Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-27

suicide.-Good Housekeeping.
cAre Of the Hands.
The first mysterious step tovards haE-
ing white hPnds is to have elsan hands.
and for this use tepid water and as pure
soap as you can buy. "A few drops of
ammonia or powdered borax are also to
be used frequently to clean and soften
the hands, Stains may be removed by
lemon juice, or fine white sand., or
pumice-stone. The use Of lemon juice
occasionally also whitens the hands, as
does thorough rubbing in oatmeal,
mixed with water. An excellent and
Trustworthy preparation 10 be used on
the hands at night is the white Of an
egg with grain of alum mixed with It.
Sweet almend-oil will also soften very
rough hands, and may he thoroughly
rubbed into them at night, and then
covered by loose kid gloves. 1t is we'll
to cut off the ends of the fingers of the
gloves worn at night, so as TO keep the
finger tips and nails from looking dry,
and also to ventilate the skin. When
lemon juice will not remove fruit stains,
oxalic acid may be used. Vegetable
stains may often be removed by raw po-
tatoes.
Many cases of rough and chapped
hands are caused by not drying the
hands sufficiently after ching, and
then exposing them to cold or heat while
still damp. Glycerine is an inexpensive
emollient, much liked by many people,
but it cannot be used by others without
causing great discomfort, and making
the skin red and feverish. Yet, am
convinced that it may be used with q
pleasant and comforting effect by most
persons If diluted with equal parts of
rosewater, or with bay rum. If these
are not available, use glycerine, water
and cologne III equal parts, as the pure
glycerine has great affinity for water
and absorbs the moisture from the skin.
Wear gloves in sweeping, in outdoor or
rough work, and keep the hands out OF
boiling water, as it is in no way neces-
sary to cleanliness in any kind of house
work. Adishmop may be used for dishes,
but In those cases where it is necessary
to keep the hands in soap and water
until they look parboiled, they may be
made to feel much more comfortable by
rubbing them thoroughly with plenty Of
vaseline or mutton suet, then washing
in warm water holding few drops of
ammonia. When free from the grease,
dry and rub with q few drops of the
diluted glycerine. Club mosspowder, o
very little Of it, protects the pores from
too rapid relaxation, and this will in q
measure preserve the skin if rubbed over
the hands before putting them into hot
water. When the rough work for the
day is finished, the nails should receive
more attention than at the too often
hurried morning toilet.-Eueaing Post.
Hints to Houseleepsrs.
A CANTON flannel case for silver knives
and forks is the best thing to keep them
in when they are not used every day.
To TEST jelly, drop little into cold
water or on to cold plate, stirring it
for few seconds, The best Jelly should
not be boiled over five minntes.
ALWAYS mix starch in cold water until
free from Jumps; pour on boiling water,
stirring we'll until of the proper con-
sistency; boil ten minutes, add little
lard, butter or shavings of spermaceti or
prepared gum arabic; then cool
!, MITTENs may be made easily and look
neat by knitting one stitch plain and
purling one alternately. They are nice
made Of black or any color or Saxony.
Stockings knit Of soft wooden yarn,
with two stitches plain and two purled
alternately, fit well and are warm.
If you have been travelling any dis
tance on the cars, don't wash your face
in cold water the moment you reach a.
wash stand. II you want to remove all
traces of dust and smoke, rub yedr face
we'll with vaseline or cold cream, and
wipe it off on dry towel. The towel
after the wiping will show you where
the dirt has gone. Then you may wash
your face in hot water if you will.
There is nothing like hot, really hot.
water, for the complexion. It keeps not
only clean, butclear.
To PROTECT the kitchen from drafts
blowing in beneath the door, take strip
of old carpet (brussels, being stiff, is BEST
across the bottom Of each door. Cut
the carpet four and a half inches wide
andtwo inches longer than the width Of
the door on which it is to be fastened,
so that the carpet may extend an inch
beyond the door on each side. TaGk
the strip Of carpet across the bottom Of
the door, placing the carpet SO thpt half
of its width will lie on the floor while
the other half ID attaehAd to the door 4