Evening star., 1896-10-24
H 0 US Ell DID HINTS

"Well-fed men are seldom drunkards," a
nice old lady once said. By that she did
not mean that rich viands in quantity kept
men from being drunkards, but that plain
wholesome food. well cooked. would satisfy
the cravings of the stomach, and a man
won't want to drink Spirits"
There Is no 'luck" in housekeeping. and
tne woman who trusts to the tickle god to
help ner out will get herself into trouble
speedily. Method will accomplish much for
weak woman, but haphazard housekeep-
ing WILL wear out the nerves Of the strong
est woman living. 1t means waste and
siatternly work and unhappiness for all
concerned.
learning to dust a room properly as she
does In learning to draw, who broiis a steak
with the same nicely she embroiders
rosebud who makes coffee as carefully as
as as she crochets, is the girl who will make
the economical, CHEEKY wife, loving mother
ana delightful companion. 1t Is not a crime
10 know how to keep house. Every girl ex-
pects 10 nave home OF her own some day.
YET the girl and her mother each act as
though there was no such thing as ser
vantless home, and victuals grew on
bushes. ready for the picking When girls
Iearn now scandalously divorces have in
urHaseu ,,;1s IN the last six years. perhaps they
VIII heed the lesson these unhappy homes
teach, and study human nature and home
relations a little more
When buying new furniture for the home.
pass by the ornate cheap imita tions unless
your purse is wide and deep. and pay a
. n.tae more FOR well-made, substantial, hard
wood articles that will wear. Buy not
quite so much; have it good, and add to
II, piece by piece. You will not regret your
foresight.
Remember that small figured carpet, or
one with only suggestion of a figure, is
best for the small room, or plainly furnish
ed one Large figures are apt to quarrel
with everything around.
In large cities little children are often
lost, but little precaution would save lots
OF worry and many tears. Write the fun
name and address and put 1t in the child's
nat or cap. Some people put a card on
string about child's neck inside its dress
on Wnlch IS the name and address, and let
1t wear 1t all the time. The very best
plan is to teach child to say its full name
and address just as soon as 1t can talk.
1t is said that oilcloths are made softer
and much more durable by giving them
two coats of lnseed oil with q brush, and
when that is thoroughly dry. adding a coat
OF varnish. Never wash an oilcIoth with
lye, or any such cleansing fluid; it eats
the life out of it. Go over it first With a
flannel cloth and hot. clean water. Then
follow with a bath Of skim milk, or just
skim milk alone, II not too much soiled
This will keep the cloth new a long time
Papered walls, If not too badly soiled,
may be cleaned by cutting a loaf of day-old
bread In quarters and using as a rubber
after the walls have been thoroughly dust
ed. Dry cornmeal rubbed on with a cloth
Will clean them WELL also.
If the light in the coal oil lamp burns
dimly you can be sure the wick or the
burner is at fault; If the wick is dark and
ciogsed 1t needs washing. If it is clean.
h11rnar o1
scrubbing In soap and ammonia, or you
will have smoky, bad-smelling lamp.
A cement Of ashes, salt and water is ex-
cellent for filling the cracks Of stoves.
1t isn't a good plan to scour tin ware too
much. as 1t wears the tin off. If tins are
washed In hot soapy water, ,rnsed and prop
crly dried, they will never need securing.
Keep tea and coffee in close bottles or
canisters, and keep them by themselves. as
their odors will taint bread, meat butter
and milk.
When a cork is larger than you need and
is hard. too. drop it In boiling water and It
will soften. 80 that 1t can be used. Save all
the corks in box and when you have a
handful scrub them, boil awhile in clear
water, then dry and put away. Never use
cork until 1t has been cleaned. unless you
know its latest use- People are often poi
soned by cork oanelessness.
If you want to keep oranges or lemons
some time, wrap them carefully in tissue
paper and lay away where they will be un-
disturbed.
To remove glass stopper run a lighted
match around the neck Of the bottle, or
sew a stout cord around it two or three
times. These failing, apply a cloth dipped
iE hot water.
Never pour cabbage water down a DRAIN
The boiled cabbage scent III the house is
bad enough but the water poured down the
drain will leave the odor with you for
month.
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