The Portland daily press., 1894-02-19
THE HOME.
Airing the Sleeping Room.

QenCy 10 Uo llGtl0 uCSiOooAuA Ia oiAo
matter of fresh air for the sleeping
rooms, especially if they are so situated
as to get but little artificial heat.
But in winter, even more than in sum-
mer the poisonous exhalations from the
body during sleep must be gotten rid OF,
or the air breathed at night becomes
very impure. Why is it that the tone OF
the system is generally lowered, and
that many people need tonic or blood
purifier" in the spring? Simply because
| the manner of living has not been IN ac-
cordance with the strict laws of health
and perhaps largely because the sleeping
rooms have not been sufficiently aired
In the first place, then, the bed should
| he opened, the blankets and sheets taken
off one by one, and we'll shaken, and ar
ranged carefully in such way that the
air can blow upon them. Shake the
pillows we'll, and if possible leave them
in breezy spot; take off the blanket or
O nilt thai covers the mattress, and lastly
the mattress itself should be thrown up
so that the air may get around 1T. Ihen
open the windows, and let the room be
purified.
A woman OF my acquaintance used to
arrange her bedding in the way men
toned above, and would then open tne
window in the farthest corner OF the
room three or four inches. When the
room was cold, she called it well aired.
Cold air, however, is not always fresh.
She congratulated herself vastly on her
excellent methods. 1t was all right as
far as it went, but it did not go far
enough. The windows ought to pc
L oIza drQnOhf,
through. Then, after while, the pols-
onous air-con tanning possibly many dis
ease germs-will give place TO the sweet
fresh, yitalizing air that sustalns lie IN
vigor.
There is story told of the eminent
Dr. A bernethy, who was as blunt as ne
was learned. He was called to prescribe
prided herself upon being. and who
looked the very plnk of neatness. Her
dress was spotless and her cap immacu-
late. and her friends spoke OF her as that
sweet old lady, After much question:
ing. which was almost impertinent. and
a careful diagnosis Of the case, the doc,
tor said, gruff1y: MADAM. you are i'll
because Of filth OF course She was hor
rified, but he went on, "Your bed is. not
pr operly aired, and in consequence you
are being slowly poisoned to DEATH"
The smart housewives, who make the
beds before breakfast, SO as to have their
work "ouG of the way early" are not
unknown to most OF us.
| When the windows are open, open also
| the closet door, for, besides dlspelllng
the odors that will gather in closed
| closet, light and air are very discourage
| ing to the little silver moths, for they
| truly Glove darkness rather than light. J"
| In caring for the furnishing of the
| sleeping room one cannot be too punctll-
ny nd oil RI jehp
| belonging to it should be kept perfectly
| sweet and clean. Let no stale water re-
| main in the room, or soiled towels or
| clothing. Indeed, nothing which can
| faint the room in any degree should be
allowed where, more perhaps than in
any other room i'll the house, there
| ought to be an abundance of sweet.
| York Examiner.
To the average woman the bargain
| counter presents very great attraction,
almost temptation. Here is an article
of use or beauty marked down few
cents, or it may be few dollars, below
it's usual price. The matron, intent on
shopping expedition, has carefully
| made out her list, and fancies that she
knows precisely what she wants. Her
lack of the thing which is on sale " at
bargain" has not been manifest to her
mind, but the sight of it, displayed in
all it's cheapness, fires her imagination.
1t is diyan. one-third less in cost than
| the divan she has been intending to set
| in special corner of her drawing room.
| She purchases it at bargain, and SENDS
l, f,i,, Il, 1xr
| the spreads and the pillows it Will re-
quire to make it complete will bring IL
to point far beyond the modest sum
| she had set aside to cover the entire OUT
| lay for this article. This is only one
case among many. A bargain In us nrs1
| estate may be cheap, but in its last ~ IS
generally dear. The exception is When
BARGAINS are bought, not on impulse but
of set purpose, as, for instance, Wnen
woman buys clothing for her FAMILY at
the turn of the season. 1t is surprising
what a difference in cost there Is some
times found in the same grade OF goods,
the difference being in the fact that the
merchant does not wish to carry MS
stock over from one season TO announcer.
But this is not strict bargain buying.
1t is merely purchasing with forethought
and belongs in the category with the
| thrift that saves for a rainy day.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Domestic Receipts.
Soft Gingerbread. Two eggs, we'll
| beaten, one coffee-cupful of butter and
lard mixed, two teaspoonfuls of ginger,
one teaspoonful of cream OF tartar. one
teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in one
half teacupfnl of milk or water, one-haif
teaspoonful of salt, -four enough to
make the dough as stiff as q cup-cake.
Bake in slow oven for half an hour.
Italian Chicken and Macaroni.-Cut
up a chicken and boil it till tender.
While the chicken is cooking, dip out a
pint of the chicken broth into another
stewpan, and put with it one small onion
| sliced, one tablespoonful of butter and a
| quarter of pound of macaronl broken
| into inch pieces. Cook until the water
has nearly boiled away, then add one
cup of milk or cream and COOK slowly