Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-15
HOUSEHOLD.

A word on plant culture. Don't
oyerwater.
Hang up the brooms; they viii
last longer.
The best thing to clean tin-ware IN
common soda; rub ON briskly with q
damp cloth, after which wipe dry.
To protect children's clothing from
fire; Add one ounce of alum to the
last water used in rinsing clothes.
This renders them uninilammable.
A simple remedy for a disordered
stomach is salt and water. Allow a
teaspoonful of salt to a glass OF wa
ter, and drink.
A little borax put in the water in
which scarlet napkins and red-bord-
cred towels are to be washed VIII
prevent them from fading.
A peck of powdered charcoal In
shallow dishes in a cellar win absorb
much of the bad smell, and bushel
of lime much of its dampness.
A tallow candle or piece Of tallow
wrapped in tissue paper and laid
among furs or other garments VIII
prevent the rayages of moths.
Never treat superiors with servility
or interiors with arrogance. Speak
as kindly to day laborer as to one
occupying "a high position. Good
Housekeeping,
Horse.radish cut in thin stripes
length,wise and Il dozen or more Of
these stripes placed on the top Of
each keg Of pickles will keep them
from becoming stale or mouldy.
To clean porcelain sauccpans tili
them half full Of hot water, and put
in the water tablespoonful pow.
dered burax and let il boil. II this
doesn not remove all the stains scour
well with cloth rubbed with soap
and bOrax.
Never hang picture so that il
will be necessary to mount IA step
ladder to view it. Hang 1t SO that
the center will b. about i've feet and
a half from the floor, a little below
the line Of vision Of a person oi ave.
age height
\ physician in the American Mag.
azinc, illustrating the evil custom ~
talking 20 an invalid about his
pains, sors that oucp be- requested
mother 10 mark stroke upon 4
paper each time that She asked
sick daughter how she wna tbs
next lhty 10 lrr aAtuaHhmeftt, 4hp
made Loo strokns. A thrM~u1utsfa
visit away from home was pr-
scrihsd.
KEEP raE CoFrEror CtgAx Not
cycnmilkpuus require more srrupu.
lous care than the cna.e-pat II
muv be- Fiusad after each time q.
using ami Vet ie mr from elean.
There is an oily property about
coffee which adhnrns IN spite ~ rims.
ing out and THE pot must H. daily
washed not rtusedJ scaldCl antl
dried
Analysis Of steamed and boiled
potatoes have been published which
seem TO establish the fact that ttc
former arr more nutritious than the
latter. In the process of boiling the
vegetables give UP considerable nor.
tons Of nutritious salt, while thev
also take up more water than when
steamed, aud become proportiounlly
weaker.
Here are few points 10 h. con.
sidered in cake-mnking. When YOU
paper square tin, cover the ends
first, then lay in strip to paper
the bottom and sides. as using mil,
one piece makes too many wrinkles
For n round tin, cut out d circle nnd
slash down the sides. This win 10
found to tie more smoothly than
folding. Always turn n cnke ont ~,
TO cloth, as it is liable to stirL |
when hot to a board or plnts |
Angel cake should bc baked in q mod. |
crate oven and handled about lkc |
sponge cake. When cake Il tniycJ 4
run knife around the edge ~ H.
disil anu mix in thoroughly mi the |
Dlts OF dough. If they are gcoonc1 !
INTO the baking tin without thorongh /
mixing theywill make a heavy stra9b |
y the cnke When making anything |
win sour milk, add the sodn last 81. |
put It in last, SO as to snye all tbo |
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