Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-19
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There is q tendency now t tao
ration that offers q wide t s',
amateur embroiderer, and -. ~
altar cloth or q baby's froa y
there is no work that bettes i
woman's, leisure hours. NJ.
mode of covering tables 1 r;s3
cloths stimulates the emil n.'
allowing her work to tell so Nv
SWEEPING.
When about to sweep a i.
where the carpet is rather da
q pail of warm water hand dr
your broom in the water. Il
all the drops; sweep q THU HI
room, then moisten the broo
always shaking it as div AZ
and you will find the dust
in the water and not flying TN
air, trying to find its way to 4
besides, it makes the cal
fresh and bright.
DON'T TOSS THE BARN
The throwing q bahv ~.
and catching him again is
risky practice, certain tboI
tosser may be of his quickpe
and sureness of hand. A sn|
unexpected movement of tho
his mid-air fight may result.
fall.
A gay young father snatch
baby boy one morning and /,
to the ceiling. Twice the In
went flying through the air
down safely into the waiti !
The third time the excited CHI
spring of delight as his fatbs !
released him, plunged forv
pitching over the fathers sho1l
head downward to the hoor|
the poor child came out Of M
in which he lay for hours it n
that, although no bones j
broken, the brain had sustaip1
jury that would in all problb|
der the child an imbecile.
Another baby snatched d
floor and tossed into the Dir I'd
fatal wound in the top of d
from the pointed ornament Of
delier. Still another child SD
tween her fathers hands as ID
at her in her downward flight,
though his frenzied grasp on
by's arm saved her from fallinI
ground, it wrenched the mus
SO cruelty that the girls !
.shrunken and practically u
her all her life. These arr
cases, but the fact of their occ
all should be enough to warn
the habit of relinquishing O
on q child when tossing it.
HINTS TO HousEKEEpE!
To clean stained tea or CO
scour with bath brick.
Dish cloths are quickest s.
by being boiled up with $
water.
Paint made with turpentine
ter protector for ironwork Il
mixed with linseed oil.
To mount ferns use a &
three parts white sugar, tv
starch and a very little waite
until white.
To clear a tanned skin was
solution of carbonate of soda
little lemon juice, then with
of green grapes.
Linen dresses or other garmt
retain their color if washed
in which a quantity of hay is
boil and rinse the goods in it,
little soap.
To remove mildew from Ii
the spot with soap; scrape Oh
it and rub it we'll; lay it on 1
in the sun; as it dries, wet It
it will come out with two appG
The fumes of burning cof'
powerful disinfectant. Pou
coffee in a mortar, and then
on a hot iron plate, which, b
must not be red hot.
TESTED COOKING RECIPE
Corn Bread-One and one.h
of sour milk, one cup Indian \.
cups of -four, one egg, one-hal
sugar, one teaspoonful Of soda
salt and two tablespoonful Of
Buttermilk Cake-One cupo
milk, one large cup of sugar, tV
cup of shortening, two eggs
teaspoonful of soda. Flavor
BY putting in mixed spices i'll
good spice cake.
Gelatine Pudding-Make a
with the yelks Of four eggs, OH
milk, and sugar to taste; 50
third of a box of gelatine IN
cold water, then dissolve it j
fourths of a cup Of hot water,
and the whites of four eggs wei
to the cold custard. Pour into
and serve cold.
Fruit Pudding-Take stale
pour over hot water, and soak
Chop as for dressing, though
fine, place a layer of bread II
tin, then a layer of fruit pr
stewed, having the last layer
Bake half an hour, and ser
sugar and cream or any pudd'A
Picked Oysters-Rinse the
in their liquor, strain it upe
and let them come to a boil; ia!
out of the liquor to cool
cider vinegar by boiling it WI
pers, q little salt, mace, c!o'
n utmeg, and when cold pou
the oysters, and keep them IN s
stone jar.