The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-25
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

For prickly heat make water slightly
slippery with soda and bathe with it,
All cold vegetables left over should be
saved for future use in soups or saiaGs.
Silver gilt spoons with flower handles
enameled in natural colors make pretty
show.
The one thing for which lace paper may
be used and be considered good form on a
table IS for cheese.
Wrap vour fruit jars in newspaper and
sci IN a cool, dark place The wrapping
Will prevent the fruit from bleaching
Pretty freoroof china dishes IN ,heir
silver wire mountnss testify to the popu-
larity attained OF late by casseroles, souf-
fies, etc, on our menus.
The candeALrum is to the fore as
dinner table decoration. The lights soft
ened by 2olor A shades. enhance the beau
ty Of the shining SILVER and gittenng
glass.
For tired feet put handful of COM
mon salt into four Quarts of hot water
Place the feet in the water while it is az
hot as it can Ire borne. Then rub the Iee
dry with 4 r1G~l tawel.
1t is aid that when linens are badly
scorched me spot can he removed # treat
ed in the following a'onner: Extract The
juice from two peeled onions and put it
into an agate or rlauite vessel. Add 10 II
into small pieces nrd Two ounces of full
err earth. SliX them together. AMI then
stir in one cup Of vinegar. Staud the
vessel over the fire md let its contents
thoroughly boil When the mixture has
become cool spread It over the scorched
linen and let it dry upon the cloth. When
well dried wash rat The linen.
If your eyes are weak and waterv in
the morning, put the iniest pinch of pow
dered borax in a tablespoonful Of water
and battle them gently with a soft linen
rag. Never press the eye ball, as that
hattens it in time, and brings on prema-
ture loss of vision The eyes are the ten
derest organs of the body and the most
easily injured by ignorant people. The
eye once injured is injured for life, so
have a care how you treat it..
Sometimes the children are cross and de-
velop signs of summer complaint when
there seems TO be no reason for Il a all.
The cause will often be found in the drink
ing water. Drink only distilled water or
such asshas been boiled and bottled. The
cure is sometimes marvellous.
Eggs that are to be used for cake in
summer are very much improved for
frothing if put in ice water for fifteen min
utes ana beaten on an ice-cold Plate or
bowl.
There is one infallibe way to select good
flour. Press a handful of 1t and it will
stick together in shape when the hand is
Enclosed, and will have taken on the wrn-
kles in the skin of the palm. When knead-
ed into bread 1t will not be blush white,
but a rich yeilowish tint, and it will not
stick to the hand. If it is sticky when
made into dough 1t is poor stuff.
Leftover fish is often a drug in the
kitchen larder and remains to sour before
being thrown out Try this. Pick the fish
free of bones and skin. Butter a baking
dish and spread the bottom with the
shredded fish. Sail and neDper the Ia ver
to taste. Sprinkle over this a thin layer
of fine bread crumbs then anotheNslayer
of fish, and bread crumbs for the top.
Beat two eggs TO a froth, and stir into
cup of milk-to quart of fish and crumbs
and pour over the mixture. On top put
two tablespoonsfu4 of butt we'll spread
around, and bake till done. II will an
swer to put the butter in the second layer
of FISH. Half a cup of cream makes 1t
richer than using all milk Serve hot.