The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-03-07
Useful Hints,

To brighten faded carpet, sponge with
a mixture OF one part oxgall TO two
parts water.
Apple sauce is much improved by the
addition of tablespoonful of butter and
requires lie sugar.
Cold sliced potatoes fry and taste bet
ter by sprinkling a teaspoonful of flour
over them while frying.
Infants under three months of age
should not be given arrowroot or other
starchy foods, for they cannot digest
them.
To seed raisins easily, pour hot water
over them, let it remain a moment, then
drain off. The hot water loosens the
seeds and they come out clean.
Charcoal is recommended as an alb
sorber of gases in the milk room where
foul gases are present. 1t should be
freshly powdered and kept there con-
tinually.
The best thing for burn is to wet the
burn with cold water. then cover the
burn with whelt flour so thick it will
keep out the air; keep it on, it will pre-
vent bhstering.
A decided improvement in the eating
bib for children is made of towel 1t
is better to have the towel white. Hollow
out the neck before binding, and bind
with white tape.
Table linens should always be hemmed
by hand Not olrly do they look more
dainty, but there is never a streak of
dirt under the edge after being laundered,
as with machine sewing.
Turpentine and black varnish, put with
any good stove polish, is the backing
used by hardware dealers for polishing
heating stoves. If properly put ON it
will last throughout season.
Fog is an excellent cosmetic. To it is
due mu h OF the beauty of English com
pleXions, and those who live in hot and
dry climates must be doubly careful TO
guard against their dessicating effect if
they would escape the appearance Of
mummieS.
In putting away wash dresses, every
vestige of starch should be removed, and
they should be left unironed. White
dresses Of any fabric are improved by
placing sheets of blue tissue paper be-
tween the folds, and then wrapping the
whole dress in the same paper
Never put Kid gloves upon little
children. 1t is simply barbarous In
winter wooden mitts are good and sens
ible, with Isle thread for moderate
weather; but in summer it is positively
sinful to hide the dimples and fetter the
motion of cunning baOy fingers.
To clean Drowned porcelain kettle,
boil wood ashes in the kettle few min
utes, then sc0ur it with the ashes and
rinse well If fruit bnlns in il, set the
kettle of the fire quietly and let the con-
tents cool before distributing. II will
not hurt the fruit, and will save the
kettle much. Ponr off the fruit care
fully, if any Of it is good, wash what
will leave the kettle without scraping,
and If not all loose, boil ashes in it as
above. Sudden heating or cooling tends
to make it crack.
A goose roasted after the German style
may he admitted to the table as a vaIia-
ton. Rub the goose the previous night
with salt, pepper sage, thyme, aud sweet
marioram inside and out; in the morn
ing prepare the dressing; A large hand
ful of stoned Taisins and /ante cuTrints
10 bread crumbs OF crumbled crackers ;
two sour apples chopped fine, and one
mealy potato mixed in with butter and
all well rolled together without spices.
For the gravy, boil the giblets in a
little water and mash the liver in a
spoonful Of -four, chop the gizyards, stir
these in the liquid they were boiled in,
add il TO the gravy in the dripping pan,
sprinkle In a little thyme, sage, and
sweet mar ioram, and it is done Serve
the gravy separately. When the goose
is served, gnnish II with sliced lemon
and some sprigs Of parsley