The Southern herald., 1889-07-12
UsEFUL AND sUeoEsTIVT-


"A little pounded ice laid On The
back OF the neck will allay nausea.
I'm washing and hulling them much
Of the piquant favor which distin.
guishes tho Strawberries may be lost,
Il they are not carefully handled.
I'm making omelet for a number, /.
Is better to prepare several small ones
rather than one largo, unless It is a
baked omelet. which is very good II
served and eaten Immediately after
cooking.
Before going shopping make an
estimate Of what you need, note where
you are going and just how much you
can afford to spend. Statesmen like to
wait on a woman who "knows just
what she wants. and If there are any
bargains going she usually gets them.
TO free the head from scales, pro
cure from druggist an ounce OF car
Donate Of potassa, and take as much OF
II as will lie on shilling in the palm
OF the hand, wash into froth with a
little water, and rub into the roots Of
the hair Repeat every morning as
long as required.
The following recipe for the ce-
mentlng OF wood and glass is said to
nave the advantage over many others
in that it does not injure the most
brightly-polished hard woods: Mix to-
gether some finely pulverized, we'll
dried zinc-whlte with clear copal var
nish in such quantities as to produce
half liquid preparation; spread this
over the parts to be cemented, and il
will be found that they will be Joined
firmly together.
-Varnish made with alcohol will get
dull and spongy by the evaporation OF
the alcohol. which leaves water in the
varnish. as all commercial alcohol con-
tains water. 1t is therefore advisable to
take sheet of thin gelatine, cut it into
strips and put into varnish; it will ab-
sorb in the thin sheet most OF the
water, and the varnish can be used
clear and bright till the last drop. The
gelatine will get quite soft, it can then
be taken out and dried and used again.
Fig Cake. Ono and one-half cup
fuls OF sugar, one-half cupful of but.
tor, the whites of four eggs, one and
one-half teaspoonfuls OF baking-pow-
der one cupful of milk, two and one
half cupfuls OF -four. For filling, cut
one dozen figs into small pieces, barely
cover with water and let them come
to boil, then remove from the stove
Immediately. Have ready the whites
OF four well-beaton eggs; add to these
the figs and one cupful Of sugar; mix
well and spread between the layers.
Egg Outlets Cut half dozen
hard boiled eggs into thin slices when
perfectly cold; dip each slice into beat
On egg, roll in bread-crumbs which
should be seasoned with pepper, salt
and minced parsley. Make three table.
'poonfuls Of butter or nice dripping hot
n a frying-pan, and fry the slices OF
'gg to light brown, turning each piece
rs soon as it is done on one side; drain
rom the fat lay on hot dish and pour
'ver them cupful of broth or drawn
'utter into which raw egg has been
'eaten while boiling hot. Good House.
leeping.
The British Medical Journal favors !
leansiug the stomach before meals by !
Irinking freely OF water. OF this il
ays: ut washes away the mucus which =
secretedr during the intervals Of re. /
ose and favors perlstalsis OF the whole
ltmentary tract. The membrane thus q
leansed Is In a much better condition q
receive food when converted into =
oluble compounds. Food coated with
snaclous mucus matter must neeessar.
y be slow OF digestion, and so espe-
tally in the morning before breakfast
good glass of water makes hygienic
reparation for breakfast" y