The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-03-20

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airy place.
A drop OF oil and a feather will do
away with the creaking in door or
creakih z chair.
When milk is used in tumblers wash
them first in cold water, afterwards
rinse in hot water
A i lie flour dredged over cake
before icing it will keep the icing from
spreading and running of.
Never enter sick room in state
OF perspiration, as the moment you
become cool your pores absorb.
When anything is spilled or boils
over on the stove the bad odor may be
counteracted by sprinkling a little salt
upon il.
White sheepskin rugs may be clean
sed by scrubbing them with CASTLE
soap and water, and drying thorough
ly in the sun.
Bread and cake bowls, or any dishes
in which -four and eggs have been
used, are more easily cleaned if placed
in cold water after using.
Do not approach contagious with
an empty stomach, nor sit between the
sick and the fire, because the heat at
tracks the vapor. Preventatives are
preferable to pill or powder.
If one wishes to cool hot dish in a
hurry, it will be found that it the dish
be placed in vessel full of cold salt
water it will cool more rapidly than if
stood in water free from salt.
1t is much better to keep tea and
coffee in glass fruit jars, with tightly
screwed tops, than in tin boxes. The
flavor is easily spoiled by the vicinity
of any articles of pronounced odor,
such as cheese or bacon.
A handsome cover for piano may
be made by using square of plain
satin, with border twelve or fifteen
inches wide, of gold or silver wrought
satin. A centre of pale gray, or
plain yellow centre, with gold-wrought
border. is very effective.
A simple remedy for rough skin is
to first wash the face thoroughly at
night, then rub it with about tea
spoonful of cream, letting it dry in.
The skin will look shiny and feel stiff
at first, but in the morning you will
find it soft as can be desired.
A most useful article with which to
scale fish is the ordinary currycomb.
Grasp the fish by the mouth with
protected finger, and the operation
pursued from tail to head, will be
fonnd very practical There is room
for an invention in this suggestion.
In many cases of illness toast water
is recommended by physicians. Stale
bread should be toasted until as brown
as possible without burning. Break
in small pieces, put into pitcher, and
pour on about pint more of boiling
water than is sufficient to cover it.
This may be taken either hot or cold,
and may be taken when other drinks
are not allowed.
Iron rust may be readily removed c
by drawing the affected spot over a q
board so that it will lie smooth, cover 9
ing it with salt, and squeezing on lem {
on juice till sort of paste is formed. 9
Of course subsequent thorough rims i
ing is necessary. Cream of tartar \
will also remove the stain if small I
quantity be tied into the stained part I
and boiled in clear water
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An Eastern paper says: The Penn
'ylvania State Board of Agriculture
has collected some very interesting n
statistics about farm mortgages in that
State. During the past ten years r.
nearly SO per cent of these mortgages n
pore interest at six per cent, and only
i per cent. interest at less than this a.
ate. Twelve per cent. of the mort q,