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evenly all over. Of course this presup.
poses that the boards are even and in good
condition.
When troubled by rugs curling up al
the edges. sew a strip OF chair webbing
about two inches wide along the under
side of the rug close to the edge as tightly
rs possible, consistent with not pucker-
ing the rug.
To prepare a light cruel for an invalid,
roll a few butter crackers, and sprinkle
slowly into boiling water, stirring con.
stantly till about the right consistency.
Add a little sweet milk or cream, salt and
a dash Of pepper.
1T is well known that the skin is a
graf absorbent, aud nutrition even can
be conveyed through its agency" said a
trained nurse. "A ply stefan once or
dered a beef tea bath for a child that
was nursing. who was apparently dying
OF some exhaustive bowel trouble. and
with admirable effect. Aud l myself have
found that rubbing delicate persons with
warm olive oil is al excellent tonic. If /
should feel inclined to give it oil baths in
stead of water baths, and try the effect.
The oil is quite as cleansing. and 1t stands
to reason that such tiny beings. particu.
larry If they are badly nourished, should
not have the natural oil Of the body con-
tinually washed away"
Soaking calico previous to the first
washing in a strong solution of either
salt or alum is an excellent method of
preserving the color.
After exercise OF any kind never ride In
an open carriage or near the window of a
cur for ~ moment; it Is dangerous to
health or even life.
The heyay, soft appearance of carpet
ings In hotels is generally due as much to
the many thicknesses of carpet lining
used, sometimes -four or i've, as to super
ior quality of carpet.
1t is next to impossible to place a teapot
or hot water jug on Il polished wooden
surface without running it. But tables
and wooden trays may be seasoned $50 to
speak, by polishing them before use with
u soft rag %sprinkled with pure linseed oil.
A few. such application, very evenly
made, both give the tray a very good APP
pearance and minimize the marks made
by every drop that 10 split.
l imagine there Is great rivalry between
strawberry short cake and plum pudding
for popular taste. But, as h come at
different periods OF the year each reigns
supreme in the minds of the ever hungry
school boy. The straw berry short cake
has its day now and Is certainly a very
delicious dish. A single box of strawber-
ries is sufficient for Il s~hortcake. so that
this is one of the ways in which
we may enjoy the best of all
berries before it has yet come to us in pro-
fusion. A genuine shortcake is a New
England dish made of II ricn biscuit crust.
raised with soda and cream of tartar.
or with sour cream and soda. and baked
in a layer; and it is nothing else.
Roll out the dough something less
tban an inch thick. Rub it
with butter literally. 1t should be
double the size which the shortcake is to
be. Cut it In two aud put one piece
above the other. Bake it In II quick oven.
When done split the cake where the lay
ers meet. 1t will split easily because 1t
was buttered, and the butter on the
upper cake will keep its crust moist.
Pile strawberries. literally sweetened, on
both layers and put them together. The
the cake again in the over for about
three minutes, no longer. Then serve
the shortcake with IA dish of whipped
cream.