Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13

mat.sm and other palms. Salt and water
ia weak solution) benefits tired and aching
eyes, used cold; the eyes, if weak, may be
bathed night and morning with it, Salt
rubbed Immediately on a fruit or wine
stain on a tablecloth will help to remove
1t. Salt sprlnkled on ostrich feathers
when they are about to be recurled before
ire assists the. curling process Salt
and water is good for washing cane and
wicker work. 1t will clean crevaunt mat
ting. rubbed well in with flannel but
not made too wet. Salt damped will take
tea ana egg stains out of china. Salt
damped and thrown on too fierce a fire will
lower IT and may prevent the. chimney
taking fire Sailed water put into "a vase
full of faded flowers viii help to revive
them.
Useful Things
That are wanted sometimes in illness.
Screens be made from a clothes horse
covered with sheet or blanket A bed
! rest. from wedge shaped pillow stuffed
tight with straw and a soft pillow put
over it. Layers of brown paper are good
substitutes for a macintosh sheet and
can be burnt when done with. Cradles to
prevent the bed clothes resting on a tender
part can be made by knocking out the
bottom of an ordinary bandbox and cut
ting piece out Of one side place it be-
tween the sheet and blanket. Pulleys
sometimes are wanted. and piece OF
webbing or bandage with knots at inter-
walls tied to the ends of the bed answers
for this. Ice bags are not wanted often,
but cracked ice can be put into sponge
bags or bladders. Empty beer bottles
with screw tops make good hot water bot
ties
Do You Know
That you can make faded dress per-
fectly white by washing it in boiling
water?
That salt dissolved in alcohol will often
| remove grease spots from clothing
That two potatoes grated in a basin of
warm water give better results than SOAP
In washing delicate flannel or wooden
goods, ribbons, etc?
That linen blinds can be cleaned by
being laid fiat and rubbed with powdered
bath brick?
That piano keys can be cleaned, as can
any old ivory. by being rubbed with mus
lin dipped in alcohol?
That little thin cold starch rubbed
over windows and mirrors and then wiped
off with soft cloth is easy way of
producing most shining results?
That hot milk is even better than boiling
water to take out fruit stains?
That few drops of essence of sassafrls
will keep flies away?
That cloves salt Sprinkled on a pam
try shelf will rid it of ants?
That a spoonful of mustard in gallon
of water will kill insects in the earth
| This is good for potted plants.
That you can remove the odor of fresh
paint from room by leaving there a pail
of water into which several onions have
| been sliced?
That unused silver will keep bright il
| laid away in box Of flour?
That If an apple or orange is placed in a
| box of fresh cookies it will impart to
them a most delicate flavor? A cut apple
put in the cake box will keep the cake
| fresh a long time.
| The Open Fireplace
Is the natural ventilator of a room. That
| heated air rises is fact with which we
| are all familiar. We do not all recognize.
however, that the heated air at the ton
! of the room Is much purer thai that at
| the floor. The carbonic acid gas which we
| return to the atmosphere by exhalation
| OF our breath In place of oxygen which we
i have inhaled is much heavier than air and
| sinks to the ground. Drawn up the CHM
ney by the open fireplace, the purer air
| descends In its place. All modern halls
and places of amusement are ventilated
! on this principle. The bad air is sucked
| out by fans from the lower part of the
auditorium and its place supplied from
above. OF course the open fireplace is
! most effective when there is a fire, but
there is In any case more or less draft up
| the f1ue 1t is recommended to put a gas
burner in the fireplace of the nursery
| near the hearth, which would serve as a
| ventilating agent as well as a safe night
| light.
Need special care during the period of
| moulting or shedding, being more delicate
| than at any other time of the year Pre-
| mature moulting sometimes may be
| checked by removing the bird to a cooler
room and allowing frequent baths
Continued care is necessary to prevent
| the bird catching cold. A strong light is
| needed to deepen the color of the new
| piumage, but direct rays of the sun are to
| be avoided. II the skin appears tough. so
| that the feathers do not easily push
| through. coating of warm castor oil,
i applied with a brush or with the fingers
will improve matters Considerably. A gen
] erous diet. rusty nall placed in the
| drinking cup to give the water the effect
/ of tonic, and a trifie of brandy sherry
! wine will help the patient through this
| trying time. A bird rarely sings during
! the moulting season.