Evening star., 1896-08-15
and place in the hot oven for the space Of
a minute. serv9 fot. r a napkin.

anu piace n tnf not oven Tor the space OF
a minute, Servo fot. a napkin.
Many people fafl in making "angel food" :"
Never beat the mass after the -four is add
ed. Beat the eggs and sugar "for dear
life." but when the many -times-sifted -four
Is added. stir only jusdenough to get 1t all
mixed In, bake in quick oven. slowing
down, and don't open the oven door for ten
minutes, or walk heavily across the floor,
or even then you will have tough cake.
What is yourDbalrn1of YOUTH" asked a
thin little womaa Of iher big jolly friend.
who had at least ten more birthdays to her
credit yet looked ten younger than the
anxious questfoner. II sleep eight hours a
night; I eat wholesome food only, and
plenty OF 1t, and 1 never worry" was the
reply. Wholesome recipe!
Sunburn sometimes causes intense suffer-
Ing. Among all the remedies the follow
Ing is one of the best: AS soon as you get
indoors order pitcher OF boiling water.
Fold to half a dozen thicknesses cloth
large enough to cover the whole OF your
face. Pour over this enough of the hot
water to wet 1t through. Wiring it lightly
It must be hot enough to make this pain
Sear aee ws for ysea
mouth Let the cloth remain till cool.
Then dip again, keeping the water hot all
the time. After half an hour of this dip
the thee cloth IN cool water not Ice cold two or
Write Vaseline. Rub off with clean. soft
cloth ana put on fresh vaseline: then lie
down for an hours sleep. Unless the sun
burn Is bone-deep there will be small trace
OF the pafnfulnes3 left after two hours OF
this treatment.
When the baby cuts its finger don't run
for basin Of water but do the finger up
IN SOFT rag right in the blood, and let 1t
dry so. A few hours later you can wash
the cut and apply vaseline.
For black eye or hurt that will make
an unsightly spot, apply water hot as
can be borne. for a few minutes, and then
bind raw beef on the spot
There is nothing better for removing fin-
ger prints on the furniture than a cloth
mcistcned with coal OIL Don't use too
much oil, and rub the furniture with a fan
mel cloth afterward. 1t takes out white
spots on vanished or oiled furniture Also
utes. and then rub off with a flannel. Tur-
pentine Is recommended, but l. will eat the
life out OF varnish and make 1t look duh.
Make tapts Of leftover pastry. Roll quite
thin and cut round. Trim long, narrow
strips OF the crust, twist two together and
make a rim OF tt on each cake. then put
In pie tin and bake lightly In a quick
cold The top layer may be one Of the
cakes, with four or more rings cut out
Bake both separately. spread the whole
cake with jam and lay the other on top
and press lightly together. These make
nice tarts for children's teas
You can cool the air Of a sick room ap-
preclably by keeping sheets saturated with
ice water hung in the door or window
through which the most air or wind comes
to fan it back and forth. - ,-,'
A delicious dish for lunch or supper may
be made Of the e"1eft-overameat.fcoaa ,he
previous dinner. Chop the meat fine, add
a cupful of fine, dry breadcrumbs to a
cupful of the meat. the meat of one large
ripe tomato. chopped fine, half a teaspoon
full Of finely minced onion. tablespoonful
Of butter and one of minced parsley. half
a teaspoonful Of salt pepper to taste. and
one beaten egg. Mix all well. and add
one-fourth Of cup of good soup stock, or
Of cold water. Select half a dozen large
green peppers. cut of a little Of the end Of
each and scoop. out the contents. Pour
boiling water over them and cook for thl ee
or four minutes, then lift on clean clo.h
to drain dry. FIJI with the meat mixture
and set in baking dish with some soup
stock around them and bake for half an
hour Serve hot. though they are very nice
cold and may be prepared in the morning
for the evenings tea.
Weak eyes may be much benefited by q
bath twice day, on rising and retiring, in
salt and water. Just pinch of salt to
gill Of water, applied with soft rag In
cipient catarrh can also be cured by snuf1-
ing twice day a pint Of warm water. hot
as can be endured, in which half .ea-
spoonful of salt and a piece of baking
soda as big as a pea have been dissolved
The head feels beautifully clear after the
operation.
Growing girls from ten to fourteen are
often possessed with desire to eat salt and
salty things. They hoard pennies to buy
from the market the big, ha1f-ripe cucum-
berS that are soaking in salt water, and
they even eat salt by the teaspoonful at
the table. It Is a natural but pernicious
craving at that age. and is often productive
of very bad results If the appetite is not
curbed.
When you see your children biting their
nails, sit right down and manicure them.
Soak them In soapy water. first. and press
the skin back at the roots; then trim al
most to the Quick with a pair Of sharp scts-
sors. You can break the bad habit In a
month by this attention once q week, and
insure your child a nice set Of nails when
she is grown. You will make a better Job
II you polish them little. nail-bitten
hand is a horror, particularly on a woman.
For dry, scaly scalp no dressing is bet
ter than vaseline, rubbed into the scalp till
the head fairly burns with the friction
Part the hair a little at time and rub on
the head. not OR the hair. Brush first, to
get oil tne uuSt anu loose OdnQrun out. and
brush after applying to get the vaseline
evenly distributed.
Clover blossom tea is said to be a great
blood purifier. Make your trips to the clover
field pay you by gathering the blossoms
Make a strong tea Of them and drink 1t. II
you don't want to use the blooms now. pull
and hang away in paper sacks to dry
against q day of need.
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Ways to Prevent Boys From Making
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