Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-04-23
WHOLE NUMBER 1886.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

some if after washing they are thor
oughly rubbed with powdered starch.
This, however, should not bc tried as
q cure, but for prevention of the evil.
| A tablespoonful OF powdered alum
| dissolved i'll glass of soft water makes
an efficacious lotion for bleaching
freckles; the affected parts should he
bathcd with it several times day.
Very soon now the common sorrcl
will be plenty. 1t makes a delicious
salad by itself, with nice mayonaise,
but is even better when used plenti-
fully with lettuce. The kind meant
grows commonly in the fields and has
delicate pink flower, and is called
"sheep sorrel"
Too much cannot be said against
| the indiscriminate use of the fine
comb. Its sharp teeth irritatc and
tear the skin, forming scurf and dan
druff, and ultimately causes the hair
to fall out. Brushing the hair is
much more sensible, and accomplishes
the same end, removing dust and for
eign particles. A tiny bit of vaseline
rubbed into the scalp is a splendid
hair dressing.
Hot milk is the newest panacea for
all complexion ills. If the face be
wrinkled, sallow, freckled or otherwise
afflicted, hot milk, says the enthusiast
over this new remedy, will produce a
cure. Converts declare that the face,
after being covered with milk all night,
feels wonderfully refreshed, while the
skin soon becomes very white and soft.
Some even go so far as to pour gen.
erous quantity of milk into the water
for the bath, and claim that it is posi-
lively magical in removing fatigue.
Sweeping Day Suggestion.-When
sweeping room there is nothing bet
ter to aid in collecting the dust than
newspaper. Take a page of newspaper
at time, wet it hot water and press it
between the hands until it ceases to
drip, then tear it into pieces and throw
them over the carpet. Then sweep,
and most of the dust will gather on
the wet paper. On mating, if large
pieces of wet paper are pushed ahead
of the broom, they will take the light
bluff that is likely to fly back and
lodge.
This is nice way to cook eggs if
one is tired of all the old ways. Sepa-
rate the whites from the yolks of as
many eggs as you intend to serve.
Beat the white to firm froth, leaving
the yolk in its shell, for convenience
in handling. Put the frothed white
in the egg cup, leaving little hole in
the middle, into which dump the yolk
unbroken. Put all the egg cups in
deep pan of boiling water, turn an
other pan over it and cook for three
minutes. just before serving drop a
bit OF butter, some salt and pepper on
each egg.
Just now the renovating of carpets
is disturbing the housekeepers' peace
of mind. Carpets are among the un-
kind things that civilization imposes
upon suffering humanity. Really
sensible people have discarded them
and use rugs instead, but, if you have
the great, heavy, tacked-down things
that can only be taken up twice a
year at most, you can freshen the col
ors with OK gall. A teaspoonful to
each gallon of lukewarm water is about
the right proportion. Sweep the car
pet thoroughly, then sponge we'll with
the mixture. Select q bright warm
day, SO that the carpet will dry at
once.
Prunes are laughed at as boarding
house fruit" and they have certainly
been abused there, but after all, we'll
cooked prune is a thing to desire.
Buy good ones, to start with. Wash
them in three or four waters, the last
one being warm. Set them tc soak in
warm water for few moments, then
put over the fire and let simmer for
half an hour. Pour over each quart
of the fruit a cupful of granulated
sugar, and cook till the prunes extend,
but do not stir them. There should
be good deal of syrupy juice around
them when they are done. When cool
these prunes will be as fine as any
preserve ever eaten, and they have
splendid medicinal qualities.