Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
HOUSEHOLD TOPICS.
LINEN WORK.


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A4f:i WI the following direc4
az tons for making linen
~ work smooth and even
[ ~ ~Sy when it is finished:
/ rA\ "Dampen it all over at
+ NJ %s$SR- the back with
WIS ~ spOn ge, and then
is-4b-IIiV' stretch it tightly and
m \N< evenly, face down
tf-<\\ ~. ward, on a board, or
( z ~ pin it out on a nailed
u - carpet with a clean
cloth underneath it.
When the work, as well as the linen.
is quite dry, it may be taken up, and e
the edges show the pin marks they can
be smoothed with the fingers. When
linen work is washed, 1t mus5 BE-
treated in the same way"
RUST DESIGNATIONS.
Spots made by rust and some kinds
of ink may be removed, from woolens
by applying citric acid. This acid
cannot be used on some cO1ors wahOus
changing them to a very ugly shade.
so it is we'll to try what effect It has on
the color of the goods to be cleaned by
putting some on waste bit before at
lacking the spot. 1t IS always we'll to
be on the safe side, and to be sure that
you viii not make matters worse
while trying to improvethem. In these
days of many shades and coIors it is
not safe TO say that what viii act as
we'll as could be desired on one shade
will not behave in an exactly opposite
manner on different shade of the same
color.
COLD on THE CHEST.
For cold on the chest there is no
better specific for most persons than
well-boiled or roasted onions. They
may not agree with every one, but TO,
persons with good digestion they Will
not. only be found to be most excel
lent remedy for a cough, and the clog
ging of the bronchial tubes which is
usually the cause of the cough, but if
eaten freely at the outset Of a cold
they will break up what promised, from
the severity Of the attack, to have been
q serious one.
FRENCH POLISH.
1t will be useful to many of our read
ers to know how to apply q French
polish. This is by means of sheIlac
arnish, using a rubber, after smooth
ing the surface with finest glass paper.
Place the work opposite the light to
see the effect of vanishing. Operate
the rubber with circular motion, lifting
it vertically and finishing it off at mar
gin. Three coats are sufficient. Finish
with alcohol and oil.
EARACHE.
Earache in any form is said to be
quickly relieved by filing the ear with
chlOrOform vapOr from an uncoFked
bottle; vapor only, not the liquid. Ten
drops upon lump of sugar is also con-
sidered an excellent remedy for hic-
oO11Ob and Or6iO o1sv uaTsoo
HOUsEKEEPERs' HELPS.
Neither cOlored goods nor fanneIs
should be boiled.
Mating should be washed with
strong salt water and clean cloth,
and do it, if possible, at midday, to in
sure quick drying, which prevents dis
celebration.
If butter is kept covered tight when
put in the ice-chest, it will not absorb
the odOr Of any food lying near. There
is nothing so sensitive as butter, and
yet you may see 1t at any time placed
near to meat or vegetables.
Soda should never be used for fan
nels; and if they are to be kept in
good condition, they should be neither
mangled nor ironed.
To remove rust from steel forks and
knives, cover with sweet oil, we'll
eight hours; then rub with unslaked
lime, powdered very fine, until the
rust disappears.
To remove stains from marble, mix
a quantity of the strongest soap lees
with quickIime to the consistency of
milk; lay it on the marble, and let It
lie for twentY-four hours; then clean
with soap and water.
When putting away the silver tea or
coffee-pot which is not used every day,
lay a little stick across the top under
the cover. This viii allow the fresh
air to get in, and prevent mustiness.
Be sure to keep your -four perfectly
dry. If you buy it by the barrel, have
a platform built just large enough to
rest the barrel on, and about foot
high. When more than one barrel ig
bought at time, put down q platform
and lay the unopened barrel on its
side.
CHOICE COOKING RECIPES.
Sugar Cakes-Three coffee cups OF
sugar, five eggs and one cup of butter;
beat very light, then add one nutmeg
grated, -four enough to roll, one-fourth
of cup of water and two teaspOOnfuls
of baking powder.
Sweet Biscuit-Two cups sugar; two
cups butter; the whites of two eggs,
well beaten; one-half cup sour milk;
Cne-half teaspoon Of soda, and -four
enough to roll; sprinkle with sugar.
Baked Apples-PeeI, fill the core
with sugar, butter and candied lemon
peel Brush all over with sweetened
water and sprinkle with bread crumbs,
Drowned in hot butter. Bake.
Sugar Cookies Three cups of sugar,
one cup each Of butter and sweet milk,
three eggs and two teaspoonfuIs of