The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-08
HOUSEHOLD HINES.

TO clean and freshen old mating rub it
with a cloth wet in salt water, being care
full not to allow any drops of water to dry
in the mating, as they will leave spots diff
ficult to remove. Heavy vanished fuIni-
ture should never rest directly upon the
mating, for even good yarnisl, becoming
soft in warm weather. will stain the straw.
Mating may be turned if the loose ends Of
the cords are threaded in a large needle
and drawn through to the other side.
\ very simple and inexpensive trap tor
destroying rats i'll the cellar is made after
this manner: Fill a washtub or caldr0n
with water almost to the top, then spread
wheat bran over the water to the depth of
an inch. Lay some bits of boards on two
sides. resting the lower end on the bottom
of the cellar, sprinkling a little bran on
them. | have seen sixteen rats killed in
one night by using this trap.
A simple remedy for lelon. relieving
pain at once. no poulticing, no emitting, no
holes to the bone. no necessity for heal
ing %salve, but simple oil OF cedar applied a
few times at the commencement of the
teion. and the work is done. This has been
tried a number of times. and it was al
ways etiicacious.
To spoil steak. fry it. \ good meat for
tramps. cold shoulder. Cut warm bread or
cake with u warm knife. To spoil pan
cakes. bake them on a lukewarm griddle
To spoil a breakfast. grulnble all the while
YOU are eating. To spoil potatoes. let them
lie and soak in water after boiling. Fish
may be scaled much easier by dipping into
boiling water about a minute. 70 spoil
bread. use poor Hour and soar yeast and let
it rise until too light and it runs over. 4
tablespoonful of vinegar in the pot will
make tough meat or chicken tender. II
you wish to pour boiling-h0t liquid into a
glass jar or tumbler it can safely be done
by first putting Il spoon in the dish,
For every five pounds of muslin dissolve
twelve ounces chloride Of lime in a small
quantity of boiling water. When cold
strain it into enough water 10 cover the
goods. Boil them fifteen minutes in strong
soapsuds: wiring out in clear. cold water;
then put the goods into the chloride of lime
solution, lifting them up and down so as to
give first the solution and then the air &C
cess to them. Rinse we'll and dry. Then
scald in clear. soft water and dry. Lay the
muslin in the sun and moisten with suds
made of soft water and soap; it will grad
ually grow white.
Knives and forks with ivory, bone, or
wooden handles should not be put into hot
water. But We suggest that when our
readers buy knives Tor the table they get
those with silver-plated handles and blades.
They need no bati-brick 10 keep them
bright. but only an occasional rub with
whiting. and save lots Of trouble.
4 nice dish for dessert Is made by soak
ing half a pint of tapioca in cold water for
two hours. then let it bell gently until it
soitens. slice canned peaches and put into
a pudding dish, and pour the tapioca over
them. Bake until the tapioca is perfectly
tender serve, with sugar and cream. Dried
or evaporated peaches may be used for this
dish, and if they are properly cooked or
softened it is almost as good as when the
canned fruit is used.
A pretty addition to the dining-table. and
4 welcome one to the gentleman who has
to do the carving, can be made OF strips Of
linen, four or six inches wide, hemmed on
each side aud joined by rickraek. knitted
insertion. feather-edge work, or erocheted
strips. If the linen is six inches, two row
of the open work and three Of linen will
make a rood width. The ends to be fin
ished with knitted or erocheted lace, or a
linen fringe with knotted heading.
Dandelion root is laxative and somewhat
tonic. Dandelion seems to act especially
ON the liver. The root STEPPED and the de-
eoction drank is good for diseases Of the
skin and kidneys.
If the bleeding from a cut or other wound
cannot be checked by the ordinary means,
and. as is sometimes the case, it is impos-
sible to apply a ligature, a quantity OF sal
eratls in the water used for bathing VIII,
il is said. check the flow.