Middletown transcript., 1909-11-27
USEFUL THINGS 10 KNOW

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waterin which you wash.
Nothing relieves the sting of mosquito
bites or the intense itching Of hives like
bathing in weak solution OF carbolic
acid and water
Always wash lettuce, cabbage, dande-
lion, spinach or any kind Of greens in
water with haif-eup Of salt, aud it viii
bring out tile worms If there are any in
them.
Knives can be polished with an old
piece Of Brussels carpet, sprinkled with
bathbrick or emery powder and slightly
moistened with methylated spirits.
To mend granite wear, take small
piece Of putty and press well into the
hole, smooth il down and set in hot
oven until brown.
To cut loal Of hot brown bread, take
piece OF twine and place it around
the loaf, cross the ends and pull, There
will be clean cut and no crumbs.
A button on one pocket Of your work
apron will prevent the loss of the con.
tents when yon are STOPPING over your
work.
Household brushes last much lInger if
washed regularly. Remember that they
should never be allowed to rest on the
bristles.
Water OF ammonia, as strong as the
skin will bear it, is Of great service upon
stinge OF yellow jackets and spiders.
A cure that is recommended for chill
bIaine, is to rub the wrists aud ankles
we'll to encourage good circulation, and
the cEilblains twice or thrice day with
methylated spirite, or, il preferred, with
mustard Iiniment or camphorated oil, the
last two being quite as good as and less
dangerous than the first, which should
never be applied near light.
inexpensive Nottingham and other
lace curtains which do not require IRON
ing are best dried on frames, Wash them
clean and starch them slightly. Pin them
on the light wooden frames which come
for this purpose, and on which they may
be evenly dried. dried II II they ttlAeyF are iEoned they
are likely TO be pulled out OF shape.
When there are no frames on hand
large lace curtains may be pinned on
clean carpet and allowed to dry evenly
in this way, Curtains that are dried on
cIolhesline are 60 pulled out OF shape
by the process that they can seldom be
hung properly.
Boiled rice, prepared like maCaroni,
with grated cheese and baked in the oven
makes a very nice dish for dinner or
relish for tea.
For those who like squash pie but OBJ
iect to the pastry, the squash can be pre-
pared as you would for pie, but baked
like custard, in an earthen pudding dish
set in pan Of water. Take from the oven
as soon as it is set.
Squash or custard pie is much nicer il
the pastry is made and spread on the
plate the day before baking. The dis
Coyery was made by preparing pies on
Saturday, for Sundays baking and eat.
ing.
Burns in the kitchen are so frequent
that it is fortunate that the kitchen or
rather the bin in the cellar provides
quick and easily applied cure for injuries.
When ons has been scared by fire, i'm
mediately cut white potato in two, and
scrape. Bind this scrsping on burn and
the pain will quickly be mitigated.
Doughnuts are much improved If they
are coated with layer Of sugar as soon as
they are taken from the stove. The best
way to powder them is to put small
amount Of confectioner's sugar in paper
bag and put several doughnuts in the bag
at time and then shake the bag, hold
ing the top of the bag closed. This will
coat them with sugar quickly and more
evenly than any other way.
If your heart is weak do not indulge in
showers, and be careful to temper the
water, no matter how strong the heart.
An excellent household remedy for
burns is pure vaseIine or olive oil. The
great thing is to exclude the air aud dirt
from the burned surface, and this the oil
will do.
If piano is not tuned regularly twice
each year it's tone will hatten and it will
soon get in such condition that il can.
not be kept at the proper pitch. Never
place a musical instrument against an
outer wall or near window. The unavoid-
able dampness will surely work havoc
/ with the delicate mechanism. A piano
should always be kept closed when not il
use for the fine dust floating in the atmos.
phere falls between the keys and mars
both touch and tone. Never place metal
ornaments upon piano. They are cure
to vibrate and spoil the tone, and it may
not be easily traced to its distinct cause
Pianos are readily affected by artificial
heat. B th steam and hot air are bad
for them. the ideal heat for the music
room is hot water, and even this should
be kept as nearly as possible at an even
temperature.
Doctors will tell you there is no form
Of insomnia harder to conquer than that
of early waking. Old persons are partic-
ularly prone to this early waking. 1t
comes to be dreaded hour when all
the memories OF lifetime crowd, and the
future seems black. Often this wakeful-
ness can be overcome by taking warm
drink and cracker when first aroused.
Hot milk, cocoa, or warm malted milk
will tone up the stomach aud help 10
draw the blood from the brain, when