Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-09-24
HOUSEHOLD BREvITIES.

To give a good oak color to pine
floor wash in a solution of one pound Of
copperas dissolved in one gallon Of
strong lye.
-"For my part, prefer the moon to
the sun. What's the use of the sun? u
always shines in the day time! Now, tLs
moon is good for something-it gives
light at night Detroit Free Press.
Baked Ounces. ripe ounces
until done and very soft When cold,
strip off the skins place them in deep
dish and sprinkle with sugar and serve
with cream.-Ladies' Home Journals
"A mixture that is said to brighten
the colors of a carpet and remove sur
face dirt is made from putting one pound
of fine tobacco in pail of boiling water.
Allow it to partially cool and apply it to
the carpet with soft brush.
For cleaning wash-basins, baths,
ETC., use common dry salt. Rub little
of the salt with your fingers on the ba-
sin. Often a sort of scum is noticed in
the basins in a marble washstand in the
bathroom. The salt takes it off easily,
and leaves the basin shining and clean.
"A delicious dish, easily prepared,
may be made by lining large fancy
bowl with slices of stale cake and fill
ing it with floating island, which Is
simply nice custard, the top covered
with the beaten whites that have been
slightly scalded over the fire in hot milk
to prevent them from losing their light
ness and form by standing.-Old Home
stead.
Angel Food. d.-Three gills of sugar,
two gills of -four, one teaspoon cream
tartar, pinch of salt Sift all five or six
times thoroughly together, then add the
whites of eleven eggs beaten stiff Bake
in long tin we'll Toured mot buttered)
or tin made for the purpose, which is
round, with opening in the center and
quite deep. 1t requires medium oven.
Detroit Free Press.
"A strong alkali at once applied TO a
snake bite will decompose all the venom
which it touches. So if both fanps OF
the snake have pierced the skin the two
wounds should be made one with q
sharp knife, and then filled with drv
carbonate of ammonia Frequent small
dissolved doses of the same should be
taken inwardly, or fifty drops of
aromatic spirits of ammonia taken hypo-
dermically, for its peculiar effect upon
the blood.
The best way to remove the smell
OF paint Is to first render the room as
nearly as possible air-tight by closing
the windows, doors and other openings.
Place vessel of Lighted charcoal in the
room, and throw on it two or three
handfuls OF juniper berries. After
twenty-four hours the smell will have
entirely disappeared. Another method
OF doing the same thing is to plunge
nandfui OF new hay into pail Of water
ana let II stand in the newly painted
rooR.
Pretty Salad Take one medium
lobster and one pound of cold boiled
turbot; cut the meat into small pieces;
sprinkle one tablespoonful of lemon
juice over 1t, and rub the coral through
q sieve; peel three apples and cut them
into rings; cut three tomatoes into
slices; have as many slices of tomato as
apple; arrange IN the salad bowl alter
nate layers of the meat apple, toma-
toes, chopped onion, thinly sliced
| cucumber and capers; pour over the
whole good salad dressing and over
the top sprinkle chopped celery and
| crisp lettuce leaves and sliced hard
boiled eggs-Boston Herald.
Snow Souffie.-Take half of a small
box of gelatine. dissolve it in pint
bowl half filled with cold water. When
quite melted fill the bowl with boiling
water and stand it on the back of the
ranger then add one cup of white sugar
and the strained juice of two lemons
When all is dissolved and cooled, begin
to beat in large basin the whites OF
two eggs, and add, as you do so, one
tablespoonful at time of this gelatine
mixture; continue this process slowly
till all Is mixed A great deal depends
on putting in the mixture by slow de-
grees and steady beating. 1t should be
quite stiff and white. like snow. Set in
. mold on ice till stiff This viii make
one quart Of jelly. Boston Budget.