Middletown transcript., 1908-05-30
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

A paste of fresh butter and pulverizeC
rosin spread on bandages which are to b,
applied to sprains will frequently effec
a cure.
The cheeks of the sensible woman arr
Redeemed, not by cosmetics, but by colo
water, light massage, and by attention tc
the laws Of health.
When The hands are burned with soap
or too strong alkalis, wash them in strong
| cider vinegar. 1t is the best remedy
| known for the purpose.
Retiring at night with the face grimy
with soil that naturally accumuIates on it
during the day induces muddy COM
pIexion and the formation of blackheads
The combination of scalp massage with
good dandruH remedy and frequent
shampooing is the best treatment for dan
druff and will invariably effect a cure if
persevered in.
Combs should be cleaned with a small
dry brush kept for the purpose, and not
washed in water. Water sometimes
causes the teeth to split, thus making
their use injurious to the hair.
Toa considerable extent the complexion
is made or marred by food and drink.
Too much meat and rich dishes with but
little green vegetables will inevitably
affect the color of the skin, rendering it
muddy and pasty or red.
On no account neglect to give attention
to the hair at night, brushing it thor
oughly and braiding it in lose plat
before retiring. 1t is absolutely neces-
sary to keep the hair free from tangles
if its beauty is to be preserved.
For ringworms there is nothing better
than goose oil combined with iodine-a
haIf-drachm of the crystals of iodine and
an ounce OF goose oil. 1t should be thor
oughly worked into the patches. A
small stiff paint brush will help to do
this.
A remedy for cold is made OF two hand
fuls of wild cherry bark stepped in one
quart of water and then strained, with
one stick of licorce dissolved in it, one
pound of sugar added and then put on to
boil; allow it to COG and addpne ounce
of paregoric, and bottle when cold.
A good supply of dish towels is neces-
sity. Health and comfort are promoted
by an abundance of every furnishing in
the kitchen department..
Always have small opening in the
center of the upper crust on fruit pie to
allow the steam to escape while baking.
Lamp chimneys can be quickly cleaned
by holding for minute in the steam
from boiling kettle and then wiped dry
and polished.
Butter will remove almost any kind of
stain if rubbed well into it and then
washed out Immediately with hot water
and pure soap.
A tablespoonful of soda added to a
quart of water and boiled in the coffee
pot for an hour will thoroughly cleanse
the pot. Rinse well.
Don't save old trash, thinking that it
may be used some day. The time and
patience consumed in handling it can
not be compensated for by it,
Marks made by scratching matches OIL
the wall can be removed by rubbing
lightly with a piece of cut lemon, then
with cloth dipped in whiting and finally
washed with warm water and soap.
A little soap, applied with the point of
lead pencil, will remedy a squeakirg
hinge.
A clothespin will save time and the fin
gers if used to screw a small hook into
hard wood.
Before cleaning a mans clothes with
gasoline see that there are no matches in
the pockets.
All stains should be removed from
clothing and household linen before put
ting it in the wash.
All. linen articles, such as bed linen,
table linen and towels, as we'll as linen
worn on the body, should be boiled.
If the bottom of bureau be covered
with sheet OF tin or zinc it will be pro-
tected from the intrusion of mice.
Faded silk can be restored to its natu-
raj color by immersing 1t in soapsuds to
which little pearl ash has been added.
A spot on polished wood made by plac-
ing a heated dish on it will disappear If
little salt and salad oil is poured on it