The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06

are restricted in their choice OF jewelry,
the circlets of turquoises, with pearls,
are especially liked; sometimes cir
clets OF enameled flowers, white violets
or marguerites are worn.
Nothing is prettier than the peridot
tor the older sisters. who are no long
er buds, but genuine roses. This stone
is known also as the Divine and as
the chrysolite; it is a picere de fan
taisie and comes from India and
Egypt. It has lovely yellow lights and
is beautiful when combined with clear
white diamonds. The most charming
of the lace pins worn now are set With
these two stones.
Distinction by Heat.
In the journal of the American
Medical Association emphasis is
given to the ready means of disinfect-
ing excreta in the sick room, or it's
vicinity, BY the application of heat
Exact experiments show that the
thermal death point of the following
pathOgenic bacteria and of the kinds
of virus mentioned is below 40
degrees F., viz: Spirillum of cholera,
O0NA4AO0 CN1l O11A OIA, OdCiuO0 vi
fever, bacillus Of diphtheria, bacillus
OF CHAMBERS, diplococcus OF pneumonia,
streptococcus of erysipelas, stapy-
lococci ofpus, vaccine virus. sheep pox
virus, hydrophobia virus: ten minutes
exposure to the temperature mention
ed may, it is found, be relied upon for
the disinfection of material containing
any of these pathoeenic organisms,
excepting the anthrax bacillus when
in the stage of spore formation. The
use, therefore, Of boiling water in the
proportion OF three or four parts of
one part OF the material to be disin-
fected is recommended for such mater
ial; or better still, a ten per cent. So
luton of sulphate of iron or chloride
of zinc, at the boiling point, may be
used in the same way, three to one;
this, in fact having a higher boiling
point than water, and serving at the
same time as deodorant.
How to Clean Brass.
Brass, to be kept in proper order,
says the New York Sun, should be
cleaned at least once q week, while it
is the custom in households with we'll
trained domestics to have brass and
irons, tenders and other fireplace fur
niture given a light rubbing every day.
In cleaning brass it must first be re-
lieved of all canker and other spots to
which the metal is subject from con-
tact with acids, exposure to water or
other causes. An application of al
cohol, spirits OF turpantine, benzine or
kerosene will generally remove all Or
binary spots on brass, unless very old
spots, the metal in some cases SEEM
ing so perfectly to absorb foreign sub
stances that the removing of them
amounts to almost an impossibility.
Spots removed. there is no
more certain cleansing and polishing
application for brass than rotten stone
and oil. Rotten stone usually comes
in Jumps. Before using for polishing
brass it must be reduced to a powder,
and in this state it quickly dissolves
to smooth consistency when mixed
with olive oil. A thin paste of the
preparation should be rubbed lightly
on the metal, and when perfectly dry
it should be rubbed off vigorously
with flannel cloth, the finishing pol
ish being given with q powder, dry,
and subsequent rubbing with clean
flannel cloth or channels skin.
The Annoying Freckle.
Freckles are apt to be the torment
of young people, and especially of very
fair blends with red or reddish hair,
writes Ella Rodman Church in one OF
SHNt1voo D~nt%vy G1v1
January Ladies Home Journal. Ap-
plications of all manner of bljstering
remedies are constantly recommended
and used, such active poisons as cor
rosive sublimate and acetate OF lead
figuring largely in them; and the OBJ
ject to be obtained is nothing less
than the removal of the outer skin;
freckles and all. Half an ounce each
of Cologne water, brandy, lemon juice
and alum, boiled together, produces
the same result, more slowly and less
painfully; but when the skin forms
again, and is exposed to the same in
f1uences, the freckles reappear. Tan
is even worse than freckles, rs this is
a dark layer over the entire surface,
whereas the former do leave glimpses
VI SN 4NAI Sh1As w uOl = IL 10 U0Il11e1ucuUs
~ established, a covering of linen or
chamois, cut to fit the face and neck,
wet with cold water, if used nightly,
will gradually wear away the tan.
A Handy Reticule.
This is a handy little reticule to car
ry handkerchief, purse, a small piece
OF work or opera-glasses in; it is COM
posed of bag OF figured maize Indian
silk gathered; it is draped round with
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