbs is favOrite with those people who
like high seasoning. Parsley alone rubbed
very fine imparts a delicious flavor to
plain Omelet; tomatoes added to the ONE
let just before it hardens, those having
been already cooked, give an excellent
relish TO it; later in the season oysters
chopped fine, render an Omelet dish to
be lOnged Tor, and to be eaten with much
relish.
BANANA CAKE.-One of the novelties
and luXuries of the period is banana cake.
Take one cup of butter, two cups Of SUI
gar, one cup of water or of sweet milk,
three eggs, four cups of flour, two small
teaspoons of baking powder. Mix lightly
and bake IN layers. Make an icing Of the
whites of two eggs, and one cup and
half of powdered sugar. Spread this on
the layers, and then cover thickly and
entirely with bananas sliced fine. The
cake may be favored with vanilla. The
top should be simply frosted.
For FRIED CHICKEN, cut the chicken
into six or eight pieces. Season well with
salt and pepper. Dip in beaten egg, then
in fine bread crumbs in which there is one
cupful of crumbs. Fry ten minutes in
boiling fat. Cover the centre of a cold
dish with Tartare sauce. Arrange the
chicken on this and garnish with bOr-
der Of picked beets, so it can be served
with cream.
TO BLEACH SHEETING.- Soak the cloth
twelve hours in soapsuds, then take for
every twenty-five yards of sheeting halt
pound OF chloride of lime and dissolve it
in enough boiling water to cover the cloth
when dipped into it. When the lime is
dissolved strain the solution through
cloth; then put the sheeting in and stir
constantly for half hour; rinse well in
pure water; then boil IN strong suds and
hang in the air to dry. Flannel, which
has become yellow, may be whitened by
putting it for "a hours in solution OF hard
soap water and ammonia. Use half
pint of ammonia to one pound of soap and
one gallon of water.