Evening star., 1898-05-14
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

All micro-organisms are eliminated by the
boiling. Great stress Is laid in all these
lectures upon the necessity of making the
most of whatever conveniences may be
at hand, supplementing DEFICIENCIES by a
wise admixture Of brains In all these
suggestions there Is admirable food for re-
| Election for the house mother. who fire.
quentiy finds herself confronted by ext
gencies when least expected. especially in
the summer. "If an operation Is nee
esSary," says DR.. Shrady, "and no other
convenences are at hand for sterilizing
knives, towels, etc, boil them in the fish
kettle, or whatever is nearest. Strain your
ingenuity to carry out necessary condi-
tions. Extemporize splints out of any
thing. If foot is wounded, and the pa
tient has to be carried any distance be-
fore seeing the doctor, put a stone one
side or the other and bandage it tightly,
with a strip of your own clothing, If nee
essary. Nothing causes a sufferer more
agony than transportation without a ban
daged limb. An ordinary bundle of straw
bound about the limb as sheaves of wheat
are twisted in the field will give comfort.
With the toothsome shad much in evil
dence, directions for removing fish bones
might well be written cut and hung over
every dining room door. If the victim is
a child the first thing recommended Is to
invert and slap violently on the back.
Grown persons can also be inverted by
putting them table, sitting on their
feet and pushing the head down to the
floor Make an effort to reach and catch
hold of the bone with the fingers, holding
the jaws open meanwhile with piece of
cork. a pencil or a penknife wrapped in
cloth. and inserted at the side of the mouth
by the wisdo teeth. Introduce two fingers
at the back of the throat, holding the
tongue down at the same time. If there
is no chance to get to drug store or
physician. a pint of milk followed by an
emetic of sulphate of zinc has been found
to be most etficacious. The milk easily
passes the point of obstruction. The sui
phate of zinc quickly coagulates the milk
in the stomach into more or less sollu
mass. which upon being elected forces the
obstruction before it and effects its re-
moval
No more delightful gift for the depart
ing voyageur can be devised than cal
endar box which, as its name suggests.
holds something appropriate for each day
of the journey. One that has just gone
out on an Atlantic liner had on top
daintily wrapped parcel labeled. ITO be
opened at 7:30 pm" This contained
pretty wadded dressing sacque, to be Slip
ped on over the night dress. For the sec
ond day there was letter, also labeled
with the hour when it was to be opened;
for the third. box of salted almonds: a
tiny jar of sweets was ready for the
fourth book for the fifth. box of Can
ton ginger for the sixth and a picture of
home for the seventh. A larger box was
sent not long ago with a traveller on her
way to Japan. 1t contained something for
every day of that long journey, breaking
the monotony and keeping her in close
touch with the dear ones left behind.
The speckled beauties of the brook are
among the seasons deicacies. even when
obtained through the offices of the middle
man-the fish vendor. Happy, thrice
happy, they who can whip the pools for
their cwn troutlets. and eat them fresh
from the cold waters of the mountain
streams-but comparatively few are these
favored ones. In the camp a few slices OF
crispy Drowned pork considered the
natural concomitants of the trout. the pork
drippings being the best possible cooking
medium. In the home kitchen they may be
cooked in butter or in drippings. Wash
and clean the fish thoroughly, salt and pep
per. shake on pie tin tablespoonful of
flour. have the butter or drippings smok-
ing hot, drop in the fish and fry brown
When cooked dry them on a sheet of soft
brown paper. place on hot dish, garnish
with parsley or watereress and slices of
The pugnacious yellow jacket or paper
wasp is again to the fore sharpening her
sword for the benefit of the unwary who
are so unfortunate to fit across her
pathway. These arrant cOuriers of the
swarming colonies to follow are all over
wintered females, who come out OF the
cracks or holes in logs or walls and pro-
ceed unaided to originate new platoons of
workers. The best means of abating the
wasp nuisance. according to the govern
mental experts, is to discover the nest and
destroy the inmates without quarter. Or
din2rily by watching individual wasps
their habitat can be located, and the intro
duction of few Spoonfuls of chloroform
or bsuphide of carbon into the entrance
after all have come in for the night will
suffice to write ''inis'' over the colony.
1t was Just a bit of conversation over
nedru IN the street A
just left the car, the multitudinous dang
ling attachments to her chatelaine lang
ling obtrusiveiy as she passed down the
aisle. Two men, evidently of English
birth. had been watching her triumphal
progress As the last echo of her rattIing
chains died away, one said to the other,
That reminds me of when l was a boy.
There used to be an old peGdler who came
to our town three four times year,
so loaded down with all sorts of gewgaws
and fripperies. that we used to think he
mad everything that was worth the hav-
ing. So We named him the man who car
ries everything and that woman reminds
me of him again, after all these years"
The old-fashioned sugar tongs with
spoon points are recommended for use in
hullins Strawberries, when it Is desired
TO keep the shape of the berry intact
The large fine berries are frequently served
with the hulls on, passing a little dish of
powdered sugar with each plate of berries
the man who knows, is to run a knife
down the back, cutting through the skin
Remove the fms. then cut into even pieces
on one side. When these pieces are served.
remove the bones and cut the under side
in the same way.
Cretonne lamp shades to match the fash
ionable chintz paper and hangings will be
much i'll vogue this summer for bed rooms
in country houses.
Ham kettles. designed in shape for boil
ing whole ham, are among the new fur
nishings for an uD-to-date kitchen.
The leaves of all house plants should be
syringed with tepid water once a week
The Laughing Girl.
From the Milwaukee Wisconsin
A very thoughtful girl who loved a COM
pliment. as all girls do, but who seldom
got one, was once surprised by the sudden
remark of a man thoughtful and as pre-
occupied as herself. Il have been wonder
ing what was so pleasant in your face" he
said. with blunt naivete II see now 1t is
that you do not smile every time you speakr'
Was il a doubtful compjmeut2 I thinL