The Jersey City news., 1901-10-26

In WOman'S World.



time from forty to sixty, or even to sew
enty, years OF age is season of serenity.
and almost unimpaired health, to women
| who have lived in accordance with ma
| ture's laws, in their early days, so that
| these years may be exceedingly fruitful
| Successful endeavor implies. at any age,
resolution and energy. Self-sacrifice is an
essential part Of ii, and attention to rou-
tine is Indispensable. Also, the woman
| who means to succeed must not be too
scattering in what she attempts, nor
| spread her time over half dozen studies
and projects. This one thing do,''
must be her motto. She must concen-
| trate her efforts, and give herself the
/, same kind Of intellectual discipline which
She accepted in girlhood from her teach
| ers. remembering that, though the out
ward may perish, the inward may be re-
newed day by day. She must set, for her
| own benefit, stated tasks. and insist upon
| their performance. AS the little Puritan
maid did her morning stint" before she
| was allowed to play, so must the great
granddaughter of the Puritan, with a
| light frost whitening her brown hair, and
experience enriching where hope once an
mated and spurred her on, be stern in
! her determination that there shall be
daily, regular and conscientious work
along some definite and elected line
Alabaster may be cleaned by applying a
paste of starch mixed with water. Leave
the paste on till dry, then remove with a
stiff brush, when all dirt will come away
with it
| A bowl of quiclzlime kept in damp cup
board will dry the air, but it must be
renewed occasionally, as it loses its
power.
Raw potato juice is an excellent clean
ser. It will remove stains from the hands
and also from wooden materials.
A candle may be made to fit into any
candlestick if it be dipped into very hot
water. This will so soften the wax that
1t may be easily pushed into candle
stick which otherwise would be too small
for it, and it will be neatly and firmly
held.
Cold tea is excellent for cleansing paint,
but for white paint milk is still better
Instead of putting food into the oven
to keep hot for late comers, try covering
it closely with tin and setting It over
saucepan of hot water, This plan will
keep the food hot and at the same time
prevent it from drying.
TO clean milk saucepans fill them with
cold water as soon as emptied, let stand
for half an hour, then add a little soda
to the water and let heat slowly on
cool part of the stove. Then they will
be quite easy to wash
The smell of onions may easily be re-
moved from the hands by rubbing over
with celery and then washing them with
cold water
When washing dishes which have held
milk. rinse them with cold water before
placing them in hot water.
Unbleached calico shrinks; therefore, in
| making it up one extra inch in each yard
should be allowed for shrinkage.
To cool hot dish in hurry, place
| it in a vessel of cold salt water.
Bread is toasted, says Good House
keeping, to take out the moisture as well
as to give it better flavor. Toasting
converts the insoluble starch in bread
into soluble substance called dextrine,
which can be perfectly moistened with
the saliva and easily digested. Bread
toasted until dry and brown agrees bet
ter with weak stomachs than any other
kind of bread, and a sensitive stomach
will frequently digest good toast when 1t
will digest no other article of food.
Hence toast properly made can be judi
eiousiy and safely used as an article of
diet for invalids, at all times, without
the least fear of its proving injurious,
or producing discomfort But II the
slices of bread to be toasted are thick
and are carelessly held before or over
blazing fire. the outside becomes
burned and toughened, the moisture is
driven in, instead of being evaporated,
and the toast is rendered clammy and In
digestible. Toast of the best quality can
be made only from sweet, light, WE'LL
baked bread, and no amount Of toasting
will turn inferior bread, or bread that is
and half baked, into toast that is digesti-s
Bile or fit to be eaten. Toast of an ex-
cellent quality can always be made by
following these directions
Cut the bread in even slices, about half
an inch in thickness. Slightly dry them
in the oven or before the fire. Put each
slice on toasting fors, or in wire
broiler and hold it before or over clear,
bright fire of coal or charcoal but at
sufficient distance from them to allow it
to brown evenly, without burning. When
The surface of one side becomes a, rich,
golden color, turn and toast the other
side in similar manner. Serve covered
with napkin on a warm plate.
To make dip toast, dip slices of dry
toast in well salted boiling water to
which a sufficient quantity Of melted
butter has been added.
To make milk or cream toast, dip Slices
of dry toast into boiling milk or cream,
well salted and enriched with butter
To toast bread on a blue flame oil or
a gas stove OF any kind. put the slices
of bread in a wire broiler, lay the broiler
on griddle over the flame and turn FREE
quently until the slices are nicely brown
ed on both sides. Be careful not to pile
slices of toast on each other. If so piled
they will become moist and lose their
crispnese and favor.
IT am always glad to be at homo once
I am fairly settled" said a woman. but
I hate the getting home and putting the
house in order. The prospect of opening
up q house or an apartment that has
been closed all summer long is not .
cheerful one and sometimes 1t Is much
worse when 1t has been occupied by
masculine member Of the family. who has
attempted to keep bachelors hall during