Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-26
FOR WOMEN AND THE HOME

FOR WOMEN AND THE HOME
 Lime juice, diluted in two -thirds of water forms an excellent wash for d discOlored skin.
 Witchhazel and water, or rock salt and water, win harden the muscles and make healthy looking skin.
 To give an sppetizing flavor to a broiled beefsteak cut an onion in half and rub it over the hot platter with the melted butter.
 In making a meringue allow one tablespoonful of powdered sugar to each white of egg, stifhy beaten, then cook very slowly in cool oven.
 To keep the teeth clear from tartar, rinse the mouth each morning with tepid water into which a little toilet water has been dropped.
 Chemists say that it takes norc than twice as much sugar to sweetcn pre- s1rves and sauces if put in when they begin to cook than it does if the sugar is added after the cooking is done.
 After days work at anything that requires long standing, bathe the feet in warm water, and then sponge them thoroughly with alcohol. That tired feeling will disappear as if by magic.
 Almond meal greatly softens and whitens the skin. Put it in bag of nun s yelling or soft bunting and use it like soap when bathing. Aitorward the skin should be bathed with cleaf and almost cold water
 Olives, made into sandwiches are tid- bits which will tempt even the most capricious summer appetites. They should be stoned, chopped and laid be- tweeut thin slices of " bread, a'ong with pieces of fresh watercress.
 Glasses that have been used for milk | should always be thoroughly rinsed in cold water before they are washed. 1 If hot water is used immediately, they are sure to become dull and cloudy in appearance owing to coagulation.
 Wash the perspiring feet night and morning in warm water in which tiny lump of washing soda has previously been dissolved. Then apply powder | consisting of one part salicylic acid, two parts precipitated chalk and seven parts of powdered talcum.
 To remove pitch and tar stains, rub | lard on the stained part of the faJr,c and let it stand for few hours. Then l sponge with spirits of turpentine until the stain is removed. If the color of | the fabric is changed, sponge it with and the color will be re- stored.
 Instead of throwing away the peels of oranges and lemons used in the | household, put them into the water pitcher on your washstand. They will glve the water delightful perfume, beside softening it until it is equal to rain water in it's beneficial effect | upon tho complexion.
 Although eourtplaster is useful in 4,h pi, ot the skin from harm, it should not be used over any considerable cut or wound in process of healing. These will heal much faster if simply covcre! with a bit of soft linen held in place at each end by strips of adhesive plaster
 When making pastry always use as fine a flour as possible and roll in little rolls always in the same direction, and on no account ro.l pastry up and down, The pressure must be put on from the wrist.
 In hanging wet blankets or white spreads on the line to dry, put a small square of white cloth under each | to make sure there will be no stain caused by dirt or dust that may have accumulated on the pins.
 Sickness after the administration of may often be considerably by hanging g sponge wrung out of vinegar close to the patient, and the intense thirst is more easily borne if the patient have placed over her lips towel that has been dipped in vinegar.