Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-02-25
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.

SCALDING water should never be
poured into dishes which have held
milk until it has been removed by cool
water
To prevent tin pans from rusting, rub
fresh lard on them, and set in a hot
oven until thoroughly heated.
SOAK clothes that fade over night in
water in which has been dissolved one
ounce Of sugar Of lead to pailful of rain
water.
IT is never safe to remove wool stock
lngs from an infant till it has passed it's
second SUMNER" or cut its canine
teeth.
If SCOT be dropped upon the carpet,
salt and sweep all up together There
will be scarcely trace of SCOT left.
WHEN mattresses are stained, take
starch wet into paste with cold water
Spread this on the stains, first putting
the mattress in the sun. In an hour or
two rub this off, and if not clean repeat
the process.
To clear the premises of bugs, lice,
mites, reaches, moths, ants, and to pre-
vent mice cutting wall paper, use copper
as. Dissolve in water and use freely, or
sprinkle the pulverized copperas where
most needed.
BoIL1NG-Hor liquid may be safely
poured into glass jar or tumbler by
first putting silver spoon in the dish.
Be careful, however, that draft of
cold air does not strike the vessel while
hot.
EVERY housekeeper knows how i'm
portant it is to keep the refrigerator
clean. Wash the shelves and ice racks
in soap, ammonia and water. Vinegar
and water will remove every stain from
the zinc.
IT is said that crick in the back is
sometimes relieved as quickly as pro-
duced by stretching the back by bend
ing backward against log or fence Hot
lamentations with a vigorous rubbing
usually give relief quite readily.
By applying a little of the best carriage
oil varnish carefully with cancels hair
brush to the edges of broken china,
the parts being neatly joined together,
the fracture will, when thoroughly dry,
be hardly perceptible, and the china
will stand fire and water.
SOME ingenious young women make
pretty and convenient WOrk-bOXeS out
of Scotch Tam-o'-Shanter cap. One
of soft gray tones is lined with pale pink
silk and finished on the head band with
the inevitable little bow-which in this
case is q rosette-that seems the sine qua
non to a WOman's decorative scheme.
The cap rests by its own weight con-
veEientlv open on a work table, and
forms a really capacious and safe pocket
for spools, thimbles and odds and ends,
while the soft exterior offers an attrac-
tive needle cushion.
A VERY good substance for castor oil,
or use in young children, is the aro-
f,,
one-tenth as much rhubarb as the aro-
matte tincture. The dose of the aro-
matte syrup is one teaspoonful for a
child about / year old. 1t is especially
appropriate in colickvJ cases, which re-
quire a laxative. Beside this and cas-
tor oil there can wisely be kept in the
nursery medicine chest the mixture OF
rhubarb and soda. 1t is an old prepare
ton which could scarcely be improved.
In order for it to produce a cathartic
effect the dose must be quite large
hence castor oil would be preferable in
many cases. But this mixture will act
best where merely a laxative effect is
desired. It is especially applicable to
cases of consumption in which there is
trouble with the stomach, as dyspepsia.
Hollow teeth, and the bad odor
caused by them, could easily be avoided
DN proper "a VIC HIOutH. L liz
| teeth should be protected from yege-
table parasites as we'll as from the ac-
emulation of tartar; these should be
removed as quickly as possible, OF
| their bad effects counteracted. After
each meal the teeth should be brushed
with alcohol or water, to prevent the
particles of food remaining in the mouth
from decomposing. After this some
innocuous powder, such as chalk, egg
shells, bicarbonate of soda or other
alkali, may be used with the brush, in
order to prevent the formation in the
mouth Of acids which will attack the
| teeth.
VERY few housekeepers understand
how to cook succotash properly. The
Lima beans should be cooked at least an
hour, with just enough water to cover
them, before the corn is added. The
corn should be cut carefully, not too
close to the cob, and added to the beans
and the mixture cooked ten minutes.
Then large teaspoonful of butter and
and scant teaspoonful of flour must be
added to every pint of succotash, and
stirred in carefully SO as not to break
the beans. The succotash must now
be seasoned and cooked ten minutes
| longer. Some persons add salt pork to
this dish, but it gives a coarse, greasy
flavor not agreeable to refined taste.
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