The Portland daily press., 1900-04-20
THE HOME.
A CONSULTATIVE PATIENT.

A CONSULTATIVE PATIKNT.
A doctor gives this sdvics 70 mother
who has Q son In consumption. Impress
upsn the young man The absoluts neess
siy Of his bsing careful about expsctorat-
ing. He should be provided with old
pisoss Of cloth or sissus wrapper. ana uss
these when he coughs. and then such
pisos should b. immnediatsly burned.
"spittisg," out Of doors even, 10 dan.
ssrous, as the germs Of consumption are
not killed either By freezing or BY bsing
dried, 20 that In simmer they are carried
slmcst anywhere In the dust. Lemon
jsies and slycsEins In equal part. VIII
sfford - much relief ~ anything for the
cough, when used In teaspoorful doses.
lnhsline the fumes Of resin IL also help
ful SPRINKLE the powdered resin On Some
hos Goals ana Let him inhals this several
times day. For diet, good sish milk
nth plenty Of sF dan s.w !: :f e. two No.. q
foodss and plsnty Of fruih snsss are all
full Of nutrition and ssg Of digestion;
then he may have 5 uoh foods - may be
found at the family tAhls. Cream n very
coed for eensumpsion.
BORAx A DOMESTIC REMEDY.
a simple domestic rsmsdy 10 borax.
NJ mother kept solution OF salt watsv
and borax cor SANITY On hand. and n the
alisht ST irritation or sore throat de-
velopsd among ne shs had us garsle three
timss day and lave our mouth and
t,nsiis freely. Our good heat, and tree
dom from fsvsrs and eontiei,ts diseases
was owing, In pait no deutt t, Its use.
: In the case Of . burn, We vet chths,
dipped In . strong solution Of borax
wstr, and We are very careful I, sxclcde
the air In putting them on and on. u 10
very cooling and healing, and child
coss nss rsS Ss ts,ns ~ ~ ~ osins
It amoag children IL. 1t 10 harmless. while
staer garglss With carbolio seid are eft N
tsken By mb TAXA, and cause grsGt dis-
tess. l oit,n think II every young
mt thss only knew Of Its virtue she would
te tsaskfui. and having once sdoI I'D II.
AZ. sa1'' :: ..:.iisss os. :sos,d Il
on the kit hen shelf.
II you awake In tire night coughing
and cannot tip, e. small poit'en OF
powdered borax and place on your : ,ngue
and lat 1t slowly dissolve, and 1t Will
slmo.t in.t ty TIP TIE So.f g. :. 10 or
greet singers uss 1t :, aid them In keep
lag the throat In health. watsr win dis
solve only q certain amount Of bornx,
and 90 all one need t. do 10 TO put
quantity into . pint OF quart btttie and
pour on water. what eannst be dis
sovlsd sinks 20 the bottom. and when tne
solution IL gone, add more water. Use II
full strength. -Phrsnologic Magazine.
HOW TO BREW TEA.
The assertion made By WI Ting
Fang, Chi ~ minister to the United
States, at the recent tee importers din
nef, that Americans did not know how 10
brew tsa, attracted 90 much attsntio
that he was asked By morning paper 70
sive to the public the proper receipt.
W. WI ssyss
"Ths teapot In China, 10 Invariably OF
porcelain, and varies In style, cost and
dimensions In accordance with the Taste.
wealth and size OF the family possessing
It. In the morning . Sufficient quantity
OF the dry tea leaves 10 placed In 1t, and
on this 10 poared hot water. Let this
infusion stand for q few minntes-say
four or fivs-and you have what we, i
think rightly. regard as . drink ut Tor
sit IL always ready. Whenever the
teapot needs rspienishing all We have to
do IL to add Q little more tea and q little
more water. There 10 no hard and fast
rule a. to the proportions OF tea and water
or az to the character Of the tea itself. 1t
10 all matter OF individual taste. We
use black and green tea, and have either
weak or strong, just az our tastes direct.
"We never drink Il boiling rot, as 10
done In America and England, but at
moderate degree of warmth. To main
tain this desirable temperature It 10 Gus.
tomary to cover the teapot with q sort Of
Gag padded with Gotten and lined with
silk.
"The family teapot II simply emptied
and rsplsnishsd every morning. and not
secured inside. a. that would rob the
vessel OF it's delicate aroma. In this
way an cid teapot acquires . degree Of
fragrance that 10 analogous to the season.
ing OF pipe that has been long In u.s."
The addition Of milk and sugar or any
other Ingredient 10 severely condemned BY
The minister.