Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-09
H 0 U S EHOLD HINT

A great many mysterious" fires might
be explained If rats could talk. Rats and
mice love the phosphorus on the lighting
end CT matches. When you are reminded
i Of the pretty little frivols in which matches
are kept in the bed rooms and in the
kitchen. oftentimes, you must know that it
Is easy enough for the tiny stray mouse
fire by igniting the silken hanging or man.
tel scarf. Safe matches are those that
Will strike fire only when scratched on
specially prepared surfaces. If the COM
mon matches are used they should be kept
In tin boxes and religiously covered all the
time.
penny Is a handy thing to use in
scratching paint from a pane of glass; It
will not scratch the glass, and most other
metals will.
man Of fine abilities doing nothing is
| sad sight. 1t is an economic fact that
educated women who find themselves out
Of the employment for which they have a
particular talent take the first honest thing
that offers. II 1t is embarrassing or cham
bermatd. But men consider such action
lowering. and refuse to dig on the
streets, address envelopes or carry In a
load OF wood, much preferring to borrow
quarters here and half dollars there with
promises to pay when I get that position"
Women tramps are few and far between.
Never dissolve salaratus or soda in hot
water. 1t iberates the carbonic acid gas
and thus loses much of its raising prop
rites.
Real honest meat stew Is a delicious dish
and this is one of the best ways to make IT
CUT the meat into small dice with a sharp
knife and put to stewing gently in a pint
OF not water or sweet, not very salty, beef
stock. Stew till tender, then put i'm three
tablespoonsful of diced cold boiled potatoes
Stir in quarter of cup of butter two
tablespoonful of flour till 1t is smooth. one
spoonful OF beef extract, teaspoonful of
lemon juice and a teaspoonfuI of chonned
parsley. Stir this evenly into the bubbIinsr
stew and season with salt and pepper to
taste; It's good and you are bound to think
80. roasted bread is nice to eat with it,
IL Is an excellent hurry up dish
woman who knows says that cleaning
Ilrs Is easy enough. Put quart or two of
rye nour INTO an iron pot and set It over
the hre, stirring and heating till very hot.
spread out the furs and sprinkle the for
not ana thick over them rubbing 1t well
sh., aIt th. kaneading for some moments
snake the Hour of and brush and beat
the furs well. The natural luster will
return and make the furs look almost like
new. -'A>o
Bathing Is positively the best cosmetic
| IN the world, and any physician will tell you
SO. regular hours for eating, and absti-
nence from Rich food Is the next best and
regular hours for sleeping will come third.
ihe girl who tries the recipe for three
months can throw powder and rouge not
| on the garbage heap. and look to be her
own granddaughter when she reaches three
score and ten.
After you have given your zinc a good
| scrubbing with soap and water rub lastly
with flannel cloth dampened with kero-
! sene' which will improve 1t greatly
Cornmeal will not keep as well as flour.
| SO II you do not use much of 1t buy ONLY in
small quantity. and keep in a cool, dark
place. When 1t gets old 1t has a mustv
flavor that makes it unfit for use
This half and half" weather sets corns to
stirging A simple remedy is made of stale
| nread softened with good strong vinegar.
| bind on the corn over night. After two or
| three applications the corns can easily he
| picked out. 1t takes out the soreness too.
A good cement for mending glass and
china Is made Of three parts of resin. one
part of caustic soda. five parts water well
! worked together. Clean the edges of the
| set away to dry thoroughly.
| Few housekeepers know the good quail
| tiles Of old newspapers For rubbing the
| cook stove they are invaluable Take a
thick handful and rub the stove when very
| hot. and all the grease of the cooking meal
| will come off at once. paper spread on
meat or fowls. pies or pudding will save
the floor from splashes Of Juice or grease.
| For polishing the tin teakettle, coffee pot.
milk pail and other tin articles, 1t has no
equal. Have the vessels hot, then rub
| brtskly. There seems to be something in the
! Ink on the paper that helps to scour up
| the metals.