The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-12
HOUSEHOLD BREVITlES.

TO check erysipelas, paint the in
famed part with white lead frequently;
painting with iodine (the stainless can
be procured) has about the same effect.
1t is the most beggarly economy to
lay carpet on any floor without put
ting papers under it. No carpet will
stand the hard wear which comes upon
it when it is put directly on the floor.
Besides it softens the tread and renders
it more agreeable to walk upon.
Boiled Halibut-Put thick slice
of halibut secured in a cloth into boil
ing water to which quarter of a tea
spoon of salt and some juice of a lemon
have been added. After cooking thirty
minutes two pounds) remove the skin
and serve with egg sauce.-N. Y.
World.
The centipede, or ''thousand-legged
worm," found about the house in some
places in damp localities, is au entirely
different creature from the southern
centipede of the same name. 1t is harm
less, though very disagreeable. 1t does
not infest any building in any large
quantities. Y. Tribune.
Breakfast Dried Beef.-Cut or pare
the meat very thin, and freshen by
placing in hot water for few minutes.
Pour off the water Place in pan or
skillet lump of butter, and as soon as
it is heated put the dried beef into it,
adding five or six eggs Immediately.
Stir all up together, like scrambled
eggs, and turn out on hot platter
Detroit Free Press.
Rice With Apples.-Peel six or eight
large, tart apples and scoop out the
cores Make sirup of sugar and wa
ter, with little lemon peel. Pour over
the apples, cover and bake until done
without breaking. Place the apple on
plate, fill the cavities with boiled rice
and pour over them the sirup Ii, which
they were cooked Serve with cream,
Farmer.
Waterproof Paper.-Common paper
may be converted into a substance re-
sembling parchment by means of sui
phuric acid. The acid should be of an
exact strength, and mixed with half its
weight of water. A sheet of paper
placed in this solution becomes hard,
tough and fibrous, yet its weight is not
increased and it is far better for writ
ing purposes than animal parchment
Ladies' Home Journal
Lady Abbess Sandwiches One
pound and three ounces of almonds,
quarter of a pound of butter, two
ounces of loaf sugar, mixed with lit
tie rosewater until it becomes a thick
paste. Spread it on buttered tin,
bake in slow oven: when done let it
get cold, then spread layer of crushed
and sweetened trawberries between
two layers of the paste, and cut in
stripes with very sharp knife.-House-
keeper.
The etiquette of French dinners is
more formal than that of American In
Paris, which is all France, one must
never betray any admiration of any ef-
fects evolved during the dinner, CASTRO
nomic or decorative, much less speak of
them In New York, which by the
same token is ali America, it is rather
reniss not to express in some uneffusive
way, ones pleasure of taste or sight
What a charming arrangement of
howersl'' This salad is something 70
remember" and others like these, are
phrases which no New York hostess
thinks Of resenting, indeed, rather
hopes for. Many French dinner notions
are, however, copied here, notably that
Of serving unbroken dishes--N. L.
Times