Wichita eagle., 1889-04-10

HOME SUGGESTIONS.

IL nervous prostration, rest and sleep arc
the first Indispensable conditions A change
is always in order TO make them possible.
The diet must be generous, the food well
masticated and eaten slowly.
OLD Innings should be washed, ironed and
kept in receptacle devoted to such things
It is seldom these can be utilized in good
dress, but sometimes come in course for
children's garments or for everyday cot
ton gowns.
AMONG moth preventives that are popular
is oil of cedar, the odor of which is said to
drive the tiny moth or miller from room.
Cloths saturated with oil are laid around
the room, which is kept closed for several
hours, then aired thoroughly.
The indiscriminate use of the word mice"
is tabooed in polite circles. Superlatives
are also in general bad form. If you wish
to praise any thing highly call it ''strong,"
"well DONE" "quIte good" or the Like, or
say it pleases you much"
A WASH which will remove the sunburn
acquired by outdoor sports is made by ad-
ding to twelve ounces Of elder flower water
six drains of common soda and six drains Of
powdered boraX. Applied to the skin it
will make it as clear and soft as baby's.
To CHANGE the air in sick-room without
exposing the patient to unsafe drafts, open
the windows or doors leading out of doors
in the room adjoining When the air in
this adjoining room is renewed close the
doors and windows and open the door into
the sickroom.
KEEP the wick turned down below the
top of the burner except when in actual
use. If tais be done, and there is no leak
about the fixture, there is no reason why,
if the lamps are carefully wiped every
morning, there should be oil on the outside
by evening.
The hard soda soaps are preferable to the
soft potash soaps for toilet purposes, as the
quahty Of all soaps depends upon the char
acter Of their constituents and the thor
oughness of their saponification. Good
soaps must not contain free aikali or any
foreign irritating substances.
EVERY day tabletalk can be guided as
the members Of the family may elect INTO
profit, frivolousness, or loss. Many boy
and girl receives golden nuggets OF infor-
nation and insight into the current affairs
of the day from entertaining conversation
which parents lead during the meal hours
A PRETTY vase can be made from an or
dinary bottle or jar in a simple manner
Dip a string into spirits Of turpentine and
tie around the bottle below the neck. Set
fire to the string and the glass will break
off smoothly. Then cover the bottle with
glue or oil and roll in oatmeal, and varnish
when thoroughly dry.
WHEN felon first begins to make its ap-
pearance, the proper course to adopt, ac-
cording to an exchange is to take lemon,
off in
longer it is kept there the better. The
combat between the lemon and the felon is
fight to the death, and the lemon, so runs
the statement, always comes out victori-
GUS
To ExPEL mosquitoes, take of gum cam
phor piece about one-third the size of
hens egg, and evaporate it by placing it in
a tin vessel and holding it over a lamp, TAX
ing care that it does not ignite. The smoke
will soon fiji the room and expel the mos
quitoes, and not one will be found in the
room next morning, even though the win
dows should be left open at night,
A RECEPTACLE for soiled handkerchiefs,
collars and cuffs attached to the inside of
the bedroom door, is a great convenience
in gathering them for the laundry, and
also goes good way toward keeping the
room in order One or two handkerchiefs
lying about, soled collar or pair of cuffs
carelessiy placed on the dressing-table,
often on chair, gives a room a very un-
tidy appearance.
on in lamp should never be allowed to
get down to less than one-half the depth of
the reservoir. The wick should be soft and
completely fill the space for it, but without
crowding. lamp should neither be sud
denly cooled nor exposed to draught. In
extinguishing the flame the wick should
first be turned far down, and then sharp,
quick puff blown across and not straight
down upon the fame.