The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-27

Relief fol- the Feet.-All persons who
do much while In q standing posture
will find much relief for their stirred
feet" by using a soft mat or pad to
stand on. They may be made with
several thickness of old cloth, tagging,
carpet lining, or horse blanket stitched
together and covered with old carpet
or drugget, the edges turned In and
overhanded, and the whoAe then tack
ed like comfortable. Hang them up
by two loops when not in use, to keep
the edges from curling up. They may
be used In the counting room ut the
desk, or in the kitchen at the table.
Try one of them and see. Try them es-
pecially in the farmers kitchen. a
The growth of ivy on the walls Of
houses renders the walls entirely free
from dampness, the ivy extracting ey-
ery particle of moisture from wood brick
or stones for its own sustenance by
means of its tiny roots, which work
their way into the hardest stone. The
overlapping leaves of the ivy conduct
water falling upon them from point
to point until it reaches the ground,
without allowing the walls to receive
any moisture whatever from the beat
ing rain. ~
Beefsteak Roll.-Pound pound or
two of steak from the flank or round,
season with salt and pepper, spread
over it forcemeat made Of bread
crumbs heated with milk and season.
ed with herbs, roll up, and tie tightly.
Put in quart of boiling water In
kettle andbOi an hour. Remove to q
baking pan with some Of the liquor 1t
was boiled in, baste frequently and
bake till done. A few slices OF TAT
salt pork skew cred on the top OF the
roll improves il for some palates.
Thus prepared rather poor piece Of
meat makes very good eating.
Fruit Blanc Mange-Stew strawber-
ries, raspberries or currents and stralu
off the juice and sweeten. Place
over the fire and when 1t boils stir iu
one tablespoonful of moss farina to
every pint of juice. Let it boil and
pour In pint of milk. Set on the
Ice to cool and serve with whipped
cream aud sugar. ... ....-.-....
To Mend Linen.-The best thing
with which to darn table linen and
towels is thread drawn from them In
their early days and kept wound on
spool against the day Of rents and tears.
When these threads have not been
saved, embroidery cot: on floss is the
best thing to use.
An excellent wash for dark silk
dresses is made of cup of cold water,
q half teaspoon of honey, half tea
spoon of soft soap and half wineglass
of alcohol. The silks that are sponged
with this preparation should be rinied
in clear, cold water and pressed on the
wrong side while damp.
To clean cane bottomed chairs, turn
them upside down and wash the cane
work with hot water and sponge.
using soap if it iS not very dirty. Let
them dry in the open air or in
draught, and the cane will become az
tight and firm as when new.
Creamed Fried Potatoes. Peel aE1
cut into dice some raw potatoes. Fry
to a very light brown in butter, adding
pepper and salt. Just before serving
pour over them some thick cream;
boil up and serve.
Custard Toast-Bring O quart Of
milk to the boiling poiut, season and
add two eggs we'll heaten. Boil one
minute and pour over six slices of
buttered toast. Put in the oven until
the custard Is set.
TO clean carpets, rub them off with
n sponge dipped in water in which Ia
O small proportion of turpentine.
This will freslien the colorS and tend
to discourage moths.
For slight cuts take a piece of com-
mon brown paper wrapping paper
like that which butchers use for meat
and bind it over the wound.