Evening star., 1896-09-26
HOU S EHOLD HIN 7 S

If the baby's little white dresses. skirts
or squares have grown yellow with careless
washing. treat them to a rubbing in strong
borax. ammonia or sal soda water in which
you have used plenty of soap; then spread
them on the grass to bleach. Dip two or
three times in the soapy water the first
day. The second day rinse in clear. warm
water. and put TO bleach for eight hours
longer. This process is good for any Kind
of white clothes grown yellow or dingy
from any cause.
If you use one of the long rubber and
glass tubes for feeding your baby, remem-
ber that the least bit of careiessness may
cause the child's death. The tubes and
nipple become tainted in half an hour on
warm Gay. and tainted with most active
and virulent poison. Tainted milk Will
cause vomiting, cOnvulSionS and fiuX, and a
baby that is ailing the least little bit will
soon succumb to the poison. Clean the
tube nipple and bottle the instant the child
is fed ana put all in a dish of clear water
to soak till needed again. When fed at
night remove the tubes the same way and
throw a napkin over the bottle if milk re-
mains in it. These precautions may save
baby's life. lack of them lose it.
To smooth rough fiat irons, rub them
when hot briskly over coarse salt spread on
folded newspaper 1t is an excellent idea
to keep your ironirg & board a bit of bees
wax white wax and a clean white cloth.
Rub the hot irons with the wax and then
quickly over the cloth. and they will re-
main beautifully smooth. Irons should be
kept in a dry place. and it isn't bad idea
to wrap them in old newspapers.
To remove unpleasant odors from the
hands, dash a spoonful of sugar on the hot
stove and hold the hands over the fumes:
ground coffee answers the same purpose.
If young housekeepers could only be
taught the value of the stitch in time" it
would save them both worry and expense.
Table linen and fowls. the instant they be-
gin to break, can he strengthened by use of
linen thread in careful hands. Sheets and
pillow cases should be mended before they
20 into the washtub. or they may come out
hopeleSsly torn. Socks and stockings are
so easy to darn when the first tiny hole
comes. The little aprons and dresses and
drawers. with their missing buttons and
ripped or torn trimming, not difficult to
repair at first; but let any of these go till
the second washing. and the results are
simply appalling. 1t does not matter how
faded and patched the child's raiInent may
be. If it is orly whole and clean.
Many a woman who compl aims that her
once devoted husband has been attracted
by q ccmelier face than hers has herself
to blame 1t seems to be a common failing
among women to save their best clothes,
their best manners. their prettiest speeches,
their most winning ways for company.
Don't tortuee your round-shouldered
young daughter with shoulder braces. They
won't do an atom of good. but will make
her miserable. The evil should be correct
ed at once, but it must be through physical
culture and strengthening of the muscles
of the chest and back. Any simple little
exercise with dumbbels will do the bus
ness in a few months if they are useG
every day.
When the first cold days come, the teeth
ing baby is apt to have severe indigestion
al at be
generally be corrected by putting a wide
ted ones are the best. Pull the band clea
pits. anchoring to skirt or little shirt will
safety pins.
\ few drops of tincture of myrrh in
glass of tepid water. used as a gargle will
help to sweeten the breath. Scrupuou
care of the teeth and of the diSeS ton viii
generally correct impure breath at once.
If child's kidneys do not do their wcIl
properly, it is apt to result in feverisl
condition of the system, and probable i'll
ness. II long continued. A cry of pail
when laid on the back and disinclnatiol
to remain in that position is one of tn
symptoms of inactive kidneys. few drop
of sweet spirits of inter will usually reliev
in a short time-from two drops for four
months-old baby to a teaSpoonful for al
adult Is the dose Repeat in an hour an
till good action Is noted. 1t is compare
lively harmless medicine.
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breakfast and one or two are left. put then