Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-06

RICH LAMPS are of ruby glass exquisitely
cut The shades are of ruby glass ornamented
W., MN crystal, giving glowing and sparkling
COOKED CELERY is said to be specific for
rheumatism. Cut the celery into small pieces
ana boil IL until soft The patient should drink
the water In which it Is cooked Serve the eel
cry hoI upon toast.
SPOONS FOR GIFTS are arranged in tasteful
boxes. each spoon having different handle
and letter of the word reorganization on
each. The effect is unique and change from
TIE conventional dozens of sameneSS.
To TAKE CISDERS FROM THE EYE.-In most
eases a simple and effective cure may be found
IL one or two grains of faXseed, which can be
placed IN the eye without pain or injury. As
they dissolve gIutinOuS substance is formed,
which envelopes any foreign body that may be
under the Iid, and the whole Is easily washed
out A dozen OF THESE seeds should constitute
part OF every travellers outfit.
SIMPLE REMEDIEs.-If you are ont of reach of
-FOUR medicine chest or a doctor, there are some
simple remedies found in every kitchen. First,
hot water taken inwardly and applied out
heat little lard in tin cup with some mOas-
SeS and drink as hot as il can be swallowed.
For pain in the chest that threatens to be
pneumonia make a plaster of SOFT soap and hot
Indian meal mush.
REFORM TEA.-This is a fayorite German
beverage. Put quart of milk to boil; throw
In one or two teas poonfuls of fine green tea and
an inch of cinnamon stick; take them out after
two or three minutes and sweeten the milk
with Jumps of sugar on which the yellow rnd
OF lemon has been rasped of; beat the yelks
OF four eggs in "A large vessel and stir in the
boiling milk until it presents creamy frOth:
serve IN teacupS after dinner.
DREAMED OYsTERs.-A pint of cream, one
quart OF oysters, small piece of onion, very
small piece of mace, a tablespoonful of flour,
and salt and pepper to taste. Let the cream,
with the onion and mace, come TO u boil. Mix
hour with little cold milk or cream and stir
into the boiling cream Let the oysters come
To a boil in their own liquor, and skim care
fully. Drain OF all the liquor and turn the oys-
tiers into the cream. Skim out the mace and
onions, and serve.
FRozEN MEATs.-Mss Corson tells 1t is
quite unsafe to put frozen meat to the fire or
into the oven TO cook with ut thawing it first.
The heat in the process OF cooking actually has
the same effect upon the frozen tissues that hot
weather would have upon long-kept meat, and
the poultry or Joint win spoil before the fire as
II would in the larder or hung out OF the win
dow, in a sudden change Ga temperature.
Frozen meats of course keep well, and there is
put into cold water and allowed to remain there
until sufficiently thawed to cook. But the cook
ing must be done Immediately, as "thawed OUT
meats ale especially liable to spoil.
TOMATOES KEPT For WINTER USE.-Wash
the tomatoes clean, and put them in a kettle.
Scald them sufficiently to admit of pressing
them thI ugh colander. Thenp put them back
into the kettle with sprinkling of pepper and
salt Boil them hard for fifteen or twenty min
utes, Bottle them while as not as you can hold
the bottle in your hand. Cork them immedi-
ately. and ii is excellent plan to pour first in
the mouth of each bottle a teaspoonful OF melt
ed lard or, better still, olive oil. Keep them in
q cellar In an open box. q shelf in dark
closet. Ii there should be danger of their ireeZ-
ing in very cold weather, put little straw over
and between them. Seal the cork up with a
mixture OF rosin and wax.
STEAMED BATTER PUDDING.-Half a cup
Of butter, large cup OF sugar, four eggs, three
cups of flour, teaspOOnful of yeast powder, a
teaspooniul OF havoring extract, and gill of
milk. Sift the yeast powder with the Hour, and
see that they are perfectly Incorporated. Cream
the butter and then beat the sugar into it until
very smooth and light. Beat the eggs sepa-
rately, and add the butter, sugar and flour TO
them gradually until the batter is perfectly
smooth and free from humps. Lastly thin with
the milk, and add the kind of hs,voring extract
You prefer. Put in II pudding mould or a small
basin, and tie a cloth tightly over it. Steam
over a pot of hot water for two hours. and keep
closely covered all the while the process lasts.
Serve with wine or snowflake sauce.
FROZEN BABIEs.-There is one thing that the
best of nurses should not be allowed To do, and
that is to stand with a baby ut q window when
the thermometer is much below freezing. The
cold fairly radiates from the glass and strikes
Oh The delicate little lungs or legs when the
baby is short-coated. The nurse likes to in
duige her curiosity as To passersby in the street
or 10 watch and see who it Is that is getting out
OF a carriage at the door. and the next thing a
doctors carriage has to- draw up and the baby
Is treated Tor Group or pIeurIsy. AT no time in
winter Is the window good place for baby to
be held. Except when there is double sash,
there Is generally good deal of cold air coming
through the openings, and the panes them
selves chill the air in their close vicinity. There
is a young Philadelphia father who so objects
10 have any influences except his own and hi,
wlfe's brought to bear on the teaching of his
children that he has thought of advertising for
a deaf and dumb agnOstic to take charge of tine
nursery. A Eear-sigbted nurse, Que vino
would have no indGeement TO look on. of the
window. would be quite a treasure on cold DAYS
and save some doctors biiiS.-P5tiid. LEDGER.
CARE OF THE HANDS IN Coin WEATHER.
The hands are prone to become rough and
chspped in cold and changeabie weather. Ii
the water is hard it is almost impossible to pre-
vent fhe cracking of the skin, but litfle borax
mixed with the water will soften it aad prove
beneficial The skin of many persons is so thin
and sensitive that it cannot bear Tie aikaIi of
soap, and in such eases almond bran, which
can be procured at the druggists, will be found
agreeable. The hands should be moistened, and
The bran rubbed over them If it were
soap. IL cleanSeS and renders the skin SOFT
Almond cream Is a preventative of chapping.
II should be bought in small quantities and
Kept securely covered, as exposure To the air
discOlors and dries it. Gycerine applied to the
hands when moist and thoroughly rubbed in
also has softenlng effect. 1t is said to darken
the hands if used constantly. III the hands be-
come rough with the first approach of cold
weather IL is absolutely necessary to wear
gloves at night. The gloves should be very
large and long enough TO cover the wrists. Some
persons prefer tieecy-iined gloves Others kid. 1t
Is Of sight moment which are used, provided
they he seyera sizes larger than those ordinari-
ly worn Great suffering may be caused by
wearing gloves that are merely comfortable
NJ The ing tips OF til.;g gloves may be cut off,
but this Is no. TO be recommended, Us every part
o. the nstpd SHOULD be covered. As to the Use of
cold o. warm water, the individual must de-
eide which is preferable. The hands always
mus be thoroughly dried after washing
and tEeY shOuid be rubbed toward the wrist
not toward the tips of the fingers. This method
Causes proper circulation OF the blood and re-
Heves the pressure upon the veins often I'M
comfortable IN cold weather. Never go into a
GrauZht imu sdiateiy after washing the hands
W hen sweeping or busting always wear a pair
OF gloves Elt mItts. extending above the
knuck!eS, worn IN the house are excellent for
kerpi < the skin soft aud white.-N T. Co.,-
TteTcjai.
FROZEN PIPEs.-AR architect recommends
that exposed water pipes shall be wrapped in
cotton batting, during q cold SPELL to prevent
their freezing. This is remarkably like the
celebrated directions To the Very poor invalid
10 drink the best port wine and spend the
winter IN AlsIerS. How is any body To get at
the pipes III all ordinary house Tor this svgatii-
Ing IN cotton, or Tor anything, in fact without
breaking into the walls? This operation il bot n
unsafe Cor the wallis and expensive abut
IL was actually resorted to In the Arctic
weather OF the last fortnight, in many houses
where the bath pipes remained obstinately
or should know, that the quickest way 10 thaw
out a pipe or "a frozen meter Is TO wrap a com
mon tow "hOuseclOth" over 10 and pour boiling
water into the cloth The plumbers light huge
torches OF newspaper and thrust them up
the mouth OF spout or apply red-hot
POkeTs TO visible Ice at the outlets But
when builder has laid "A network OF supply
pipes "a the north wall, and yet close against
It's cold surface that il might well be outside,
when the thermometer goes 10 IOo, he has done
neither one timing nor the other for correct
NFfRIan EnrT h.