The commonwealth., 1904-11-03
HOUSEHOLD AND
KITCHEN,
~.e.4 Noik T1ihune.
The SICKROoM.

There is hardly aud place " here gen.
nine kindness goes so far as in car
ing for the sick. Although there are a
great many grumbling inyallds, there
ere also Just as many invalids who ap-
-reciate what Is already being done for
hem and hesitate to ask further favo1s.
-ghe nurse who is ever ready to find
AIT through tact and Judgment exactly
:, hat the patient really needs or desires
can make herself verltable angel
The person who says and does kind
thlngs IN an abrupt manner, as If she
svauted merely to clear her conscience.
i~ entirely out OF place in the sick
room. To be the right kind of nurse
>ou must honestly want to be OF help.
1t has been said that good nurse is
bern. not made, and certainly it does
lem as it some people have a natural
-.itt ~ this direction. There are many
= s;mlrabie women-sOmetimes they
are even doctors-who make abomina-
ale nurses. They understand all the
intricacies of the disease In question
md give the best treatment and medl-
cine for the case, but they completely
.acb sll the gentleness, tact and SYM
Tathy that soo,he and help the sick
person. Though their Intentions are
excellent, they do what they know is
best for you as If it was a disaereeable
duty and you were repellent tc them.
Other women have nervous, over
officious manner which wears upon a
patient though it is not nearly so inju-
rlous as the other fault.
TOILET TIPS.
An oily red skin needs an astringent.
Add a few drops OF toilet vinegar to
the wash water.
/ Is SAID that the eyebrows will be-
come much thicker if a little common
salt is rubbed into them.
Dandruff will yield to lotion con-
posed of ten grains of corrosive subli-
mate IN pint OF distilled witch hazel.
Apply TO the scalp daily, little at a
time.
Do not use salts OF tartar on dark
bair. Its use will brighten light fair
aud make it fluffy. Where light hair
is very oily the juice OF lemon may
be added to the shampoo water.
A harmless, inexpensive and yet
beneficial powder for profuse perspira'
ton Is made from two ounces of corn
starch and one dram each OF boracic
acid, alum and salicyllc acid. Dust
this over the skin in mediately after
bathing.
DRESSING THE BED.
Whereas the prettiest and most az
propriate dress for bed is undOubted
IL white, there are occasions on whict
il is desirable to use something thai
doe: not soil SO easily. Nothing Is bet
ter for the purpose than cretonne
The spread may be simply hemmee
and large enough to just escape ths
floor, unless a fiounce is used, in which
case it should come just little belo1
the top Of that. If d flounce is used
it may be gathered or plated ar
should be sewed to piece of cheap
unbleachsd m in covering th
springs. The hounce is divided at th
corners of the bed behind the pos
Shams are out of fashion, and instea
the bed is dressed for day use with th
hard, long, round bolster which ha
come down to Us from Louis Ill.
time and which is covered to mate
the spread.
KITCHEN HELPS.
Table o,lcloths or the linoleums o
the kitchen floor can be kept clean'
with oil than with soap and water.
Wash your dishcloths and tea towe
with a strong suds. Nothing eli
seems to cut the grease so quickly an
leaves them nice and clean.
All saucepans and kettles should
turned upside down when not in us
Let the saucepan project little ov
the edge OF the shelf to admit air.
Copper boilers may be cleaned wit
oyalic acid or salt and vinegar, 1oiio
ing this with cloth dipped In ker
sene, then with dry cloth. A blt
lemon Will do the same work.
Keep wire dishcloth to set In I
bottom of the kettle while COOKIE
any thing that Will stick Or burn.
will adapt Itself to the shape OF
kettle better than trivet or a Fl
lid. OF course it must be kept Tor L
purpose exclusively.
WASHING WINDOWS.
In washing windows use borax wa
Or borax soapsuds and dry quickly vi
a soft old cloth. Use hot water, Dut
not sIop. Kerosene added to the wa
in which the sashes are washed '
make them shine, besides cleansi
n