New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-10-30
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Read These Things by Your Fireside.

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To arrest ,hiccough close both
ears with the fingers with pressure
while a few swallows of liquid are
taken.
Coughs may be much alleviated
and dry throats be cured by glycer-
inc and lemon juice taken at night.
The glycerine should be diluted.
To prevent cake adhering to the
pan when baked, scatter a little -four
over the CREASED surface before pour,
ing in the dough.
Use a silver spoon when cooking
mushrooms The silver will be black
ened if any injurious quality is pres
ent.
1t is a good idea for tall woman
to have her kitchen table and iron
ing-board higher than ordinary. 1t
will save her many back ache.
Embroidery and braiding will still
be largely used on stylish autumn
gowns, but more in separate special
designs than in continues patterns.
English walking hats have lower
crowns than those now worn and
many have the brims turned up be-
hind as well as on each side.
Old pieces of passementerie are
utilized to trim sashes ofblack MORE
ribbon, the ribbon being cut away
where passementerie is applied.
A very good liniment for sores and
bruises is made of one-half pint of
sweet oil, one ounce of laudanum,
and piece of camphor gum the size
OF walnut.
Leather bands are used as hens.
cuffs, collars, revers and waistcoats,
upon walking and driving suits for
country wear, and may be procured
in colors to match the costume.
A salve that is good for all kinds
OF wounds, ETC., is made of equal
parts Of yellow wax and sweet oil.
Melt slowly, carefully stirring. When
cooling, stir in a small quantity OF
glycerine. -.
When you boil a cabbage tie bit
OF dry bread in bag and put in the
kettle. French cooks say that all the
unpleasant odor which makes ahouse
smell like an old drain will be alb
sorbed by the bread.
An excellent way of cooking eggs
is to break them in boiling milk with
out beating; cook slowly, stirring
now and then. When done softpour
into dish and add little pepper.
salt and butter.
DO not scrape the inside OF frying
pans, as after this operation any
preparation fried is liable to catch
or burn to the pan. If the pan has
black inside, rub it with a hard crust
of bread and wash in hot water mix.
ed with a little soda.
10 CLEAN PAPFRED WALLS Wipe
down with a flannel cloth tied over a
broom or brush. CUT thick piece of
stale bread and rub down with this.
Begin at the top and go straight
down. Care must, ofcourse be taken
not to wear upon the paper.
A rough and pimpled face may be
improved by washing it in sour but
termilk just before going to bed; then
let it dry and rub it thoroughly with
dry wheat -four In the morning
battle with cold soft water, and rub
vigorously with a coarse towel.
DELICATE INDIAN PUDDING.-One
quart OF milk scalded. two heaping
table spoonfuls of meal, cook twelve
minutes; stir into this one tablespoon
full of butter, then beat three eggs
with four tablespoonful Of sugar,
one-half tablespoonful of ginger. salt
to taste: mix all thougily, and bake
one hour.
To laundry red table linen use
tepid water with a little powdered
borax, which serves to set the color.
Wash the linen separately and
quickly, using very little soap; rinse
in tipid water containing a little
boiled Starch; dry in the shade, and
iron when nearly dry.
It is odd, says a writer Of fashion
how many famous women have had
auburn hair, Catherine, of Russia,
olOriad in il and Anne IF Auc+,,;o