Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
HOME MATTERS.
EVERYDAY SUGGESTIONS AND HINTS IN CENTRAL
FOR PRACTICAL HousEkKEpERs.

GREASE MAY BE REMOVED from silk by apply-
ing magnesis on the wrong side.
A THoRouGH WASHING or THE MIC. Windows
OF stoves in vinegar will remove the smoke.
For GRASS SrAIS on children's clothes,
while it is fresh, wash il out in alcohol.
DAMP SALT will remove the discoloration OF
cups and saucers caused by tea and careless
washing.
WHEN BRoUISe STEAK throw little salt on
the Goals and the blaze from the dripping fat
will not annoy.
STRONG SOLUTION OF ALUM. TO which has
oeen added little glycerine and vinegar. 10 Q
cure Tor mosquito bites.
hEEP NICKEL, SILVER ORNAMENTS AND
MOUNTS bright by rubbing with WOODEN cloth
saturated in spirits OF ammonia
lr is SAID That CoFrEE GROUNDS make /.
good filling for a pin cushion The grounds
must be perfectly dry before using and the
needles and pins will never rust
AN OLD RECOMMENDATION often given Young
house Keepers is TO use tea leaves in swearing
carpets. hut their use on delicate colors sbould
DE avoided, as they will surely stain light
carpets.
To MAKE Fly PAPER mix together. by stir
ring, equal parts Of castor oil and melted rosin
and while yet slightly warm spread evenly on
sized paper. such az foolscap. &c
The STAINS OF INK on books and enrrsvines
may be removed by applying solution Of or
alic acid. citric acid or tartaric acid upon the
paper without fear of damage. These acids
take out writing ink, but do not interfere with
the printing.
To RENoyArE Searched FURNITURE dissolve
beeswaK in turpentine. making il Of the con-
sistency of molasses; apply with a wooden
cloth. then rub briskly with a dry piece of
nanneL The Improvement lie wonderful
PAPIER MAcHE FOR FILLING CRACKS IN
FLOORS can be prepared by heating 10 a paste
cuttings OF white brown paper boiled in
water and then mixing the paste with a solu-
ton OF gum arabic. Make the solution hot in
whlch you mix the paper paste aud apply
directly. thus making il adhere more firmly
NEVER PUr DIsH CONTAINING ANYrHrra
hor IN the refrigerator. for not only does ID
cause the ice to melt rapidly but all other arti-
cles OF food are affected by the heat and the
lining OF the refrigerator lie liable to become
warped. Set the dish in water until il becomes
cool and then place on the Ice.
one OF THE BEST METHODS OF cleaning hair
brushes is TO put full teaspoonful OF house,
hold ammonia into basin of warm water
DIP the bristles in and rub brisklv with the
hand or, better still. with another brush
When thoroughly cleansed put in the sun 20
dry. bristle side up. Two brushes NAV be TINS
readily cleansed at once.
DISSOLVE ALUM IN HoT WATER, making q
very strong solution: apply TO furniture or
crevises in the wall with paint brush. This
is sure destruction to those noxious vermip
and invaluable because easily obtained: is per-
'ectly safe to use and leaves no unpleasant
traces behind. When you guspet moths have
lodged IN the borders of carpets wet the edge
OF the carpets with strong solution. When
ever IL reaches them ID is certain death
OFTEN, THRoUGH CARELKssSEss. the pages OF
valuable books become stained An old
grease spot may be removed by APPLYING a
solution of caustic potash 10 the back OF the
leaf. This may cause the printing 20 fade
but that can be restored by a weak applica-
ton of muriatic acid-about twenty five parts
OF water 10 one of acid. A fresh spot is re-
moved easily by chloroform or benzlne and
ink spots disappear by an application of oKalic
acid and hot water, which will also take Of
rust spots.
BLACKBERRY CoRDIAL-Secure ripe berries
and crush them: to each gallon Of Juice add
one quart OF boiling water; let it stand twenty
four hours. stirring il few times; strain and
add two pounds of sugar 10 each gallon OF
liquid; put IN jugs and cork tight. Ii may be-
used in two months; is excellent for summer
compliant, and can be taken by delicate in
yalids.
RAsPBERRY SHRUB.-To three quarts OF ripe
raspberries putone quart of good cider vinegar;
let it stand twenty-four hours then strain
and put to each pint a pound OF loaf sugar
Boil it about half an hour. being particular to
skim il clear. When cool. put a wine-s lassful
of brandy to each pint OF shrub. This makes
an excellent drink by using two spoonfuls 10 q
tumblerful OF water.
GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION should be
given to the proper airing OF the mattress
everv morning. and at leest once a week a stiff
brush should remove the dust which will ac-
cumulate, even in the best ordered house, and
unde- the tufts of Dtton. the bits OF leather,
,atever is used to tack the mattress with
Attention should also be directed TO the edge
OF the mattress, where the braid s sewed on.
for dust Sits under that Where the bed
room is also the dressing room. dust cannot be
avoided. but il may be at least changed and ID
need not be allowed to accumulate.
ANY WOMAN MAY SPor a dishonest milLman
with very little trouble. Let her tele a long
slender bottle, cleanse il thoroughly and let IL
dry out II, then, il is filed with milk and al
lowed TO stand in cooI-not cold-plsoe for
forty-eight hours, all the foreign fluid will be
precipitated- il. il will settle 10 the bot
tom of the bottle. The soured milk will then
fill the middle Of the bottle and the fatty SUBJ
stance will be floating on the top. Sometimes
the top will be a layer Of cream. then will come
a layer Of slbumen-another artificial device
to make the milk look rich-then will come the
sonre1 milk and az the bottom viii come the
foreign water.
CHISAwARE.-All ordinary china or earthen
ware is porous, and the fine pores will Ill up
with grease or fatty substance. which in time
becoming rancid will give an offensive odor
and taste TO any food put into such vessels
Soap should not be used for washing such
ordinary china or earthern vessels (the solution
of soda is better, aud all vessels should be
afterward well rinsed with clean hot water.
free Of any fatty substance. Soda forms with
any grease on the vessels q soapv compound
but acting stronger than soap, il will remove
the grease more thoroughly.
FRUIT DANGERS AND RENEDrEs.-An excessive
amount o. fruit, or. il eaten either in the un-
ripe or over-ripe state, produces various dis
turbances in the system. chiefly 90 because OF
its tendency to ferment and decompose within
the digestive tract. and to produce stomach and
bowel disorders. IL these disturbances are not
too great or too prolonged. they need occasion
no spe" anxiety. dose of castor oil. TO
which few drops OF laudanum have been
added - usually sufficient to clean out the irri-
Eating debris" and in a day or two the ns-
tural equilibrium is restored III there il mech
gripping and pain with the movemeuts and
these become too numerous TO be comfortable.
the dose of oil should be followed by curtail-
ing activity-by quiet and repose- by Q diet Of
meat broths, containing rico, barley, or sawo,
rice and milk. milk toast, DC.
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