River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-06-14
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

CoRKs may be made air and water-tight By
Keeping them for five minutes under melted
parafine; they must be kept down with
wire screen.
MAKE starch with soapy water and yor
Tih find Il pleasure 10 do up your starchee
goods. II prevents the iron from sticking
and makes glossy surface.
A SIMPLE dessert is made by lining the
sides of a mould with sponge cake and the
bottom with sliced bananas. Fill the mold
with stih whipped cream. Set 1t on ics
until eaten.
WHEN the potter's ware is boiled for the
purpose Of hardening il, handful or two
Of bran should be thrown into the water,
and the glazing will never be injured by
acids or salt.
When molasses Is used in cooking it IL Q
great Improvement 10 boil and skim ID be.
fore using. The raw, rather unpleasant
taste OF the poor qualities of molasses is
much improved by this process.
BoSE plates placed at the side of the din
ner plates for the reception of fruit and
vegetable skins, cores, pits and various
things that are often laid on the tablecloth
are very popular with tidy housekeepers.
EMBROIDERED plush frames for mirrors,
with graceful spray Of clover or daisies on
one side, are very artistic and effective.
They are still further ornamented by plac-
ing full bow Of satin ribbon in one corner.
MorHs are very destructive to the cloth
and felt used in a piano, and may be kept
ont OF II by placing lump of camphor,
wrapped in soft paper, in the inside corner,
care being taken to renew It from time TO
time
WIEN any person finds it easier to sit or
stand or walk or sleep III a crooked position
than straight one, such person may be
sure his muscular system Is badly deranged,
and the more haste that man or woman
makes TO hold the spine straight the better.
Put dishes. Gamblers and other glass arti-
cles into kettle; cover them entirely with
cold water, and put the kettle where it will
soon boil When It has boiled a few
minutes, set it aside, covered close When
the water is cold take out the glass. This
process will harden the articles so that they
will not be so easily broken.
A wELIr1NowS physician says, II yor
wish 70 keep dust and germs of disease out
OF your lungs, keep your mouth shut when
you breathe If you wish TO have a clear,
sweet voice; TO avoid colds, TO look as if
you knew something, to avoid sore threats
and coughs, In short, if you wish TO be
healthy, wealthy and wise, shut your mouth
and open your eyes.
CNE of the most injurious customs in lre-
gard to eating is the practice of serving
fruit at the beginning of breakfast. The
best medical testimony pronounces acid of
any sort hurtful if taken when tbs stomach
is empty. moro iudicious custom provides
fruit at the close of the meal. Besides being
easier digested at that time the fruit can be
better rclished, iii is thought that the fruit
loses its flavor in a warm room through long
meal, it may not be placed upon the table,
but kept in a cool spot until the time OF
serving.
A PRACTICAL plumber gives the following
method Of keeping the drain pipe clear:
"Just before retiring at night pour into the
clogged pipe enough liquid soda I've to Ill
the trap as it is called-or the bent part
Of the pipe just below the outlet Be sure
that no water runs into it until tho next
morning. During the night the lye will con-
vert all the offal into soft soap, and the first
current of water in the morning will wash
1t away and leave the pipe as clean as new.
Sect This is practical chemistry, yet few
chemists would ever think Of it."