The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-28
Suggestions.

DO not use soap In washing bamboo
furniture. Instead. clean with cold
salted water. rinse with cold water
and dry as quickly as possible In the
open air.
AN. application Of ashes and salt,
mixeg 10 a stifi paste, Is recommended
FOR the stoppage OF cracks In stove
CRATES. II put on al night II viii be
firm IN the morning
Il IS poor economy 70 use red ash or
soft coal for cooking stoves or fur
naces as they burn ont rapidly and
clink easily Coke makes a cheap and
hot Gre. The objection Is that Il is
100 b5t and viii burn out a furnace In
season or two.
A new method Of treating the scalp
Tor falling hair, consists OF a pad Of
absorbent material gummed into the
crown OF an unperlorated hat and
medlcaied with some volatile liquid
that viii be yaporized By the warmth
of the head
A simple way to color cake icing
or candy. green Is 70 use the white
81 an egg in which one or two green
codee beans have been standing for
several hours or over night After re-
moving the beans the egg Is beaten
and used for icing.
A very pleasant drink, which has the
enect OF a cordial. Is secured by ia
vorlng a cup Of tea With a small guam
kiiy Of shredded pineapple either fresh
0r preserved. and a slice Of lemon.
Irhese should be placed IN the cup and
be hot tea poured over them.
one of the most dihicult things 70
determine Is the purity OF linen. Adul-
Grafton IS SO cleverly accomplished
how that an expert Is often deceived.
Pure linen. It should be remembered. Is
hard and slippery. not soft The most
COMMON test is 70 moisten the finger
md apply to the linen. II the mols-
ure at once comes through on the
,ther side. Il IS considered satisfactory
arooo d the purity Of the goods. In
nixed goods. capillary attraction acts
lower. Many rely on the iiax odor,
shlch can never be wholly eliminated
rom the fabric.
y The charge Is often made. with rea-
on. that the majority OF cooks ruin
otatoes in the cooking. either through
'puorance or carelessness. Irish house
aivef whose chief diet Is potatoes. and
no may therefore be expected 70
aiake the best Of them. plunge their
ioew. sound potatoes into boiling salted
Safer. dropping them slowly. one az
rs time. in order not 70 check the boll-
z. Old or wilted potatoes are soaked
y cold water Tor an hour or more be-
-re they asr cooked. As soon as
Billed potatoes are done an water
lould be drained away and the kettle
.aced where there is SUFFICIENT heat
dry out all moisture. Some cooks
oiIr row IN a scant handful OF salt TO abb
aslrb the moisture. when baked pota-
ndes are done they should be pricked
nx IN q fork to let the Imprisoned mois-
one escape. otherwise they are likely
"a become soggy.
ayrhe splintering of hardwood floors
Nkitchens is frequently complained
lsaty housekeepers. The cause Is at
4 T. ned 70 scrubbing with soft soap
n = water or alkaiL This treatment
tNI ruin a door Of that sort Instead.
a should Be gone over with a hair
70 Nish and al spots wiped Of with
np cloth and then rubbed dry. Once
anteek the noor should be rubbed with
lff 10Th moistened in kerosene Or crude
ieN roleum. the latter is preferred. For
aNInfrr ease and convenience the