Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-25
HINTS TO HousEKEEPERs.

LETTUCE has certainly a sedatlve action
on the nervOus system, and can be use
fully employed ininsomnia.
If carpets are faded and dull have
them wiped with a wet cloth, taken from
warm water containing a pint of ox-gall
to every gallon of water.
WHEN you have a surplus of asparagus,
the best known plan to keep it in good
condition is to place the thick ends in
water or bury half length in sand.
To keep steel and all oriental en-
broideries from furnishing, fill a small
bag with camphor-gum, and hang in a
larger bag. If left uncovered it stains
whatever it comes in contact with.
New papering and painting should
generally be done in the fall, and the
house kept well lighted, or the best
white paints will turn yellow, and
fancy colors will lose their brightness.
WHEN buttons come off don't hunt up
old shoes and use the shabby buttons,
but invest 5 cents in a card of shining
black beauties, and have them ready for
emergencies. One old button spoils the
style of the shoe.
To take grease stains from leather APP
ply benzine, and then rub over with
whisked white of egg, and to remove
them from marble make a paste of full
er's earth and benzine, lay it on thickly,
leave it for twelve hours, and then wash
OFT with warm water.
ACCORDING to an English barber fire.
quent washings of the head will pro-
duce badness. Another important
agent in causing badness is the use of
fancy toilet soaps in shampooing the
head. A good brush and comb are suf-
ficient to keep the head clean.
In preparing clothes for the wash, it is
we'll to remember that any articles wet
ted by water or perspiration should be
eral receptacal for soiled clothing, par
ticularly during summer weather, as
there is always the danger that such ar
ticles will become widowed.
BEFORE any garment is wetted in the
wash, it should be thoroughly ex-
amined to see if there are any spots or
stains which need special treatment.
All stains made by acids should be
treated with some alkaline preparation,
while almost all fruit stains will readily
yield to boiling water, which should be
poured through them to prevent the
stain spreading, as it might do if they
were dipped into the water.
Milk will readily remove ink stains
on linen, if used before the ink is dry;
otherwise the best thing is oxalic acid,
applied as for fruit stains. Another
practical method is to spread the
stained part over a plate and rub it with
some butter and salt till the stains dis
appear, then wash with soap and water.
Sour buttermlk removes mildew and
benzine, followed by a hot iron and
blotting paper, with a wash in warm
soap and water, causes paint to disap-
pear.
DR.. THOMAS S. ELLIS, in a book on
'"The Human Foot" finds that the ex-
ercise of dancing is one of the most i'm
portant means of promoting and main
tanning the strength of the foot. In
walking, he says, the inner borders of
the great toes should be retained almost
parallel to each other, and he'condemns
the military position with the toes
turned outward, both in walking and
standing. DR.. Ellis declares that quite
as much mischief is done to the feet by
wearing ill-made socks or stockings as
badly shaped shoes. He considers that
a stocking with a separate stall for the
great toe is always desirable.