Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-05
HINTS FOR THE HOME
Some People Make Their Brains
Save Their Feet.
A GIRL CYCLISr AND HER SKIRTS
Care Should Be Taken by Those
Who Change Their Homes.
THE SECRET OF YOUTH

Written Exclusively for The Evening star.
A bright woman. who is the mother OF
Six young hostages to fortune" and is yet
fresh and fair. though obliged to do a great
deal of planning TO make things in her
household come out even. was asked re-
Gently what she did to keep herself looking
30 young. Ten hours sleep. funny papers.
good novels and the society of bright peo-
pie is my medicine" she said In reply
Then L eat no highly seasoned dishes,
very little meat. plenty Of vegetables, fruit
and coffee. j use water copicusly. outside
and In. and / am a happy woman. Ny
sense Of the ridiculous is my only tonic"
1t sounds simple enough. certainly.
A girl cyclist says that she has no trouble
IN keeping her dress down. and the way she
has guarded against the Topping dress skirt
is as follows: She made a pair OF stirrups
OF black elastic and fastened them to q
short piece of black tape. which had but
ton hole worked lengthwise In the other
end On the hem OF the skirt on each side
and two or three inches from the bottom
she sewed buttons. TO which she buttoned
the stirrups. They can thus be removed
when she is not riding. She slips her foot
through the stirrups when riding and that
holds her dress as smooth and comfortable
as though she Were in a rocking chair.
II the electric door bell refuses 20 riue
snake up the glass jars. II that does not
remedy the trouble put more water In them
II sometimes happens that the water gets
so low that the connection is broken. and
moisture is all that is necessary Put the
water in the Jar and shake 1t a little.
doctor viii say to a patient who has
soft egg" stage that he may have a little
baked potato. But IL you don't bake that
Potato Just right you might just as well
s'e e., ni IN tnat much lead Potatoes should
De put IN an almost red-hot oven ana baked
as rapidly as possibly. II they are put IN a
iukeWarm oven and soaked In A. half-rold =
steam tlIl done they will not be At 70 eat.
nots, rei . pest way in the world to bake .
A prominent physician says that p<ople.
", VINO 90 INTO a house that has been previous
ly occupied should ascertain xvhefher snv
one living IN Il has ever had consumntion
scarlet fever or any other CONTAGIOUS 6fs.
ease, as the bacteria Of such diseases win
10. tor years about house. The only
safe thing to do is TO have any house into
Wmch you move thoroughly cleaned ana
oislhlected before You take a single article
OF your own into it. You may save yourself
hear'ache and expense by so doing.
Headache viii sometimes yield to a treat.
ment OF hot water applied at the back OF
'he neck and the feet at the same time.
A person who is troubled with astbrnat,e
shortness OF breath will find almost Instant
RELIEF by shutting himself in a room ana
n oaTathin n the fumes of burning blotting
which Is more commonly known as SALT
peter. For some unknown reason thu
opens the air cells. which have become con-
ersc'eo' ana gives relief at once.
II you want a steaming hot cloth nj oncs
aho tnere Is no hot water, dip a flannel
cloth In cold water and wiring II as dry as
possible, then spread out between two
folds OF newspaper, and hold It around the
stove pipe; ii will be hot I'm a moment The
paper keeps the flannel from being soiled on
the stove pipe.
1t is said that carrots promote direst,o,
and that tomatoes are an excellent AID 10
the liver and invaluable In the work Of
purifying the blood The onion "a said 70
stimulate the circulatory system Sea kals
ana watercress are good for scrofulous per-
sons; lettuce and celery are nerve tonics:
spinach rouses the inert kidneys. and tur-
nips are as nutritious as cornmeal And
they are all recommended to clear a muddy
complexion. IL YOU let sweets and pastry
alone.
An ingenious woman who makes hsr
brains save her feet has a whIsk broom
which she keeps to sprinkle her clothes for
ironing. She uses hot water. and dips the
broom in IL and then holds Il high above
the clothes and shakes It. She thinks thar
she can sprinkle the clothes as fast again
with the help Of the broom.
Some people think that baked bananas
are great Loosen the skin all around and
tear out one section OF II. Dust the fruit
well with sugar and fold the skin around II
ana put IN a moderate oven Tor half an
hour. They should be served hot in the
skins.
One Of the great blunders Of mankind a
mistaking notoriety for fame.
II your irons have got rusty ana rouen
put tablespoonful or two Of salt on a
clean cloth and rub them vigorously over IL
Then skim them lightly over with white
wax two or three times, rubbing Il on each
time and your irons will come out a. bright
as new.
A pretty imitation Of ground slass,can be
made for your hall door as follows: Dissolve
three tablespoonfuls Of EPSON salts IN Q
pint OF warm water; apply the liquid TO the
Cream glass with common paint brush. OF
course. II must not be exposed 70 the
weather: II can be traced in a pretty de-
sign If desired
TO get the most nutriment from yeeeta-
oles' they should be put into boiling water
and kept boiling vigorously. Boiled that
way, they do not scent up the whole house.
as they do when simmered half day.
II the oven persists in being too hot for
your cake or bread. put a bake pan OF water
on the CRATE above it, or IL there is not
room for the CRATE, lay two or three thick
| nesses of paper over the bread or whatever
you wish TO protect from the upper heat
III the heat is too great from below a piece
OF sheet iron or the bottom Of an old tin
pan put in the oven under the baking paa
viii. save You the most disgusting OF all
things, bread that is burned on the bottom
and dough in the middle.
II the lamp burners seem to be clogged up.
put them on the stove In a basin OF am
| monia water and soap and boil them for half
an hour. Then take them out and rub them
with a nannel cloth. Put In a new wick or
boil the old one in strong soda water TN it
| Is perfectly clean, and You viii find that
you Will have as good a light ss though the
wick and burner were new.
Milking Time I'm an Indian Camp.
| Southern Magazine for May.
As We approached the village the young
| men were bringing home the cows. There
was not much poetry about IL. for the herd
was unruly and were iariated. The cattle
made little resistance and were then LED
| to camp peaceably enough. So docils they
seemed that / proposed TO do the milking.
and Al frau wifi N q ~ i'm