Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14


rLE THINGS WE'LL WORTH REMEMBERING FOR THE
SAKE Oy HEALTH AND coxFoKr-How TO rKEPARE
sIxPLE BrT sAvoKY DISHES.
UsK APuLEr KNIFE 10 scrape pots and kettles.
IN ASCENDING STAIRS step leisurely with the body
erect. Never throw the body forward.
WASHING IN COLD WATER when oyerheated Is q
frequent cause OF disfiguring pimples.
In Il SAID THAT a wart can be removed BY touch
ing It several times Gay with castor OIL
Eos INTENSE ITCHING, battle In salt water, dry
with a coarse towel ana rub with sweet Oil
10 MAKE Po.cHED EsGs look very well, cook each
egg In a muffin ring placed In the bottom Of
saucepan OF boiling water.
BIZ USING Hon. moderately strong soda water to
clean them. the bristles of hair brushes will re-
main white and stin for a long time.
The RoUGHSEss which arises from exposure to
the air may be remedied by sponging the face with
equal parts OF brandy and rose water.
MERELY WARN THE BACK by the fre, and never
continue keeping the back exposed 70 the heat
after IL has become comfortably warm
GOOD CONPLExIoS.-To have good health and
rosy complexion, you must wear tncK-soled shoes
and spend part OF every day out-Of-oOors-
FOE SORE THROAT there Is nothing better than
the white OF an egg beaten stin with all the sugar
IL viii hold and tue clear juice OF a lemon.
The ATMOSPHERE OF A SICK CHiNBEE should al
ways o- kept 80 fresh that there VIII be no per-
cepuble difference upon coming into 1t from the
outer air.
IN PREPARING Foop roR The SICK the first esq
sential Is. fresh and suitable material, next stren-
uous cleanliness, thorough cooking and daintiness
VI serving.
Use TEPrp wArEE In washing the face and
hands; very hot or cold water In Injurious. Also
avoid Durying the face ia a soft pillow at night, as
this habit Is said 10 produce wrinkles around the
eyes.
To FREE BLACK SILK from dust, nothing Is better
than rubbing With a black woolen glove. To
frcshen it. sponge with water In which you have
put few drops Of ammonia until slightly damp,
and press with a warm. not not, IRON
UNLESS YoU HAVE A LONG Purse, never buy any
thing because 10 Is cheap, especially gloves and
millinery. such purchases are always dear In the
bong run \ woman who dresses well on hun
dr-yi year says: Il am too poor 10 buy anything
but The very best"
Fox THE skS.-Ii you use powder OF any kind
on the face, never go TO bed Without washing 1t
81. sanitary reasons well as cleanliness re-
qlIire this. To keep your skin from roughening,
md by trlal what Kind OF soap suits you best and
use no Otner Frequent changes OF soap are bad
Tor the complexion.
PASTE FoK APPLE DUxPLIN9s.-Boil three large
potatoes. mash and work IN a lump OF butter or OF
suet chopped nne, the size OF an egg. one cup OF
mix, stir In with a spoon -four enough 10 work up
with the hand Then cut this mixture into pieces
and wrap 10 around the apples and tie your dump
hngs IN cloths and boil them hard for an hour.
How To COOK CRASBKRKIKs--Wash one quart OF
cranberries and put them In a covered saucepan
each cranberry bursts open; remove the cover and
add one pound OF sugar. and let them boil twenty
minutes uncovered. The cran0erries must never
BE stirred from the time they are placed on the
nre.
SOCP AN IMPORTANT FOoD-Too much stress can
not be laid upon the importance OF making soup
an habitual food Even where the family taste
and the exiyencies OF custom preclude the service
dinner, an effort should be made 10 serve some OF
the thick. nutritious soups at least two or three
Inns WEEK, as ihe Duik Oh u, 'ne msa aucn y,
III. seasoning, a portion OF which should always
IL cooked with the soup.
CHOPS AND STEAKS FOR THE SIoK-A beefsteak
for the sick should always be cut about one inch
IN thickness Beat IL well with a rolling pin.
This renders II tender and preserves the Juice
Place upon broiIer and cook for seven or ten
minutes, turning frequently. When done lay IL
upon a hot plate and season with salt and pepper
and a little butter; never chop meat with sharp
instrument IL sewers the nbers, thus allowing
the juice To escape while cooking
CKEAxED COD 4 A Potato CAsE.-Boil and mash
six good sized potatoes, ado one egg, gill Of milk,
salt and pepper 10 taste; then beat the potatoes
untf very light. Pick and scald one pound OF
homeless salt cod; drain and scald again Now
press and shred the fish until IL Is dry. Put one
large tablespoonful OF butter In frying pan, add
two tabeSpOonful5 OF -four, mix, and add one pint
OF milk, and stir until 1t boils and thickens; add
pepper 10 taste. Grease a small pudding mould,
AMI line the bottom and sides with the potatoes
Add the cod 10 the cream sauce and NIL In the
center. cover the top with thick layer OF the
dashed potatoes, and bake until a nice brown.
When done turn IL out and serve.
CUTTING VEGETABLES FOR SOCP.-To cut vegeta-
bles for soup or 10 stew Scrape the carrots as
thin as you can, peel turnips thick, so as to re-
move the wooden fiber; cut them In slices about
the same thickness. Make piles OF the slices,
about four each, and cut across each pile. II you
want cubes leave the piles after they cut into
stripes. and cut across at equal distance. This
will be quicker than cutting each separate slice
into any shaped pieces; and there Is no comparison
between a vegetable soup in which the vegetables
are properly cut Qeavlng the fancy cutting aside)
and one where carrots and turnips are haphazarded
pieces, all sizes and thickness.