Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-02-09
Household Talks.

Goldfish are likely to die If all the
water in their globe or tank is changed
at once. 1t is said that the change from
stale, standing water to fresh is too
much for them, and gives them cramps,
which will probably prove fatal. The
ideal home aquarium contains, besides
goldfish, three specimens of the aquatic
plant valisperia sporalis and eight water
snails. The plant furnishes food for the
snails, which in turn produces young
suails upon which the fish live.
Milk rinses off bottles and glasses
easily if these are dipped in water as
soon as emptied. They are not clean,
bat they will clean all the easier when
the time comes.
Alcohol added to the ice water in
which cold congresses are dipped will
make these much more efficacious,
Where cold cloths are applied to the
head or throat they should be as light
as possible. Muslin or cheese cloth
makes the best compress.
While mothers kisses are supposed to
take the soreness out of all sorts OF
hurts and bruises, even this sovereign
specific will not keep bump from turn
ing black and blue. If bump is we'll
buttered soon after it is made, the skin
it is said, will not change color. A
woman who did not believe it, but tried
it all the same, says her children have
been saved many ugly marks by means
of this simple and inexpensive remedy
Nuts are said to make great i'm
movement in chicken salad. A cup OF
English walnut meats to a emp OF celery
cubed and one of chicken also cut in
cubes is the proper proportion.
Threading needles would not be the
painful task that it is to so many aged
needlewomen did they know of the labor
saving device invented by a certain
woman. She simply took a spool o.
thread and a paper of needles, and
without breaking the thread, threaded
the whole paper of needles as if they
had been so many beads. When hel
mother, whose eyesight has failed, wish
es to sew, she takes the first needle
draws off as long thread as desired
fastens the next needle to the spool, ano
so on until the last needle has beer
taken. Then, of course, her daughter
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over again.
1t is said that if new tinware be rubbed
with lard and thoroughly heated in thu
oven before being used it will prevent i
from rusting.
To make round steak tender, instead
of pounding the steak in the usual man
ner, which bruises the fiber and lets the
juice escape, soak it for an hour or so il
olive oil before cooking. Cook quickl!
over brisk fire so that both sides viii
be we'll Drowned mot burned), ther
move the pan back so that the inside O.
the meat may cook more slowly. Melt {
lump of butter in two or three table
spoonfuls of good vinegar. and pour owe
the steak while hot. Lemon juice will
La little water added may be used instead
of vinegar. Season with pepper, salt
chopped onion and sage.
For chapped hands, heat one ounce o
cocoa butter and one ounce of sweet al
mond oil in double boiler. Stir til
thoroughly blended, then add ont
drachm each of oxide of zinc and o
borax, drop by drop. When cool add ;
few drops of perfume. Rub some o
this cream into the hands, then pull OIL
some loose kid gloves. If the finger tip
are cut off and circle cut out of thu
palm, the results will be happier, a
covering the hands tightly tends t.
| make them yellow and ugly.-Ex.