Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-09-19
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


Gum camphor viii speedily clcaI
tho house OF cockroacheS.
Great improvement will bo found Il
tea and coffee II thoy a.c kept In glasi
jars instead of tin boxes.
Artificial complications arc said to
be on the increase. Very lisoly; since
where thoy arc oncc adopted the wearcl
soon has no other to speak Of.
Mashed Sweet Potatoes Wash the
sweet potatoes and Joil them till they
are tender, thon take OF the skins and
mash thom, adding salt, pepper and but
tor. Put them in dish In hot oven
for Ave minutes before serving. House
keeper.
Cream Pic.-llcat four eggs with q
teacupful of sugar, add half pound o.
butter. two tablcspoonfuls OF -four and :
pint OF milk; mix well and pour over Z
pint OF boiling milk. stir until cool
flavor with extract OF vanilla. Bake IN
deep pans lined with rice ccrusL-lndian'
apolis Sentinel.
-Ilorse-Radish. Dig the young, ton
der roots in the spring and CRATE fine.
Place In glass cans and pour over sr,-
ficient good cider vinegar to cover 1t,
stirring IL well that tho vinegar may
penetrate thoroughly from top to bot
tom OF can. Seal and keep in cool
place -llousekoepcr
Melon Salad.-Slice q muslsmclon;
lay slices OF onion between and cover II
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 10
ono teaspoonful Of vinegar and two OF
suot oil, mix all well together and pour
over the melon. Boston Herald.
The terrible thirst that tormcnts
the sufferers from many forms of dis
ease is one Of the things nurse has to
exert her thoughts to relieve. Puro,
cold water, even when iced does not re-
licve thirst so well as when thore Is
ade, toast and water, apple tea, or bar
ley water are preferable in many cases,
as they all have a slight degree OF nour-
ishmcnt Good Housekeepor.
Picked Cucumbers. Wash and wipo
six hundred small cnGumbors and two
quarts OF peppers. Put them in tub
with one and half cupfuls of salt, and
q piece OF alum as large as an egg. Heat
to the boiling point three gallons of ci-
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
socd. and pour over the pickles. Yam
koo Blade.
-Alabastcr figures are cleaned with
tho following mixture: One ounce of
borax and quart OF boiling water.
When cool, wash the figures gently, and
dry with silk handkerchief. IL badly
stained try paste of quicklime and
then wash of in soap and water. Olive
oil, occasionally applied with soft
wooden cloth. keeps buhl cabinets and
ormolu ornaments bright First clean
of all OF the dust -IIosLon budget.
"A Swedish seryant-maid, finding that
her mistress was troubled with sleep
lessness told her OF practice of tho
people OF hor country who are similarly
afflicted. 1t was TO take napkin, dip
II In ice-cold water, wiring 1t itslightly and
lay 1t across her eyes Tho plan was
followed, and 1t worked like charm.
The first night the lady slept four hours
without awakening, something sbo had
not done for several months At the
end Of that time the napkin had become
dry. by wctting IL again, she at once
went to slocp, and 1t required consider
able force TO arouse her In the morning.