Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-01-14
Hints for Housewives.

raw cranberry, cut in two, and half Of
il bound over corn, Is recommended as q
relief.
Individual plates for vegetables are no,
used much now. Only salads are separately
served
p Cold tea is the best thing with which to
clean grained wood. Never use ammonia
for this work.
After washing . wooden bowl dry it at a
distance from the stove. so that it may not
warp or crack.
When recipes call for cupful 1t means
just half pint, this amount in graduated
sugar weighs just half pound
Salt will cur.lle new milk so in preparing
custards or porridges the salt should not be
added until the dish is prepared.
Red pepper pods or a few pieces Of char
coal thrown into the pot In which onions,
cabbage, etc, are being boiled will prevent
the unpleasant odor
Starch Polish.-A piece Of stearine candle,
sper,naceti or white wax as large as a robins
egg will give nice gloss. A teaspoonful Of
salt to each pint Of starch will prevent stick
ing.
Always sift your -four whom you use it,
warming it little afterward il the weather
DO cold. Sitting twice is even better than
once, e. you get more air between the part
cleA
Spirits Of ammonia is the best thing to
clean hair brushes with. as it does not soften
the bristles like soap or soda. II teaspoon
full Of ammonia il mixed with . quart Of
water. the brush need only be dipped in the
solution for moment and all grease is re-
moved The brush should then be rinsed In
cold water shaken we'll aud dried in the air.
but not in the sun.
Tho ordinary method Of scraping or burn
ing Oh old paint is hardly expeditions enough
for general purposes, and is also laborious
Soda and quicklime are far more thorough
The solution Of half Of each is thus made
Dissolve the soda in water, aud then add tn.
lime and apply with brush to the old .,aint,
which can thus be removed In few minutes
Biting the lips frequently makes them sore,
and for hard, dry lips u little pure glycerine
lightly rubbed in at night is often beneficial
A harmless application for the same purpose
is made Of . quarter Of an ounce Of white
wax, with one teaspoonful each Of glycerine
and mutton Suet The wax and suet are
melted separately, and taen the whole mass
il well mixed and turned into mold to cool
Air Famine.
Dr.. Felix Oswald. in q recent article in q
medical journal, shows that lifty-fve out Of
lUO white children die before they complete
seven years Of life, but he asserts that hardly
dive Of that number are born with germs Of
IN early death and that two-thrds OF the
the remainder perish from want Of life air
It Is too COMMONLY assumed that childs
lungs ore too weak to stand ordinary fresh
air. u judge by toe precautions that are
taken to ahut up every possible avenue
through which pure air eau enter q room in
which it il kept There is perhaps no subject
pertaining to hygiene upon which parents
and nurses act ~ ignorantly or so pertina
cs1usly refuse to lie instructed as in this vital
necessity OF fresh air to every human being,
young or old, SICK or well II is all I. g more
needful to the delicate child or the ailinz
adult than TO others, II that is conceiv abe
when it IL 10 certainly essential TO the health
Of all. The abuse. however. u more notice
ahls in tbs case Of young children. and in
lAstS especially. who sss entirely under the