The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-17
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HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

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Lime water is good to sweeten butter that has
lost its first purity
TO remove paint spots apply turpentiua until
the paint is softened. Then sponge repeatedly
with alcohol. Oil, wax and resnous substances
may also be removed By first applying turpen.
tine, then alcohol
Novel mirrors are plate of square or oval
plate glass without frames. They are mounted
on brass or bronze stands Over the top of one
the expressive face of Moor gazes at the per-
son viewing himself in the mirror, and the effect
is somewhat startling.
Dainty doilies are of the finest, sheerest linen.
with small fruits embroidered on them in etching
silk Each dolly has different berry ripe and
green the leaf and the blossom scattered over
it in the 'Streublumen" manner, so familiar in
the early English and Meissen china.
4 nice addition to flower pots. and one that
adds to their beauty, is few spries of chamo-
mile set on the edges of the pots. 1t will spread
and keeps the earth moist, and diffuses very
pleasant aroma to the apartment There are
many other plants that give much brightness
and beauty to the home indoors, as they beau
tify the garden.
Vicks Monthly says ferns and many kinds of
plants cultivated for their foliage, will succeed
in north windows. Many kinds of Towering
plants that have been raised elsewhere, and have
been brought to the blooming stage, will then
flower freely standing in windows with a north
hyacnth. tulip rose, fuchsa, pelargoninm. ca
mellia, Gala, Chinese primrose, ciDeraria azalea
orange, etc.
A remedy for an incipient cold in the head
may be obtained by breathing the fresh fumes
of -four of sulphur. The powder should be
sprinkled upon hot metal surface, little at a
time, the person Inhaling to stand near pos
sible. The odor is not nearly as disagreeable as
when the smoke is inhaled after it has been some
time difused in the air. Only short time is
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children find no difficulty in breathing the
fumes
Good Housekeeping: Earthenware is not
suitable to keep fat in, as it absorbs the grease
and eventually becomes rancid and will faint it's
contents. Tin is better but this must not be
allowed to become rusty which might happen ie
there were any remains of water settings of
gravy. But fortunately for the tainted bowls
and plates, chemistry comes to the rescue and
restores them to good condition by immersing
them for some hours in hot bath of lye~nTIa~
water.
Here is an old German recipe for "quince
bread:' Allow one apple for every six ounces.
Boil the ounces and apples In water until they are
soft; then peel them, remove the cores and press
the pulp through sieve TO every pound of pulp
allow one pound of sugar. Clarity the sugar
and then put il the pulp, adding little finely
grated lemon peel Boil until perfectly stiff,
stirring constantly Then put the mass in
molds or paper cases, and dry in a cool oven
The "bread" must be stiff enough to cut in
slices.
Turnips cooked in this way are not to be de-
splsed: Put three tablespoonfuls of butter in q
saucepan on the stove and as coon as it is melted
put in one small onion, minced fine. and one
quart of turnips cut in dice: stir until they are
brown, then add one heaping teaspoonful of salt,
one teaspoonful of sugar. tablespoonful OF
-four and half saltspoonful of pepper, stirring
for two minutes At the end of this time add
cupful Of milk or beef gravy and simmer for
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Serve immediately,
Splint rocking chairs. that have no pretension
to beauty, may be transformed into dainty ar
tlcles OF furniture. Paint them all over with
some delicate color and decorate them with some
taclfu design of small size, repeated at intervals.
One recently done was SO simple, and yet so
pretty, that the veriest tyro could initiate it.
The ground color was pearl and gray, and the
decoration" simply double crosses in sepia tint
at intervals of perhaps six inches. Any color
and any desired design may be employed; care
should be taken, however, that the figure be
small
A pretty dish for dessert is made by dissolv-
ing half box of gelatine In half pint OF cold
water, then add half pint of boiling water.
Sweeten to your taste and add any favoring ex-
tract you prefer. Let the gelatine come to
bolF after you have added the sugar. Take
some bananas and peel them, and cut them in
slices or lengthwise If they not too long; lay
them into deep fruit DISH sprinkle sugar over
them, and after putting two three layers lii,
In this way, pour the gelatlne over them Let
this harden and you have dainty dish. If you
choose you can use part oranges and part
bananas.
Quaint pin cushions arc growing quainter and
devices Of every soft for odd and artistic ones are
sought. Ore a water-lily of golden plush,
with white velvet petals surrounding it. Some
made of colored silks and velvets to repre-
sent fruit lying their leaves. The stalks are
Inillners' gutta percha. The wooden shoes of
the European peasants form foundations for
some very odd cushions. The hollow of the foot
is filed up, and this is covered with satin or
plush Bows adorn the sharp pointed toes and
high heels, and the decorative brush may coma
into service for the sides of the shoes. The
sabot cushions may be hung up by long ribbon
loop fastened to the toe, if that is better liked