The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31
HINTS FOR THE HOME.
4 FOR ths Indianapolir journal.


The pupils received there do not learn how to
cook nor to perform any of the manual labor in
cident to domestic affairs, but are taught how to
manage these affairs inteligently and to the best
interests of the family. The lessons begin with
a description of model house, its situation; ex-
posure to the sun and drainage are studied, in
connection with which is given some useful
instruction in hygiene, furnishing, heat
ing, Lighting, proper clothing, table
linen and other items Of the
necessary household outfit are considered in
given attention, and last, and not least in i'm
portance, the question of household expenses is
studied with view to the most economical out
lay of income consistent with maintaining the
health and strength of the family to be provided
for Under this head quantity and quality of
material are treated, the best method of control
ing and training servants, and the numberless
subjects connected Herewith sure to come to
puzzle the inexperienced housekeeper.
The school is conducted by ladies of high social
standing. who have themselves lad actual ex
perience and do not depend upon theory, and
not, as in cooking schools, by servants promoted
from the ranks
The idea is good one, and might. if prop
erly carried out and adapted to different locali-
ties, be productive of good elsewhere than in
Paris. AS general thing the best place for a
young woman to learn housekeeping is by actual
practice in her fathers house, but this is not al
ways possible, and to wait to solve all the mys-
teres in her own home is often a costly expert
ment. To know how to manage home econom-
icay to be able to give intelligent directions to
a servant, to market to the best advantage are
independent of the skill required of one who
stands over a range and compounds good dishes.
An accomplished cook may be waste
full and extravagant housekeeper from her
lack of other essentials while, desirable
as ability to cook may be- many woman has
managed her household affairs to the comfort
and satisfaction of all concerned who could3 not
enter the kitchen and prepare dinner with her
own hands. The claim that housekeeping can
be taught in such limited time suggests the
cost of instruction offered by those who pro-
fess to teach French in six easy lessons; but in
thirty two lessons woman would undoubtedly
learn many things which would make the cares
of home fall less heavily upon her than had
she assumed them in utter ignorance, as is so
often the case. The disastrous failures of the
many young wives who have attempted house
keeping and have abandoned their homes to re-
turn with their husbands to the miseries of
boarding" are more frequently owing to their
ignorance of the business principles involved in
domestic affairs than to their inability to broil
steak or bake biscuits.
Soap-stone hearths can be cleaned with a
piece of sand-paper.
A mantel lambrequin of sage green satin has
an equisite design of royal purple iris on gold
discs.
The juice of half lemon in teacup of strong
black coffee, without sugar, will often cure a
sick headache.
Clean the glass of pictures by dipping a cloth
into alcohol and water and then into whiting,
and rub ove1 it, and wipe dry with a silk hand
kerchief.
An excellent remedy for hiccough for young
and old is granulated sugar moistened with pure
vinegar. For an infant give from few grains
to teaspoonful.
Silesia is to be largely used for upholstery and
decorative purposes. 1t is made in all the new
tints, and is especially beautiful when covered
with lace or thin muslin
Straw mating should be washed with warm
salt and water; wiring out soft cloth in it and
apply quickly, not wetting the mating much,
only enough to take out the Dust and stains
A plate of finely perforated zinc a foot square,
hung five inches above gas burner, is found to
remove most of the sulphurous acid, SO in furious
to persons plants and books. 1t is worth try
ing.
Lemon juice and salt will remove ordinary
iron rust. If the hands are stained there is
nothing that will will remove the stains so we'll
as lemon. Cut lemon in half and apply the
cut surface as if it were soap
Roll sheet-music or cheap editions and novels
so that the titlepage shall be on the outside,
instead of the inside is generally the case.
When thus rolled the music adapts itself to the
rack, and the pamphlet to comfortable perusal.
If any person who is liable to poison with
poison ivy will take pure olive oil after being ex
posed to it he will feel no bad effects, and the
oil will neutralize the evils of the poison if a few
doses be taken even after the poison has broken
out.
A good salad is made of asparagus. Boil
some asparagus in well-sated water; drain and
cut in pieces and when thoroughly cold pour
over it dressing made of oil and vinegar twice
as much oil as vinegar), seasoned with pepper
and salt
Try this dish for breakfast or luncheon: Peel
tomatoes and cook them in butter, seasoning
we'll. Have equal number of pieces of fried
bread larger than the tomatoes and put the fried
tomatoes on them; then place hard boiled egg
on each tomato and serve very hot.
A cheap paint for floor can be made with
five pounds of French ochre and quarter of a
pound of glue, dissolved in two quarts of boiling
hot water then apply enough boiled lnseedoi
to make the paint flow easily from the brush.
Any man can paint kitchen floor and save the
women work by so doing.
Pipe-clay, otherwise called Delaware clay, and
water mixed together into paste, and spread
dingy boards will make them quite white if
left to dry and stand for little time. Another
part each of pearash and soft soap, mix as a
paste with boiling water, lay it on the boards
quite hot leave it to dry over night, and then
scour it off with soap and sand in the morning.
Consumptive patients are advised by pupil
of Liebig in the Apotheke Tercin to live in
rooms where one or two drachms of sulphur are
melted on hot stove The first ten days brings
increased cough and irritation. then these cease
and the patient improves rapidly. Persons with
catarrh and in early stages of consumption ap-