Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-05-27
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miscellaneous and household Hints.

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ity.
Miscellaneous and Household Hints.
Right here, says Mrs. Custer in the
Chicago Tribune, "may | tellyousome-
thing that learned from celebrated
florist in the city. Ii is to exclude the
air entirely when trying to keep flow.
ers over night. He gave me, In proof
of his theory, d rose that he took from
a safe where it had no water, but was
merely sprinkled when placed there
applied the knowledge on the next
flowers given me and have been very
successful. If happen to be where
there is no refrigerator, put them in
the bottom of a trunk which the trays
and lid make almost alright.
Punctured wounds are always serious
and difficult to heal. Great care
should be taken to avoid this com.
mon injury, caused by stepping on
rusty nails left lying around. The
symptoms of lockjaw are easily
recognized by the paralysis and in.
ability to move, especially IN the Jaws
and neck, and at times the limbs be
come stiff. Ii any medicine is given
it is should be aconitein twenty-grain
doses; if there is considerable fever
an active purgative, as quart of raw
linseed oil, followed by belladonna in
two-ounce doses, or il the extract is
used only two drachns should be Civ.
en-. Preparation should be induced
by wet, hot blankets covered by dry
ones, and the greatest quiet observed
to avoid excitement of the nerves.
M ID.
The Medical Times says that a
good way to remove irritating parti-
Giles from the eyes is to take horse
hair and double it, leaving a loop. II
the object can be seen, lay the loop
over 1T, close the eye, and the mote
will come out as the hair is withdrawn.
If the Irritating object cannot be seen,
raise the lid of the eye as high as pos.
sible and place the loop as far as you
can, close the eye and roll the ball
around few times, draw out the
hair, and the substance which caused
the pain will be sure TO come with
it.
1t is sometimes a difficult matter to
ventilate bedrooms properly. Open,
ing a window often causes draught
that might be more injurious than air
less pure. A very simple yentilator
which allows free current of air with.
out producinga draught may be made
by any one. Have piece of inch
board, 4 inches or more IN width, cut
to fit In the window casing. 1t should
belong enough to preclude any draught
entering on either side. Raise the win.
dow and rest it on the top of the board
so that no air may pass between the
sash and the board. A free current oil
air will then pass between the upper
and lower sash to comfortably venti-
late the room.
NJ. A. T. writes: al would like to
tell some OF those that suffer with pal
pitation of the heart how / check
mine. ] close my nostrils and draw
in my breath as long as can stand
it. For thirteen years | have used
this simple remedy, and stopped the
palpitation nine times out of ten"
Girls, beware of the transient young
man. He is slicked-tongued, perhaps,
and well dressed, but one good farmer
boy or mechanic whom you know
thoroughly and don't know any seri.
Gus ill about is worth a dozen of him.
Huntsville Herald.
English girls, when they marry, usu,
ally have stock of fine linen, sewed
and embroidered by themselves, and
have also thorough knowledge Of
housekeeping, as well as all the &C,
complishments expected of a well.
born young lady. In this country the
society girl of the period knows little
of housekeeping, can not sew as well
as girl OF 10 ought to, and makes
nothing for use in her married life ex.
cept chair tides and banners. She is
out all day when she is not asleep,
and is dancing and flirting more than
half the night. Her homelife is of the
most shallow kind, and her thoughts
are OH dressmakers, milliners and con.
quest.
To Chrystallize Grasses.-Take a
deep dish like two-quart cup. Fill
two-thirds full of boiling water. Let
it keep hot, but not boil. Add as
much alum as can be made to
dissolve. Remove from the stove
Lie the grasses in punches with stems
straight, as many as will go in the
dish, and put into the solution while
ten hours after the solution is cold
They can be lifted a little and put
back if not sufficiently christalized
Separate carefully while wet and
spread on newspapers to dry. They
are more like anatural winter bouquet
if not colored.