Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-01
Household Hints.

Household Hints.
To utilize cold roast meat, chop the
meat finely and then mix an equal
portion Of cold-boiled rice. Put it into
a pudding dish and season with a little
meat gravy or soup stock. Cover the
whole with grated cheese and bake 20
minutes in a hot oven. An excellent
dish for luncheon, tea or breakfast.
An appetzing dish for luncheon or
supper. that requires neither great out
lay of time, strength or money, is sal
mon loaf. To one can of salmon allow
four crackers rolled fine. two Well-heat-
en- eggs, one-haif cupful sweet milk,
butter the size of an egg, salt and pep
per to taste. Mix thoroughly. put in
creased cans and steam one hour.
Cabbage must never be allowed to re
main long in hot water before it bollS
up. II must boil very fast, and for
that reason it must always be on the
hottest part of the stove. and there
must be an abundance Of water ana
the saucepan always large. AS soon as
it comes back to the boil. take off the
cover and leave it off all the while, and
push the cabbage down under the wa
! ter from time to time. Cabbage boiled
as thus directed will be done in half an
hour.
\ Well-selected scrap-book is as good
or even better than a library book as
q source of interesting reading matter
for the family or visitor, while literary.
professional OF business men, students
in any special lines, farmers and gar
deners. even mechanics, can make col
IectionS of matter pertaining to the
field in which they are interested that
viii be OF inestimaDle value To them
and their associates by carefully pre-
serving articles found from time TO
time in the newspapers and magazines
containing information or discussion
on such topics; and the work. if sYs-
tematically done, need not be seri94s
task on time or patience. Sem-inv1e1b IS
find in scrap-book making chaElning
freoreation and useful occupation. ann
few persons in any lfSssof life are 81
busy or 50 poor in RESOURCES thar they
may not do somethinxNef the kiFl and
be surprised at the IesuIts ny are
able to accomplish
"Never too old to learn is the motto
that the fortunate possessor Of a wide
awake child must always be ready to
| subscribe to. y small lad coming home
| from ilinde r@arten Il few days ago,
| where he had been initiated into the
| mysteries attending the sewing on IF
| buttons said "Mother do YOU know
! how To put my buttons on by rule"
| well, moi exactly bE rule, WAS the
amused Il Spouse. Never mind. I'll
teach you" said This instantaneous
epitome of superior ADVANTAGES. First
| you double Nour thread. and make a
| knot Then YOU put the needle through
! the outside Of the cloth. which leaves
the Knot covered by the button, and il
YOU want tbs button to he loose. 81
can button il easy. YOU put a pin or the
| point Of your scissors on the button
and sew your thread over that, fiNt
times each way. See" And tbs
| mother. who thought she knew from
| years Of experience all there was &c
know about sewing on buttons. meek
| ly accepted this axiom of button sew
ing from the lips Of tender youth. anG
said again. Never too old to learn.
Sir James Sawyer. an English physi-
a man takes proper care of himself hG
| ought to live to be at least 100 years
old. For the sake of those who would
like to try the experiment the 10 rules
| prescribed by Sir James are here
| given: You are to take eight hours
sleep; sleep on your right side; keel
your bedroom window open all night
| have mat 10 your bedroom door; d'
not have your bedstead against The
| wall: no cold tub in the morning, but d
| bath at the temperature of the body
exercise before breakfast; eat litt!y
| meat and see that it is we'll cooked
| (foT adultS) drink no milk; eat plenty
of fat to feed the cells. which destroy
diseased germs; avoid intoXicants
| which destroy those cells; daily eX-
ercise in the open air; allow no pen
animals in your living rooms. They
are apr to carry about disease germs
live in the country if you can; watch
| the three Ds-drnking water, damn
and drains; have change of oCcupa
ton: take frequent and short holidays
limit your ambition, and keep youl
| temper.
Christmas over and an account OF
| stock taken" many Will find that they
have a picture to frame. In decidin2
how to have this apprOpria tely done, ;
few suggestions from an artistic franel
may he of value. The nature of eacf
picture must determine the kind o
frame" says the man who has made il
a study. Photographs, engraVings anc
| ctchings are now usually framed il
| rather narrow strips Of plain wood
| bird 's-eye maple, oak, rosewood, ol
mahogany. With mats rather narroN
than otherwise Gold frames for paint
ings are much less ornate than for
merly, and are usually made Of piain
! fiat strips of oak. chestnut, birch, on
maple. gilded lightly 50 as to show tins
grain. old steel engraVingS have mar
row black strips of wood. with OF With
out inscriptions. and with mats O
medium width. photographs an'
Waterc0lorS are sometimes more tffeC-
itVe when mounted in the passepartou
style, which is rapidly gaining in ia
Vor. This consists of a strip Of paper
or cardboard of dark grey or Olive
pasted on around The edge OF the glass
and mat as sort of binding.
The sofa cushion has become s
firmly imbcdded in the affections O
he feminine heart that it will be {