The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-06-27
FAMILY SCRAP BASKET.
An Interesting Compilation of Household
Fact and Fancy.

An Interesting Compilation OF Household
Fact and Fancy.
If the fat in the frying-kettle is hot
before you are ready for it, put in dry
crust of bread. 1t will not burn as long
as it has something to do, only when it
Is left idle.
It is convenient to have an iron-holder
attached by a long string to the band
of the apron when cooking; it saves
burnt fingers or scorched aprons, and is
always at hand.
Keep clasp knife or knife with a
handle different from those in common
use for the sole purpose of peeling
onions, and so avoid the flavor and odor
of them where it is neither expected
nor desired.
Half teaspoonful of sugar will nearly
always revive dying fire, and, unlike
the few drops of coal oil which servants
are so fond of using and which have
caused SO many sad accidents, is per-
fectly safe.
To mend very large hole in socks or
woven underwear, tack piece of strong
net over the aperture and darn over it.
Thus mended the garment will be
stronger than when new and look far
heater than if darned in the ordinary
way.
To keep the bright, green color of
summer cabbage, boil fast in plenty Of
water in which has been dissolved a
piece of washing soda the size of two
peas; cover until the water boils and
then take off the lid. If the steam is
shut in the cabbage will be yellow
and unsightly.
Fasten one of the cheap, three-fold
towel-racks securely to the kitchen
wall near the stove. and it will serve to
hang your jelly-bag, which should be
provided with four loops of strong tape
in place of the usual strings. Slip the
two loops opposite each other on the
outer arms of the rail and the alternate
ones on the middle arm. You will find
it far more convenient than tying the
bag to the backs or legs of chairs.
To avoid the horrible odor which too
often fills the house when cabbage or
other green vegetables are boiling, fol-
low these simple directions: Put your
cabbage in net and when you have
boiled it five minutes in the first pot OF
water, lift it out, drain for few Sec
onds and place carefully in a second pot
which you must have full of fast-boiling
water on the stove. Empty the first
water away and boil your cabbage till
tender in the second.-C. A. Cheniston,
in Good Housekeeping.
Tie Highest Bridge on Earth.
The greatest bridge on earth was
opened in March at Edinburgh, Scotland.
Its length is 1896 feet. 1t stands fifth
in the list of highest structures in the
world: Eiffel Tower, Washington Monu-
ment, Cologne Cathedral and Old ST.
Paul's, London. Engineering experts
declare it marvel of skill, the public a
marvel of convenience. It is also most
unsightly and puts blot on one of the
loveliest views in the world. Lovers of
natural beauty are saying to the cheer.
ing public with Ruskin: ''You make
railroads of the aisles of the cathedrals
OF the earth, and eat off their altars."-
Chautauaunn.
"A widow In India was recently, at
her own request, burned alive with the
remains of her husband. But as an in
dication that public sentiment is turn
iHg against the customs of the past, 1t
Is mentioned that the BARRIERS contem-
plate refusing to shave the heads OF
widows. The old custom requires that
they should be shaven once a week.
Among the peoples at the back OF
Lukolela, on the Upper Congo, there is
a custom that big chief in district,
on having proved to the satisfaction Of
! the assembled chiefs that he is the
wealthiest and, physically speaking.
the strongest. is invested with the
order of the Tall Hat. This resembles
| very much the stove-pipe hat of civilized
| life, only with the brim at the top, and
IS made of plated fiber.