Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1889-06-22
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

"A llttl0 pOuuucO ACo AoAU Va sAO
back of the neck will allay nausea
In making omelet for number. it
Is better to prepare several small ones
rather than one large, unless 1t Is
baked omelet. which is very good IL
served and eaten Immediately after
cooking.
-Before going shopping make an
estimate Of what you need, note whore
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 il there are any
bargains going she usually gets them.
To free the head from scales, pro-
cure from a druggist an ounce OF car
Donate OF potassa, and take as much OF
it as will lie on a shilling in the palm
of the hand, wash into a froth with
little water, and rub into the roots Of
the hair. Repeat every morning as
long as required.
The following recipe for the CO.
menting of wood and glass is said to
have the advantage over many others
in that it does not injure the most
brightly-polished hard woods: Mix to-
gether some finely pulverizcd. wc!l-
dried zinc-white with clear copal var
nish in such quantities rs to produce
half liquid preparations spread this
over the parts to be cemented, and it
will be found that they will be joined
firmly together.
| -Varnish made with alcohol will got
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; 1t will alb
| 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, 1t 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
ter, the whites OF four eggs. one and
one-half teaspoonfuls OF baking-pow-
der. one cupful of milk. two and one
half cupfuls Of flour. For filling. cut
one dozen figs into small piecas. barely
| cover with water and let them come
to boil, then remove from the stove
Immediately. Have ready the whites
of four well-beaten 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
en- egg, roll in bread-crumbs which
should be seasoned with pepper. salt
and minced parsley. Make three table
spoonfuls of butter or nice dripping hot
in frying-pan, and fry the slices OF
egg to light brown, turning each piece
as soon as it is done on one side; drain
from the fat, lay on hot dish and pour
over them a cupful of broth or drawn
butter into which a raw egg has been
| beaten while boiling hot. GOOD House
keeping.
| The British Medical journal favors
cleansing the stomach before meals by
drinking freely OF water. or this it
says: lit washes away the mucus which
is secreted during the intervals Of re-
pose and favors peristalsis OF the whole
alimentary tract. The membrane thus
| clearsed is in a much better condition
| 10 receive food when converted into
| soluble compounds Food coated with
tenacious mucus matter must necessar-
lily be slow of digestion, and so espe-
cially in the morning before breakfast
a good glass Of water makes hygienic
preparation for breakfast
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