The Portland daily press., 1897-02-20
THE HOME.


the CeIl8f, It's WINDOWS, slic salQ, SbOul0
be twice protected. with barred iron and
an insect screen. To prevent water and
furnace pipes from rusting it should be
aired in the summer at night, when the
outside air is more nearly the tempera-
ture of the cellar. thus avoiding conden-
sation. Cement floors and painted or
whiteWashed walls were urged, but in
any event there should be no dark or I'M
explored corners, and never q particle Of
rottingswood or single decaying yegeta-
BILE left to poison the house atmosphere.
Gases rise, not settle, and the cellar is
purged of it's impurities, if 1t have them,
at the expense of the upper floors.
Buy punches CT wooden skewers to use
in cleaning Kitchen utensils-these pene
trate corners and do not scratch; to uso
whiting to clean paint, washing il off
very carefully and wiping dry with
clean flannel cloth; to use paraffine oil
and turpentine in the proportions CT one
third turpeniGno to tWo-thirts parafine,
in wiping off doors ana surfaces exposed
to the weather; to use BOILED linseed oil
and turI eItine Zone third turpentine) in
oiliug wood floors this for the occasional
oiling. For every washing or wiping over
pu one tablespoonful of sweet or para
fine oil to two gallons OF water; keep
oiling cloths in some metal or stone re-
ceptacle; do not use old cotton and linen
cloths for cleaninG-they are not to he
recommended for such purpose. but are
invaluable to the nearest hospital, and
should be lelig ioualy saved for that use
the best cleaning cloths are made Of til q
CHEAP coarse houeycOmb mai erial sold a {
TIE shops for a few cents a yard.
Internal Poisoning Remedies.
A Tablespoonful of ground mustard in
glass of warm water, followed by mere
warm water, until vomiting occurs, is an
excellent epetc. Common salt will all
swer in the absence Of mustard. Or
glass Ct cool water, with a keaping tea
spoonful each of common salt ard ground
mustard stirred into it, ia good. The
whites of eggs or cupful Ct strong
coffee, are antidotes for greater NUM-
Der of poisuns chan any dozeu other nrtl-
Giles known, with the advantage OF being
easily accessible. Sweet oil, lamp oil,
drippines. melted butter or lard are good
substitutes, especially if they are thrown
off quickly.
If vomiting continue excessively after
all traces of poison have been removed,
it may be relieved by immeTslng the
hands and wrists in as hot water as can
be borne; meanwhile give the patient
clear cold coffee or cream of tartar water.
Watercrefs used freely with salt and
vinegar is an antidote to the influence of
tobacco A strong detection will destroy
the pois onous effects If nicotine. N. Il.
Farmer.
Shadow Pictures.
A revival Of an ancient practice afford
ing an admiral BILE way of spending an
evening informally with few friends,
is to make impromptu silhouettes. Very
few preparations are required-only
mum Der of sheets of paper, black on one
side and white on the other, good lead
pencil OF two, pair of good scissors and
some plain white cardboard.
The modus operandi is this. "A sheet
of paper is firmly placed against wall,
the white side out. The one whose pic
ture is to be taken is seated between it
and a moderately strong light i'll such
position that the shadow of the profile
will be we'll defined Oh the paper. Ibis
is traced by some one whose steady hand
will give accurate lines. When com pleted
the paper is taken down and cut out n
the exact tracipgs. and for convenience
in handling, fastened, the black side up,
unon the cardboard. If carefully done
of course no photograph could be more
correct. Comical positions and facial
expressions may add to the fun Of the oc
oasion.-Examiner.
Hints to Housekeepers.
Glycerine and lime juice is very good
for preventing dandruff, and is nourish
ing to the hair.
10 make the skin smooth use tea
SPOONFUL of powdered borax every morn
ing in the basin of water when washing
the face and hands.
Geranium leaves are excellent for cuts
where the skin is rubbed and for other
wounds of the same kind. One or two
leaves must be bruised and applied, and
the wound will be cicatrized shortly.
Use instead warm water applied with
soft cloth or flannel, and rinse off with
water and skim milk. Wine very dry
with soft cloth.
The best way to Eclean wash leather
gloves is to wash them with nearly cold
soap and water, and Oh the hands to
rinse well. When half dry stretch them
and pull them TILL they become quite
soft. they require constant attention
from the commencement of the washing
till they are dry.
TO relieve sciatica and neuralgia pains
heat q flatiron moderately hot, wrap it
in WOODEN cloth moistsned with vinegar,
and apply as warm rs can be borne to
the painful spot two or three times day.
To keep insects off canary birds put
the least bit of kerosene oil under each
wing-say as mucn as romans on your
little finger after you have let the drop
fall. Do this every ten days until all are
removed. Clean the cage we'll every
d ay, scour it in hot water with borax,
and use but little soap.
pleasant powder for pertaining
clothes packed away, which it is said
will keep out poths, is made as follows:
Put in a mortar one ounce each of
cloves nutmeg. mace, cinnamon, cara
way seeds and Tonquin beans. Pound
them to u powder with six ounces of orris
root. Fill little bags made of muslin
and Law them among the clothing.
The French have a way Of making even
An inferior quality of table linen look
well without the aid OF starch. When
the napkins are ready to be ironed they