The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-04-28
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Prunes. filed with almonds, make
delicious dinner sweetmcats.
Old-fashiond mutton tallow is the
very best thing for chappcd lips.
Eggs with very thin shells are not
50 likely to crack in boiling if they are
put on in cold water, and brought
slowly to boil.
Boiling clothes. says an advanced
househeeper belongs to n past gener.
alton. Clothes are much winter and
sweeter if simply covered with boiling
water in tub.
When eggs arc to be beaten sepa.
rately, beat the yolks until creamy
and light-rolored, and the whites un.
til dry, or SO that they will not fall
from the bowl if it is turned upside
down.
A simple remedy for slight attacks
of bill:ousness is Il little lemon Juice
and baking sodl Squeeze the Juice
OF q small lemon into half glass of
cold water, then stir in pinch Of soda,
aud drink while ellervescng.
For frost.bitten feet an ointment
composed of one-half dram Of pure
carbolic acid, one.half dram OF tan
min, thirty dops of tincture of iodine
and two ounces OF simple cerate NAV
be used with good effect, 1t should
be applied twice day.
One of the most ellicacious remedies
for outward application in any chest
or throat trouble is camphorated oil.
You may make it at home. Pure OIL
i've oil put on camphor gum until the
latter ceases to dissolve. Add all the
camphor that the oil Will take up.
A good method OF preserving home
made larl for family use ;s to fill two
quart jars with the hot lard (strained)
and seal us for fruit. Store in cool.
dark cellar. Lard preserved in this
way will he pure and sweet and en-
tircly devoid OF rancid taste common,
TO lard kept on hand for long time.
The perfection Of luncheon does
noS consist in having o great many
dishes or u multiplicity of courses ;.
but in seeing that each is absolutely
good OF ITS kind, and that the plates
are quietly aud swiftly changed, are
cold or hot rs they ought to be, aud
that the foods npetizing and the whole
affair harmonious.
An easy aud effective mode OF ven.
tilatiou can be arranged with piece
OF wood cut % little smaller than the
width oi the window frame and about
SIX inches high. Insert this Mt tho
bottom oi the frame and shut the win.
dow bottom down on tho wood. 4
steady ventilation process will 90 on
ir"m the centre OF the windows.
The care Of The skin is simple pro.
cess once understood 10 prevent
tender skiu being roughcncd by the
fp.d, biting wintor windg, sithor steam
che face over basin OF boiling water.
wrapping fowl over both heal and
hl-iu, on else battle the face in water
hlt iE moro than tcpid. Au r wis.
'ug on with "a soft towel. rul into the
open pores some pure cocoa butter.
iu1 DO VIII Keep Che skin as soft aud
smooth rs baby's
The sir whore palm is kept shonId
Hc mulstcnei by tbe EVAPORATION OF
Ht. q about tho pla1t. or by the AID
picttiou of 90 Go it's fo lace. Fresh
''r must DO admitted, 60 take tho mace
oi chat whose vitality has been burned
put OF 30 by the intense heat Tho
plant must have place uear the yjn.
dow where direct light an exert itg
beneficial eject or toe coil Care
must be taken To- give oniy enough
water Co keep the soil moist. Good
drainage must be provided also.