Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-19
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
The Fine Art Involved in Fixing
Over Old Clothes.
COMMON WASTE OF FUEL IN COOKING
Cleanliness in the Nooks and Con
ners Count for Health.
FLAxsEED FOR oINDERs


written Exclusively for The Evening star
The woman who labors In the Kitchen
among pots and pans with baking powder,
sugar and eggs, is a scientist and has chem
istry at her hnger ends. II she produces q
new dish that is appetizing. economical and
| oigestible she has added SO much to the
| sum OF human happiness II she makes a
deft and dainty housemaid she raise by so
| much the position which she gracsS II she
teaches little child who is in her charge
to be honest pure minded and useful she
Is helping to rear a good citizen. There N
not calling or profession open 20 women
In which they have not an opportunity to
elevate and improve mankind How many
upnft instead OF dragging downf n ~ .
very serious question.
happy, healthy minded family that I
know is rearing six children TO be OF some
use in the world. The mother and father
love trees. and one Of the ways that they
celebrate the numerous birthdays In the
family Is to set out a tree. Think OF I'll
Eight trees a year-for the parents have
| their trees also. What a beautiful world
! this would be IL those who have the land
upon which to put them would plant just
one tree each year. The little children In
this family take care OF their own trees and
| water them TILL they are well started. and Il
Is amusing to hear them discuss the differ
ent kinds and which trees will do best un-
DER certain conditions. The odd punishment
! IN the family is to cut a limb from the dis
obedient childs favorite tree 10 switch IL
| with. The mother tells me that the dis
grace is felt so keenly, and the sorrow at
| oespoiling the trees OF which they are %
proud Is almost more than they can en-
cure, ana the punishment has only 70 be
inilicted once as a general thing.
Fixing over old clothes is a fine art but
nf hGr fira to ek..e
Is In the reach of the many, instead of
being restricted to the few.
/ Women who wear themselves into q fraz-
As 6eeping their houses clean enough TO
eat OF the floor" should remember that
tne only right way TO live is to keep house
in IA o.oer 70 nNe comfortably. and not 70
n'e In order to keep house
Most servants. and. indeed. too many
housewives, burn great deal too much
up the crate with coal and then punch and
poke it till it nearly melts the top OF the
stove only to go through the process
again when IL is all burned out When the
fire is well burning a small shovelful al a
time will keep the oven in prime condition.
ana cook everything on top OF the stove
Just as fast as though the vessels were
dancing Jig from the intense heat When
a thing is cooking you can't make IL cook
| any faster without spelling Il by burning
or drying it up too fast. So IL is with q
latrobe all get on fire at once IL viii drive
You out of the room with the heat but IL
all burns TO white ashes in an hour, when
by feeding down properly il would have
would have sulfieed for a whole day.
When you have finished the kitchen work
In the morning. instead OF washing the
teakettle on with a dab OF a none too clean
dishrag, bunch up page OF The Star, and
rub the coffee pot and teakettle with t.
! Have both OF; them a little warm, and they
! Will shine as bright new. A newspaper
is one Of the best things in the world to
keep the stove looking bright Blacken Il
wen once week. and then rub after each
peal with some newspapers.
y THE essential mark of hospitality a q
I quick and delicate perception Of the wants
OF the guest, together with the Delight in
n,inistering to him. II he is hungry, feed
| him; If cold, warm him; IL sleepy, speed
him to bed. But do all these things as a
matter OF course, and do not let your guest
/ in agine for a moment that he Ia putting
| you out in the least That would DUH the
edge or welcome.
This is to be what in old times was called
| 'typhus" season That Is. there will
| be more sickness than usual OF a typhoid
| character. Remember, you who have the
| management OF homes, that the disease IL
clean teakettle, poorly ventilated rooms
and impure water. The sink and teakettle
can be kept clean by a strong application
OF ammonia and soap once q day or twice
will profit by boIing-nct together. how
ever.
A lady who has tried Il finds that Florida
water made after the following receipt Is
most excellent: Take two drachms each OF
oils OF lavender. bergamot and lemon, one
! orachm each of tumeric and oil of neron.
| Thirty drops OF oil OF palm and ten drops
. ] of oil Of mi UoIi
with two pints OF deodorized alcohol II
viii be ready for use In two or three days
after mixing.
When you wish to use very dry bread for
any purpose. soak II in cold milk or water
iinstead OF having them hot. The hot fluids
! seem to take the life out OF dry bread and
render 1t soggy: the cold soaking leaves n
naky.
Every housewife should have scales in
stun that comes into the house. In that
4 way she can detect the honest and dishoneet
tradesman, and take her custom only TO
those who deserve it Then. in making pre-
serves, pickles, cake and such things, she
would find that her scales would save ma
terials. The woman who puts in a little OF
this and little Of that often finds that she
has a lot of spoiled stuff on her hands be-
cause the little" was too much or not
enough. A pair of scales would have told
her just exactly how much TO uss and
saveo'the waste OF raw materiaA
Cold rain water made strong with soda
will take out machine oil grease spots that
have been made on white muslin garments
Apply before the goods has been put In the
suds.
Soap bark is about the best thing that
you can find for a wash for the hair, and
thirty grains OF quinine TO a pint OF bay
rum the best and cheapest tonic.
|
When travelling you should always carry
a tiny box Of faxseed for possible cinders.
The instant that you feel a foreign Sub
stance in the eye throw your head back and
drop two or three fiaxseed on the ball Of
the eye, and lift the upper lid and draw IL
down over them so 10 hold them m
Then go about your business There is alb
solutely no disagreeable sensation attached
to putting the seed in. and the relief VIII
come almost instantly. The theory Is that
the moisture OF the eye dampens the seed,
and 1t gives out a mucous substance which
spreads over the eye and covers the grit
After awhile the seeds will begin TO work
out. and will bring the offending particle
with them. II the particle has been in for
some time It will be longer In bringing re-
lief for the irritation and Inflammation
will have to subside first Sometimes when
| this is the case the flaXseed will have 10 be
put in two or three times before the particle
will come away. To allay the Inflammation
| get an ounce of rose water, in which dis
solve three grains of sugar OF lead This 10