The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-06-28
HOUSEHOLD LURE.
items Of Information which May he
OF Value to the Busy
Housewife.

"Linen underwear for all seasons OF
the year" Is a slogan which is bringing
host of followers to the standards
of Father Kneipp and his other advo-
Gates Of hygienic dress. Among the
chief objections urged against the
wearing Of wooden next to the skin is
the fact that woolen cannot be easily
sterilized Linen or cotton can be
boiled. Not SO wool. Woolen under
wear can only be sterilised by washing
in naphtha or strong disinfectants,
which is never done save by doctors
whohave been attending infectious dis
ease. A woolen garment will absorb
germs much more readily than linen
or cotton as it hangs on the line in
the process of drying. Wool next to
the body is apt to be irritating to the
skin, as it is relaxing TO the blood yes
sells. While it is true that wool is abb
sorbent, it is also matter of fact that
wool containing some oily substance
has not the absorbent qualities of linen
or cotton. A person who wears Wool
next to his skin cannot have as clean
{ a skin as person who wears linen or
cotton, says the Washington Star.
Aspic, which forms such a pretty
garnish for cold meats and fowl, is
now quite as popular as jelly for lit
tie molds of salad. 1t is very inexpen-
sive and can be readily made even by
the inexperienced cook. Soak half
box of gelatine in half a cupfui of cold
water for 30>minutes. Simmer gently
together for the same length Of time
pint of stock or consomme (or, il
you lack the stock, half teaspoonful
of beef extract to pint of water), a
teaspoonful onion juice, a bay leaf and
a stalk Of celery Add the gelatine,
strain, season with salt and pepper and
set away to cool. When stiff cut into
blocks and use for garnishing. Tongue,
boned turkey or chicken, birds or fish
may be nodded in aspic, pouring the
liquid jelly little by little about the
article to be nodded, and allowing each
layer to harden. Keep the mold in a
cold place until ready 10 serve. To re-
move it, dip the mold quickly in warm
(not hot) water, set the platter over
1t, and invert the dish and mold to-
gether. Lettuce or parsley make
pretty foundation for the dish.
A baked bean sandwich is the latest
to the long and growing list
Of vegetable sandwiches. Brown bread,
It is haedly necessary to say, furnishes
the foundation for this delicacy, the
filing consisting Of baked beans
mashed slightly and moistened with
their own liquor. A few thin slices of
raw onion is thought by many to add
additional zest to the tidbit.
Other sandwiches which have recent
y bounded into favor in Gotham are
still more-suggestive of a plebeian ori-
yin. Molasses sandwiches have a lib
sral filling of that sticky sweet beloved
If childhood, while brown sugar sand
viches have this sweet stuff thickly
,lastered in, the bread in both cases
laving an amount of butter on it.
Anything savoring of bohemianism is
Iuite sure to be a success among the
smart" set, and molasses and brown
ugar have carried the day by acclama-
ion.
Speaking of molasses, it is Of interest
o note that 'Venice treacle," or mo-
asses, formed an important part Of /
he dietary Of Old Parr, who lived to {
'e 1872 years old. The other comestibles (
0 which he clung quite as faithfully
we're garlic and butter.