The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-08
The Care of Blankets.

But few housekeepers know how to
take proper care of their blankets. To
have a woman in once in six months or
once a year to get every blanket in the
house washed to return them to the beds,
shrunken, discolored coverings with halt
the good taken out Of them. that is the
usual way. Don't wash your blankets
Air them frequently. When a guest
leaves the guest chamber, and before the
next arrives, let the blankets hang in sun
and air for at least twenty four hours
When Tommy and Johnny are at the fair,
see that the micro organism ms collected in
Tommy and Johnny's bed are scatthred
to the four winds of heaven. Then when
the time comes that the blankets begin to
show symptoms of wanting wash, send
them to be cleaned. Once year or even
less will be sufficient for this 1t will not
cost more than the soap and fire; to say
nothing of the gossip, temper, and gen
eral arrangement which Mrs. Finn would
bring into your unoffendng household.
In large hospital, celebrated for its
management, the vc-year-old blankets
were placed beside the new ones, and the
writer was unable to tell the difference
and remember the wear and tear OF hospi-
tai is very many times that of private
house Among some tidy housekeepers
habit prevails of carefully folding the
coverlet each night and leaving the
blankets exposed to the air This is de-
cidedly wrong The surface of the cover
let is generally composed of some closely
woven, shiney material which will not
prove a convenient resting place fer dust
A blanket is exactly the opposlte, and
should therefore be well protected by
being tucked snugly in between sheets and
covered, well out Of sight-a blessing in
disguise Good HoMtkfebiRe.
Paradoxical Richard. Were you ever in
lover" Harry. yes but wasn't in it,
Some fddlers can play a tune on one string
but it never makes any one want to dance
An honest enemy is often the noblest friend
of man.
People with hair that is continually falling
out, or those that are bald, can stop the fall
ing and get good growth of hair by using
Halls Hair Remover
The work of chef in big hotel necessarily
covers a wide range
Elderly people remember their spring bit
tiers with q shudder. The present generation
have much to be thankful for, not the least OF
their blessings being such pleasant and
thoroughly effective spring medicine as Ayers
Sarsaparila. 1t Ia a health restorer and
health -maintainer.
Ask man how to define injustice and he
will tell how others are treating him.
For all arrangements of the throat and lungs,
AYERS Cherry Pectoral is the speediest and
most reliable remedy Even IN the advanced
stages of Consumption, this wonderful prep
aration affords great relief, checks coughing,
and induces sleep.
Women may be the weaker vessel, but it's
always the husband that is broke.
Facts Worth Knowing.
In all diseases OF the nasal mucous mem
brane the remedy used must he non,irritating
Nothing satisfactory can be accomplished with
douches, snuffs, powders or astringents, be-
cause they are Irritating. do not thoroughly
reach the affected surfaces and should be
abandoned as worse than failures. A multi
tude of persons who had for years borne all
the worry and pain that catarrh can innict
testify to radical and permanent cures
wrought by Ely's Cream Balm. Your druggist
has It,
you look pale this morning" 'Shouldn't
wonder: had a s.aving time last night"
ALL DISEASES of the blood are
~ cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
by its vitalizing, enriching, and Alternative
effects makes only PURE BLOOD.