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The Washington times., 1905-08-27
Domestic Surgery--A Practical Talk
What Do the Many Emergencies Which Arise the Household

salve or embrocation kept and used in
the stable should ever be applied TO the
abraded cuticle OF q human being
All stings of insects-hornetS waSps,
bees etc--are acid and should there
fore be treated by an aIkalf Household
ammonia, baking soda or common salt.
wet into a paste and applied instantly
to the sting VIII generally bring RELIEF
after few minutes If swelling and ex-
treme Inflammation follow the sting,
cover the infiamed surface with bit OF
linen saturated with lau6anurn and
water. and keep the cloth wet with this
until the swelling subsidies
If a fishbone or other small sharp OBJ
ject lodge In the throat. make the suf-
ferer chew and swallow large mouthfuls
of bread-corn bread II you have it. This
will encyst the trOubIer and carry tt
downward at the same time.
The second division of our subject
Kitchen Physic'-wiu be given next
week MARION HARLAND.
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DECORATION out of the ordi-


~ nary. which gave excuse for
n making collection, was a
pitcher rack, which one woman
had running around all four walls of her
dining room.
The rack itself was more like a shelf
than a rack. made to match the wood
work, and braced at intervals with odd
iy carved little supports. For pitchers
are d good deal heavier than the usual
things put on racks.
Underneath the rack proper were
Looks-good stout ones-which held more
pitchers.
And these pitchers presented more
variety of kind and form and coloring
than would seem possible. Water cool
ers from Cuba and Mexico-queer
shapes, OF dull. porous pottery-stood
side by side with the most gracefully
shaped little Dresden pitchers. Old pew
ter tankards and the tiniest of fagons
set each other of. And besides the
rsost valuable of all from a curio low
ers standpoint, a water bottle picked
up in the Orient. stood a delicate French
pitcher. small and exquisitely colored
and mos: aggressively a representation
OF the new world.
They represented n collection IT had
taken years to acquire Souvenir pitch
ers" had been the hobby of the woman
who turned her collection TO this novel
use; and it was only because pitchers
overiowed the bounds she had set aside
for them that the idea of putting them
II use struck her.
There's not picture-not another bit
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An Easy Way to Sweep.

The answer to the inquiry how 10
sweep a carpet may be a help to others
who have the same irritating experience
of dust rising.
When the room is In readiness for
sweeping, wiring a thoroughly clean mop
out Of warm water. adding a little borax
TO the water if desirable. Lightly mop
the carpet all over. wringing out often;
this takes up surprising amount of
loose lint. Then have ready newspapers,
crumpied up: put into water, wiring out
as ynn would cloth. loosen and tear into
scraps and throw over the carpet as you
WELD tine broom. The bits of damp
paper precede and carry with them a
vast amount OF dust and lint that would
otherwise rise
A very nice way. II you wish TO go TO
extra trouble, after the busting is done
and dust settled, is TO mop the carpet
once more, wringing the cloth very dry
out of clear water.
much more convenient than saving tea
leaves, and it will not harm the most
delicate carpet
CARE OF STEEL RANGES
You can keep them IN perfect condi-
tion for years by simply wiping the
with a dry cloth. To the steel parts the
hardware merchants apply oil of lard
as preferred: never use grease that con-
tains salt Have a soft cloth saturated
With clean lard; rub on all steel parts
&c the range; wipe off with a dry cloth.
This acts as a perfect polish and pre-
vents rust. c. NJ. J. CWisconsin)-
The letter of our Wisconsin member
Is admirable throughout, with TWO un-
important exceptions: First. II is too
long for insertion in single issue: sec
ond she abraded editorial patience, not
10 say temper, by writing upon both
sides OF the sheet. | get over the first
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" NER1 now ana th6n, Wnen long,
- rainy day comes along, 1t is a
good plan to go over everything
IN the house that needs mending
or repairing of any sort II it's time
when that handy man is resting" up
at home for a day or two. so much the
better-you'n do more than double the
work.
Get out everything taat is in disorder,
and arrange for the disposal of all that
q close examination shows you to be
beyond the point OF mending satisfac-
torily; and fall to upon the rest
1t is surprising what one day will ac-
complish. That old chair with a shabby
cover on back and seat may be made
like new, with fresh covers deftly tack
ed on-covers OF cretonne or linen tar
feta In It's quaint tapestry designs, or
of the real tapestries themselves. Lamps
may be overhauled. and rugs and car
pets that have needed mending for many
n day set to rights with a few strong
stitches. Take those stitches with
carpet needle-there's no use wearing
your temper out with the usual needle;
and use for a thread carpet ravelings or
a good. stout linen thread-linen-color
Picture frames which only need the
corners glued on, can be fixed IN few
minutes. Vases and bric-a-brac, which
have been broken. but have simply
become separated from stands and sup
port, can be fastened on again with
little Paris plaster; and even the bad
places In wall paper should be gone over
and repairSd.
Great gashes in the paper may be
colored, something that Will tone in its
general colorIng with water color paints
such as every child has Or, perhaps,
the place Is too large for that. and
you've some bits OF the paper left. with
which you can cover II neatly. Or. II
both these fail, take n few moments of
rolv 70 no
way of Disgusting that ugly spot. Hang
n picture over il If it is high enough. or
shift a tea table or cabinet so that ii
stands we'll in front of the spot.
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Of decoration to be seen upon the walls
OF that room; yet, as no two pitchers
ere alike, and as colors and shapes are
carefully considered in combining them,
the effect IS as artistic as IL is interest
ing. and everybody who sees them
Straightway makes UP her mind to go
and do likewise.
Here and there three or four are put
into a little group, set just a little apart
from the rest. Perhaps they may be a
set of different sizes, each size for diff
ferent purpose; or perhaps they mark Il
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pitcher IS moved a little, SO that the
Proper spacing of each to each is care
fully preserved.
Or, perhaps, some that have been put
away 80 long as to be almost forgotten
are brought out and substituted, and the
whole character OF the rack changed.
So many collections are useless, except
to bring out from obscure closets and
look over for a little while now and
then that it's especially interesting to
see one put to use In so decorative d
way.
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certain period. for some rare old bits are

certain period, for some rare old bits are
among them.
Being fairly high up on the wall, as
high as a plate-rail ever is, they are
high out of harms way. and 10 one but
the owner herself Is ever allowed to give
them their periodic dustings.
Every now and then a new one comes
into the collection. and then there's q
great time of finding just the right place
for showing off it's beauty points. II is
tried here and there, and when the spot
is finally decided upon, every other
The Washington times., 1905-08-27
Havana Sherbet.

Make a syrup of a cupful of sugar
and three-quarters of a cupful Of water
set aside until cold. Mix a half pint of
orange juice and gill OF lemon juice
and sweeten abundantly with the cold
syrup In sweetening this beverage re-
member that the ice is still to be added
and that this. in melting. will dilute the
syrup. and thus render the drink more
acid. FIJI tumbiers TO the brim with
hnely cracked Ice and pour the orange
mixture upon II.
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If you have not these at hand. cover
the injured parts with a mixture of flour
and baking soda. binding raw cotton
over all to exclude the air more thor
ouGhly a homely eXtempore Salve for
a burn is made of lard and SCOT taken
from a chimney in which only wood is
burned. Coal SCOT must not be used for
this purpose
/ have spoken of the danger of a
wound made by a rusty nail. Another
possibility involves a peril so grave as to
merit a separate paragraph. Any wound
contracted in q stable or in the neigh
borhood of one should be treated in
stantly and with special care. Science
has revealed, within late years the Pc
culiar yirulence of microbes that swarm
I'm unseen myriads in the vicinity of
stables and barn yards The merest
scratch received in such places is not q
trife This is one of the things which
every mother and wife should know. No
The Washington times., 1905-08-27

" OR young women who take upon
H themselves the many cares OF
homemaking. without good
mother to consult. such a column
as yours IS a treasure. Much Of my
success in the home work is due 10 your
department and its constituency
But I am not going TO be selfish. Here
is a suggestion / would make for the
benefit of those who have trouble with
tartar ''grits" in grape jelly. Can the
uasweetened Juice and make the jelly
when needed in winter or spring, as I
do. The "grits'' will then be found in
the bottom of the fruit jar instead of
in the jelly. Ny jelly is delicious. and
the grape juice makes q refreshing drink
these busy days.
A pair OF baby hands and a mislaid
paper and shears were the cause OF my
losing the recipe for making soap for
cleansing carpets on the floors. VIII you
or some member OF our club send IT In
for reprinting. or Will you send II TO me
in the inclosed envelope? l need 1T and
will be glad for the favor
Some day I will write you again of my
success with a baby who has not ro-
bust stomach She is now four years
old. and hearty as can be. but it took
patience to do the work. Yours Tor
homemaking.
MRS. +. ". NJ. CRock Falls, I'D.
! do not recall the recipe of which you
speak Perhaps some member of the
circle may have 1t and viii send IL in.
In the meanwhile the letter following
yours may be of service to you.
BY all means send in the story Of the
baby's trouble and her deliverance. upon
which we, as a sympathlzing body, con
gratulate you. the proud mother. Such
tales of real life form the gems OF ouI
exchange. Please write as fully. yet as
concisely as possible, that we may have
room for other helpful happenings
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had other excellent culinary contribu-
tions from our Cornish constituents.
ask a personal favor of those whose
solicitations have been the cause OF six
repetitions of directions in full for the
manufacture of saffron cake that they
will place the foregoing formula beyond
the reach Of careless servants, inquisi-
tive babies, and wandering breezeS. No
other recipe for saffron cake, buns or
bread will be published here for a half
year to come.
The Washington times., 1905-08-27
For Sensitive Eyes.

Let I'D. II. r." get cents worth of
crystals of boracic acid; dissolve level
teaspoonful in a cup OF warm water. III
the eyes are very sore, syringe them
about every three hours for "A week or
more, If necessary; then battle them sew
erai times day. IL may take while
to cure them. but j can give ID. II. X.
q positive proof that il viii save the
doctors bill. for IL saved my baby's eyes,
The Washington times., 1905-08-27
Blackberry Cordial.

One quart of blackberry juice, one
pound OF white sugar, one-half ounce OF
grated nutmeg, one-half ounce of pow
dered cinnamon. one-quarter ounce Of
dllspice, one-quarter ounce Of cloves
one pint OF best brandy.
Tie the spices in thin muslin bags, boil
minutes skimming well: add the brandy
set aside in a closely-covered vessel TO
cool. When perfectly cold. strain out
the spices and bottle, sealing the corks
The Washington times., 1905-08-27

Contrary TO the custom of our page,
make room for prescription involving
the use of a drug, because / know the
product of this formula to be harmless
and / can testify TO its efficacy from ex>
perience. The Swinging should be done
with a perfectly clean glass medicine
"dropper." first steriliZing it by dipping
II for a moment In not water and letting
1t cool of before using. Inject the
liquid very gently into the eye.
The Washington times., 1905-08-27
The Changing Season.

r rs getting near the time when sum
mer clothes must give way 10 win
ter ones. and when just what to do
with these summer things. and just
how to get last years winter things in
order for the beginning of the season,
becomes something of a problem.
So many summer dresses are made up
too elaborately 10 be laundered that
they need especial care in the putting
'away. Fold skirt and bodice, with It's
The Washington times., 1905-08-27

drawback by dividing her communica-
ton into installments, reserving one un-
til next week. i condone fault No. 2 In
consideration OF the quality of what she
has given us. She knows what she
wants to say, and how to put II ac-
ceptably before those who need IT,
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RECIPES BY MARION HARLAND

second supply of brine. adding an even
teaspoonful OF baking soda to each cal
lon OF the liquid. Set over the fire.
bring slowly to a boil. boil just one
minute after ebullition begins. Pack the
plums into glass jars. cover with the
ScaldinR brine and seal.
The Washington times., 1905-08-27

and she had the same trouble from her
birth. We expected she would be blind.
but IL has done wonders i hope to hear
that II does the same for others.
NJ NJ buffalo u. W
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Saffron Cake Again.

L notice a request for saffron cake,
and, having in mind the pleasure OF Cor
nish friends. from whom / learned to
make the cake. will send you the re-
cipe:
CORNISH SAFFRON CAKE.
One cake OF yeast; three pints of
warm water: a little salt. Let 1t rise
over night, and in the morning add one
cup of meAed shortening, three beaten
eggs and two cups OF sugar. Whip all
together until creamy. One pound OF
English currants: few pieces Of citron
peel. Add, next, one box of Spanish SAT-
from; place in A saucepan with a cup
OF boiling water and simmer for five
minutes; press the Juice out and add to
the cake, with enough -four to make
soft dough. Let this be kept In a warm
place until very light: then mold into
loaves and let 1t rise again. and bake
the same as bread. Care is to be taken
that the oven is not too hot, OF the SAT-
from will discoior
MRS. j. c. Med. Calumet. Mich.).
We are your debtors for an authentic
recipe for the coveted deiicacy. We have
The Washington times., 1905-08-27
Mock Olives.

Gather plums that are well grown
but which have not begun TO ripen
Cover with weak brine and leave thus
for twenty-four hours. Lay them In q
The Washington times., 1905-08-27

oCher DAY 10 4 lOI OF nOUSehoiN
recipes complied for a bride
to-be.
The tiniest cabinet imaginable was
made. OF wood matchng the furniture
in her room. 1t wasn't anything Ike
the usual Office cabinet, although II
was fitted out with two drawers. th2t
pulled open by means of little glass
knobs. Otherwise, it was an attrac-
tive a bit of usefulness as ever a tiny
cabinet for bric-a-brac was.
In one drawer of the cabinet were
cards, just about half the size OF the
usual Office card. and on them Were
written recipes os various good things.
in the second drawer there Were
cards. too. ready 10 have new recipes
entered on them
Whenever a recipe for something she
wanted appeared in one OF the papers
or magazines. il was clipped and past
ed upon one of the cards, with its sub
ject written plainly at the ton.
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Canning Mushrooms.

This from an isolated ranch in the
wilds of the West, thirty miles from
towns railroad:
AS I have been a constant reader OF
your corner for years and have never
asked a favor, ! will venture now:
VIII you kindly inform me how to
make pieplant wine. and how 10 prepare
green wild plums as a substitute for
olives? One more question. please: Can
mushrooms be canned or put up IN any
way so they will keep, and how7
MRS. F. o. B. (Terry, Mon).
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Ready for Burns.

Keep always within easy reach bot
tie of lime water and olive oil in equal
parts, to be used for burns and scalds.
The Washington times., 1905-08-27

Directions for making mock olives will
be found in the recipe column.
Mushrooms may be canned. and easily.
Witness the champignons imported by
the thousand dozen from France. Select
the small button mushroom for this
purpose and proceed as you would with
asparagus. beans or peas.
The Washington times., 1905-08-27
A Card Index.

A PRETTY little adaptation OF card
~ index ideas was applied the
n other day TO 4 lot Of household
recipes complied for a bride
The Washington times., 1905-08-27
"Mending" DaY.

VERY now and then, when a long,
- rainy day comes along, II is q
good plan to go over everything
In the house that needs mending
The Washington times., 1905-08-27
CORNISH SAFFRON CAKE.

We are your debtors for an authentic
recipe for the coveted deIicacy. We have
The Washington times., 1905-08-27
Tartar Grits in Grape Jelly.

n OR young women who take upon
H themselves the many cares OF
homemaking. without a good
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01
Complex Origin of the Japs.

The Japanese are not as mixed a race
as the wodern "Britons," but they have
a very complex origin. 1t is certainly
not correct to regard them as originally
Cinnamon, for while they do possess
Chinese blood, there is certainly a
Korean strain in them, as well as one
derived from the Malayans and another
from the Amos or aboriginal inhab-
itants of the islands-the 'savages" OF
Japanese historians. There has conse.
uuently been none of that disastrous
"iinbreeding'' which is fatal to animals,
nations, or ar~istocracies; and latterly
there is evidence that the Jap is grow.
ing taller.-LonGon Chronicle.
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Mating Fowl.

In the producing Of stock of, all
kinds too much care cannot be given
Ito selecting and mating, so as to have
ka product that is an Improvement on
what you had to produce from. This is
Especially necessary with poultry.
Those who can select of their best and
80 pair them as to produce better than
the parent stock have made an adj
Eancement. Those who fail in this are
continually reducing the Qualit- Of
their stock or going backward in place
5Of forward.
No matter or what ":urpose we may
keep fowls, it should always be u in
itent to improve them. If keeping
them for market eggs, we should mate
5cr pair them. rot only to increase the
4egg yield. but to increase the quality
and size of the egg produced as well.
|If you keep Leghorn hens aim to in
crease the size of the hens just a lit
Btle rather than to allow them to grow
smaller. With this aim to have pull
bets that will lay better than did their
mother hen. If you gain increase in
|size of the pullets and add to the num-
her of eggs produced you will then
|surely gain in size of the egg pro-
yduced. because the increased size OF
|the hens will add size in proportion to
|fhe eggs. While this is true with Leg
horns. it is not always the case with
|sucb fowls as Cochins and >Brahmas,
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The Rear-Platform Hog.

! was born OF ignorant parents.
Home, in my earliest recollectlons,
was a barn, where 1 received all the
bringing up l eve had.
Just outside of the barn was a pigsty.
l studied the pigs %zealously. 1t was
as good as q schooling.
At an early age l began to hook on
behind street cars
Those were the influences that made
me what / I'm.
Why don't l step forward?
Because l haven't brains enough to
see that there's plenty CT room ahead.
Because if l had a lot Of room 10
stand in I'd feel lost and unhappy.
Because other men don't step for.
ward. l have as good a right to the
back platform as the next a
Because by standing outside l make
it Lard for passengers to get on and
off. Thus l help create public enmity
toward the trolley corporation.
Because l once knew the air in the
street car to be bad, and l don't cGre 10
come into contact with bad things.
Ny great ambition is 10 so soak ny
head.
But I don't know how.
! don't know anything.
Sometimes l think I'm 4 sheep.
l am going home now to sit in al
the easy chairs in the house and make
my wife and family stand uD.-Newark
Evening News.
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Profits in Pigs.

"A good way is to have pigs come in
|he spring months, and that they may
Enjoy plenty to eat, feed the sows on
waste milk with buckwheat meal,
b sufficient quantity of this should in
hue time be put in a shallow trough,
Yet in a separate part Of the pen into
which the pigs but not the sow, can
30. AS soon as pasturage is ready
hey should be turned out to feed, and
By sowing as early as possible three
of rape per acre on good land,
preferably that which needs summer
the pigs may be put onto
his with excellent results along in the
latter part of summer, provided a por-
ion is reserved for recovery after
while the rest is fed down.
Given three or four pounds of corn
meal apiece per day, will nicely fatten
The pigs while on the last of the rape;
but, if so desired, they may be fin
shed on grain, screenings, corn or
peas and oats ground together. The
value of these grains, includ-
Ing barley, is improved by having
them ground two or three months be-
tore using, only in that case the meal
must be kept dry, and not allowed to
heat or get sour. Set in barrels in a
Dry storeroom is the best place for it.
The Epitomist.
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The Needs of Poultry.

Assuming that the poultry house is
comfortable and properly ventilated
Is well as kept free from vermin, any
|rouble which the fowls have Is due,
probably, to the method o. feeding.
bnless one is skilled in feeding and
las kept up the variety necessary to
he best results, together with the
Ieeding Of green food and animal
heal, there. is likely to be a failing
|f in the egg supply. Possibly the
hens are being overfed, and if so this
hay be easily remedied by reducing
he ration. The chances are, howev-
h, that the lack of green food is the
to put it In other words, the
owls have had too much grain. Try
|he plan of cutting down their grain
abou. one-third (one-half If
The fowls are very fat) and making
hp the bulk with green food. Feed
hem anything in the line of green
bod Obtainable, cabbage, vegetable
|ops of any sort that they will "at;
potatoes, cut green clover, any
hing that will give them the needed
and give their stomachs a
to rest from the overlooking
IL grains. Do lnis and yor will see
! decided change in the. egg produc-
bon after two weeks.
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Speed of Birds.

Frequently arguments arise as to the
speed with which wild birds fly, and
many men of science have sought to
determine something about it. Natur-
ally it is impossible to fix the record
made by such birds as grouse, quail
or snipe when they first arise, but it is
safe to say that they are not going one.
half as fast as the luckless gunner
who misses them imagines. With the
migratory fowl Of known fast flight,
such as ducks and geese, something
more nearly accurate is known.
The green-winged teal is about the
speediest of them all. 1t does some.
thing like ninety miles an hour as
readily as a sparrow dives into an
inviting rainspout. The canvas-back
is only a trife slower, probably eighty.
five miles being it's limit, while The
black duck, red head and mallard fall
below this, being timed at about eighty
miles. Still this is plenty fast enough
to insure lots Of misses unless the
fellow with the gun looks down the
rib straight and pulls the trigger at the
right time.-Philadelphia Press.