The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-03-15
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD.
HOme1y Hints aud Excellent Recipes for
the Loyal Home Workers.


You may your chapped hands If you will
! observe the following: Take common starch. rub
| it to powder place it in a clean lin box, and place
| it on your wash-stand. Every time you wash your
hands in soap rinse them carefully wipe them dry,
and while they are still damp rub pinch Of starch
over the whole surface.
To prevent the hair from falling out wash with
sage tea we'll rubbed In with the hand To make
the tea, boil teacupful OF dry sage in quart of
soft water for 20 minutes; add half ounce of pull
verified borax, shake. bottle, and keep cool.
To remove dandruf, take an ounce of sulphur TO
quart of soft water. Mix and shake frequently
at intervals until clear; IL may take several hours
Apply to the scalp every morning, and in a few
weeks the dandruf will be gone and the hair soft
and glossy
A good har-wash may be made by adding one
ounce OF powdered borax and one-half ounce of
powdered camphor TO quart of boiling water.
Wash the hair frequently it will cleanse the scalp
preserve the color OF the hair, and prevent bald
ness.
CARBoLATED JELLY.
The NesU Idea says that Sirongs Arnica Jelly
earbolated, for chaps pimples. and roughness of
the skin, is also effective remedy for sunburn,
tan, and bites and stings of insects well as bene-
fetal for cuts bruises burns pimples eruptions or
any affection of the skin 1t is directed TO be APP
piled with friction after washing until well alb
sorbed. This is the formula:
Take OF glycerine, l ounce; water, / ounce;
starch 40 grains; fluid extract of arnica drams:
spirits OF bitter almonds. drops; carbOlic acid
drops. Mix the Rlycerine and water, and add the
starch and rub up with pese until a perfectly
smooth mixture results: then heat over a direct
fame with constant stirring, until a perfectly
smooth jelly is produced; allow to cool aud when
nearly cold incorporate the fluid extract of arnica
spirits OF bitter almonds, and carbolic acid.
BOHEMIAN CREAM.
Proportions: One quart of cream yoIks of four
eggs, Two tablespoonius OF sugar and one ounce of
geiaIine. Dissolve the gelatine by soaking for an
hour in warm water, and stirring the fire I'M
| til IL liquhes Add the sugar TO "a pint Of cream
| boil with vanilla bean Favor with vanilla ex-
tract. Whip the remaining pint Of cream 10 a stiff
froth, stirring II down until smooth; beat the yolks
of the eggs aud add 10 The boiled cream aud then
| the gelaIine Continue to beat until the mixture
begins 10 thicken then beat Ia quickly the ont of
whipped cream. Pour into wet moids and set on
| ice 10 chill.
| ALBANY PUDDING.
A good, economical pudding TO be eaten with
cream, or fairy butter. Is the following to which
somebody has given the name Of Albany Pudding:
Grease bowl thick with butter put seeded
raisins all around il, aud then IA lining of bread:
| then make a custard by adding two beaten eggs 10
| pint OF milk sweeteH, flavor, and pour IL into
| the bowl Bake until the custard is set, but not
4 longer.
Fairy BUtter.-To a cup of soft butter add a cup
of sugar; beat to a smooth cream, and put a spoon
/ full upon each dish Of pudding.