The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
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In using lemons, tomatoes, or oranges as
shells for the serving of jellies, salads or
fish mayonnaise, they should be thoroughly
chilled. This is best accomplished by put
ting them in the ice cream freezer Pack
ice and salt around the can and leave 1t
there for an tour before using.
The popular apple salad has changed, now
that the apple season is over, to pineapple
salad, used, like it's precursor, with chopped
celery. The mayonnaise for either of these
salads is preferably made with cream ra-
Their than oil, although a very little oil may
be used to start the egg in it's Dreaming pro
cess. A few sailed nuts--almonds, peanuts
or walnuts-sprinkled over the tap add
an excellent flavor to the salad.
A New York physician advised for.
eigner taking up his residence here to alb
stain until he became thoroughly acclim-
ated, not only from the drinking water of
the city, but from raw oysters. The oys-
tiers were so largely water and so suscept-
ible to germs for the non-immune that he
for the stranger. This caution might be re-
membered by those who go abroad.
The best way to clean painted walls Is to
use a large soft sponge. Those known as
''coachmen's sponges" can be had at a very
low price. }They should be wrung out CT
warm water in which little soda has been
dissolved, and the walls wiped downward,
going over a small space at time, before
it is wiped dry again with clean house.
cloths. Care should be taken to change
the water often, as wiping wall with dirty
water leaves streaks.
These are the days when children feel
the earth instinct and delight in playing in
the ground even if it is only a tiny court in
the rear of a city house. Among the teach
ers' leaflets issued lately at Cornell was
one concerning the gardens of children. L.
urged that every school child should be
encouraged to raise few plants, and ad-
vised that sweet peas and asters were the
easiest and most satisfactory for children's
gardens. This is hint many city mothers
may take in giving these eager little gar
deners some congenial and reasonable en-
The easiest way to manage the tea table
for an afternoon Eat home" is to have the
tea made in fairly large china teapot,
putting the tea leaves in bags that may be
removed at the proper time. This pot of
tea may be made as strong as Is consistent
with good flavor and hygienic brew, and on
the tea table should be an urn of hot water
kept at the boiling point by an alcoGol
lamp, this to be used for diluting pur-
poses for such as prefer the beverage weak.
The tea balls are dainty and pretty, but
their constant use interfcres with the re-
ception duties of the hostess. In large es-
adjustments, where plenty of maids are at
hand, there may be fresh brew for each
caller and for each cup, but the method
suggested secures the greatest economy
OF time and service.
The instructions given to the Red Cross
nurses by the surgeon-in-chief previous to
their departure for Key West are quite
worth the notice of stay-at-home women
new argument against tight-lacing was
made in one point which DR.. Lesser urged,
that the wearing of tight clothes irritated
and roughened the skin, thereby adding a
little to persons Susceptibility to disease.
smooth, unbroken skin he averred, was
a great safeguard against germs. Wooden
underwear, too, was denounced as alb
sorbing noxious substances too easily. Pre-
ventives, too, in the shape of medicine
taken to ward off disease, were not favored
by the doctor. The best safeguards were
regular and light meals, plenty Of baths
and a proper amount of sleep. The pre-
caution of boiling the water was advoca-
ted, even for washing purposes, in swampy
and specially infected districts.
The question of allowances for the youth
Of the family seems to present itself in
various aspects to mothers. One woman,
whose ideas on the bringing up of children
have resulted successfully does not ap-
prove of allowances. my children" she
says, latter they are IA or Is are always
kept supplied with quarter; this in case
of emergency. The rest of their wants are
provided for aA they have been during
childhood" Other mothers have found
the allowance idea an excellent one. Fifty
cents week was given to young girl, out
of which to provide certain small necessi-
ties and be equal to emergencies brought
about by her own carelessness and want