Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-11
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A cooking teacher says (that tn
whites of eggs can be beaten mos
quickly IL a pinch of cream OF tartar
in the proportion Of an eighth Of {
teaspQonful to each egg be first add
ed.
Fer the sewing room, piece-boxe.
instead of piece bags are much to b.
preferred These may be built alonf
the wall, forming pigeon-holes abou
eighteen inches square, duly labelled
for each member of the family, ant
for Innings and patterns A chints
curtain falls to the floor in front Of
such a cabinet, whose convenience has
only to be tried to be amply demon.
strated.
One of the small things desirable
on occasions to know is how to prevent
confusion III medicine glasses where
homeopathic remedies are used A
trained nurse gives a simple rule, cas-
lily remembered: Always set the just
given medicine furthest away from
the patient, then, no matter what the
arrangement of spoons, 1t is the for
ward and nearest glass that is to be
taken from.
. In furnishing n room, if the carpet
selected or obliged to be used is of a
mixed pattern and coloring, it is wise
to have the furniture covering Of a
solid or very indistinct color. A neg
alive shade in dull finished goods
would produce a much better effect
than a. brocaded pattern or lustrous
snowy material, and the lines of the
frames should be simple, with little
carving. Any tendency to confusion
Of style is to be avoided
To keep a sick room clean where the
carpeted floor cannot be swept, a pro-
fessional nurse will go over the car
pet with a cloth wrung out Of warm
water. in which has been put a little
ammonia. Upholstered furniture is
treated in the same way If that is a
part of the furnishings. In many new
houses a sick room is included in the
architects plan. This may be used
for another purpose while the family
Is unaffected, but in cases Of illness it
is found TO be invaluable. 1t has
sunny exposure. an open fireplace.
and no plumbing directly in the room.
1t opens into an entry in which is a
window and from this into the main
hall of the house, thus insuring pro-
lection in cases of contagious diseases.
The floor is of hard wood with only
washable rugs for purposes of silence.
The walls are painted, so are the CELL
ings: there is indeed not an inch OF
surface that may not be washed, or
that can hold germs. No upholstered
furniture CT IL, cushions
cred with linen slip covers affording
ease in the rattan chairs and touches.
One such built in country house had
the pictures let in the wall under
glass, similar to a scheme often ap-
piled TO a nursery. In such a room i
smallpox patient might be quarantined
without risk to family or neighbors.
A woman's silent influence on the
affairs of a nation is shown in the ca
reer OF Mrs. Gladstone. She is not a
social or political leader, nor in any
way a diplomat in petticoats. She is
responsible, however. far more than
is generally known, not only for her
husbands vigorous health at his ripe
old age. but also for his great ability
to accomplish the amount of work
W nlcH he Has tHGouSH HIS puDliC lie
and since his retirement. When he
was in office it was her ceaseless care
that he should not be distracted by
anything that she could prevent,
words that meant remarkable self-ab-
negation. The interests of growing
family of seven children with a fond
and proud mother might easily have
made considerable demand upon the
fathers attention, but neither this nor
any social duties, nor any household
perplexities, were ever permitted to
touch his leisure from statecraft cares.
Her watchfulness has not decreased
these latter years; she is still his best
physician and saves his strength in
innumerable ways. trifling in them
selves, but important in the aggre-
gate and possible only to one who has
made such saving a life study. Blessed
herself with excellent health all her
life, she wears her SO years lightly. and
still shows many traces of the hand
some Miss Glynne who captivated the
rising young NJ. p. over half century
ago.