The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-09

names or their places OF residence IN
,u. Letters 50 astray daily because
he address is given merely as City.
There are tortyohve OF these United
states and many cities in each State.
1. There is an excellent paper. so am
told. published in behalf; of deaf mutes.
Can you give me the name?
O. Which is thes better way to PLUCK a
fowl. with or.;wifaout placing 1t IN DOLL
ing water? I am told boiling water
spoils the flavor. =. ~,
L Will some correspondent give 70 'iie
name of the paper2
2. Dry plucking is much the better way.
A fowl should be plucked clean as soon
as possible after it is killed. Inc leathers
are more easily removed While animal
warmth fingers in the body. Slnse tne
fine down over an alcohol lamp II you 40
the plucking yourself. Few Servants can
be trusted to use alcohol IN ms way.
They prefer to light a wisp OF paper ana
mass II lightly over the fowl to get rid of
the fluffy hairs.
4. Please advise me to whom to apply
IN order to trace ones lineage, II one
NAV apply so high-soundi1g name 10
honest cotch-Irish-German and Po1sh
Huguenot stock. Our earliest american
ancestors came to America at the begin
Ming of 1900. We have very niue DATA
except from one branch.
2 Is there no simple compound OF chem
teal one could trust with careless SER
wants for removing rust. fruit stains ana
nildew from clothing and napery! ask
for. some LIQUID ready for use which would
he efficacious without giving the laundress
opportunity to do further damage
z What will re-establish color in linen
that some washing compound has zoos
ened?
4. Business addresses are not given IN
this column.
The exceptions to this rule are educa.
tional institutions, book publishers and
charitable organizations. knowledge OF
these makes for the public veal.
am in constant receipt Of letters rec
omn ending this and that patent medlcine
or other proprietary article, warrant
ed, according to the writers or SAID com
mendations. to cure sucn anu sucil oouiiS
ailments. to get rid Of vermin and to re-
store or extract coloring matters, etc.
correspondents will comprehend readily
that newspaper rules (and common sense}
exclude such testimonials from any eX-
cept the advertising columns.
Now for "P. J.'s,' query: If you will
take tha trouble to send me a stamped
and self-addressed envelope l will, with
genuine pleasure, give you the name OF
an Intelligent and thoroughly competent
eenealogist who Will reckon up your line
age" working upon such data as you may
be able to supply.
Lemon and salt and buttermilk AMI
colt are simple and harmless. Wet the
spots with lemon juice or buttern1lk, rub
in all the salt 1t will hold. lay the fabric
in the hot sun for several hours, wash
with pure water and repeat the process
If necessary.
Oxal;c acid C'salts OF sorref) cltrlc
acid (..salts Of lemon"0, chiorlnated soda
and cyanide of potassium VIII 40 tne WORK r.
more quickly, But they are. one and all,
7eadl1@ nelson's and not to be trusted out
of your own keeping.
3. Color thus loosened IS like Burns
Snowfall on the river
One moment seen, then gone forever
It is sometime possible, If color has been
.taken out" by an ac'd to restore 1t pa
TALLY by the use of ammonia. Inc besf
thing you can do for linen faded In the
wash is to boil it white
why does frosti71g made Of the white
of two eggs and one-half cup of pull
verified sugar seem perfectly right and
after it is on the cake it is like foam
and will not harden? The sugar seems
to soak into the cake. Could you en-
ghten me? have always had the
greatest success with my baking, but I
have had this trouble the past six
months. y. r. >
You use too much egg and too little
sugar. A safe rule for frosting is the
white of one egg and small cup OF su-
gar. Begin to beat esq ana sugar a. 'ne
same time keeping * up until you have
a smooth cream. It will harden sooner
han if the sugar is added to the beaten
egg.
I notice in your recipe for currant JAM
given a few days ago, you call for one
pound Of sugar to pint Of the juice I
made my Jelly this way for years. but