Middletown transcript., 1908-10-17
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

80 e"'o snoV iunp OF gum campno
placed in the silver-draWer will preyen
the pieces from furnishing.
Sour milk, heavily salted, put on th,
afecte1 parts with a soft sponge and al
lowed to dry on, is cure for ivy poison
ing.
In poaching eggs, stir the water till il
is whirling rapidly. Then drop your
egg in quickly and the edges will be
round and smooth.
Charcoal is an excellent deordoriser for
the refrigerator, and a saueerful of small
pieces should be kept on one of the
shelves. 1t absorbes all impurities and
prevents musty smell.
To clean light kid gloves, place them
in glass fruit-iar with more than enough
gasoline to cover, and shake thoroughly
until they are clean. By this method
one avoids the spots usually left on gloves
when cleaned in the old way.
A ripe apple eaten just before retiring
will prevent sleeplessness, besides acting
as tonic and brain food. The medici-
nal qualities of the apple are numerous,
though because it is so common a fruit
many persons lose sight OF its excellent
qualities.
A well-known physician says: Don't
give ice water to children--it often causes
serious trouble with Their bowels. Place
corked bottles of water on the ice. But
termilk is healthful drink, and can
often be had fresh daily. Some learn to-
like it if little salt is added, or ii can
be diluted with water aud served cold =
Drowsiness during the day, if person
has slept well the night before, is often
caused by indigestion. Often this is
remedied by drinking something very
hot like cocoa or coffee. The brain needs
mild stimuIant Lassitude of the body
is not always an indication of illness or
laziness. A weak stomach is the primary
cause for that draggy feeling in the morn
ing.
To prevent silk stocking from rail-
roading," as it is called when stitches are
dropped and long runs appear, often max
ing the stockings unfit for further wear,
wet the start of the railroad" with the
tip of the finger and the life of the stock
ing will be saved. The moisture serves
to hold the dropped stitch, temporarily
at least, aud when the stocking Is re-
moved the stitch can be caught Witlssau
needle and fine darning silk, or the ru
can be obliterated by crocheting it from
end to end with a fine steel hook. An!
other way to prevent runs is to dip the
stockings in water aud let them become
thoroughly dampened before ever wear
ng them. When they are dried they
ire practically as fresh looking as before
heir dip and they will not be so ready
20 drop stitches.
Starched waists, froeks and underwear
hat are put away for another summer
hould not be starched or ironed before
packing. The starch tends to weaken
he material and the ironing to yellow
t. In the country, where company bed
md table linen are not used 80 often as
hey are in the city, careful housewives
'ut. them away unironed in white cotton
'ags that have been blued deep color.
his, they contend, helps to keep and
reserve the transparent whiteness of the
abrics. Most city housewives have too
requent uses for their linen to make it !.
rise to do this, and besides the custom
polls the effect of the linen shelves,
,hich are the pride of every housekeeper.
The flavor of meat stew can be en-
rely changed, and pleasantly SO, by the
ddition of little grape or tomato cutsup.
his is the season of the year to provide
ne's self with supply of these delicious
ztras for the table.
A new lemon squeezer works like an
i've pitter, and then there is the olive
liter itself, which whisks the stone out
short order. OF -four sifters there is
D end, but the most appealing of them
| seems to be one consisting of cubical
*, poised just above the bottom of the
,ur pan, which, with pressure on but.
n, lifts the -four into a measuring cup
ID turns it out.
A long-handled brush and dust cloth
mbined makes convenient implement
+ washing windows and cleaning ceilings
d carpet sweeper with two handles
llects dust from the corners as well as
I'm the centre of room.
How many who purchase the family
fee know that there are male and fe-
lie beans, and that il one wants the
It brand be must insist upon having
} former?
Pretty lamp or candle shades may be
de by sewing China silk over foun-
lion of canvas, tracing conventional
'ign on this with tiny gold or colored
lds. Fringe to match the beads or the
or OF the silk may be purchased by the
d. For electric light coverings it is
tie simple matter to construct bead
des, which in the shops are very ex-s
lsiye. Very fine wire is used for string
the beads, which come by the dozen,
for the tops coil of heavier wire
wers the purpose.
, clear soup contains but a small
punt of real food. Its value is in its
Fer to stimulate the flow of gastric
e and to sharpen the appetite for tile
i to come.
1hen all the other changes have been
3 on the salad repertoire make cream
ese into balls, roll them in powdered
meats and serve them with mayon-
Ie on lettuce leaves.
0 clean pieture-frame glasses take a
u piece Of wash leather, wet it with
hylated spirits aud rurcG the glasses,
will clean them beautifully. POLISH =
rward with soft duster.