The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-05-19
For the Household.


Press the finger against the upper lip
close to the nostriis, to prevent a sneez
For cramp in the feet, press T. e hol-
low Of the foot against something hard
aud round. A broom-haudie is the best
thing.
Powdered rice is sa d to be very effica-
cious in stopping bleeding from fresh
wounds.
Empty salt bags will be found very
convenient for slraining starch, fruits,
juices, etc.
1t is asserted that piece of charcoal
laid upon burn will relieve the pain
and il left in place for about an hour,
III effect cure.
Cooked celery IS said to be specific
TOR rheumatism. Cut the celery into
small pieces and boil it until soft. The
patient should drink the water in which
Il Is cooked. Serve hot upon toast.
Miss Parloa says that great many
people who don't know how TO use sum
mer savOry make themselves obnoxious
oy putting in too much. One sprig will
flavor four gallons of soup.
Wood worms in books and woodwork
can be destroyed by benzine. Books
should be locked up IN cupboard with
saucer of beuziue; furniture and cary
ing~ should be placed IN tightly closed
room with an open dish of the fluid.
The secret in MASKING potatoes is to
nave all the utensils used as hot as pos
slbie, and beat the mass till light Instead
OF pressing down smooth and solid, add
ng cream, butter and salt at will. 4
desirable result isTeached by rubbing
the mashed potato through coIander
.eaving 1t just as il falls into the dish.
Bread griddle cakes are excellent, and
| may be made OF stale bread. soak a
small bowl of bread over night in milk.
Ia the morning mix half cuplul oi
lJur, into which put one and one hall
easpo1Hfuls of baking powder, with one
! quart of milk, three well beaten eggs
! nd little salt. Beat up The bread with
his batter until it is very light, and fir,
delicate brown. The batter should be
,hick.
Beef fritters are best for breakfast
| Chop pieces of steak or cold roast beef
| very fine. Make batter of milk, -four
md an egg and mix the meat with it
g'ut lump of butter into a saucepan,
ct it melt, then drop the batter into il
from large spoon. Fry until brown /;
season with pepper and salt and little
parsley.
The London Queen recommends the
| following as an excellent way to wash
lace: Fold it smoothly, four fold or
more, lay it on marble washstand or
able, aud with the hand or soft sponge
rub in clear, tepid water. pressing il
| smoothly 10 the marble. Then rub on
,eme kind of white soap, and with the
vet hand rub IL into lather. Take a
round stick. a piece of unpainted broom
handle Is the best, and roll it over the
lace, which it will take up as il rolls
Dip itin clear water, and repeat the soap
ing and rolling until The father pressed
OUT Is clean. Then rinse in clean water,
tspread on towel and put in the sun to
dry. 1t will need 10 ironing.
Housekeepers are frequently annoyed
by flies, espe cially those who live near q
arm yard, which is hot bed for them
they can be kept so greatly reduced as
not TO be pest by beginning as soon aS
| nv a HNAiS IN NCl u uliHt :
worth of cobalt, put in an old fat dish.
gut enough sweeteLed water over it to
cover and dissolve the cobalt, and keeY
The dish sitting near window. 1t can
he removed to kitchen or barn WHERE
most flies ccngregate, adding fresh
sweetened water as it dries out. Hall
the cobalt will do for one time, adding
more when needed. This is far better
/ han ha ,ns,J1 81
Keep out o. way of dogs; cats will no.
eat it; it will also xiii rats.
A few years ago my house was infest
ed with cock-roacbes, and | was recon-
mended to try cucumber,peelings as rem
dy. | accordingly, immt diately b. fore
bedtime, strewed the floor of those parts
of the house most infested with the yer
min with the green peel, cut not yer,
hin, from the cucun eer, and sat W
half al hour later and watched the effect
Before the expiration of that time, the
door where the peel lay was complete /,
covered with cock reaches. so much 5,
that the vegetable could not be seen, s,
voraciously were they engaged in suck
ing the poisonous moisture from it.
adopted the same plan the following
night, but my visitors were not nearl,
80 numerous st ould think that no
one fourth of the previous night. Oh
the third night did not discover one
but, anxious to ascertain whether tn,
house was quite clear,f them examin
Itd the peel after ! had laid it dowr
bout half an hour, and perceived tha
It WAS covered with myriatls of minute
cock reaches. about the size Of flea.
therefore allowed the peel to remain til
morning, and from that moment have
not seen cock roach in the house i
is very old bnildiug and / can assur,
yeu that the above remedy only require.
70 he perseyered in for three or foul
nights, TO completely eradicate the pest
OF course, il should be fresh cucumber
peel every Confectionery Jour
nal.