Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-21

| bAoA CIuHpiy stale DreaQ. OQ tulS dCSOuut
more resistance might be offered to the oil
gestive juices OF the stomach. When such
not breads, however, as rolls, cakes, bis
cut, ETC.. IN which the crust is very large
N proportion to the crumb, Is eaten this
objection loses Its force.
| It Is on Ash Wednesday that all Angii-
cans Of the middle class particularly eat
salt fish. and this salt fish is always cod.
with egg sauce and q garnish OF lemon.
CrimpeP cod-that is, a fish whose flesh
Is made more crispy by gashing with a
knife while still living-was esteemed a
great delicacy even in Shakespearian days.
so great an authority on dietetics as Sir
Henry Thompson AYERS that the fine nutty
flavor Of cod or salmon and the crisp,
brittle quality of the flakes which the flesh
offers after crimping are wholly unknown
to the Parisians or other people who do not
make practice of "crimping." He also Is
authority for the statement that crimping
thus done, that Is, eight hours after taking
from the water, inflicts no pain whatever
on the fish How he is enabled to reach
that conclusion is not stated.
A word OF warning against the careless
use Of polishes. If the origin Of many a
mysterious fire were traced to its source 1t
might be found in the pot Of wax set direct
ly ON the fire to soften to the proper con-
sistency for spreading. Always melt on
register, or use the hot water bath. That
Is, put the jar Of water in vessel of hot
water to dissolve. When ready to add the
beat
Then. too. the care Of the cloths used in
waxing! Always put them away in some
metal or stone receptacle, never thrown
| carelessiy in closet for the reason that ali
the vegetable oils are liable to spontaneous
| compustlon- Keep as long as clean, then
throw away.
| While the regular weighted brush is best
| Tor polishing a floor, a very good substt-
tute can be made at home, using bricks or
n Is irons covered with flannel or old carpet.
| II this improvised frottoir can be attached
| 70 mop handle it will save STOPPING In
france the people have a polishing brush
that they fasten to their feet. At a certain
| orphan asylum in this country the big re-
| ception hall Is polished weekly by the or
phans, who manage to get no end Of fun
| out OF the operation. Each child is furnish
ca with pair Of heavy wooden socks, kept
| On mana Tor the purpose lively tune is
struck up on the piano. and the Youngsters
turn In to dance and shuttle the floor into
a brilliant polish.
An excellent stain for a cher,.,, aoo,. ,s
made from burnt sienna mixed with little
| HnSeed OIL and turpentine Even wafer
VIII 90 II you haven't either oil or turpen-
t ttne on nand,. says a practical painter. It's
| the SIENNA that gives the stain, and YOU
| want 10 snow the grain Of the wood. Apply
| with one cloth and dry as you go along with
another, rubbing lengthwise Of the boards
anere Is no long wait for drying. If this is
-. IL
| IS the easiest in the world to keep clean.
| All II needs Is to be busted, Just like a piece
| OF furniture. A piece of ingram Garnet nm
| der your foot does the work in no time The
| snellacKlng does not take long to dry either
| fou can put on one coat, wait forty min
utes, ana put on a second, and in two hours
| the third. In six hours it will be ready for
use, and the cost of the whole thing labor
| and all, ought not to be over dollar and
| a half for room sixteen by sixteen
clusters OF hydrangea, picked while In
| perfect Hover. and put in vases without
| water TO dry, make very pretty winter deco
| rations.
| When an aggravating little hole suddenly
| appears IN an agate or pOrcelan-lined stew
| pan, do not throw it away as past redemp-
| ton. Take one Of the round-h headed paper
! fasteners, such as lawyers or teachers are
| In the habit of using to keep the sheets of
| manuscript together, push the two level
| nat clips through the hole from the inside,
| bend back on the outside, then laying the
| basin on hard surface, hammer the round
| head down fiat on the inside. 1t requires
| but a moments work and your dish Is as
| good as new.
| Dickens erratIc old lady, Mrs Fs-Aunt,' -
| who always advised her friends to "eat
| crusts,' was not so far out Of the way,
| after all. A celebrated English physician is
| today waging war against the use Of fine
wheat bread and sloppy foods" All chill
| dren, he contends. should learn to eat
| crusts as they act as natural dentifrice.
| Soft foods require very little chewing, and
| so the teeth, not having enough 20 do, be-
come weak and loose in the jaws Chewing
food thoroughly greatly lightens the stom-
| ach's work