Evening star., 1896-10-31
H 0 U S EHOL HIN T S

Housekeeping isn't such q dreadful task
If the work is done Systematically and
properly. No kind Of work Is altogether
agreeable; 1t all has ''spots" that we would
rather avoid, and 50 u is with the care OF a
house. If one cannot afford well-trained
servants none at all is best. A poor ser
want is torment and nuisance. and very
few women have patience to take raw,
unframed girl and make good servant of
her. 1t is much easier to keep house If
one has conveniences to work with. and
that young couple is sensible who begins
furnishing by buying good stove for the
kitchen, and the necessary utensils for
kitchen and dining room, leaving the parlor
to the last. You can live comfortably with
out chromos of fruit and flowers. and
plaster angels and things, but you can't
live without the real fruit. and broilers and
skillets.
Brooms soaked in hot salt water for an
hour. when new, wear better and are not
50 much inclined to break.
One careful "house mother who likes to
garnish her meat dishes with bits of green,
winter and summer. and who wants it and
ter salad seasonings perfectly fresh, raises
them herself in small boxes and cans in
the house il winter, and has a small bed
for them in the garden in summer. She
has chervil and parsley in one small box.
She has tarragon plants in another. and
makes her own tarragon vinegar thinking
nothing else so fine for salads as the tiny
green leaves She has can of chives, just
pinch is so much finer than onions, you
know; bit of thyme. sorrel and mint in
cans finishes her kitchen garden. She is
never at a loss for seasoning for meats and
soups and salads, and a neal at her house
is something to look forward to, though
she Is most economical
A mother should not live for her children,
but with them. She should keep abreast of
the times in reading and enter into the bet
ter brain life of her little ones. leading
them up step by STEP instead of tagging
behind them and considered hV thon n he
more of a servant than companion. Most
nsen VINO have achieved greatness in the
eyes of the world give to their mothers the
credit for their start and stimulus.
Most fruit stains can be removed with
boiling water. Hold the spot tightly over
bowl or basin and pour the boiling hot
water directly on the stain and it will
usually disappear Soap, lye and other
cleansing fluids will generally set the
stains irreparably, so you must look after
the stains before your linen goes to the
laundry.
Most ink stains can be removed with
lemon juice. Apply directly to the stain be-
fore putting water on it. Saturate with
the lemon juice and leave it TO dry. Rinse
in clear cold water, and apply the lemon
juice again, and repeat the operation about
three times. This will leave yellow spot
which the direct application Of liquid am
monia and then hot water and soap will
quite remove.
One Of the very latest cures for insomnia
Is three teaspoonsful Of sugar in a cup of
boiling water. Some people can't take hot
water straight" but can take it with a
tablespoonful Of milk, or the sugar
This Is said to be an excellent remedy for
felon before the pus has formed: Fill a
glass with equal parts of salt and crushed
Ice. Into this thrust the finger with the
felon on it and keep it there till nearly
1rczen. Withdraw, and when sensation re-
turns 10 IT, do the same thing again, four
or five times in succession 1t is almost
sure to destroy the felon in it's incipiency
For cold in the head. snuffing dry borax
as one would snuff will often give instant
relief. A tablespoonful of borax in a pint
or not water, snuffed when at blood heat
is also good.
For odors on the hands. dash a little
sugar on the hot stove lid and hold the
hands over the smoke