Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-08
A Need Of Training Children From
the Cradle.
An ECONOMICAL use OF FRUIT JUICES
There is a Right and a Wrong
Way of Bed Making.
HOW TO CLEAN CARPETS


try. was asked what she thought Of our,
home life in comparison with that of her
native country-England. There has been
but one unpleasant thing 1 noticed in my
visits in your homes. and that was a sug-
gestion in the manners of the children OF
rot exactly paying that fine sense Of re-
spect and homage TO their PAL ents that We
are accustomed to I'm Europe. at seemed
to me as IL the sense OF Independence born
In every American girl and boy was IN
danger of engendering a spirit of Careless
ness Of talk and manner toward parents.
In other words. your children seem to me
to rule the parents. instead OF just the re-
verse" That is a comment that foreigners
are often impeled to make OF our growing
youth. 1t is disgracefully true that chill
dren are no longer compelled to obey their
parents, as was once the case. There are
many reasons for this. Children are put
In school at a much younger age than they
once were. and for the sole purpose Of get
ting them out from under foot. Again.
parents expect their children to be taught
manners at school Sometimes they are
and sometimes they are not. A great many
teachers need lessons in mani ers them
selves Then, again, mothers are so wrap
ped up in Sunday school work-savlng
heather Kids at the expense OF their own.
in regular Mrs. Jellaby style and then
and art studies, and singing lessons. and
cooking clubs. and goodness knows what
else, TO distract their attention, n they are
not swallowed UP In that other maelstrom
-society-so that they absolutely have no
time to pay any attention to the welfare
Of their growing children. When disgrace
comes they have to take time 70 weep and
wonder at the dispensation of Providence
that has been visited upon them. but they
never trace result to cause. Fathers are
too careless also OF course they are not
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children as the mother. but there is a GER
tain duty devolvfng upon them, and they
shirk IL by pleading business absorption.
the club or something else. A good horse.
one that can be relied Upon TO not kick.
SHE. jump or rear. is trained from a colt.
Children, to make good men and women
must be trained from the cradle.
When you wish to use OK gall for cleans
ing carpets, use a Tablespoonful to a quart OF
warm water. Use sponge. and clean the
stretched tight. Sweep and dust clean be-
fore using the mixture.
A mother told me the other day what she
does with the fruit juices that she has left
from a dish Of fruit that has been cooked
for a meal. She has fruit her table
every meal in the year, and you know that
from a dish Of stewed blackberfies, or cur
rants, or prunes you will get half tea
cuptul Of juice that will not be dished out.
She has a jar into which she puts the juice
a pint or more, she puts IL on and heats IL.
then puts in a quantity of sugar and lit
tie gelatine. She skins IL carefully, and
when it has boiled sufficiently she pours Il
into a glass jar OF jelly mold and sets IL
away TO cool TO make a relish Cor bread and
butter for the children. and often 10 use In
layer cake when she is making a plain
holesome one for some little friends who
are invited in. 1t seems such a nice eco
ncmical idea. and altogether wholesome.
II your tailor-made black diagonal or your
black silk has got shiny. lay smoothly Upon
the table and rub with a sponge wet in
cider vinegar. Rub hard. then hang in a
shady place to dry. and they will look al
most as well as ever.
Make your own smelling salts after thia
recipe, which is declared TO be excellent
One gill Of liquid ammonia. one-quarter Of a
drachm each Of English Lavender and OF
rosemary. and eight drops each of oil OF
bergamot and cloves. Mix all these ingreci-
ents together in a bottle and shake thor
oughly. Fill a vinaigrette or any small hot
tie which has a glass stopper with pieces OF
sponge and pour In as much Of this liquid
preparation the sponge will hold and
cork the bottle tightly.
Just now freckle lotions are In demand.
Equal parts OF Tactic acid and glyceriae are
said to be effective.
Next to filling the best preventive Of
decay in teeth is a good tooth wash or
dentifrice. great many Of the tooth
powders are positively harmful They
scour the enamel from the teeth. just as too
much securing Will wear the plating from
silver. The following recipe is a good one
and has the merit of being harmless 70 the
enamel Take fifteen grains of carbolic
acid. seven drachms of boric acid twenty
drops of essence Of peppermint. two and a
half drachms Of tircture OF anise and two
pints of soft water. Mix thoroughly ana
use every night ard morning just as you
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and breath.
A fine silver polish is made ss follows.
Into wide-mouthed bottle nut tNo-thir.is
Of a pint of alcohol, one-third of a min, OF
ammonia and a tablespoonful of whitening:
shake thoroughly. Wet a small sponge IN
the mixture and rub the silver or brass
quickly, and rub of with a dry soft flannel
before IL has a CHARGE to dry on the metal
Buttermilk is easily procured and IS chcap.
so try what 1t Will do for you In TIE way
Of a cosmetic. Take a soft cloth or sponge
and battle the neck and arms and face
thoroughly before retiring, Let IL dry IN
In the morning wash with soft water and
three such baths will whiten ana softcn the
skin perceptibly.
Lots OF women have an idea that they
know all there is to know about bea maxi
ing, when, in fact, they 90 not know the
first principle OF IL. Beds should be stripped
OF all belongings the first thing in the morn
ing and leie TO air thoroughly. Never leave
the bed by an open window, however. 4
there is driving rain or fog: even though
the wet does not come In at the window the
dampness viii and will gather In the bed
clothes. Once n week all the bedding should
De treated TO q sun bath. This Il moro
necessary in winter than summer. Where
people are very Clearly about their persons
iresh bed linen Once a week Will answer:
out IL the occupants Of a bed are shy OF
soap and water the odors from the linen
VIII drive you out of the room AZ not chang
ed oftener. Strict attention TO the hygiene
of bed rooms would result In better health
TO their occupants.
To remove the unsightly marks caused by
drippings from the faucets IN marble
basins, pulverized chalk. moistencl with
Is said 10 be cxcei!clt Apply
with an old tooth brdsh.
White suede shoes may be clea-sd bv
using dry pipe clay and an ole too.h brush.
Use plenty d tie clay and rub Z. In yIeor-
ousy with the brush. White cloth such an
Is worn on military uniforms can be cleaned
IN the SAME way. Wet the clay and rsS IL
IL will make an awful looking
mess ut first. ana you think shat Noa lave
ruined the cloth. bat Just rinse out your
Erush ard ScOur HE cloth WITH fresh