The record-union., 1896-11-13
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Remove whitewaSh spots on garments
by instantly washing in strong vinegar.
Wilted roses can be restored by plac-
ing the stems in hot water for a minute.
Coffee stains ON white goods should
be washed in warm water before plac-
ing in suds.
A dish or plate of water set into the
oven when baking cake will prevent
scorched edges.
Cook rice in farina boiler, add few
drops of lemon juice, do not stir until
done, and it will be white and the ker-
nels separate.
The proper amount of mustard for
an emetic is one tablespoonful in a
tumbler of warm water. Salt used in
the same way IS nearly as efficacious.
Leather chair seats may be frightened
and revived by rubbing them with the
white of an egg. Leather bookbind-
ings can also be improved by the same
treatment.
Chloroform is useful for taking paint
stains from black silk. Persistent rub
bing is necessary. Chloroforrn will also
restore faded plush goods by sponging
carefully.
Pink and blue ginghams of a washa-
bic make can be kept from fading by
washing in a weak solution of vinegar
and water Rinse in the same way and
dry in the shade.
Ink stains on white goods can be re-
moved by soaking in water and then
covering the spot with pounded salts of
lemon. Bleach in the sun for half-hour,
wash in suds, rinse and dry.
A very good stuffipg for duck, says
the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat, Is made
from mashed potato and English wal
nuts. Use one cupful of the potato and
one-half cup of chopped walnuts, and
season with one teaspoonful Of salt and
one of onion juice.
Here is a remedy for burns particu-
larly valuable for those who have
charge of children: The burned part
is to be bathed with common essence of
peppermint, such as one may procure at
any druggists for few cents. Re-
lief is almost Immediate but the bath
ing should be continued till the pain is
over.
To make beef salad, cut some very
squares, press from the vinegar four
tablespoonfuls of horseradish, add a
little salt and few drops Of onion
juice; whip six tablespoonfuls of cream
to froth and add it to the radish; ar.
range the beef on lettuce leaves, put the
sauce over ii, and serve at once.
A mustard plaster made according to
the following directions will not blis-
ter the most sensitive skin: Two tea
spoonfuls mustard, two teaspoonfuls
-four, two teaspoonfuls ground ginger.
Do not mix too dry. Place between two
pieces of old muslin and apply. If It
burns too much at first, lay an extra
piece of muslin between it and the skin.
The Philadelphia Record" gives the
following remedy for chapped hands:
Wipe the hands until they are quite dry
partly drying the hands causes the
chapping. After washing the hands or
removing them from the water rub them
while wet with a mixture composed of
the compound tincture of benZoin. one
ounce; glycerine, four ounces, and
water, one ounce. Rub this into the
hands and wipe them dry.
White chamois gloves, used by bicy-
cling women, can be washed as follows:
Make a lather ~ith CASTLE soap and
warm water. in which you have put a
spoonful of ammonia to each quart
When the water Is tepid put the gloves
in it, let them soak for a quarter of an
hour. then press them in your hands,
but do not wiring them. Rinse in fresh,
cold water, with a little ammonia added.
Press the gloves in a towel Dry IN the
open air. after previously blowing to
puff them out.
If only one pot of tea can be made for
a family taking their luncheon at diff
ferent hours. every housewife should
see to it that the tea does not stand
longer than from three to five or seven
minutes. After that time pour the tea
into another pot and throw the grounds
away. If you have only one teapot,
infuse the tea in some other vessel
pottery of some kind is best-and pour
into the pot. In this way the Injurious
effects of the tannin, which is drawn
out of the leaves after longer infusion,
is avoided. and you save yourself. your
friends and family from becoming tea
maniacs.