The sun., 1889-10-17
THE HOUSEHOLD.


teats cracking.
Hands may be kept smooth in cold
weather by avoiding the use of warm
water. Wash them with cold water
and soap.
The best and most convenient cover
for Jelly tumbler is thin paper fast
ened over the top of the glass by
rubber band.
Long cloaks receive decided prefer
ence this season and. one sees an al
most endless variety OF directoire ef-
tects.
An authority says that fish sauce
should always be thick enough to ad-
here Co the fish. 1t is better to be
too thick than too thin.
The best way to clear out and
straighten the fringe of towels, doll
les, etc., before ironing, is to comb it,
while damp, with an inch length OF
cOarsest toilet comb.
Some of the most elegant and
heaviest cloaks are of velvet, OF vari-
Gus dark tones, combined profusely
with rich black pass sementerie trim
ming, often further adorned withfur.
Coffee pounded in a mortar and
roasted on an iron plate, sugar burn
ed on hot Goals, and vinegar boiled
with myrrh and sprinkled on the
floor and furniture of a sick room are
excellent deodorizers.
Essence ofpeppermint, applied with
the finger-tips over the seat of pain,
gives relief in headache, toothache,
or neuralgia pain in any part of the
body. Care must be taken not to
put it directly under the eye, on ac-
count of the smarting it would cause.
Warm bread or cake can be cut
without becoming moist and heavy,
if the knife, a thin, sharp one, is
dipped into boiling water, wiped
quickly and the bread cut Immediate
ly, before the knife has had time to
cool. A napkin should be laid doub-
lie on the plate where the warm slices
are laid.
Some of the Autumn dress skirts
are arranged so as to give the ap-
pearance of a redingote or polonaise,
though in reality the bodice is sepa-
rate from the basques, which falls be-
low the waist, the division being con-
cealed beneath some sort of q girdle.
This style is much more easy than a
fitted coat.
The reason why many people be-
iieve cheese to disagree with them,
says an Albany doctor, is that in
stead of eating it as a substantial
part of their meals they take it on
top of a full meal. When one has
eaten enough any more of anything
is apt to "set heavy on the stom-
ach."
When Washing Windows dissolve
a small quantity of washing soda in
the water if the glass is dimmed with
smoke or dirt. Do not let the water
run on the sash, but wash each pane
with piece of flannel; dry quickly
with a soft clean towel and wipe out
the corners carefully. Polish with a
piece of common chamois skin or
newspaper that has been softened by
rubbing between the hands.
The quality of table salt and it's
tendency to pack together in cruets
and containers may be entirely over
come by thoroughly drying the salt
and intimately mingling with it a
small percentage of dry corn starch
and arrow root. From 8 to 10 per
cent is amply sufficient for the most
humid atmosphere, while a much less
percentage of the starch is sufficient
for ordinary use.
| A prominent Buffalo physician is
an enthusiast on the subject ofonions,
He feeds them to the children daily;
says they are the best medicine for
preventing colds, and adds: Feed
onions, raw, boiled or baked, to the
children three or four times a week
and they'll grow up healthy and
strong. No worms, no scarlatina or
diphtheria where children eat plenty
of onions everyday"
Among other materials employed
for the long cloaks are some new and
very serviceable brooches; then there
areIbrocades, plain, soft beaver cloths.
Scotch goods, knock-about cloths,
ETC., many of them in light shades
and the more beautiful which made
up. Large buttons are found among
other trimmings and the heavy cloaks
have their Innings handsomely quill
ted.
Always fatten a fowl as quickly as
possible. Ten days is long enough to
get fowl fat, and it should be con-
fined either in a coop or q number in
a small yard. Give plenty of fresh
water, and feed four times day, be-
ginning early and giving the last
meal late. A mixture of cornmeal
three parts, ground oats one part,
shorts one part, scalded, is best for
the first three meals, with all the
corn and wheat that can be eaten up
clean at night.
The article in the sweetmeat line
most dear to the Western Pennsyl,
vania's heart is "butter," as they
east ofthe mountains. This delicious
compound is prepared by the thrifty
housewives from almost every va
riety of fruit. Apple, peach, plum,
ounce, grape, crabapple, apricot
allcontribute in turn their flavors to
the contents of rows of jars in the
well-ordered store-rooms of that
region, whence they are dispensed
without stint by the hospitable peo-
ple to their own families and to the