The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-24
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

There is much virtue in simple REM
edies. Apply hot water for strains; cold
water for inflammatiops; try sweat for
cold and dieting when you feel out OF
sorts.
Teach girls to work. No matter
how rich you are or how much talent the
girl has for artistically humping the
piano, teach her to work.-Western
Rural.
Many diseases are due solely to
disregard of established rules relating
to eatables and eating, rules which
every one ought to know, and be willing
to heed. &
Good health is worth cultivating,
even at the expense of little time and
measure of self-restraint. II men
would set a watch upon their lips, they
would less often have to send for the
doctor.
Cider Apple Sauce.-Boil two quarts
of sweet cider down one-half; core, pare
and quarter sweet apples enough to fill
up the strip: boil all down to a thick,
smooth paste, stirring frequently. 1t
will take long while to prepare this
sauce.
If not of long standing remove the
grease from the carpet by washing the
spot with little hot soap-suds and
bOraX, using half an ounce of borax to
gallon of water. Use clean cloth in
washing it, rinse with warm water and
wipe as dry as you can.
"A very good substitute for almond
paste is cold cream in which oil of al
monds is used. 1t is excellent for chap
ped hands and may be easily made at
home. Mix half an ounce of white wax
with the same quantity of spermaceti;
and add four ounces of oil of almonds.
Heat gradually until well melted to-
gether and then stir in two ounces OF
elder flower water. Pour into little
jar or china box to cool.
Stuffed Pigeon.-Chop quarter OF
pound of calf's or sleeps kidney, then
add the livers of the pigeons: chop quite
fine; add. also, three tablespoonfuls OF
chopped bacon. cupful of bread crumbs,
tablespoonful of chopped onion. the
same quantity Of parsley, salt, pepper
and the yelks of two eggs; this quantity
will stuff three pigeons; truss them.
fasten slice Of bacon over each, and
roast them in a deep pan, basting them
well.-Boston Herald.
To protect the kitchen from drafts
blowing in beneath the door tack strip
of old carpet brussels, being stiff, is
best) across the bottom of each door.
Cut the carpet four and a half inches
| longer than the width of the door on
| which Il is to be fastened, SO that the
| carpet may extend an inch beyond the
door on each side. Tack the strip OF
| carpet across the bottom Of the door,
placing the carpet 50 that half Of its
| width will lie on the floor while the
other half is attached to the door
Youths Companion.
"A wash for the hair made of sage
| tea will frequently prevent it from fall
| ing out, and French brandy, in which
salt is dissolved, is highly recommend
ed for this purpose. Brush the hair
often and regularly to keep it clean, soft
and silky. Unfasten the hair before re-
firing for the night and brush 1t for five
| or ten minutes, then gather it into a
loose braid, giving access to the air.
| This will prevent any unpleasant odor
about the head and will keep the hair
from breaking and becoming uneven.
1t is we'll to clip the struggling ends of
the hair about once month, to keep it
of a somewhat uniform length. Too
much washing is apt to render it harsh
and dry.-N. Y. World.