The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-09-15

dining room, porches and walks are
cleaned, and the children given their
bath. This makes it necessary to do
but little cooking on Sunday, leaving
that day for rest, church and recrea-
ton When the important parts of
the weeks work are thus disposed of
the minor duties of the household adj
just themselves to the days of light
est work, and the afternoons are free
from household cares.
A pinch of borax in cooked starch
will make the clothes sitter and whit
err.
This is the time to begin prepare
tons for the Christmas rush and to de-
sign novelties that will be in demand.
In making jellies, dip the straining
bag in boiling water and wiring out as
dry as possible before use. This saves
fruit juice from soaking into the cloth
Rust may be removed from nickel
plating by covering the spots with
mutton tallow and letting it stand for
several days. If this treatment is fol-
lowed by rubbing with powdered rot
| tenstone and then by thorough wash
ing with strong ammonia, succeeded
by clear water, and final polishing
with dry whiting, stubborn cases will
yield
A whole barrel of salt for every
three persons in the land, or twenty
G1,o dc ic tho ratio qnnu11IV
at which Americans consume the prod
uct which savors the animal and vege-
table foods they consume. New York
is second only to Michigan as salt
producing state, and statistics recently
compiled by the government show that
the combined output of these two
states aggregates more than two-thirds
of the total salt production of the Unit
ed States
Shelves and woodwork, where in
sects are found, should be washed
with a weak solution of carbOlic acid
Care should be taken to neglect no
cracks or Jennings. Shake all cloth
ing thoroughly and saturate with naph-
tina. Furniture that has become in
tested should be taken outside, beaten
we'll and naphtha poured over it until
the liquid has penetrated every part.
Care must be taken to have no fire or
artificial light in the room, as naphtha
is very inf1ammable.
A mother should seek to cultivate
the power to amuse and interest her
child Loneliness has brought about
the ruin of many who go out into the
wide, wide world. The way to cult
vate unselfishness in children, is to
train them to show their love by do
ing things for you and others. To do
this, request favor when they are in
loving mood, which will be easy for
them to grant; thus teaching them
that the best proof of love is service.
Much of the rude irreverence of Amer
lean children is caused by the careless
actions of their elders who make
thoughtless remarks about persons
whom they really respect.
A farmer has no fire department
nearby to call on for help if his house
or barn gets on fire; but a chemical
extinguisher by which the fire might
be put out if taken in time, could be
kept always at hand The quickest
way to put out fire is to allow it no
air to feed on. The acid with which
these extinguishers are charged dis
places the air and thus smothers the
fire. The extinguishers- are best re-
charged once year. This can be done
for about five cents, as the chief in
gredient is common baking soda which,
when brought together with the car
bonic acid in three gallons of water,
forces, when the extinguisher is open
ed. stream of acid for nearly fifty
feet.