The Portland daily press., 1896-10-03
THE HON E.
Borax.

Pacific coast, and only few years ago
beyond the reach of the meagre purse.
has become SO cheap in price that it is
now within the possibilities of the
hum blest home. To keep house without
borax means that ones house is badly
kept.
The beautiful white powder should
find place in the bathroom. the kitch-
en-. the boudoir, the nursery and the
laundry. Its very harmlessness Is one
OF the greatest recommendations. A
physician said to the writer that he
wished it's use might entirely supersede
that of ammonia, as the latter is harm
full and dangerous to have about.
Borax Is now also much used in hos
pitfalls instead of the odorous carbolic
acid. Borated gauze is employed for
dressing wounds. and .boric acid If
sprinkled ON boils or liberated sores Is
unctuous. disiufecting and healing.
Among the numerous uses to which
borax may be put are the following:
Borax is a thorough disinfectant and
cleanser. 1t will make the bath de-
light. A tssspoonful in quart of warm
wster will make perfect sham poo, and
has been used for years by the best hair
| dressers.
Borax, if sprinkled about sinks and
stationary wash stands, Is sure death to
the Croton bug. The writer will also
guarantee absolute relief from the ais
gushing cookroach in kitchen or office If
borax, mixed with small amount Of
pulverized sugar, Is placed about in
small dishes. A newspaper office which
became positively unlivable from the
rresencs of cookIoaohes, was entirely and
absolutely freed from these by the use Of
torax. the alkali clogs the trachea
through which the roach breathes, and
he cannot live in its vicinity.
For washing blankets and woolens of
oil kinds. from tho heaviest to the most
delicate borax Is infallible. I he softest
blankets and most beautiful woolens tes-
tify to this. The coffee pot will be
sweetened and made fit for preparing
this delicious beverage by boiling in it
a spoonful of borax once week. Sour
smelling sponges will become sweet and
washstands, which get black and sticky
from hard water, will shine and become
white by wash of borax and pumice
stone. Sprinkle the borax on the cloth
and just tritie of pumice stone, and
you will be surprised at the results.
Borax will not hurt the hands. 1t does
not "eat" them, In the words of the
yellowed by time. 1t is excellent for all
laundry purposes, and one successful
laundry keeper uses it as rinsing water
for napery, as just enough starch ia
thus given to give body to the linens.
For preserving meats and fish horax is
used by meat packers, simply sprinkling
it over them. Campers also know it's
preventative qualities. Dandruff is re-
moved by bathing the head with mild
borax water. Milkmen, and some house
keepers. use it in minute quantities to
keep milk and cream sweet. Paints and
enamel ware are hardened by borax.
A rose bush dying because Of parasites
was saved and made to bloom by hav-
ing powdering of borax. For spong-
ing black goods, a weak borax water
will brighten and restore them. Tea
cloths and doilies embroidered in silk
will come out beautiful from the borax
wash. They must be Immediately
ironedson tho wrong side over clean
white cloth. Hair brushes dipped into
borax water once a week will be free
from head oils and dust, and delightfully."-
clean. Paints are never SO satisfactorily
washed as with borax in the water.
Linoleums also and oil cloths are
frightened by their wash of borax.
Baby's mouth will be sweetened and
out with weak solution of borax and
water. Physicians and nurses advise
this. For bathing sore eyes it ia almost
magical in its good results. If any for
eign substance irritates the eye borax,
wash will quickly allay pain and burn
ing.-Corr. American Cultivator.
Five O'Clock Tea Sandwiches.
With five O'Clock tea, one wants a
thin, delioatsly favored sandwich. Out
your bread thin, and shape as fancy die
tates after the crust Is removed. Butter
smoothly and lay on damp cloth until
ready to use. For filing. use boiled
ham, hard boiled eggs and artiohokei
(pickled) in equal proportions. Cut the
ham with a pair of sharp scissors into
long threads, and slice the pickle into
thin, round slices. Mix dressing Of
mustard, salt, pepper, vinegar and celery
seed, and add a raw egg. Boil, and
when it begins to thicken, remove from
the stove. Mix lightly and spread. Tie
the two slices together with white rib
hon.