Griggs courier., 1888-06-15
DOMESTIC CONCERNS,

CoRhs may be mado air and water-tight BY
keeping them for five minutes under melted
paraf17ne; they must be kept down with
wire screen.
MAKE starch with soapy water and yor
will find it pleasure to do up your starchet
goods. 1t prevents the iron from sticking
and makes glossy surface.
A SIMPLE dessert is made by lining the
sides Of mould with sponge cake and the
bottom with sliced bananas. Fill the moli
with stiff whipped cream. Set it on ice
until eaten.
WHEN the potter's ware is boiled for the
purpose of hardening it, q handful or two
of bran should be thrown into the water,
and the glazing will never be injured by
acids or salt.
WHEN molasses is used in cooking it Is Q
great improvement to boil and skim it be-
fore using. The raw, rather unpleasant
taste Of the poor qualities of molasses Is
much improved by this process.
BONE plates placed at the side Of the din.
ner plates for tho reception of fruit and
vegetable skins, cores, pits and various
things that are often laid on the tablecloth,
arc very popular with tidy houseleepers.
EMBROIDERED plush frames for mirrors
with graceful spray Of clover or daisies on
ono side, are very artistic and effective
They are still further ornamen:ed by plac
ing full bow Of satin ribbon in one corner
Morns are very destructive to the cloth
and felt used in a piano, and may be kept
out Of it by placing lump of camphor,
wrapped in soft paper, in the inside corner,
care being taken to renew it from time to
time.
WHEN any person finds it easier to sit or
stand o" walk or sleep IN crooked position
than straight one, such person may be
sure his muscular system Is badly deranged,
Gnd tho moro haste that man or woman
makes TO hold the spine straight the better.
Put dishes, tumblors and other glass arti-
cles into kettle; cover them entirely with
cold water, and put the kettle where it will
soon boil. When 1t has boiled few
minutes, set it aside, covered close When
the water is cold take out the glass. This
process will harden the articles so that they
will not be SO easily broken.
a wElL-KSowN physician says, il you
wish TO keep dust and germs of disease out
OF your lungs, keep your mouth shut when
you breathe. If you wish to have clear.
sweet voice: to avoid colds, to look as If
you knew something, to avoid sore throats
and coughs, in short, if you wish to be
ANeAbl11, tCtLiLuy anu WloC, SlluL your ulOUIQ
and open your eyes.
ONE of the most injurious customs in arc-
gard to eating is the practice Of serving
fruit at the beginning of breakfast. The
best medical testimony pronouaccs acid of
any sort hurtful if taken when the stomach
Is empty. a moro judicious custom provides
fruit at tho close of tho meal Besides being
castor digested at that time the fruit can he
better rolished, if it is thought that the fruit
loses its flavor in warm room through long
mead, it may not be placed upon the table,
but kept in cool spot until the time of
serving.
PRACTICAL plumber gives the following
method of keeping tho drain plpo clear;
''Just before retiring Ut night pour into the
clogged pipe enough liquid soda lyo to fill
the trap, as it i3 called-or tho bent part
OF the pipe just below the outlet. Be suro
that no water runs into 1T until the next
morning. During the night tho lyc will con-
vert all the offal into soft soap, and the first
current of water in the morning will wash
it away and leave the pipe as clean as new.
Sec? This is practical chemistry, yet few
chemists would ever think of it,"