The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

or the lack of 1t, her tact and her pow.
ers of administration. If cleaning sea.
son is conducted with fuss and noise. il
is a terror to all, especially to the mer
of the family.
A tactful woman. managing to take
one room at time and finishing that
will see that the regular order is inter
fered with as little as possible. With
plenty of provisions that may be easily
cooked, she will begin with the attic
and work down to the cellar. The
former place is usually the catch-all
Old clothing ought to be examined and
given to the needy, or. cleaned and
packed in moth eXterminators. II Sc
curely tied in several wrappingS OF
newspapers. selecting those with heavy
masses of printers ink, and, they are
will come out free from these pests in
the Fall. This L have repeatedly tried.
But there should be no creviceS in
the papers, and the bundles must be
hung from hooks driven into the attic
ceiling or beams, and exposed on all
sides to light and air. Moths dearly
love seclusion and darkness. OF course,
nice. heavy wooden outer garments
should not be folded, except length
wise. If they are cleaned perfectly,
then wrapped in tar paper and after
ward in newspapers, they will pass the
Summer solstice unscathed. A plenti-
full supply of twine and newspaper Is
indispensable Before the wrapping
comes the beating. airing and summing.
A strong sunshine is death to the egg
of the common moth. Every corner
of the garment should be scrupulously
examined. Dresses should hang on the
line with the inside of the waist upper
most and the arm protectors removed.
Blankets and other nice woolenS, when
packed In trunks or boxes. ought to al
ternate with several foldings of paper
heavy with printers ink. Is this the
purpose for which the Sunday blanket
sheets are made? Without the cleanli-
ness. gum camphor. turpentine or any
vile smelling anti-moth preparation Will
be useless. Perpetual care is the price
of good housekeeping, and she who I'M
derstands her work win not leave the
attic until every corner is freed from
debris and the chance of harboring the
sly little .nuisances.
Ink stains can be removed from a
carpet by freely pouring milk on the
place, and leaving it TO soak in for a
time: then rub so as to remove all ink,
and scoop up remaining milk with a.
spoon; repeat the process with more
milk. If necessary: then wash It off
with clean cold water, and
wipe it dry with cloths. If this is done
when the ink is wet the milk takes all
stain our OF wooden materials instantly;
but when it has dried, a little time is
required.
Little Girl-''Was your folks poor
when you were a little girl?"
Grandma-"We thought we were, my
dear. We We're pioneer farmers and
lived in log cabin, but it was largel
and comfortable. The floors We're warm
Iy carpeted. We had plenty to eat and
plenty to wear But we raised every
thing ourselves and made our ownI
cloth. We had no money to go to the
stores, even If we had been near any,
and SO We felt very poor. There We're
wo things we were all fond of, and oh, |
low we longed for them, and how we |
yIsht We could afford them. but we
couldn't. and it made us feel very mis-
srable to be so poor. These two things
we're salt mackerel and store mo1ass |
Little Giri-"O-o-h, Why, what did
-ou have to eat. them" $3.50
Misunderstanding but beef NUT |
on, chickens. yenison quail. squirrels |
Wild ducks. brook trout and such things, |
md as for molasses, we hadn't anything
out maple sirup."
Why is it that SO many men and wo-
Town the liquor traffic and the use of
opium and not one of them ever says a |
word against the traffic in the nursery?
low many nurseries are free from some |
advertised remedy that is guaranteed |
o quiet" the fretful child and give it |
md mother i good nights rest?
If it is right to drug a fretful or
infant to sleep. why should the
raise such a commotion
baF 1atIF saal-
pipe of opium or getting full of liquor
)f the two the baby-drugging is the
worst, for the babies have no choice;
4 they had they probably would refuse
he dose, while the adult takes his drug
To be sure, all these phar-
naceutical productions are "guaran-
eed' to be harmless" but the guar
lntee amounts to no more than anyl
,ther qua cantees. of cures by medicine-l
hat is to say. ii amounts to nothing.
eliminate the opium, choral or other
leep-predueing drugs from any one Of
hese preparations and its power to
iuiet the child is gone. The effect of
hese compounds on children Is, of
course, ultimately very disastrous-a
.oss-up between death and life of ILL
health.
A sunbeam is a small thing, yet it has
4 power 10 fade the carpets and cur
-ains, to rot the blinds. and for this
reason some folk carefully exclude the
sunshine. what is the result? 'Thel
'amily is always ailng. the young girlsI
nave a waxen white skin and a weary,
Dinched expression of countenance.
Their appetites fail; they fall into such
. bad state of health that the doctor is
allied in. In olden days he would have
haken his head. perhaps and friends
you'd have whispered that dreaded
word decline" Nowadays, he notes
he pale gums and waxen skin and says
prescribes iron and milk,
resi- air and exercise, and often
'hange. II he knows nothing about the
iarkened rooms. he will be puzzled as
o why no permanent Improvement
nanifests itself, and possibly the pa
lent will seek other advice.
-tonnoisseurs OF silver plate will tell
you ii often suffers from overpolishine,
while the average American housewifel
viii say Ii cannot be powdered andl
Gathered 100 often. You may depend
ipon it the expert in this instance is
light Too much polishing not only in
ures its surface. but makes IL look likei
IN absolutely new article just sent home
rom the silversmth's. You have mol
dea how beautiful untouched silver be-
comes unless you have seen IL, for I'M
ierlying all these various colors the sill
yer seems TO CLEAN. which gives a rich
ness and a peculiar character to the
whole. People often make a mistake
With regard to plated articles, especial
Directly the copper begins to show they
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