Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-06-28
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.


LETTUCE has certainly sedative action
on the nervous system, and can be USE
fully employed ininsomnia. A
II carpets are faded and have
them wiped with a wet cloth, taNe from
warm water containing a pint of b3-gall
to every gallon Of water.
WHEN you have 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.
broideries from furnishing, fill a small
bag with camphor-gun, and hang in a
larger bag. If left uncovered lit 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 cents in card Of shining
black beauties, and have them ready for
emergencies. One Old DuttonIspoils the
style Of the shoe.
TO take grease stains from leather APP
ply benzine, and then rub bVer with
whisked white of egg, and to remove
them from marble make a paste of full
er's earth and benzine, lay bn thiclIly,
leave it for twelve hours, and then wash
off with warm water
ACCORDING to an English n1ber FREE
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-
icient to keep the head clean.
IN preparing clothes for thk wash, it is
well to remember that any articles wet
ted by water or persplrationI should be
dried before being thrown ipto the gem
eral receptacal for soilcd clpthing, par
ticularly during summer Weather, as
there is always the danger that such ar
ticles will become mildewcd
BEFORE any garment is wdted in the
wash, it should be tho1pughly ex-
amined to see if there are dny 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 watcr
MILK will readily remove ink stains
on linen, if used before th4 ink is dry;
otherwise the best thing isRoxalic acid, !
applied as for fruit stains. AnotheR
practical method is to lspread th
stained part over a plate and rub it wi +
some butter and salt till the stains dN
appear then wash with soap and WAsr
Sour buttermilk removes milde2 aid
'benzine, followed bya hot iir2h AID
blotting paper, with ! wash ~ warm
soap and water, causes paint u disa +
pear.
'"The Human Foot" inds that lthe ex-
ercise of dancing is OF; OF the most i'm
portant means of prom6lng ana main
tanning the strength Of Az root. In
walking, be says, the inner bEaIers of
the great toes should be retained ay4apt
parallel to each other, and he condemns
the military position with the toes
turned outward, both il walking and
standing. DR.. Ellis declaEes that quite
as much mischief is dond to the feet by
wearing ill-made socks Of stockings as
badly shaped shoes. He considers that
a stocking with a separate stall for the
great toe is always desira Bile.