Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-03
The Housekeeper for February.

meal poultices.
One package small sacks for dry, hot
poultices, such as salt or hops.
One and one-half yards of rubber
sheeting.
One box mustard.
One cake pure CASTLE soap.
One hot water bag.
One bottle smelling salts.
One small jar of air-slaked lime and
linseed oil, as it affords instant Keller
for burns.
Pin a label on the rolls so that no
matter who goes to the drawer they can
lay their hands on just what Is want
ed and not keep the suffering one wait
ing.
For the invalid's tray there are tiny
chatting dishes. complete with brasier,
water pan and alcohol lamp, the cum
ming little brasier holding just half
a pint or a good cupful of liquid. A
cup of broth or consomme, a "shlrred
egg or the milk for dipped toast, as
well as many other nourishments to
tempt an invalid's capricious appetite,
may be made doubly attractive in this
way. The tiny chatting dishes are used
also for individual service at lunch
cons A course of Newburg served In
the small chatting dishes, each ablaze
with cheerful alcohol flame. made
feature which aroused great pleasure
at a DTlueSiIldluS luuShCOll leISI lioAiSAA'
The housewife who has dainty hands
and wants to keep them so, Will not
touch the securing soaps, and yet these
are necessary for keeping the utensils
bright. way out of the difficulty Is
to attach a strong rubber band to
large cork. Hang this to the kitchen
wall above the sink and near the re-
ceptacle for soaps, etc. If a knife or
pan needs Frightening, rub it with the
cork which has been brushed over the
securing cake. Then let the cork swing
back into place. You need not touch
the soap, and the cork is out of the way
and ready for the next rubbing.
Every careful housewife sees to 1t
that her family Is served with gener-
Gus supply of properly cooked veg
etables, says the Housekeeper for Feb
ruary. In the cooking Of vegetables
that grow above the ground salt should
be added to the water before putting In
the vegetables, as it has a tendency to
slightly tougher the fiber and keep 1t
in shape. In cooking the coarser vege-
tables, which are those that grow be-
low the ground, salt should not be
added until they are nearly done. 1t
should be remembered that vegetables
should be cooked in only enough water
to cover them, for If any water is
thrown away then large proportion of
the mineral water and potash salts is
thrown out with 1t and the body is thus
defrauded. This Is one of the careless
ways in which "a woman throws out
with a teaspoon" A small bit of cook
ing soda will soften and in the case of
vegetables like asparagus, peas and
beans, the green color Is intensified.
Care should be taken, however, that
only small quantity Of soda be used,
for 1t has a tendency to dissolve the
structure of the plant. Those vege-
tables like spinach, tomatoes and rhu-
barb, which are largely water, may be
cooked in their own juice, which de-
velops a much finer flavor than when
cooked by adding water. The process
of steaming is much more economical,
as larger proportion Of the valuable
mineral materials is saved.
A girl who cares properly for her
clothes can make them last weeks
longer and, incidentally, keep them
looking better, by brushing and hang
ing them so they will not get I'M
shapely. This treatment is especially
necessary with directoire frocks, for
unless adjusted when not being worn
they soon take on an appearance OF
age, says the Boston Transcript.
NO gown should be put away with
out a brushing. Dust, If allowed to
remain In the weave, makes the mate
rial rusty. Mud also weakens the
threads. AS wet mud is almost impos-
sible to remove, the garment spotted
should be put on hanger and left in
room where the air will strike 1t.
Drying quickly, the mud must be re-
moved with brush that is not too stiff
to wear the nap. Sometimes, when the
dirt clings obstinately it is we'll to rub
the material together, for this loosens
the particles without roughing the sur
face.
If there is a trimming of silk or satin
it should be wiped lightly with bit of
soft flannel. The drop skirt must also
be brushed. The gown, then ready TO
be put away, should be placed on
hanger without a crease in the Shout
ders and with the skirt folds hanging
as intended In this arrangement the
frock is placed in it's closet.
Those who live in apartments where
lack of cupboards necessitates the use
of boxes should have plenty of tissue
body and sleeves. For, unless this is
done, shop worn effect, most unde-
sirable, will soon appear
Hats would not look dingy by the
middle of the season If they were
freshened each time before being put
away. Feathers should be shaken and
quilts wiped. Ribbons or other loops
them into shape. These "aids" take
but a moment and they make decided
difference in the wearing qualities. A
bottle of gasoline or some patent clean
ing fluid is Indispensable to the girl
who wants her clothes to look neat.
No dress collar, no matter how deli
cate the material, should be allowed to
become soiled, and it is bound to, If
not cared for properly. About every
other time, after wear, the edge should
be wiped with a cleansing fluid, the
latter applied with a piece of soft
cloth.
Chiffon, or the stoutest material will
take this and come forth from the rub
bling like new Lace of almost all kinds
Is better cleansed with soap and water.
putting the collar down on fiat sur
face, with a towel beneath to absorb
the soiled water. The brush, wet and
soaped, is then run to and fro over the
soil, the collar sinsed by letting warm
water run up to dry in such position
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