Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-30
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sEAsoNABLE SUGGESTIONS TO PRACTICAL ROUSE
AUTHORITARIAN HINTS FoR THE pIsISa
ROOM, PANTRY AND KTrcHEN-sM,LL NOTES
AND TESTED RECIPES WORTH kEEPINa
FoR BILIOUS eoLTc soda and ginger in hot
water. 1t may be taken freely.
NERVOUS SPAsMs are usually relieved by .
little salt taken In the mouth aud allowed 10
dissolve.
To REMOVE Tar rub thoroughly with clean
lard and wash with soap and warm water.
BENT WHALEBoNEs can be restored and used
again by simply soaking in water few hours
and then drying them.
SLEEPLEssNEss CAUSED BIT Too MucH B1oop
in the head may be overcome by applyins n
cloth wet with cold watsr to tho back Of the
neck.
CHILDREN NEED FoUR sUrrs; one for very
best, one for second best, and two for the wear
aud tear of every day. To get on with scantier
supply is poor economy a general thing.
ErILErsY on FTrs.-In epilepsy the victim is
seized with a CONFUSION. froths at the mouth,
falls to the ground, and becomes unconscious.
All that can be done until il has passed of is 20
prevent him injuring himself II he bites his
tongue, put a cork or piece Of soft wood be-
tween his teeth or use the rubber bandage.
Box For PAPERS and magazines is a very
fine thing for a sitting room and NAV be lust
what some tired mother has wished for 10 hold
these left-overs. Take soap box and put on
no with small hinges; get some pretty flow
cred sateen and tack around the box smoothly
Pad the nd with old carpet or soft cloth and
then cover. Place a strong bow of ribbon az
the front TO raise the nd with.
BoRAx WATER Is EXCELLENT for sponging
either silk or wool goods that are not soiied
enough to need washing. Cashmere or any
wool goods may be washed with a httle boraK
IA the water and the color not be injured They
should NOT be rubbed ON the board. but only
bytween thc hands. and hung ca the line TO dry
without wringing. III treated in this way and
pressed on the wrong side as soon as dry
enough they will look like new
sMorHERED JAM PUDDSG.- in an OBJ
long pan, cake of one-half OF acuTtul of butter,
one cupiul OF sugar, one-half OF a cupful Of
milk, two eggs. one and three-fourths cupfuls
o. hour, one and one-ialf Of a teaspoouful of
baking powder. When cold spread with rasp-
berry jam and cover that with whipped cream.
CLYcERINE AND Rose WATER FOR SoFrENINa
TEE HANDs.-One-half cupful Of giycerine. ono
cupful of rose water. one-llalf teaspoonful
spirits of camphor. First put camphor in the
bottle, then giycerine, which 81 Axe well before
adding the rose water. Apply after washing
the hands ana while still wet. Rub ia Well
then wipe with a soft towel.
IL SOME MARKETS fowls cannot be sold il
drawn, while in others they must be drawn. In
the Richmond, Va, market all fowls exposed
for sale must not only be drawn. cleaned and
be perfectly fresh. bur the heads must be re-
moved and the shunks cut of at Tia knees The
thighs are then nicely passed into the skin near
tile opening anu the wings locked COR crossedl
lhls must be done under penalty of Co1dsca-
hon, and II is practice that is worthy OF int
tatlon elsewhere, the entralls are the first
portions OF the Carcass to decOmnnEe
If You CLEAN SnK, NEVER IRoS 1T while
wet or very damp. A better way than ironing
on the wrong side is to have the silk dry and
then lay thin damp cloth over il aud iron on
that. Often dress which has been worn one
season may be renovated by sponging and
pressing carefully and adding a vest. collar aud
cuffs o. some new material. When q dress Is
past wearing there wall always be enough that
is good to make school dress for the little girl
and with the addition of little bright paid or
braid not only seryiceable but quite pretty
little dress can be made
RICE LoAF.-This affords an opportunity Of
utilizing cold meat. Roast lamb, mutton. veal
or venlson are best. Butter an earthen dish
and in the bottom spread layer of warm,
boiled rice, next Of the minced meat, which
has been highly seasoned ana moistened with a
beaten egg ana a little gravy; then add another
layer of the rice. Steam one hour and turn
out carefully upon d platter. pouring over the
NuOlS a lltllS DuIler or flcL MIX gravy.
STUFFED BEEFsrEAK may be prepared Tor
dinner from a rather poor flank or round in
this way: Pound well, season with salt and
pepper, spread with dressing from bread
crumbs, roll up and tie closely with twlne
(Which always save from the grocer's parcels),
put IN a kettle and boil an hour, then IN a drip
ping pan, basting often till nice brown; or
place at once IN a pan, add water. and ii it
bakes too rapidly cover with a dripping pan.
This makes good cold dish and does not cost
like an expensive roast
BANANA CUsTARD.-Dissolve two tablespoon
fuls of cornstarch in two tablespoonfuls of cold
water; add one cup OF sugar and two ounces of
butter, stir together in stew-pan long
enough to cook the cornstarch until smooth;
pour on gradually, stirring the while, quart
OF boiling water; remove from the fire and add
the beaten yolks of three eggs: return TO the
fire and stir until thick. When cold stir a pint
bowlful of thiniy-siiced bananas and pour all
into pretty china or glass dish. Cover with a
mcringue Of the whites beaten to a stiff froth
with half cup OF powdered sugar and the
juice OF half lemon ana heap on top OF the
custard.
SUGGESTIONS ABOUT On LAMPs-The oil
reservoir should be of metal, rather than OF
china or glass. Wicks should be soft not too
tightly plated. Wicks should be dried vt the
fire before being put into the lamps, and should
be only just long enough TO reach the bottom Of
the oil reservoir. They should be so wide that
they quite fill the wick holder without having
TO be squeezed into il, and should be soaked
with oil before being Lit. The reservoir should
be quite filed with oil every time before using
the lamp. The lamp should be thoroughly
clean, all oil should be carefully wiped of. and
all charred wick and DIRT removed before light
ing. When the lamp is lit the wick should be
at first turned down and then slowly raised.
Lamps which have no extinguishing apparatus
should be put out as follows: The wick should
be turned down until there il ONLY a small
Pickering flame, and a sharp puff Of breath
should then be sent across the top OF the
chimney, but not down it