Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-30
THE sesT WAY

THE BEST WAY
m DOING ALL MANNER or THINGS
ABOUT THE HOUSE.
CODDLINa TO prevent colds 10 mis-
take. To wrap up child's neck and IL
up his ears, IL TO give him trouble 10 tn
future. By Il the skin Ii made delicat
and susceptible TO every change.
Teach children deep breathing, sci
reliance, fearlessness, incite the sense o
power to resist elementary disturbances
give them substantial food, warm cloth
Ing, cut on the boys ladylike curls, ant
cease making municipalities OF him ant
his sister. See that they have low-heeled
thick soled shoes, dress their extremltie
warmly, and let them play out Of door
even when the snow falls or the temper
AZURE descends TO zero.
To LAUNDER FLANNELs 10 the winte
IL Q science. Choose . sunny day wheI
there II little moisture In the air, ant
shake the flsnnels we'll 10 get out all thu
dust possible. Then make lather Gu
OF soft, warm water, by shaving Whit
CASTLE or other good soap into waite
and letting Ii all melt. To this add twt
tablespoonfuls OF ammonia or one o
borsx TO small tub full Of suds. Il
should be quite warm, not hot. Draw
the fabric up and down and squeeze ]
gently, never rubbing 1t np0n board o.
with the hands. Neither should the gar
ments be soaked In the water, nor rub
bed with soap. Solled spots may b.
lightly rubbed with q small brush.
A second suds OF the same temperatur'
"a the frat must be at hand, 10 which
the flannel Is plunged after 1t Is squeezed
from the first. Proceed 10 the SAM
manner as before, and when cleanset
throw into riusing water Of the sam
temperature still. Should the article b
Of fine quality, add triHe Of oluing Il
this water. Take palms TO have the gar
ment As dry as possible by squeezing
gently.
Now take hold Of the hem Of the gar
ment and with energy snap II rs dry n
possible. Ii should be q snap. not |
shake. II 10 surprising what an amour
Of water can be elected. The carmen
IL now half dri d. Should II be freezlni
cold, Il will ruin the flannel 70 dry ]
out Of doors. In this case, or even u !
not q good drying day, suspend II nes
heat In a room a. dustless as possible
The more quickly II dries, the better
Slow drying means fulling and stifienini
the fabric.
OLD YELLOW rLANNELs can be par
TALLY blesched nv using borax, and BY
washing In thin -four starch water. ON
tablespoonful Of white -four, boiled II
each quart Of water In place Of soap, sns
a rinsing In the same thin starch, vii
60 far toward clearing the ssllow com
plexion OF the garment.
Examination OF wool by the micro
scope shows each fibre TO be edged lik,
q minute feather. with very dne hairs
These, when properly treated, are, In
measure, distinct from one another, Ant
between them are confined atoms Of all
that keep out the cold-or, rather, keel
In the heat. Rubbing fiannels intertwine'
aud mats these inextricsble. That Is
the flannel Is fulled up, and there IL ~
no way OF unfulling It. Aud the thicke'
or closer II IL, the less heat Of the body
Il retains. II 10 the loose meshed fabric
containing much air, that Is the warm
est.
To IRON FLANNELs Is q mistake. Lee
US spend as many hours a. we choos'
upon tsble-linen and cotton garments
But do let US be wise enough 10 retsir
the magnetism, the vitality, Of the fresl
air and sunshine 10 under flannel. A ho
iron kills those life-giving forces. Dom
laugh at this, dear housekeeper. TIT
flannel has enmeshed the subtle, swee
life Of the air, which only our finer In
interior senses can apprehend. wheI
once exhausted IL can never be regsinet
by proximity to all the orris root o.
sachet bags In the world.
In place of ironing, II dAnnels ar
hung evenly on the line, then pulled out
smoothly folded straight aud put under
such pressure as the clothes basket
with It's burden for the next days iron
ing, IL will be found, the next morning
that they are smooth enough TO satisfy
the most fastidious. In like manner pull
out hosiery, fold, and spread under TIT
basket with the nannels.
Sheets that are in constant use maj
be treated In like manner. Unless ont
has tried Il, one cannot imagine how
well they look after pressure. The hem
and selvages may be rubbed over, moth
Ing else. More than one eminent ply
sicisn n q believer In the life givinl
properties Of air and sunshine, admins
tered through the interstices OF clean
unironed clothing.
LAMP CHIMSEYs crack readily In colt
weather. The sudden expansion 10 heat
ing Is more than they can stand. II
tougher them, Il is only necessary Il
boil them q long time, after puttint
them In cold. sailed water In kettle
having n false bottom. Even these vii
not stand the sudden raising OF the wicl
after lighting IL, or the pressure OF TOT
tight clamps that hold Il In place.
WASHING WINDOWS ia unpleasant
work In cold weather. A good plan i
frequently to wipe of the inside OF th'
glass with dry cloth. Ii Ii surprising
how much dust and smoke are remov
able. When using water II facilitates
cleansing the glass to use little wssh
ing soda In the water. Polish with sof
paper, crushed 10 the hand, which leave'
no lint on the glass.
How TO PUT ON GLOVES IL an ar
not generally understood. Should the
hands be moist, first wash and dry then
well, and either moisten and dry aRaiE
with q weak solution OF alum, or dus
with tslcum powder. In winter warn
the kid by the fire; then double back thu
wrist OF the left hand glove and inser
the fingers, not the thumb, gently ant
slowly into their places. Now inser
the thumb, turn the wrist over, ant
slowly. patiently work fingers and
thumb until the kid Is all In place, with
out twist or wrinkle. To pull by thu
wrist, which Is the weakest part, 10 Il
insure stretching, or breakage. To b'
successful In fit, the glove should not bt
too small. That not only cramps thu
circulation, but looks awkward. TIT
Frenchwoman never makes that mistake
OF course the buttons, II they are sew.
ed on, have been reserved, else they vii
come of. The second and then tn,
third button are fastened, and lastly
after the entire glove has been smoothet
down, fasten the first. The glove fit'
much better than when the irst 10 but
toned before the others. Often the righI
hand is better developed than the left
consequently 1t, rather than the left
should be measured when selecting {
new pair by the breadth across thu
knuckles.
To REMOVE GLOVES, turn the left 0nt
wrong side out, very gently, never pull
Ing them OF by the finger tips. They
NAV then be turned and carefully ex