The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-21

edge, the amount of loss from these acct
dents forms. in the course of the year,
quite an item in the household accounts.
The following directions for the removal
of stains bear about the same relation to
household chemistry as the most elemen-
tary lessons in first aid to the injured bear
to trained nursing.
Coffee, Tea, Chocolate-Hot water (boil-
ing). Place bowl on table, spread stained
part over it. pour boiling water on it from
a height, so as to strike the stain with
force.
Fruit-Boiling water. Spread stained
portion over bowl; pour boiling water on
from a height, perhaps, Of eighteen inches
to svo feet.
Ink-Milk, salts. lemon. Javalle water.
If moist, salt. meal, flour, sugar, then
wash in cold water. If stain is fresh,
place stained portion in milk and allow
to stand. If the milk becomes too much
discolored, drain milk of and put on more.
If stain is dry and wifi not come out as
above, use salts of lemon or Javalle water;
pour on. allow to stand a few minutes,
and wash thoroughly.
Mildew-Lemon and sunshine. Rub
lemon on and set in direct sunlight.
Iron Rust-Salt Of lemon, Javalle water.
Rub with salts of lemon or Javalle water
and wash thoroughly.
GrassEAleohol. Soak stained portion in
alcohol. rubA
Paint-yaseline and benzine. Rub with
same material if wet; if dry. soak and
soften with vaseline; rub with benzine.
Perspiratior-Soap solution and sum
shine. Place in sunshine in soap solution.
1t is difficult to remove entirely and re-
quires patience.
Machine Oil-Cold water. Rub from out
side toward the centre, using great care
not to spread.
Wax-Absorbent paper and hot iron
Place goods on absorbent paper and press
it with a hot iron.
Blood-Soap and warm water. Wash
in soap and warm water, not hot. Cold
raw starch. Rub on wet and allow to dry.
Scorcf-sun. Expose to sun for a few
hours.
wine-salt and boiling water. Treat the
same as fruit stains.
Wagon Grease; Grassland. Rub on
stain, then wash.
All acids and strong fbres tend to eat
the fibre, so that much skill is required in
using them. They must be used quickly
and accurately TO avoid bad results.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES it IS necessary
to disinfeet clothing, before Laundering.
Extra precautions must be taken in case
of laundry work, as serious consequences
might result from eareiessness. An ord
mary and simple method of disinfecting
is to plunge the clothes into boiling water
and boil for an hour. After this process
most germs, if any were present. would
be killed. Anthrax germs would have to
be boiled a second time. For common use
where a solution is required, Hg Cl-2 tab
lets come already prepared. These simply
need to be dissolved in water to make a
solution OF the required strength, j. e., l
part to 1900 parts.
handkerchief which nave been used for
colds should be soaked in a disinfectant
and washed separately before putting in
with the rest OF the clothing for boiling.
A good disinfectant solution is salt water.
In London the vicar of one of the fash
ionable West End Churches is asking for
the opinions of his congregation as to adj
visibility of a church cloak room for the
storage of hats during service hours. OF
course, the question at present only con-
Germs the regulation chimney pot, sacred
to the rigors OF smart male attire. But
the proposal, if it be adopted, may have
some revolutionary Developments.
That dress, that hat-they are per-
fecti What wouldn't I give for just one
such outfit?''
And II candidly returned the other
would, would give every feather IN this
hat, every frill on this dress, for the skin
that covers your cheeks Oh, dear, il
only connplexions could be chosen from a
showcase ike millinery or laces.'
Then the woman in silk organdie sighed
so ~elviously that in place of covetousness
a spirit Of c~ontentment settled within the
breast of her dimity-clad companion.
The wearing of earrings, in spite of its
rather barbaric element, promises to be
revived, and if once again women begin
piercing their ear lobes, we may look for
ornaments striking enough to warrant the
move.
Some aesthetics hold that jewels worn 50
near the face detract from its beauty, bat
jewelers. advance the argument that ear
rings draw the attention to pretty hair
and eyes, just as in the last century a
skilifully placed patch enhanced the
charm of a sweetly curved mouth.
More than this, an enthusiast asserts
that wearing earrings has a distinctly adj
v~antageous effect upon the sight.
But If anything helps these ear baubles
to regain their old time popularity it will
be vanity rather than consideration for
good health.
Which IS more -fortunate-the woman
whose husband is a sort of social aid,
eager to entertain, willing to pay calls
with her, help her receive. make himself,
in fine, altogether agreeable to the wom-
en- Of her set, or the wife whose. spouse
fatty refuses to join in social pastimes?
The former type may be a real prop IN
many cases, but generally there comes a
day when his mate resents the same lit
tie attentions to her friends which she
formerly encouraged. Jealousy magnifies
small acts of chivalry, and by degrees
the husbands g~raciousness becomes a
sort OF scourge for his wife. who discov-
ers that other women accept it as a tri-
butte to their charms.
At least the woman married to a So
cial recluse escapes this mental friction.
But that she seldom appreciates her good
fortune is evident by the nagging sys-
TEN with which she tries to hound her