The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-21
THE
Hints for Housekeepers.

sprinkle cayenne pepper IN the re-
sorts of rats, and they will leave the
premises.
Vapor baths will clear the skin.
Powdered charcoal, taken on first
rising in the morning, isgood. Some
times u good medicine for biliousness
is the remedy required.
Chloride of lime is an infallible pre-
tentative for rats, as they fee from
it's odor as from a pestilence. 1t
should be thrown down their holes,
and spread about wherever they
would be likely to come, and should
be renewed once q fortnight.
For biliousness squeeze the juice of
q lime or small lemon into half a
glass of cold water and stirin 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.
To remove iron rust or ink spots,
moisten the spots, and applysalts of
lemon until they disappear, and then
rinse well. Salts of lemon are made
of equal parts of oxalic acid and tar
taric acid. Another wayis 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, fit
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
iuced lately in the shape of a noise
less clock for ~sick-rooms, the inven-
ton being coupled with 80 night
lamp. When the lamp is lighted
the necessary diminution taxes place
by combustion. At other times q
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 ofhousekeeperat
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 an adequate
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 a handsome present to the
housekeeper is a matter of course.
Emperor Nicholas of Russia gave the
housekeeper $1,000 and Emperor
Napoleon a couple of splendid dia-
| mond bracelets.
To wash knit silk articles dissolve
a 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
ly 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
a 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
10 A. NJ. may be strictly regarded as
an early "~riser." Thus early rising
is synonymous, in long life histories,
with short sleeping, which e
rapid recovery from fatigue, a sign
of bodily strength. These scientific
facts in nowise contradict the alleged
value of early rising as a 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 a man
gets up late, those meals will prob
ably follow each other at too short
intervals to be wholesome. 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.