Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-04
HOME MATTERS,
Seasonable Suggestions and Practical Every
Day Hints to Housekeepers.

oe8sOnoDle suggestions and Practical Every
Day Hints to Housekeepers.
HONEY SHOULD Be KEPT IN THE DARK or it
will granulate. The bees, knowing this, work
in dark hives.
A SPOONFUL OF OxaA1L to gallon Of water
will set the colors of almost any goods soaked
In 1t before washing.
AN EXCELLENT SNUFF RELIEF FOR CATARRH
is equal parts gum arabic, gum myrrh and
blood root pulverized.
To ExTINaUIsH KEROSENE FLAMEs, if no cloth
is at hand. throw -four on the flames.
Flour rapidly absorbs the fluid and deadens
the flames.
If WHEN COOKING any kind of dried fruit
boiling water is poured on and let the fruit
simmer 1t will be much nicer than to use cold
water.
PUT CAMPHoR GUN WITH YoUR New SILVER
WARE and it will never tarnish as long as the
gum is there. Never wash silver in soapsuds.
as that gives it white appearance.
RUBBING BRuIsE IN SWEET On and then
in spirits Of turpentine, it is said will usually
prevent the unslghtly black and blue spots,
which not only tell tales, but deform.
GALVANIZED ARTICLES MAY BE CLEANsED by a
solution of one part Of borax in sixteen parts Of
water, which is rubbed on with brush or
sponge. Afterward wash with clear water and
dry with liner cloth.
BANDoLINE.-Rub up one ounce Of tragacanth
with two ounces of rectiied spirit containing
the perfume to be used and then add twenty
four ounces of water, stirring dexterously and
continually until a homogeneous mixture is
formed.
CRoupY CoUaH CAN OFTEN Be LoosrNED
and prevented by swathing the throat with dry,
warm fannels; a thick pack of them to sweat
the throat and chest often helps so speedily
hat H. =. Il - 4
ipecac Or to wake the house kindling fires and
preparing hot packs.
DRY LACE CURTAINS by pinning them down
on sheet stretched on the parlor carpet.
Scrim curtains iron nicely if the iron is run
lengthwise of the goods, taking the entire
length in one strip.
To MAKE FINE PoMADE for the hands scrape
of equal quantities of spermaceti and pure
beeswax. cover with sweet OIL and simmer until
it becomes liquid in a small china pot, cup or
jar: add few drops of rosewater and mix it
with the other ingredients. When well blended
take it from the fire and let it set firm in the
cup In which it has been melted. Rub this we'll
into your hands on retiring and wear a pair of
soft kid gloves. In the morning wash them
with oatmeal or almond powder, not soap, and
you will soon see a manifest improvement in
color and texture.
PorATo SCoNEs.-Bake six large potatoes or
~-"~ v.
Mash them until they are perfectly smooth and
free from lumps-a fork does this best Add
little salt, then knead it out. adding a little
-four that has been scalded into q paste with
boiling water "a tin cup is good thing for this
cooking, which takes away the raw taste of the
flour, very unpleasing in combination with
potato. Roll out the mixture until it is an inch
thick. A griddle is the best to bake on and the
scenes should be pricked lightly with fork
this prevents them from blistering. Butter
them quite hot.
The ONLY Way TO KEEP FURs absolutely safe
is to shake them out nicely just as soon as it is
warm enough to dispense with them, and in
close in perfectly clean, tight bags. Cedar
twigs, camphor gum, Scotch snuff or CAYENNE
pepper dropped in the bag will. any of them
warn moth millers to keep out of the neighbor,
hood. Put into tight bags all winter fiannels as
soon as brought from the wash and then they
are absolutely safe. II they are left a dav or
two before putting away an energetic miller
may find them. and putting them away will be
useless.
A MEDICAL JOURNAL SAYS: "It is a good rule
always to ride up in the elevator and when
coming down to take the stairs Like going up
hill, walking up stairs is hard work and some
times risky. especially for people with weak
lungs, defective respiratory organs or heart
disease. But going down stairs hurts nobody,
but is good exercise; going down on a brisk
run is really good thing-it shakes I'D the
anatomy, without mourning the danger of
physical over-exertion; this shaking up is good
for ones internal mechanism. which it ac-
CELEBRATES, especially the liver, the kidneys and
upon it,"
To MAKE EASY THE CLEANING OF WINDOWS
and paint, get large sponge, such as is used
to wash carriages, and a chamois skin and 90
to work. Use lukewarm water. Wash off the
windows, glass and frames thoroughly with q
sponge. then with the skin wipe them off and
no rubbing will be required. Proceed the same
with the painted work about the house. and
you who try it will find your paint and windows
never looked SO well before. Wiring the channels
as dry as you can each time you use it. handy
thing to have for the window corners is a tooth
brush to take dust or dirt out.