Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-01
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scraping the ears with q silver knife so that all
the milk may be removed. Mix the pulp with
three eggs and one teacupful OF flour. Fry in
hot drippings.
MILK, IN Hor WEATHER, should be boiled
before 1T is put away. A good pinch OF salt and
a bit OF cooking soda, about the size of a pea,
Will not only prevent il from curdling while
ooinng, out Will give considerable life TO H.
To CURE A CoLp.-Pour about half a pint of
boiling hot water over about drachm OF pull
verified eamphor, and inhale the vapors arising
tnereirom ten to twenty minutes. Great rellef
Is AT once experienced. and after two or three
repetitions the discomfort is said to disappear
entirely.
borax, and II It Is placed around their haunts,
they will leave at once. Powdered borax
should be used. The psrings Of green cucum-
bers will keep them away, but are not so good
for the purpose as the borax, as they must be
renewed often.
Ii Is POSSIBLE to raise water,ress on almos t
every farm. Stick some pieces of the plant in
shallow parts of a running stream, and it Will
need no further care or cultivation. II you do
not wish TO raise 1t for a market crop, at least
have a supply for your own table. 1t VIII cost
you nothing and will help decrease your
doctors bill.
The FRENCH METHOD OF administering cas-
tor oil TO children is to pour the oil into pan
and place over moderate fire; break an egg
into 1t and stir up; when it Is done, flavor with
little salt, sugar or currant jelly. In this way
the very unpleasant taste is hardly percepti-
bic. Such a combination Of q breakfast and
dose is very French, indeed.
SALT IS ONE OF THE REMEDIES most fire.
quently employed for keeping weeds out OF
garden walks, and the following is said to be
the best way of applying it: Boil the salt In
water, one pound TO the gallon. and pour the
mixture boiling hot out of a watering-pot with
spreading rose. This will keep weeds and
worms away for two or three years.
FOR FRENCH DRESSING saltspoonfal of salt,
one-half as much of pepper, three tablespoons of
OIL one-fourth teaspoon of onion juice and one
tablespoon of vinegar. Mix in order given, add
ing oil slowly. This is TOR egg salads and is
also used to 'marminate" or pickle a meat or
fish salad. The onion may be omitted, and
lemon juice may be used instead of vinegar,
while a teaspoon made mustard improves it
for many.
SEVERAL HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES, such as
glass fish-globes. paper weights made of pyra-
mid Of glass balls and the lenses of the stereo-
scopes, have been found to act as q burning
glass in the sun, and To have set fire TO light
materials, such as cloth and paper, thereby
causing danger to life and property. Brightly
timed or nickel-wash dishes have also been
known TO focus the suns rays by reflection,
and tend to bring about similar consequences
THE BROOM AS A ToNIC.-As medicine the
broom exceis as tonic. This is not a jest, but
recommended in all earnestnesS. If the wo-
men who sit around from one years end to
another, nursing imaginary ailments, were,
once q week, to take a dose OF sweeping, milo,
of course at first, they would soon begin to feel
the salutary effects from the use OF the broom,
and would save themselves many dollar for
medicine. broken china and battered furniture.
Good Housekeeping.
EATING A FEW PIECES OF COMMON STARCH
will sometimes settle" a weak stomach. Gum
arabic is a simple remedy for weak stomach,
also for tickling in the throat; an old lady told
me that she always carried a few pieces in her
pocket and ate them for that purpose. Half a
teasponful each of sugar and cream of tarter
with 8 little havoring stirred into third of
tumpler Of water, and half teaspoOnful OF
soda added just before drinking, will some
times correct acidity of the stomach.
AN EXCELLENT TOMATO Soup is made in
this way. 1t is so simple, and requires SO little
skill in its preparation, that it will prove ac-
ceptable to many: One quart Of stewed toma-
toes, strained so that no seeds remain; add q
butter, the size of an egg, in the tureen; add
two tablespoonfuls of rolled cracker and salt
milk, then add the strained tomatoes; mix
thoroughly and quickly and serve.
HEALTH, like success in life, Is to be gained
by paying attention to details. 1t is better to
try to keep from catching cold than to be al
ways trying to avoid Infection. More can be
done TO check cholera by keeping houses clean
than by using disinfectanis. Nature gives
health. 1t Is mans perversity In departing
nom natures teaching tina: leads to disease.
Nature intended all To have fresh air, sufficient
plain food, uncontamnated water, and exer-
else. Let US accept natures beQuest If We pre-
fer health to disease
A DELICIOUS ENrREE is prepared in this way:
Cut the remnants Of cold boiled roasted
chicken in small pieces. Make q sauce of one
pint of cream, two ounces of butter, the yelk of
one egg beaten and a tablespoonful of corn
Whise ea tfe on Saa an of
anchOvy sauce and one bay leaf. Put the pieces
Of chicken in this sauce in stewpan and SIM
mer for half an hour. Stew some rice quite soft
In milk, seasoning with salt and pepper. Put
the chicken In the center Of dish, place the
rice around 1t as border and serve.
No BETTER ARTICLE to destroy flies and mos
quitoes can be found than Pyrethrum roseum,
or Persian insect powder, to be bought at any
drug store. When a room is to be freed from
their unweleome presence, shut the windows,
close the doors leading into other rooms, end
done By sprinEins !, over i've Goals or b "
heaping IL on plate and setting it on fire. Let
the room remain closely shut up as long pos
e1ble. Where mosquitoes exist in such num-
bers that life outdoors after shutdown becomes
. burden, peace and comfort may be obtained
for the occupants OF the piazza or favorite nook
by the hammock by keeping little of the pow
der burning In a deep dish. The fumes Wilt dis
Perse the insects, and are not at all unpleasant
to breathe.
TOBACCO IL a universal insecticide. 1t kills
ticks upon sheep; the troublesome scab in
sect; Its related species which produces mango
and itch lice heas and all other insect parasites
which infest and annoy animals; and roOt-lice,
Leaf lice and all other pests which injure plants
just at this season an application of rne tobacco
dust or snuff may be used effectively 10 relieve
calves and fowls from the vermin which keen,
them poor and wretched, and a decoction of to-
cco,applled 10 house or greenhouse plants with
u brush, will destroy the pestiferous green fly
and all other insects which inIeSt them. The
same liquid may also be poured around the
roots OF house plants that are infested with the
small white worms which age the larvse of a
small black fly that may be found In the pots
and upon the soil in them.
GIVE WATER TO INFANrs-A physician Of
the New York Nursery and Child's Hospital
believes, from bis practice, that infants gener.
ally are not supplied with sufficient water. the
Gufd portion of their food being quickly taken
up. and leaving the solid too thick to be easily
0lgested. In warm, dry weather healthy babies
Will take water every hour with advantage and
their frequent fretfulness and rise OF temu.ra
ture Is often directly due to their not having IN
A Tree supply of water, and restricting the fire.
quency OF nursing, has teen found in the mrs
cry 10 De q most eitectual check in cases of in
ciplent lever. a diminished rate of mortality
and marked reduction in the number OF gastric.
and intestinal complaints being attributed In
this cause. In teeth-cutting, water soothes the
restessness universal in children at this period
Too MUCH IMPORTANCE can not be attached
70 the work of keeping clean all sinks and waste.
pipes. No diagreeable Odor from these shouId
be allowed TO exist for day. sink or nine
may be made inodorous by pouring down IN one
pound OF copper.as dissolved in four Gallons ~
water, using One-foUrth the quantity a day fn.
four days. and repeating az often as necessary
All corners, under porcheS, and where the sin
does not reach have OF course had their share OF