The National tribune., 1907-08-15


as a garnish delightful to the eye. a
germicide making innocuous even the
deadly typhoid germ. an adjunct to the
toilet table and bath, beautifying and
cleansing skin. teeth and hair; house
hold remedy for many of the minor ills
that flesh is heir to and as a household
article, familiar for taking out many
kinds of spots and stains. it has few
equals and no superiors.
Where one has any facilities for stor-
ing fruit. lemons should be purchased
by the box when the fruit is at its
cheapest and best. A good way to keep
the lemons Is to suspend them in nets
from stout hooks in the storeroom,
where the air can circulate freely
around them. A box Of lemons aver
ages about 800 each. Like Winter ap-
pies, the lemon supply should be looked
ger from mold or decay. The best
lemons have a fair, smooth. thin skin,
of bright yellow color and delicious,
aromatic odor. The price depends upon
the market supply and the season.
California lemons now rank next to the
finest European fruit. and sell for less
than the Messinas. which are esteemed
the best of all lemons
To make a good library paste wet a
cupful Of flour. previously dried in the
oven, with pint of cold water. rubbing
1T smooth. Have ready three cupfuls
of boiling water in a saucepan. Pour
gradually upon the paste, working in
well, until you have smooth batter.
Add more boiling water should 1t
thicken too much. Flour varies much
in the matter of thickening. Set over
the fire and stir for three minutes after
O,Fat t. hn1
out, and when it is lukewarm beat into
it a teaspoonful of oil of cloves or of
cinnamon.
Carbolic acid is better still, unless
the odOr be objectionable, associated
as it is in the minds of many with hos
pitals and infectious diseases.
Put up in small, de-mounted bot
ties, and cork tightly.
the tomato-for salads seriously in
jured by the dip into boiling water.
Never subject it to the scalding process
when 1t is to be eaten cold. Nor run
the risk of bruising 1t by rubbing. With
a sharp knife remove~the Skin as from
an apple or peach. This is done more
easily If the tomato be very cold. When
chilled it becomes firm.
Tomatoes served in salad with the
skins on are neither neat nor palatable
If hooks and eyes have rusted any
garment cover the part with salt,
squeeze lemon juice over it and stand
in the sun for fifteen or twenty min
utes. If not entirely removed repeat.
Rinse well in cold water. If there Is
scorch on a white garment soak in
lukewarm water, then squeeze lemon
juice over it, put on layer of salt and
spread in the sunshine to bleach. Fruit
stains on the fingers can be removed by
lemon juice. Benares brass that seems
hopelessly dingy can be restored to its
pristine brightness by rubbing the sur
face of the tray or bowl with a cut
lemon. This goes into all the little in
terstices which could not be reached
by ordinary methods. Rinse thoroughly
in clear water, scrubbing with small
brush. then dry, polishing with soft
flannel.
For toning the system and purifying
the blood (unless, for some special rea-
son, the acid is directly forbidden) the
lemon is more effective than any other
of the natural foods. For a sluggish
liver. which makes one as miserable
physically and mentally as one can be
and keep control of themselves, lemons
furnish the most beneficial Of acids.
Juice of lemon squeezed into a glass
of wafer should be drunk as often as
possible, especially when rising in the
morning. Malaria, which is one of the
results of a torpid liver. can often be
routed by the Italian cure that is now
used in the Roman malarial districts.
Careless dressing is both extravagant
and unfair to ones friends.
Who does not know some loved one
whose constant indifference to appear
ance is perpetual annoyance and
mortif1cation?
There is sure to be in almost every
home the member who has to be
brushed, and pinned up before she is
presentable to visitors.
The neglected stitch in time, loose
hooks and eyes, skirt bands that per-
NIT the skirt to sag; nothing reveals
to the observer more accurately than
do these little things the woman's true
inwardness, her mentality.
The love of beauty and graceful and
pleasing manners tell Of a considerate
nature. a kind heart.
A carelessly dressed woman Is fire.
quently found deficient in her mora,
sense and she is often Indifferent in her
treatment of those about her.
One can have but pity for the girl
who has to coax and fix up a mother
who doesn't care" so that her young
friends will not have occasion to say
unpleasant things when they leave.
OF the 37,730.O00 population of
France, there is a working population
of 19,750,075. and a third of the num-
Der Of wage-earners are women and
girls. Nearly a third of the persons en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits are
women. OF the women workers, a
third are employed in the learned pro-
fessions and about So per cent are en-
gagged in commerce.
white hat that has become soiled
may be bleached by means of the fol-
lowing method: Lay the hat down
upon the ironing board. and with an
old tooth brush thoroughly wet the hat
with solution composed of a tea
spoonful of oxalic acid dissolved in
warm water. Then brush until the
soiled spots have disappeared, attend
ing first to the brim, then to the crown,
and then to the inside. Rinse with
clean water, and if any soil is then re-
naming, repeat the treatment Shape
the brim and crown while II is still wet
and hang it up to dry.
A taffeta suit may be successfully
cleaned at home by laying it over an
ironing board and rubbing 1t with
brush dipped in alcohol and water
Hang it outside while still damp to
evaporate, and when dry it will be
found to be as crisp and unwrinkled
as when it was new.
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