Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-11-14
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glass to expand, and the stopper may be
removed.
Brass ornaments may be cleaned by
washing with roche alum boiled to
I've, in the proportion Of an ounce to a
pint; when dry they must be rubbed
with fine chamois.
Beef in boiling loses twenty six
pounds in one hundred pounds, or rath.
er more than quarter; in roasting 1t
loses third, and in baking very
nearly the same. Legs of mutton lose
one-ftth in boiling and one.third in
roasting, and loin of mutton in roast
ing loses rather more than one third.
1t is more profitable, then, to boil than
to roast meat; and whether we roast or
boil it, it loses by being cooked from
one. fifth to one-third OF its whole weight.
1t is now claimed that celery is a
cure for rheumatism, indeed, it is as.
serted the disease is impossible if the
vegetable be cooked and freely eaten.
The fact that it is always put on the
table raw prevents its therapeutic pow
ers from being known. The celery
should be cut into bits, boiled in water
until soft and water drank by the pa.
tient. Serve warm with pieces of toast
ed bread, and the painful ailment will
soon yield. Such is the declaration Of
a physician who has again and again
,ried the experiment and with uniform
success.
To remove iron stains, put little
hydrochloric acid in a basin or saucer
and make it slightly warm, then dip
the iron stain into the acid for about
one minute, which will dissolve the
oxide of iron; the cloth must be we'll
washed from this solution, first in water
then IN a little soda and water, 10 re.
move every trace OF acid. Oxalic acid
may be used instead of hydrochloric,
but more time is required for the opera
ton, and with old and fixed spots it is
more effective. The same precaution
in washing out is necessary, as oxalic
acid dried in the cloth will injure it.
SOFA PILLOW COVERS. -IIandsome
covers for sofa pillows and cushions are
knitted in silk pieces. The real found.
alton for the stripe-for it is made in
stripes--is knit of common yarn, and
with medium sized needles knit three
rows, and then draw through each loop
on the next row a bit of silk. The
silk must be cut in narrow strips Of
equal length and width. The yarn
must be drawn firmly down to hold the
silk in place. Old and even soiled rib.
bons may be used in this way.
Work BAGS.-Cheap colored silk
handkerchiefs are now turned to account
as work bags, and with very good re-
suits. Two handkerchief are required
for each bag, and should be OF contrast.
ing colors as one is to serve as lining.
They should be tightly tackled together
an d laid on the table. Then trace on
them a circle as large as possible, and
of course escaping the edges and the
corners. A double drawstring must
then be run along the circle. 1t may
either be put into flat ribbon running,
or series Of button holes may be made
to hold it. If the bag is to be extra
ornamental, the edges Of the handker-
chiefs may have lace or fringe sewn to
them before the bag is made up. These
find very ready sale at fancy fairs just
now, are quite novelties.
PEACH CAKE.-Take the yolks and
whites Of FIVE eggs and beat them sep
arately the whites to stiff frolh.
Then mix the beaten yolks with half a
pound of pulverized and sifted loaf or
crushed sugar, beat the two together
thoroughly. Fifteen minutes will be
none too long for the latter operation if
you would have excellence with your
cakes. Now add half pound of fine
flour, dredging it in little at a time,
and then put IN the whites of the eggs,
beating the whole together for four or
five minutes. Then with large spoon