The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-07-30
THEY NEVER FAIL.
Practical Points to Housekeepers on How
to Make Home Pleasant.

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that should appeal more strongly to
the lover of domestic comfort than that
| column of useful information which
| generally bears some such head as
| Home and Household notes. says the
| Detroit Free Press. They are, as a
rule. readable. and even when they
arc not scintillating with such grace
ana beauty us we look for ia the kind
| of writing that comes under the head
| of literature, vet they are so full OF
| useful Information that they are not
ONLY well worth reading, but of sutfici-
ent value TO warrant one in cutting it
out to be pasted in the list for ready
reference.
As a rule these notes are in the in
terest not only of economy. but i'll the
| interest of the art of circumventing
various pests and of overcoming OBJ
| stacles that serve to mar the harmony
of The spirit of the house beautiful.
We therefore feel that in printing
| few notes on the same noble subject
that we are helping to fill long-telt
want. and to lead many brother
CROPPING in the dark into the ligat of
our own private lamp of knowledge,
which has just been filled and trimmed
| for the occasion and is warranted not
to burst.
To get rid of Croton bugs, take an
ordinary paper bag. such as flour
comes in. and bait it with almost any
thing, from cold hominy to potato
skins Lay the bag on its side. and in
few minutes the bugs will begin to
flock into it in great numbers. When
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the bag noselessly. as though draw
ing upon a flock of canvas-backs,
quickly tip the bag into a standing
position. draw the top together and
thrust the bag into the kitchen range.
To make the washing easy for the
| girl provide her with IA rowing ma
chine and have her pull about forty
strokes minute for an hour before
retiring at night With lively im-
agination she will soon fancy she is
drifting over lake Placid. after the
manner of her mistress, who is SO
represented by photograph in the
| library. She will also get the small of
| her back in such an elastic condition
that she will bob gracefully up and
down the dashboard. and from the
association of the water feel that she is
| INDUCING in a twilight row, while tears
of Joy fill her liquid blue eyes, and the
first lily stars shine more softly in the
mountain dusk.
TO save the money that is required
for the purchase Of bath brick to put
the desired enamel on the knife-blades.
! have the girl 90 out and puncture the
earth with them. This will give them
a fine Birmingham (England) polish,
even if they were manufactured up in
Birmingham. Conn. If the ground
happens to be frozen the knife may be
driven in to the hilt by the process of
hammerng. But this does not hold
good with razors, which should never
be used for prying covers off boxes,
tacks from the floor, or sharpening
slate pencils, any more than the can
opener should be used rs substitute
for the embroidery scissors that were
ruined in cutting through various strips
of oicloth.
To keep the dog from barking in the
middle of the night, take Il strap about
two inches wide, put the same around
his neck and draw the buckle back to
the last hole and fastcn SO tight that
| NIllt liIc tO1 CttH IOlnIpi lstDIN,
an attempt to bark will make him the
unhappy posscssor of an liberated sore
throat that will distress him from the
tip of his nose 10 the tip of his tail to
such an extent that if burglar APP
pears he the dog. will depend on the
baby to give the alarm.
If YOU would have the milk sweet.
even during Il thunderstorm, be sure
to patronize nothing but the condensed
article. 1t would be departure en-
bodying big element of gilt-edged
wisdom to keep only canned chicken
| in the establishment if You live in "A
| neighborhood that includes three or
foIr of the African race. If you would
get ahead in life and cconomiAe on
| provisions, always weigh your meat
! and groceries in the presence of the
representative of those WORTHLESS when
| they deliver them, and be sure to be
| supplied with pair of scales that will
make the things appear lighter than
| they are.
To preserve your shoes against the
| teeth of time that delight in biting
holes in them, make it Il point to wear
| rubbers in all kinds of weather. 1t is
| no worse. or rather no more inconsist-
ent to wear rubberS on u dry day
than it is to carry an umbrella on day
of SOftest sunshine.
10 keep rats ut 4 decent distance
from the house throw bits of Limbur-
ger cheese around in the kitchen and
pantry. The rats will then fly for
their lives, knowing that in day you
| will have to cast the cheese out, and al
low them 20 return in triumph.
If you would keep your Dresden
china intact, keep it for ornament only.
and use some cheap imitation ware on
your table.
To keep the canary from singing, put
moist shawl over the cage to keep
out the sunshine and give him tonsiIitis
and chilblains.
10 prevent the small boy from fall
ing down the well. have only pump
on the premises.
10 prevent the ashes from blowing
IN your face during the process of sift-
ing. always turn your back to the wind.
Although this may seem the obvious
thing to do, very few people ever think
of doing it.
10 escape the modification of having
your clothes line robbed. always dry
your things on clothes horse in the
kitchen.
The Maharajah's Treasures.
We were taken to the old palace, in
the heart of the city. TO see the treas