Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-05-21
Useful Information.

dote for the sling VI bees, wasps,
hornets, etc.
Always hang up your broom and
you will perceive that a less number
will be required during the year.
The odor OF fresh paint may bt
removed from q room by placing
saucer Of ground coffee in the apart
ment.
Kid shoes can be kept soft and
free by rubbing them once o weeh
with pure gly ycsrine or castor oil.
For cramps in the feet, press the
hollow Of the foot against something
hard and round-a broom handle il
the best thing.
Warm a small quantity of turpen.
tine and pour it on the wound, no
matter where it is, and relief will
follow quickly in an attack Of lock-
jaw.
Roasted coffee is one OF the most
powerful disinfec!ants. The un-
pleasant odor left in the breath after
eating onions is entirely removed by
a cup of strong coffee.
Cheesecloth curtains, ETC., il OF
sufficient body" TO permit washing
can be retained in their soft creamy
tints by rinsing in weak. strained d
coffee or water tinted with a yellow
dye.
For the violent internal agony
termed collie, take a teaspoonful Of
salt in pint OF water; drink it and
60 to bed. 1t is one of the speedies,
remedies known. The same will re.
vive q person when almost dead from
a heavy fell.
A feverish thirs, that cannot be
quenched by water may be alleviated
'hus: Place slice of bread upon
burning Goals, and when it is afams
throw it into a tumbler OF water,
which drink. This remedy has BET \
tested aud proved excellent.
Tough meat can be made very
tender, when put to boil. by adding
a teaspoonful IF good vinegar. This
is also good for a tough fowl of any
kind; and tough steak can be YER,
much improved, after pounding, tt
salt and roll in -four and fry in YER,
hot butter or lard.
A very soft and pretty fringe fol
home made rugs is to be obtained BY
ravelins out the good parts Of ole
stockings and mittens. The crink
led appearance is its pretty feature
and it lasts for years under ordinary
wear. Excellent effects are obtained
by mixing the colors.
A novelty in scrap baskets is mad,
OF wooden buckets. Well cleaned
painted buckets would DO a. we'll q,
any. A wide space around the tol
and bottom is nicely gilded, and th,
middle part covered with q broat
band of plush or velvet either orLa
mented or plain. The inside has
bag lining OF satin. Tue cover, i
one is wanted, can be treated to cor
respond.
This English recipe for rhubart
mold will be found very nice: Gu
one quart OF red rhubarb in small
pieces; put in covered saucepa,
and let it boil until it is reduced I,
q pulp. Dissolve half an ounce O
gelatine in hot waller and put it il
the pan with the rhubarb, addinI
one pound of powdered sugar; boi
fifteen minutes, flavoring with es
sence of lemon. Turn the rhubarI
into q mold and let it stand until th
next day. When needed for use
turn it into glass dish and pou
around it boiled custard made O
half pint of milk. the yolks Of tw
eggs; sugar to taste aud Aavors
with vanilla.
The prettiest and most servicabl
splashers are made of bluff or gra
linen, with an appropriate design en-
broidered on them with colored sill
that will stand the test of washing
A pond-lily design is an appropriat
decoration, and should be embroit
cred in outline or stem stitch, wit
different colored silks. The splash
er is fastened to a towel.rack th
length of the washstand. The rack
are generally shorter, but are NO,
made long enough for this purpose
Run a string through narrow lel
in the top of the splasher and sew
brass ring on each corner and in th
middle, to fasten it on small tacks O
} the back Of the rack. In thi. way
. can be easily detached when it need
washing.
A dainty bed comforter is made i
this way: Cut a piece Of double. widt
cheese cloth large enough to reac
, from the pillows to the foot of th
! bed. Put over this layer or tw
t Of nice batting. Cover it with
, piece Of cloth like that undernest
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