Middletown transcript., 1907-11-23
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

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just at this time maLy owners OF turs
are receiving them from the summer
storage and finding them dead-looking
and lustrelese, condition in which even
handsome furs are not attractive. This is
/ usually due to the fact that the fur is
simply soiled, and it may be cleaned and
4 frightened TO a remarkable extent by
simple method, without the slightest
danger of injury to the article. This is
the method employed by the Russians,
who are certainly the most extensive
users OF and probably the best informed
on the subject of furs Of any nation. Rye
bran should be heated in an iron or
earthenware vessel, being stirred all the
while, until it has become as hot as is
bearabe to the hand The bran should
then be poured upon the fur in liberal
quantities and thoroughly rubbed in.
The fur should then be brushed with a
clean brush or shaken and pounded until
all the particles of bran have been re-
moved. The result of this treatment will
be that all dark furs have regained their
freshness and lustre, and that white furs
appear like new.
Ali garments which are trimmed with
silver braid should be put away in blue
| paper. II braid is not in use, it is best
to cover it carefully aud put away in blue
paper in which little gum camphor is
! mixed. This prevents tarnish which
spells ruin to any tinsel fabrics, which are
never successfully renewed.
| To dye feathers make solution OF dye |
and gasoline. Hold the psumes over
kettle of water until they are piable. |
Lay them on board and carefully brush |
with soft tooth brush dipped into the |
mixture. When the feathers are dry, |
shake carefully and curl by the usual |
| method with dull knife, drawing the |
| fronds between the thumb and dull blade |
Keep your feet warm. More cold is
taken through the ankles than in any |
other way, 80 do not wear low shoes all
winter.
Keep out of debt. If there is anything |
warranted to worry one to death it is
mony troubles. Care will even kill the
nine lived cat, and what gives more
care than bunch OF debts with no money /
to pay them2
Layers of sliced pears sprinkled with
lemon Juice, sugar, whipped cream and
candied cherries and topped with the
whipped cream and cherries makes an
attractive dessert.
For creamed onions peel quart of
medium sized white onions, cover with
boiling water, adding teaspoonful of
salt for each quart Of water. Boil rapidly
ten minutes with the cover partly of,
then drain and cover again with fresh
boiling water. Cook until tender, but
not broken, drain and add milk to cover
lit will take about half cup for every
six onions). Simmer until quite done,
then thicken with a tablespoonful of I
butter rubbed smooth with tablespoon
ful -four. Add salt and pepper to taste,
cook, keep stirring until sauce is ceamy
and thickened, then pour in hot dish
to serve. A change may be made by
turning the onions, sauce and all into
serving dish that can go into the oven,
covering with buttered cracker crumbs,
then baking until brown. Still another
variation is to cover the top of the cracker
crumbs with grated cheese. Onions in
thisway will be found very delicate and
not odorous.
Many young people are annoyed by
the appearance of pimples and slight skin
eruptions, which are disfguring, if not
serious. Our grandmothers used to dose
their young folks with some of the most
horrible concoctions s'to clean the blood"
Many Of these remedies seem out of the
question entirely with us, but some OF
them we're efficacious and simple. One
of these last mentioned is oatmeal water.
To make it put heaping teaspoonful of
fine oatmeal into tumbler of cold water
All 1t to stand all night, and in the
morning stir it up we'll Let the thickest
part settle again and then drink the clear
part. This should be continued for two
or three weeks and it will clean the COM
plexion remarkably.
When eggs are scarce and high, one !
may be economical in many ways. For
pumpkin pies use but one egg to pie |
and one tablespoonful Of flour; no one
can tell the difference. For custard pie |
two eggs and tablespoonful of -four.
To clean velvet, dip your velvet brush
in damp sand, and the velvet comes forth
as fresh as though it we're new. It is a
cleaning process, too, for the slight mois-
ture removes dust, and the harsh action
Of the sandy friction gives new life to the
'nap' which has been worn down.
A ting lump of butter dropped into the
stew pan will prevent almost any liquid
from boiling over. And it is always a
welcome aid to 6avoring process, too.
For all vegetables, for apple sauce, steWed
pruness for cnstards, and even for coffee,
it helps the busy housewife, who has no
extra time TO watch her pot-eyen after
it boiis. Then i saves many an addi-
tional stoye;cleaning, and the securing Of
burned pans and last, but not least, the
entire hollse-provading door, which is the
awful herald and reprover Of such calam-
tiles.
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