The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-07
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Suggestions to HoustkeepsrA-TIas to DO
and What Not to DO Save Time aud
Trouble.
Tho yolk ofau egg is good to keep flat
irons smooth and clean.
Ceilings that have been smoked with a
kerosene lamp should be washed of
with soda water.
Everyone should have eight hours
sleep, and pale, thin, nervous persons
require ten, which should be taken
regularly, in u well.ventllated room.
For sore or inhamed eyes, wash them
in weak solution Of salt and warm
water. This Is also useful to remove the
inflammation caused by extraneous sub
stances in the eye.
To drive away water bugs mix equal
parts OF pulverized borax and sugar
lpowdered), and sprinkle well in the
places where the bugs are most numer-
Gus.
Paper walls arc cleaned by being
wiped down with flannel cloth, tied
over broom or brush. Then cut of
a thick piece OF stale bread and rub down
with this. Begin ut the topand continue
straight down.
To remove dust from kitchen vessels
when greasing will not any will not an.
swer; I'LL them with hayand boil for
many hours, set aside and renew the
boiling next day II necessary. Rub the
rusty spots on your stove with sand.pa.
per and then with sweet oil.
To clean an oil stove I'LL the wash
boiler two-thirds full Of water, putin the
parts OF the stove which come in contact
with the oil and wicks, and boil until
they are perfectly clean, all the forenoon
II necessary. This prevents the stoves
smoking and odor.
For sore throat and n hacking cough
take one tablespoonful OF salt, two tea.
spoonfuls OF vinegar, to half n goblet OF
cold water iced water preferable) sip
this frequently Qnd relief will DO felt
at once. This same preparation will re-
move nausea and settle the weakest
stomach. It is also beneficial in attacks
OF collie.
Ginger Sponge Cake.-one cup ofmo:
lasses, one cup OF butter, two cups oil
sugar, one cup OF sour milk, three cups
OF flour, four eggs, two even teaspoons
Of soda, two even teaspoons Of ginger.
The more you stir II the better 1t Is.
Mustard Is the nearest approach 10 q
universal cure.all. Few pains will not
20 way before mustard plaster, aud a
wide range OF internal inflammation,
from colds and other causes may be
stopped by It's timely application, II Is
the first and best resort In threatened
pneumonia or congestion Of the lungs or
hard colds on the chest.
Ifyou have more papers and magazines
than you know what To do with, don't
destroy them after reading, but bundle
them up and send to some one not so
we'll OF as you are In this respect. Tho
good they will do will repay a thousand
fold the little expenditure OF time aud
money 1t will cost to send them.
Salad dressing.-Rud to a paste the
yolks Of 1.-TWO hard.bolled eggs. Add one
ieaspoonful each OF mustard, pepper,
salt and sugar drop in about two table.
spoonfuls OF salad oil, or sweet cream,
add four tablespoonfuls Of vinegar, moro
II necessary. II used for canned salmon
substitute lemon Juice for vinegar.
Cranberry Puff Pudding One egg
beaten light, one Cupful Of sweet milk III
which dissolve one teaspoonful OF soda,
one heaping teaspoonful OF cream tartar
siited and thoroughly mixed with two
cupiuls OF flour and q little salt. Add
one Cupiul Of cranberrles and steam ono
and a quarter hours. Serve with your
favorlte saucc.
New stove or range furniture Is some.
times 80 much rusted as 10 mako the use
OF IL very inConvenient. Put into q rusty
kettle as much hay Us IL will hold, I'LL II
with water and boil many hours. Az
night SET II aside and the next day boil II
again. II II IL not entirely III for use re.
peat the process. II will certainly DO
efTnnLual.