The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-27
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

| USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
Hot tomato soup. 1t is said. wiz
stop night sweats.
Rub the tea kettle with kerosene
and polish with dry flannel cloth.
-Highly-polished brass may be kept
absolutely bright and free from tarnish
by thinly coating the articles with .
varnish Of bleached shellac and alco-
hol
People Of moderate means should
avoid spending too much for chairs and
| tables The eye rarely rests on tho
chairs and table. but it always looks at
thing on the table.
Patching and darning are of more
Importance to q Young woman Of
meager means than painting on velvet
or embroidering. And yet how many
understand the accomplishment who
do not understand the useful art.
In putting away wash dresses.
every vestige of starch should be re-
moved. and they should be left I'M
ironed. White dresses of any fabric
are improved by placing sheets of blue
tissue paper between the folds. and then
wrapping the whole dress in the same
paper.
1t is advisable to buy one hand
some and durable garment each year
instead of trying to get a silk dress
and velvet cloak at once. If you must
take some inferior quality in order to
get both. take only one and wait for
the other. In a short time you will
have acquired an elegant wardrobe
which little additional outlay Will
suffice to keep in order and You will
soon establish the reputation of being
q woman of taste.
Paint is found better than calca-
mine or whitewash upon the walls of y
kitchen. since the steam from the wash
ing and cooking has less effect upon it.
and also because it can be more readily
cleaned. Before painting the wall
needs to be washed with soapsuds, then
covered with coat Of dissolved glue.
which must be allowed to dry thor
oughly before the paint is applied. the
work being done well and quickly with
9 broad, fiat brush.
Many people are disappointed
when they make fruit cake by finding
The fruit sink to the bottom. There are
causes for this: First. the fruit is put
in cold; second. it has not been Toured;
third, the cake has been stirred too
much after the fruit is added. When
fruit is to be in cake. it must be
warmed. Toured. and added the last
thing. only stirring just enough to mix.
If these matters are borne in mind
there will be no failure.
"A very acceptable little refresh
ment to offer guest on cold winter
evening is cup of Vienna chocolate.
with whipped cream. accompanied with
Carlsbad sweet waters. II hot dish
can be served. broiled sardines on toast
with Italian salad and coffee are very
appetizing. Deviled ham with buttered
tea biscuits. preserved ginger and Rus
sian tea is also nice little lunch
Rolled ham sandwiches, accompanied
by sponge c,ke. lemon jelly and ehoco-
late. is another combination which is
good.
"A medical journal gives the follow
ing cure for whooping-cough. which is
said to be most effectual. The method
consists in fumigating with sulphur the
sleeping-room. as well as any other
room used by the patient together
with his bedding. clothes toys. and
every thing which he uses. The sui
phur is simply burned in the apart
ments. while the clothes are hung up
in any convenient manner. and the
rooms remain closed and subjected to
the fumes for about five hours. Every
thing is then well aired. and the rooms
are once more ready for the occupation
of the sufferer.