The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-19

ing three or four table-spoonfuls of lime
water TO each glassful of milk. The lime
water is made by placing little unsacked
lime in a wide-moutne1 jar, pouring over it
enough water to slack the lime, and make it
as thick as cream. The lime settles, leaving
the pure ime-water on top.
writer in Good Housekeeping" emu
merates some simple contrivances for
MAKING WORK EASY.
Here are scissors for trimming lamp-wIcks.
The blades are short, and one of them has
shelf-like extension which holds the burnt
end of the wick when cut off, These shears
should be kept for this purpose alone, and
good pair when properly cared for will last
a lifetime.
The best among the -four sifters is one
shaped like q round, flat-bottomed dish; il
is made .of wire mesh, and has handle
which may be easily removed when desirable
This sitter is placed directly on the -four in
the barrel, and turned and twisted until the
flour fills it, being sifted upwards from be-
low. The common size measure is Just
quart. This sitter is useful for straining
sauce and vegetables.
A carpet-stretcher will be found very con-
yenient at housekeeping time. It'll formed
of an oblong piece of wood at one end of a
wooden handle a foot and half or two feet
long In the fat part is fastened a piece of
leather filled with wires in such way as to
catch into the carpet and push it into place
when applied, without tearing the carpet
This is great saving TO the hands and works
well.
A handy thing to have is furniture whip
of twisted cane, with strong but elastic
handle, for beating heavy garments, mat
tresses and upholstered furniture. These
are offered at different weights TO suit the
strength of the user.
One who has ever had clothes-sprinkler
would never willingly be without one. IL is
similar TO fiour-dredger, but has longer
handle, convenient TO grasp. In the top is
hole large enough to pour water in when fill
ing it, and which is closed with screw top.
There may be a few women in this country
do not yet own an Iron dish-clOth, !" but
their number lessons each day. The most
conservative of directors to all modern inn
Provements, if once they are induced to try
this little article, yield TO its charms. 1t is
composed of numerous stout iron rings neat
ly interviewer, and when pushed about in a
bath of warm suds over the solid surface of
the iron kettle or spider cleans it like magic.
1t clears the dinner plates from the mutton
fat which hardens so quickly, and is easily
cleaned itself by being rubbed between the
palms OF the hands with a little soap.
For draining dishes wooden rack which
opens like the letter Y is used, or n large
open stand of nickle-plated wire from which
material many other handy cOntrivances are
formed Here is a soap-holder arranged to
hook upon the pail when scrubbing is to be
done, instead of letting the soap soak in the
water after the manner of careless servants;
also similar receptacle for use on the bath
tub. A soap-saver is a round wire box with
a stiff handle. All the small pieces of soap
are put in it, and it is shaken in the hot dish
water when needed.
The merits of the Dover egg-beater are too
well known to ned comment here. How
did we ever contIiVe to beat eggs without
one? and yet the ire spoon is better TO use
when a firm, unfaillng maringue is wanted
To save burning the fingers and possibly
spill ing or breaking the pies LITTER is nee
eSSary. This is made of stout wire and clasps
the pie above and below so that it may be
turned or lifted out of the oven without diff
ficulty.
A family that uses many nuts should have
a nut-cracker which resembles an alligator
jaws. The nut is cracked by single motion
of the iron handle of the lever.
These helps are all of but trifling expense,
none of them costing over fifty cents, and
some of them are found on the five and ten
cent bargain counters of the large stores.