The Somerset reporter., 1885-09-02
Useful inforna alton.

A nice soft soap for washing dishes can b,
made by placing i'll an old d!sh-and occasional
ly adding water all the scraps and bits o
hard soap that are too small to use for washing
To remove the iron taste from new kettles
boil handful OF hay i'll them, and repeat il
necessary. Hay water is great sweetener o.
tin, wooden and iron ware. In Irish dairieS cy.
erything used for milk is scaldcd with hay water
Jelly moulds should be creased with cold but.
ter. When you wish to remove the jelly or pud
ding, plunge the mould into hot water, remove
quickly and the contents will come out in per
feet form and without any trouble.
Baking is a most eXcellant way of cooking
green corn. All its sweetness is thus preserved
The husks are not removed till cooked then
strip them back and cut off the butt with sharI
knife, as the heat will make it difficult to break
For preserving the complexion, temperance
for whitening the hands, honesty to remove
stains, repentance; for improving the sight, oh
servation for improving the voice, cviity To
keep away moths, good society; beautiful ring
the home circle.
Blankets should be washed in borax water
rnScd twice in clear water Of the same temper.
allure, and not wrung the last time, but hung
on the lines to dry. In this way the nap
is not matted and they have the same fluffy APP
pearance when dry that new blankets have.
The thimblc was invented in Amsterdam, Holi
land, by Nicholas Benschoten, who lived about
two hundred years ago. He made Il thimble to
protect the fingers of his lady-love. At first
thimbes were made Of iron, but only wealthy
women could wear them. The German name
for thimble means" tinger-hat.
When an artery is cut the red blood spurts out
at each puSation. Press the thumb tirmyi over
the artery, near the wound, and on the side to.
ward the heart. Press hard enough to stop the
bleeding and wait till physician comes. The
wounded person is often able to do this himsel
if he has the requisite knowledge.
The sage of commerce is almost wholly made
of potato-starch, shaped into small balls, OF
which the surfaces are then gelatinized by pass
over them hot air saturated with steam There
is scarcely any apparent difference between the
sago so made and the genuine article manufaet.
urcd from certain tropical plants. Neither
should be used at all by fat people.
Every housekeeper should know that sugar
boiled with an acid, if it be but three minutes
will be converted into glucose, which is the
form of sugar found in sweet apples. One
pound of sugar has much swcetening power
Us Ia pounds of glucose. In other words,
pound of sugar stirred into the fruit after it is
cooked and while yet warm, will make the fruit
sweet as IA pounds added while the fruit is
boiling.
One of the incest of laundresscs gave this
fragment Of her experience in reference to starch
ing shirts. She had noticed that the bosoms
never blister if she starches them on the right
side, but if they are wrong side out when starch
ed they are apt to do She pours her mixed
starch into boiling water, instead of pouring
boiling water on the starch, and in that way new
er uses more starch than is necessary, as the
simple starch and water can be saved.