The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-13
THE FAMILY SCRAP BASKET.


Is becoming popular In England.
Can American genius lnvcnta pot for
boiling cabbage without pertaining the
neighborhood?
The man or woman who cannot decide
which OF two things 10 do is not likely
to do either very effectually.
Content and Incidence are quite dif-
ferent qualities, but It is not always
easy to distinguish between thom.
Water solutions are difficult to mix
with vaseline, but IL IL said this diff
Guilty can be overcome by means OF
little castor oil.
Silver-link purses for ladies' use are
now made long, with an opening In the
center to close with rings, like the net
ted silk purses.
Lamp chimneys are easily cleaned by
holding them over the steam from tea
kettle, rubbing them with soft cloth
and polishing with paper.
1t is one OF the easiest things In the
world TO get into debt, but debt is ono
of the hardest masters to serve, and one
OF the most difficult to escape.
Damp tea leaves, scattered over the
carpet before sweeping, will not only
prevent tho rising Of dust, but win
brighten the color OF the carpet.
II stove Is burned red and the black
ing won't stick to IL, put q little fat
fried from salt pork into the water yon
dissolve your backing in, and try again.
1t is fallacy to suppose that the
cravings Of patient are mere whims,
which should be denied. The stomach
often needs, Graves, and digest articles
not found In anv dietary.
Flowers can be kept fresh for some
sime II pinch Of soda or saltpetre is
added to tho water. Wilted roses will
regain their freshness II dipped
moment or two in hot water.
For removing varnish, spirits of am
monia Is used. Scraping and sand
paperlng can be employed, but 1t must
be done carefully by experienced hands,
or the surface of the wood will DO in
jured. I'D
The name Johnny cake" is said to be
derived from tourney cake" because
emigrants journeying from New Eng
land to the West were OBLIGED to bake
their Indian meal cakes in the ashes OF
their camp-fires.
Jewelry can be beautifully cleaned by
washing in soap-suds, in which o few
drops of spirits OF ammonia are stirred,
shaking. off the water and laying in
box of dry sawdust. This method leaves
no marks or scratches.
A Western man is said to have In
vented machine for putting on wall
paper. III the average housewife can
operate the thing, and do away with
the average per-hanger-blessed will
be that mans name among women.
"Oh! DEAR" said little May, as she sat
down to the breakfast table. rubbing
her blue eyes with her dimpled fists.
81 do wish, II grandpa is always going
to sleep so loud as he did last night, ne
could have room way off from mine.
He kept mo awake hours an hours"
Grease may be removed from white
marble by applying a mixture OF two
parts washing soda, one part ground
pumice-stone and one part chalk, all
first finely powdered and made into
paste with water; rub we'll over tho
marble and finally wash of with soap
and water.
A high medical authority says moth
ing so quickly restores tone to exhausted
nerves, and strength to a weary body,
rs bath containing an ounce OF aqua
ammonia to each pailful Of water. 1t
makes the flesh firm and smooth as
marble, and renders the body pure and
free from all odors.
The following is the only verse in the
Bible that contains the alphabet: ''And
/, even I, Artaxerxes, the King, do
make decree to all the treasures which
are beyond the river. that whatsoever
Ezra, the priest, the scribe Of the law
Of the God Of heaven. shall require OF
you, 1t be done speedily. Ezra vii, 81.
The Princess Of Wales not only had
her three daughters taught to ride in
left and right saddle-seats. but also to
make bread and butter. One hour day
the princesses devote to housekeeping,
DOMINIC white alter-gowns, made with
Bishops sleeves and girdled with an
old silver chain, to which the keys Of
the house are attached.
"All is not gold that glitters," nor
is everything brass that discolors.
A person wearing 14-carat ring on one
finger and q 10-carat ring on another
may have noticed that tho finger with
higher carat will be discolored and the
other one not. The reason Is that the
ring of the lower carat fits snugly and
the other is rather loose, thus causing
friction.
The teachings of our Am erican homes
as to the laws Of health, Is miserably
defective, and 1t is not less so In the
homes OF wealth and cultivated intelli-
gence than In those OF ignorance and
narrow means. There is an indiffer-
ence, q parental ignorance, mauvaiso
honte-a bad shame, which is silent and
unobservant when 1t ought to be watch
full and speak.
A stew usually has vegetables and
dumplings cooked with the meat. A
haricot Of mutton or any other meat is
q stew with the meat and vegetables cut
fine-the size Of haricot bean. A
ragout is stew highly favored with
wine. A saint Is a stew Of game. A
chowder is q stew OF fish. A fricasee Is
a form Of stewihg where the meat is
fried or Drowned In fat, either before or
after slowing, and is usually served
without vegetables. A pot-pie Is q
stew with the dough put on as o crust.
Braising is a form OF stewing, usually
done in o covered pan In the oven. 1t
gives a richer, stronger flavor than that
obtained by slowing over the fire.