Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

Copperas mixed with the whitewash
put upon the cellar walls will keep vermin
away.
CEILINGS that have been smoked by a
kerosene lamp should be washed Off with
soda water.
"WIGGLERs" and other vermn in els
terms may be destroyed by keeping min
nows therein.
SOUTHERN negroes say that melons
grown on the edge of swamps give the fe-
yer to persons who eat them.
THE decomposition and souring of milk
are caused by the growth in 1t OF minute
living organisms. The germs of these get
into 1t from the air.
You can now wear a crazy quilt dress
if you like. The pattern comes in combi-
nation suitings of all colors. Get two to
three yards OF the crazy quilt cloth to go
with the plain goods.
DIR. S. n. Leslie, OF Lexington, KY,
says that the best remedy in ordinary hic-
coughs is about 25 grains of common Ia
BILE salt placed in the mouth and swallow
ed with cup of water.
No well-bred man will occupy an easier
chair than does the woman with whom be
is cOnversing. Nor will be, when enter
ing the drawing-rOom, help himself, unin-
vIted. to the most luxurious seat there, be
IL armchair or SOFA.
THE best trunks for various things are
those that have trays with strap bottoms
to divide the lower part, while the upper
has two box trays for bonnets and for
small articles, and a very long tray at the
back for parasOls and fans, laces, gloves,
etc.
THE rich-looking, new-fashioned en-
bossed leather wall paper is made by
grinding old boots and shoes into pulp,
making stiff paste Of the substance, and
stamping and printing it. A millionaire
may thus have upon his best room wall
the cast-of foot covering of tramp.
BUY two or three good cheeses and eat
them in place OF meat. This plan will
supply the table with a cheap staple of
food and help on a great American indus
try. Get cheeses Of mild flavor. They
will keep better and digest easier. Make a
demand for good cheese and the factory
men will soon press into line.
Mrs. Wheeler. OF the Society Of Asso-
ciated Artists. intends TO exhibit after a
while a series Of ten American tapestries,
works Of art in embroidery designed by
well-knOwn American artists. The sub
jects OF all the designs are strictly Ameri-
can-in a broad sense of the woodland
the tapestries will illustrate the remarka-
BILE skill OF our embrOderers.
A handsome cover Tor grand plano Is
in plush, velvet and silk; the centre being
OF dark plush, has a deep bordering OF
olive velvet, triangular pieces OF rich
colored silks being placed at intervals
wnere the bordering Is sewed on. Upon
each separate triangle a design is worked
in raised embroidery while in the centre
a handsome pattern Is carved out in very
elaborate ribbon work.
POWDERED CRAB AS A MEDICINAL
Russian paper SAYS: "During the last
- years the inhabitants OF a maarial To-
caiity IN Kharkoo government In Russia
have used the crab powder with great sue
cess against the fevers. The powder Is
prepared In the following way: Lave crabs
are poured over with the ordinary whisky
until they get asleep, then they are put on
n bread pan IN a hot oven, thoroughly
dried and pulyerized, and the powder
passed through fine sieve. One dose, q
teaspoonful, Is generally sufficient to cure
the intermittent fever; in very obstinate
cases, a second dose Ia required. Each
dose il invariably preceded by a glass OF
aloe brandy, as purgatiYe. The powder
Is used IN that locality in preference TO
Quinine."