St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-10
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

The best of tea makes but an indiffer
ent connection unless the wateris fresh
In roasting meats one of the principal
points is to have it as juicy as possible.
A good way to clean an iron sink is to
rub it well with cloth wet in kerosene
Oil.
Anything mixed with water requires
hotter oven than anything mixed with
milk.
Paper may be perfumed by laying a
perfumed sachet with the sheets and
envelopes, Or dry sachet powder may be
sprinkled in the box laying an extra
sheet Of paper between the box and
paper.
The use of lemons is good for sea
sickness, biliouSness and jaundice, and
most beneficial in fevers. 1t is good
also to cure warts, and to destroy scurf
on the head by rubbing it in the roots of
the hair.
Hens that are too fat will not lay, and
this is one objection TO feeding corn as
principal diet during the winter.
AT present prices sound wheat is a
cheaper feed than screenings. There
is so much waste among the screenings
that. considering the price, the wheat
will be found the more economical.
Wheat is one of the best materials that
can be fed for eggs.
With turkeys it is not good plan to
depend altogether on sold hens and
gObblers for breeders. Some of the
young hens should be bred, mating
them with the gobblers that are two
years old.
Old geese are the best for breeding,
so that The younger ones can be mar
keted and the Older be kept for breed
ing and for feathers; for in keeping
geese fer profit the feathers must al
ways be considered.
Not more than two or three guinea
hens should be kept for every rooster.
They will do better If they are evenly
divided. They mate in pairs more than
any other kind of domestic fowls.
Pigeons should be kept in pairs in
order to avoid constant quarrelling.
which will be the case if with either
sex there is an odd bird. They should
by all means be kept separate from the
other fowls.
To restore polish to marble a person
OF experience recommends to wash the
marble with cold soap and water, then
dry 1t with an old soft napkin, and
when quite dry rub it steadily for an
hour at least with white wax and
clean flannel rubber, the secret of sue
cess being in prolonged rubbing.
In severe paroxysms of coughing,
either IN coughs. colds or consumption,
one or two tablespoonful of pure gly-
cerlne in pure whisky or hot rich cream
Will, according to Scientific American,
afford almost immediate relief, and to
the consump i've panacea is found by
daily use of glycerine externally, with
proportion of one part of powdered
willow charcoal and two parts of pure
glycerine.
A French laundryman is said TO have
discovered an ingenious method of
cleaning linen without soap He uses
no soap, nor I've. nor chlorine; but, in
IN their stead, boiled potatoes, which
he rubS upon the linen. This curious
process. it appears, is much superior to
those hitherto employed, and the worst
soiled cotton. linen or silk cleaned by
this method are made whittier than they
could be by the use of an alkali.
1t has been told by those who have
tried it that to breIk up ''mountan
fever there is nothing like a-tea made
from what is here called sage brush.
Put into a kettle all it will hold, cover
with water and boil until very strong,
then strain and drink freely. Its quite
bitter, but is said to be the best remedy
known for this disease. which is quite
similar to typhoid fever in character.
Where the sage brush cannot be OBJ
tanned common sage tea is beneficial.
Any one who suffers from chilblains
will be glad to try the following remedy
recommended by writer in Arthur's
Home Magazine: made strong solu-
ton OF white oak bark. as hot as | could
bear, and bathed my feet every night
before retiring. 1t made perfect cure.
had been troubled So much that used
to dread the cold weather on that &C
count; my feet would tester and be so
swollen and sore that 1 could not wear
shoes. Now have had no chilblains
since L applied this remedy, good
many years ago.
To keep the stove bright cloth should
be kept on purpose for rubbing it off.
When used first on newly-biackened
stove the cloth becomes filed with the
surplus polish, which rubs off so easily,
and is then ready to impart a gloss
whenever it is needed. Another plan is
to use old newspapers to rub off the
stove instead of a brush. In mixing
stove polish use vinegar and teaspoon
full OF sugar. To brighten the nickel
plating rub it whiting and kerosene,
using WOODEN cloth. or rubbing it with
a WOODEN cloth and flour. If the mica
in the stove door has become discolOred
by smoke, it can be easily cleansed by
washing it with vinegar.
For neuralgia, boil handful of To-
bella In half-pint of water, strain and
add teaspoonful of fine salt. Wiring
clothes out of the liquid, very hot, and
apply till the pain ceases, changing as
fast as cold, then cover with dry
cloth for while, to prevent taking
cold. Two large tablespoonfuls of CO.
lOgne and two teaspoonfus of fine salt
mix I'd in bottle makes an excellent in
halent for facial neuralgia. Horse rad