Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-27
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
TO Stop Bleeding.

Many mother, says physician
has had n terrible fright by {
child running in with its clothes
hands and face all smearcd with
blood. 1t is astonishing what a mes:
4 child will manage to make Will
Il little blood. You will find, mos
probably, when yon have washed will
cold water that the amount OF in jury
is a mere trifle. II it is difficult tC
stop the the bleeding, most valuable
remedy is the common whiting OF
pipe clay. Put thick covering OF
either of these on the wound, then a
bit OF dry lint, and press it closely for
few minutes. Let what sticks to
the wound remain there, and cover
with bit of plaster. Bleeding from
the nose, unless it goes too far, need
not alarm you-nay, in many cases it
may prevent something much more
scrious-but when it requires to be
stopped, let the child sit upright
bathe the neck and face with cold
water and dissolve Il little alum in
water and squirt it up the nostrils
II this does not succeed, send for a
doctor.
For Covering Jelltcs.
In these days OF many duties any
suggestion for saving time and labor
is welcome, especially to the careworn
housekeeper. To this end Mrs. E. A.
Edwards has found an excellent plan
for putting up jellies by which the
tedious task of FASTING papers over
each glass is obviated.
The process not only saves deal of
time, but is more thorough than the
old way.
Get half pound of paraffin, shave
it into small pitcher or vessel from
which it can be poured, and melt it
by setting the pitcher into hot water
or on the stove. While the jelly is
warm pour over the top thin cover
ing of parafiin. This seals it thor
oughly and prevents all mold. 1t can
then be covered with the tin covers,
or need not be covered at all, and set
away in a cool place. When needed
for the table slip off the paraffin, and
put it away to be used again. The
covering of the jelly, which, with pa
per and paster, requires considerable
time, often failing to keep mold from
the jelly, is done in few minutes,
and when it is cold the finished
product is ready to be set away with
out further care. If one is in the
country where the paraffin is not easy
to obtain, paraffin candles will answer
the purpose as we'll. The covering
gives no taste to the jelly.
Washing WorsteA Articles.
The best way to clean articles knit
or crocheted of zephyr or other light
woods is to rub them in fine -four,
using exactly the same motions as if
water were used. First immense the
article in the flour, then gently rub it
between the hands, still in the -four.
Take it up and lift it out of the -four
again and again, until the -four begins
to be very dark and grimy in appear
ance. Finally shake out all the flour,
taking the worsted outdoors to pre-
vent the dust from it settling in the
house. Hang the articles cleaned on
the clothes line and gently whip out
any dust that remains. Let them
hang on the line for some time on a
clear day, and when they are brought
in they should be perfectly clean.
Soiled white mufflers may be made
snowy white by this process. Great
care must be taken to remove all the
flour after cleaning.
Knitted underwear which is worn
next the skin, and from which the
stains of perspiration must be removed,
cannot be cleansed in this way, but
must be washed with water. For this
purpose make lukewarm suds OF
melted soap and water. Add two
tablespoonfuls of ammonia to every
two gallons of the water used, if the
water is hard. Souse the garments
repeatedly in this suds. Scrub the
soiIed spots where perspiration has
stained the garment with a little
brush. When the garments seem
clean rinse them repeatedly in luke
warm water, softened by ammonia.
When they are free from soapsuds
and feel soft, squeeze out all the water
you can with your hands. Do not
wiring them in spiral way any more
than you can help. Put them on
wooden forms the exact size and shape
of the garments. Button them on
and set the forms indoors and in a
warm room for the undergarments to
dry as rapidly as possible. These
forms for drying flannel may be
readily made at home OF strips OF
wood, which outline the proper shape
and forms. They are composed OF
two halves, which are united by canvas
hinges, so they may be folded against