New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-12-12
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Hints for Housekeepers.

4 Sprinkle dyeAHe pepper III Une re-.
sorts ofrats, and they will leave the.
premises.
Vapor baths will clear the skin.
Powdered charcoal, taken on first
rising in the morning, is good. Some
times a good medicine for biiousness
IS the remedy required.
Chloride of lime is an infalIible pre-
ventatiVe for rats, as they flee from
its odor as from a pestilence. Tt
should be thrown down their holes,
and spread about wherever they
would be likely to come, and should
be renewed once a fortnight.
For biliousness squeeze the juice of
a lime or small lemon into half a
glass of cold water and stir in a little
baking soda; drink while it foams.
To be taken when rising in the morn.
ing This will also relieve the sick
headache, if taken in the beginning.
10 remove iron rust or. ink spots,
moisten the spots, and apply salts of
lemon until they disappear, and then
rinse well. Salts of lemon are made
ofequal parts of oxalic acid and tar
taric acid. Another way is to moisten
with lemon juice, sprinkle well with
salt and lay in the sun.
According to Dr. Erasmus Wilson,
the great authority on hair, any one
who is threatened with badness. if it
has not made too much Roadway,
can check the tendency by rubbing
o little mixed vaseline and sulphur
mn the spot at night and soak it
with quinine every morning.
Rather a novelty has been intro
duced lately in the shape of noise
less clock for sick-rooms, the inven-
ton being coupled with night
lamp. When the lamp is lighted
the necessary diminution takes place
by combustion. At other times a
mechanical arrangement allows the
water to drop in the regular fashion.
The fluid escapes at a uniform rate
and keeps both the clock and lamp
a going.
The appointment of sekeeper at
Windsor Castle, which has become
vacant through the death Of Mrs.
Henderson, is one of the best things
for women in the English queens
gift, for there is not only inadequate
salary, but the housekeeper has ex-
cellent apartments in the castle,
valuable perquisites and numerous
privileges. When the royal person
ages from abroad visit the queen at
Windsor handsome present to the
housekeeper is a matter of course.
Emperor Nicholas of Russia gave the
housekeeper 81 700 and Emperor
Napoleon a couple of splendid dia-
mond bracelets.
To wash knit silk articles dissolve
@ moderate amount of white CASTLE
soap in lukewarm water. Squeeze
and press the water through the
articles. Rub as little as possible
the deepest stains. Rinse thorough
~ in clear, cold water. Extract the
water by rolling and twisting in a
coarse, heavy towel. Stretch into
good form, and dry without expos
ure to the sun. To add lustre, take
soft, dry piece Of flannel, and rub
in one direction when the arti-
Gle is nearly dry Never use a hot
iron unless the article is folded in
side Of another thick cloth. A little
ox-gall is sometimes used to prevent
colors running.
A person who retires to rest four
hours after midnight and gets up at
1OA. NJ. may be strictly regarded as
an early riser Thus early rising
rs synonymous, in long life histories,
with short sleeping, which means
rapid recovery from fatigue, a sign
OF bodily strength. These scientific
facts in nowise CONFERENCE.-The alleged
value Of early rising as practice to
be cultivated by all persons in good
health. 1t is excellent as a moral
discipline and eminently healthy as
a matter of fact. Most persons will
eat three meals daily. When man
gets up late, those meals will prob
ably follow each other at too short
intervals to beWholesome. When he
is an early riser it will probably be
otherwise. He can enjoy a good
breakfast, and by the time for his
lunch or midday dinner he will have
an honest appetite British Medical
Journal.
Domestic Economy in Colleges.
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learning that is obliged to leave The