The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-16
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HINTS TO HoUsEKEEPERs.


and acids will.
1t will take six oranges of average size and
juiciness to make one cup Of orange juice.
The flavor of fivs oranges and one lemon is
often preferred to clear orange jnice In
pressing the juice from an orange do not
crush the peel, as the strong oil OF the yellow
part will iDjure the flavor.
To make gum. arabic paste for artificial
flowers and ornamental pasteboard work.
take c0mmonsized teacup of cold, soft wat
or, and dissolve in it a large teaspoonful of
the best and cleanest powdered gum arabic.
When the gum Is entirely melted, stir In, by
degrees, a teaspoonful Of fine wheat flour,
carefully pressing out all the Jumps, and
making 1t as smooth. as possible. Keep it
a few days 1t should appear spotted or moldy
on the top, remove the surface and the paste
beneath will still be fit for use.
A little listerine dropped In water will be
found an extremely pleasant mouth wash.
Never use cold water for your teeth; the
enamel. Also be warned In time against the
wooden toothpick. Use for your teeth the
fiat silk, known as the dentists silk, which
may be gotten at any store.
Hot cakes, pies, ETC., need not be removed
from the pans in which they are baked. If
supports, so that the air can circulate under
them. This effectually prevents the moisture
from steam in the bottom of the pan.
The New York Sun pays glowing tribute
to salt. "In all the range Of materia medica
there is no remedy half so valuable as COM
mon salt, both because of its real curative
qualities and Of its immediate availability.
1t is recommend for Inflammation, con-
gestion, toothache. earache, neuralgia, head
aches, in various forms Of application. Nose
and throat specialists should use salt liberal
ly."
Those who overwork today and take the
rest of the week for recuperatl0n are moi
economists but spendthrifts. The women
who saves a servants wages by becoming a
servant herself, often pays for the dollars
saved in broken health and spirits, and nc
one beneath but the doctor.
Rubbing bruise In sweet oil and then In
spirits of turpentine, 1t is said, will usually
prevent the unsightly black and blue spots
which not only tell tales, but deform.
Put camphor gum with your new silver
gum is there. Never wash silver In soap
suds, as that gives it white appearance.
Scrubbing brushes should be kept with the
bristles down and they will last twice al
long. Common sense will tell you IL YOU
stand them the other way the water will run
bristles, whether they be glued or wired.
Sir james Clark gives short recipe fol-
healthy children-"plenty of milk" plenty
of sleep and plenty of fiannep-formulated
he says, by the celebrated surgeon, John
Hunter, over 100 years ago!-taught by
medicinal men ever since, but not always
followed by mothers.
If q cellar has damp smell, and cannot BIZ
thoroughly ventilated, few trays OF char
coal set around on the floor, shelves anC
a large basketful of charcoal be placed in |
damp cellar where milk is kept the milk will
be in no danger OF becoming tainted Medi
cal Classics.
To any who have had experience with the
insect variously known as the carpet bug OF
valuable, for it Is said to be sure death tf
them: One ounce Of alum, one ounce OF
chloride zinc, three ounces Of salt. Mix with
two quarts of water and let 1t stand over
night In covered vessel. In the morning
pour 1t carefully into another vessel so that
all sediment may be left behind. Dilute this
with two quarts of water and apply by
sprinkling the edges of the carpet for the
distance Of foot from the wall, This is al
that is necessary.
Ink spots may be removed from linen by
rubbing with tartaric acid while wet. To
remove ink from cotton, silks or woollen
goods saturate the spot with spirits Of
turpentine and let 1t remain several hours
then rub between the hands. 1t will crumble
away without iDjuriDg the color OF texture
of the article.
HOW MEAT SHOULD BE COOKED.
g A..roast of meet, be 1t rare or well done
should be- juicy and tender. One should
not roast tough piece Of meat; stewing
braising, or boiling is better, because the
cooking can be continued for long time, al
a low temperature. and this method will
make the toughest piece of meat tender. The
meat should always be exposed to a high
temperature at first, that the surface may be.
come hardened and the juices protected. Ii
the high temperature be continued all the
time of cooking, the meat will become hard,
dry, and stringy. as far as the heat has pene.
trated. 1t will be seen, therefore, that the
high temperature should be kept up only
long enough to form thin, hard crust on
the meat. From twenty to thirty minutes
will suffice for this. The temperature should
then be lowered by closing the draughts OF
the range.
Basting is another important item in roast
Ing. Ii one uses no water in the dripping
pan, and bastes only with the fat that drops
from the meat into the bottoh of the pan, the
roast will have beautiful glossy brown
surface when 1t Is done; but it must be re-
membered that fat can be heated to much
higher point then water and that basting
with this boiling hot fat will help to harden
the piece of meat.
Ii small quantity Of water be kept IN the
bottom OF the dripping pan, the, drlpplngs
from the meat, mingling with 1t, are
kept ,b at low temperature So bs ssa
with this mixture every fifteen minutes, the
piece OF meat will be kept moist and az q
lower temperature than when basted Win
the hot tat or not basted at all. by Dastlng
with this mixture of drippings and water,
the heat Is driven from the surface 10 tne
center OF the piece of meat, insuring a Toasl
that will be rare from point about hall an
inch from the surface to the center. Bear
these facts in mind when roasting meats
Maria Parloa, in Good Housekeeping.
DYSPEPSIA AND HEART DISEASE.
Dyspepia is one of the most annoying Of
modern diseases as it is also widely preva.
lent in fact. It exists oftentimes when the
sufferer is unaware Of its presence. Dyspep'
STA affects lost of the vital organs in the
system directly or indirectly. but speciaI
consideration should be giyeu to its liability
to be mistaken for near. tb ulsease L Is en-
on thousands of people who mistakenly i'm
aeine That they have heart disease, and are
able In describe the symptoms upon which
their belief is based. There Is pain or an
UNPLEASANT sensation in the cardiac regions
paptation Of the
the like. These are, OF course, particularly
dns 70 deranged action Of the heart. but that
IL q svmntom. and not the disease which il
making the mischief Inc trouble, almost
universally, is due to impaired digestion
arrangement Of the action Of the liver, and
scde the heart IS syPa
w. erroneous and even dangerous under
these Condition to resort to any manner OF
ire atment for heart disease, since that use
fnl organ viii resume Its regular action a.
soon as the true cause is removed or modi
fed.
NAV not be amiss in closing to repeat this
generl elaboration: Never to administer al
haphazard. drugs which affect the action 81
the heart, until competent and careful exam
nation has shown that es organ to need treat
enonch 70 reGuire some more RESPONSIBLE
antherity for the use of any kind Of medica
ment than mere supposition that this or that
Of which practically nothing is known, NIGH
be be the right thing for the sufferer. Human