Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-27
HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES.

Acid phosphate will remove ink stains
from the hands when everything else
fails.
Milk, applied once week with a soft
cloth, freshens and preserves boots and
shoes.
Canned sardines carefully Drowned on
a double-wire gridlron, and served with
lemon, are appetizing.
One of the easiest ways of stalking
cold" to use u misnomer, is to drop
asleep without an extra wrap over the
shoulders.
These are the days when extra care
should be taken to keep the feet per-
fectly dry. A fresh pair of stockings
should be used every day.
Canned tomatoes are more delicious
baked than stewcd. About 10 minutes
before removing from the oven spread
buttered bread crumbs over the top.
Two uses of eggs are not generally
known or appreciated. A fresh egg
beaten and thIckened with sugar, freely
eaten, will relieve horseness, and the
skin OF boiled egg, wet and applied to
boil, will draw out soreness.
A "dress improver" is something very
nice to have. 1t is a somewhat new
| idea. II is made of the very lightest
haircloth, does not weigh pound and
does away with the need of heavy
skirts, keeping the dress in proper lines.
| To prepare an egg for sick person,
beat the egg until very light; add season.
ing to taste, and then steam until
thoroughly warmed through. This will
not take more than two minutes. The
most delicate stomach will be able TO
digest it.
To keep irons from rusting wrap
them in common brown paper and put
them away in dry place. If they have
become rusty they may be made smooth
and bright by putting some white sand
on smooth board and rubbing the iron
over it several times.
| To sweeten the breath and prevent
liberation of the stomach that generally
proceedsfrom an ill.conditioned stomach
take as much bicarbonate of soda us YOU
can put on five cent nickel, dissolve
in Il small glass of water and take before
breakfast once or twice week.
Silver or steel thimbles are the only
kinds ever to be used. Other compost,
tons OF which cheap thimbles are made
are very frequently of lead or pewter
and their use is likely to result in scriou,
Inflammation and swelling if there i,
even slight scratch on the finger.
Calicoes, ginghams aud chambray.
cannot be properly washed along will
the white clothes. They need d much
quicker process. and the long DELAYS o
an ordinary wash day would ruin them
10 set the colors, soak the dress few
minutes before beginning the rerula
washing. II there is much pink, purple
lavender or green in the goods s,ronr
cold alum water is the best. For reds
yellows, browns and the like use abou
one ounce of sugar of lead to galloI
OF water For black and white com
blnations, whether striped or in In
form oil gray, dissolve two handfuls 0
salt III tub of cold water.
10 wash ones hair is matter re
curing time, or, at any rate, the dryinl
of it requires time. 10 have ones hai
washed is sometimes matter of To-
great expense. A dry shampoo save
the time Of the busy woman and tn
money of the poor one. 1t removes dus
and dandruH almost as wei! as washing
The hair should be loosened, thel
every inch Of the scalp should be GENT
rubbed until all the dust and dandrui
are loosened. The hair should be parte,
in different parts of the head an,
brushed with very stiff little brusl
until the scalp is clean and the hal
also. Then it should be rubbed witt
alcohol or some hair tonic and III
snarls gently combed and brushed Out