Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-21
To Remove Tea and Coffee Spots.

To Remove Tea and Coffee Spots.
For tea and coffee, both of which stain
badly, glycerine and water act as magic.
The stain should be wet with lukewarm
water and the cloth then iaId on an un-
y3rnished table, such as those in kitch-
ems. A small bit of sponge dipped into
glycerine should then be wiped briskly
over the spot, which will disappear in n
few seconds. Cold water and soap are
used for taking out the glycerine.
Ink stains on table linen are not Sd diff
hcLlt to remove. Milk will take out thesf
spots if applied Immediately The spot
SHOULD not be wet with water, but
plunged at once into basin of milk. AS
fast as the liquid discolors, as it wiI in
extracting the ink, fresh bath must he
used. Anywhere from one to twenty
four hours will be required to RENE ve ink
stain in this way, and when all trace is
gone the first washing must be in cold
water with soap.
Claret, that bane of stains to house
keepers, does not set if salt is inn
mediately poured over the stain. Clear
cold water is best for washing after
ward, soap being rubbed on after the
first bath.
Linen will last longer and be winter
and will iron much better if washed by
q
family wash is a mistake. 1t should go
into its own tub of water, be washed
rapidly and rubbed but little, then boiled
alone while the rest of tx laundry work
is under way. 1t will be ready to hang
out when the next relay of clothes comes
to the boiler. and the longer it can stay
in the sun the better. Constant bleach
ing in sun and air are better than wash
ing powders. and to finish perfectly the
pieces should be ironed while very damp.
To starch table linen is a gross error.
When ironed correctly it will be stiff
and will leave a polish.
$3.50
Warding Off the Dread Pneumonia.
One of the most active causes of
death in cold weather is pneumonia. This
disease is directly due to the growth of
a special germ in the lungs, but a still
more important cause is the predisposi-
ton induced by wrong habits of life.
Lowered vital resistance resulting from
chronic intestinal administration, sed-
entary habits, feebleness of the heart
from deficient exercise living in over
heated rooms. oyereating, high-proteid
diet, especially the free use Of flesh
foods. the use of tobacco, alcohol-these
are the most potent and predisposing
causes of pneumonia, and prepare the
way for this great destroyer which in
recent years has increased in frequency
and fatality until it has come to be the
most active of all causes of mortality
in human beings. For many years tu-
berculosis led the mortality list, but
now pneumonia stands at the head, and
the disease seems to be increasing every
year. Pneumonia germs cannot be ex-
terminated, but it is easily possible to
build up the resistance Of the body so
that pneumonia germs, even though con-
stantly encountered, can do no harm.
1t is always noticeable that the num-
Der Of deaths from pneumonia is in
creased just after the holiday feasting.
The writer knew some years ago a
young man in vigorous health who was
tack of pneumonia whicn Immediately
followed the eating Of an overdose Of
Thanksgiving turkey.
A simple dietary, a clean alimentary
canal. active exercise out of doors, sleep
ing In cold, pure air-these are the best
safeguards against pneumonia.-Good
Health.
Women and Business Training.
Gov. Glenn Of North Caroline wrhes:
Il advise every man who would be sue
cessful to listen to bis wife's counsel IN
business affairs. The woman who IS
really G mans helpmeet Is the one who
is able to advise him on every serious
problem that confrOnts bin. lut no
woman can be real companion who
must spend au her time as cook and
housekeeper. She ought to know about
business. and what is going OF in the
world. 1t is unreasonable of any man
10 EXPECT his wife TO meet his needs IS
a real companion If lie does mol provide
the means for her 70 become 80. \ VIE
gHosf1E have some leisure to STUDY and
gisvelop herself along intellectual lines.
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