Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-09-04
UCCSEHoLD HINTS

A newspaper is preferable to
brush for polish NJ stove.
II salt j. strewn over carpets before
| they are sNep' it will tend 10 freShen
the co!orS.
Water in which prunes have been
soaked over gLt makes very ac-
ceptablc acid drink.
A dish cf cod water placed in an
oven that is too hot for baking will
speedily reduce the temperature.
An efie tive design for \ wall pocket
is convent onal zed yellow jessamine
| wUrGcd IN kengsin rton stitch on
dead Leaf" sa:eer or serge.
Eating few pieces Of common
starch will sometimes settle weak
Itomach Gum arabic is also a good
remedy. and it will relieve tickling in
the throat.
The white of and egg is the best sp.
plication for soothing burns and
scslds. 1t NAV be Loured over the
wound, and forms ut once varnish
which excludes the air.
Brass. copper or tn vessels should
never be used in making pickles, as
the act on of the acid frequently pro-
! duces poison. A porcelain, or granite
iron vessel is best for pickle making.
To prevent mould forming on fruit
| iell.es, pour Little melted parafiine
over the top. Ii will harden into .
| solid cake when it cOOis, and it can be
| easily removed. II can lie saved and
used aga.n next season
Savealls made of tissue paper 70
represent roses of chrysanthemums
are very convenient. They save the
constant washing OF the glass ones,
and may be changed whenever spot
of candle grease appears.
One who knows from experience
! SAYS that il people will drink butter
III TX crows feet" and wrinkles VIII
be kept in abeyance. Buttermilk IS .
refreshing drink. and rs Its beautlfy-
Ipg qualities are vouched for it ought
to become popular.
Unique and curious panels are
made by linking etched plates and then
taking the impression by covering
them with liquid plaster of Paris. Tho
ink is transferred To the plaster as per-
fectiv ~ if 1t were carefully printed.
These paneles may lie framed.
1t is to be hoped tn 1t no one will do
as fashion journal says, and keep tho
| pillows IN closet through the day.
Keep the pillows on the bed, whether
it be fashionable or not, unless closet
with window which permits the
free access of pure air be available.
An excellent method of administer
inc castor oil to children is arrived at
by pouring the oil into pan over
moderate fire. then breaking an egg
into it and STIR NJ well. Favored
| with a little sugar or current Jelly,
the mixture will not be 81 sagreeable.
For polishing stained floors use .
weighted brush with long handle.
BecswaX gives a very much better
polish than varnsh, as the latter will
show every scratch of the boots or
cha r. upon it. and will soon look like
an old floor. Do not begin with var
nish. but use the wax polish from the
first.
An omelet pan and pancake grid
die. says an old COOS, ought never to
be washed. Thoroughly rub the pan
and griddle after aud befoTe US ng.
with a clean. dry cloth. OF course
these dishes. il 50 handed, are never
to be used tor any other purpose than
omelets and pancakes, and there Will
be no trouble with either sticking to
the pan or griddle.
From ten to twenty drops OF bro.
mine dissolved in an ounce OF olive
oil is claimed 10 be an effectual rom
edy for the eruption caused by con-
tact with poison oak, ivy. etc. 1t Is
used by rubbing gently on the affected
, part three or four times day, and
especially on going to bed at night.
The bromine IS so volatile that the
solution should be renewed within
twenty-four hours.
Remember that one of the very
incest. if not the incest, way to pre-
, pare pumpkin for pies is az follows
. Cut tie pumpkin in half. put it in
dripping pan. skin side down, (afte'
the seeds are removed) in slow oven
, bake until all the good can be easily
, scraped from the rind with spoon
5 if 1t is as brown rs nicely baked
. bread, all the better; mash timely, and
D 10 one quart add quarter Of poune
of butter, while hot. Then make "
after your usual formula
Rusked bread and milk is . new
dish, very fash enable at city lunci
D tables, and great help to the house
keeper IN disposing OF stale bread
But perhaps you do not know wha
rusked bread is. 1t is simply bres'
dried quickly in tine oven till it 10
4 light brown, then pounded till abou
!. as line as rice. 1t is lust delicious
Q with milk and berries, better thar
}. bread or crackers; and we suspec
= might serve as foundation for deli
. cious pudding to replace the usua
: "bread pudding"
o Few cooks appreciate as they shoul'
d The necessity Of draining and airin;
= all canned vegetai les. For canpe
% peas (in TIM, beans, tomatoes, or an
= other, always open them three hour
= = before they are wanted. Drain of a
a the LIQUOR and throw it away. Tur
y out the vegetables to evaporate an
70 arupon Hat dish. Stir them up $
70 that the air may reach them a
= through. A little trouble. to be surf
4 but il makes this K nj of food muc
wholesomer; it gets rid of any case
nr tnst may have been formed in th
= can. as we'll as any of the corrode
;, solder that may have dissolved o'