Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-03
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Gum camphor will speedily cloar
the house Of cockroaches.
Great improvement will be found in
tea and coffee If they are kept in glass
Jars instead Of tin boxes.
Artificial compilations are said to
be on the increase. Very likely; since
where they are once adopted the wearer
soon has no other to speak of.
Mashed Sweet Potatoes. Wash the
sweet potatoes and boil them till they
are tender, then take of the skins and
mash them, adding salt, pepper and but
ter. Put them in dish in hot over
for five minutes before serving. House
keeper.
Cream Pie.--Beat four eggs with a
teacupful of sugar, add half pound Of
butter, two tablespoonfuls of flour and a
pint Of milk; mix well and pour over a
pint of boiling milk, stir until COOL
flavor with extract of vanilla. Bake in
deep pans lined with rice crust.-Indian-
apolis Sentinel,
-Horse-Radish. Dig the young, ten
der roots in the spring and crate fine.
Place in glass cans and pour over suf-
ficient good cider vinegar to cover it,
stirring it we'll that the vinegar may
penetrate thoroughly from top to bot
tom of can. Seal and keep in cool
place. -Housekeeper.
Melon Salad. Slice muskmelon
lay slices of onion between and cover 1t
closely and keep in cool place half an
hour; remove the onion just before serv
ing, and add pepper, salt, little cay
enne and one teaspoonful lemon juice to
one teaspoonful of vinegar and two of
suet oil, mix all well together and pour
over the melon. Boston Herald.
The terrible thirst that tormenta
the sufferers from many forms of dis
ease is one of the things nurse has to
exert her thoughts to relieve. Pure,
cold water, even when iced, does not re-
lieve thirst so we'll as when there is
some sort of substance added Lemon
ade, toast and water, apple tea, or bar
ley water, are preferable in many cases.
as they all have slight degree of nour'
ishment. Good Housekeeper.
Picked Cucumbers. Wash and wipe
six hundred small cucumbers, and two
quarts of peppers. Put them in tut
with one and half cupfuls of salt, and
piece of alum as large as an egg. Heat
to the boiling point three gallons of CT
der vinegar and three pints of water
Add quarter of pound each of whole
cloves, whole allspice, and stick CHINA
mon, and two ounces of white mustard
seed, and pour over the pickles. Yam
kee Blade.
--Alabaster figures are cleaned will
the following mixture: One ounce o
borax and quart of boiling water
When cool, wash the figures gently, anC
dry with silk handkerchief. If badl,
stained, try paste of quicklime ant
water, and let it remain on for a day
then wash off in soap and water. DIV,
oil, occasionally applied with a sof
wooden cloth, keeps buhl cabinets ant
ormolu ornaments bright, First clear
off all of the dust.-Boston Budget.
"A Swedish servant-maid, finding tina
her mistress was troubled with sleep
lessness, told her of practice of tn
people of her country who are similarl
afflicted. 1t was to take napkin, di
it in ice-cold water, wiring it slightly an
lay it across her eyes. The plan wa
followed, and it worked like charm
The first night the lady slept four hour
without awakening, something she ha
not done for several months. At tn
end of that time the napkin had becom
Try, BY wetting it again, she at ono
went to sleep, and it required consider
able force to arouse her in the morning