The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-03-27

7Nysy--- 6$1xSE> minute attention
9S to table linen.
There is q tendency now toward deco
ration that offers o wide field for the
amateur embroiderer, and next to an
altar cloth or babys frock, perhaps
there is no work that better becomes q
woman's leisure hours. The present
mode of covering tables with colored
cloths stimulates the embroiderer, by
allowing her work to tell so finely"
SWEEPING.
When about to sweep large room
where the carpet is rather dusty, have
pail of warm water handy and dip
your broom in the water, shaking OF
all the drops; sweep n third OF the
room, then moisten the broom again,
always shaking it as dry as possible,
and you will find the dust will all be
in the water and not flying through the
air, trying to find its way to the lungs;
besides, it makes the carpet look
fresh and bright.
DON'T TOSS THE BABY.
The throwing a baby into the air
and catching him again is always
risky practice, certain though the
tosser may be of his quickness of eye
and sureness of hand. A sudden and
unexpected movement of the child in
his mid-air flight may result in a cruel
fall.
A gay young father snatched up his
baby boy one morning and tossed him
to the ceiling. Twice the little fellow
went flying through the air and came
down safely into the waiting arms.
The third time the excited child gave
spring of delight as his fathers hands
released him, plunged forward, and
pitching over the fathers shoulder, fell
head downward TO the floor. When
the poor child came out of the stupor
In which he lay for hours it was found
that, although no bones had been
broken, the brain had sustained an in
jury that would in all probability rem
der the child an imbecile.
Another baby snatched from the
floor and tossed into the dir received
fatal wound in the top of the head
from the pointed ornament of chan
delier. Still another child slipped be-
tween her fathers hands as he caught
at her in her downward flight, and al
though his frenzied grasp on the ba-
by's arm saved her from falling to the
ground, it wrenched the muscles and
so cruelty that the girls arm was
shrunken and practically useless to
her all her life. These are extreme
cases, but the fact of their occurring at
all should be enough to warn one from
the habit OF relinquishing ones hold
on a child when tossing it,
HINTS TO HoUsEKEEPERs.
To clean stained tea or coffee cups
scour with bath brick.
Dish cloths are quickest swe.e ned
by being boiled up with soda and
water.
Paint made with turpentine is bet
ter protector for ironwork than when
ylixed with linseed oil.
To mount ferns use glue with
three parts white sugar, two parts
starch and very little water. Boil
until white.
To clear tanned skin wash with a
solution of carbonate of soda and q
little lemon juice, then with the Juice
of green grapes.
Linen dresses or other garments will
retain their color if washed in water
in which quantity of hay is placed;
boil and rinse the goods in it, using a
llIlle SUN.
To remove mildew from linen rub
the spot with soap; scrape chalk over
it and rub it we'll; lay it on the grass
in the sun; as it dries, wet it q little;
1t will como out with two applications.
The fumes of burning coffee are
powerful disinfectant. Pound the
coffee in q mortar, and then strew it
on hot iron plate, which, however,
must not be red hot.
TESTED COOKING RECIPES.
Corn Bread-One and one-half cups
OF sour milk, one cup Indian meal, two
cups of flour, one egg, one-half cup Of
sugar, one teaspoonful of soda, a little
salt and two tablespoonful of butter.
Buttermilk Cake-One cup of butter
milk, one large cup of sugar, two-t thirds
cup of shortening, two eggs and one
teaspoonful of soda Flavor to taste.
BY putting in mixed spices it makes q
good spice cake.
Gelatine Pudding-Make a custard
with the yelks of four eggs, one pint Of
milk and sugar to taste; soak one
third of box of gelatine in little
cold water, then dissolve it in three
fourths of cup of hot water, add this
and the whites of four eggs we'll beaten
to the cold custard. Pour into a mold
and serve cold.
Fruit Pudding stale bread,
pour over hot water, and soak awhile.
Chop as for dressing, though not SO
fine, place layer of bread in buttered
tin, then a layer of fruit previously
stewed, having the last layer bread.
Bake half an hour, and serve with
sugar and cream or any pudding sauce.
Picked Oysters-Rinse the oysters
in their liquor. strain it upon them,
and let them come to boil; take them
out of the liquor TO cool. Prepare
cider vinegar by boiling it with pep
pers, little salt, mace, cloves, and
n nutmeg, and when cold pour it over
the oysters, and keep them in covered