The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-05-06

news OF The FARM.
womAnly Wisdom
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Do not forget TO consratulale
mother on her birthday,
Equal parts of skinned milk and
water, warmed, will remove fly
specks from vanished woodwork
or furniture.
Don't see why the oven doesn't
bake good? Just scrape the SCOT
and ashes out from under it aud
you will get an eye-opener on that
subject.
Mattresses will wear better and
be more easily handled If made IN
three pieces of equal size, two to.
lie lengthwise and one across The
wear can be distributed evenly, and
they are especially convenient In
case of illness. as they are easily
moved and aired.
Blessings on the wife who sits
down without a bit of grumblin
and mends all the holes in the
socks Of the entire family every
week. Every week, mind you! If
she did not there would be nothing
but one big hole to tackle, and that
would mean money for new pairs.
The prudent young man who is
looking for wife who will wear
we'll" takes note OF the appearance
of her mother. If she is neat and
trim, and looks as IL she had help
with the work and kindly and loving
care, he may safely infer that her
daughter will make a good wife.
People who throw away oatmeal
or any other breakfast cereal, are
throwing good money to the hens
and losing the basis for the best
gems they ever ate. You don't
need certain measure of cereal
for the gems. Take your regular
receipt and let the cereal take the
place of part of the flour. You'll
be glad.
Unless especially directed to the
contrary by the physician. all med
icines which are swallowed in tab
let or pill form should be immedi-
ately followed by drink Of some
liquid. as water, milk, tea, etc, etc,
to dissolve in close contact with the
walls of the stomach often irritate
the organ.
All about US this May weather
Il are thousands of bird babies Ev-
cry apple and pear tree, every shade
tree. is a nursery; the vine on our
porch, the har2 caves, ths 60 SO
in the meadow, each has its hidden
nestful Their mission Is one not
only Of joy and music but of econ
omic value. Blessings on the bird
babies May their tribe increase!
Fill an old can of any kind with
ashes, then pour in sufficient kerr
osene to saturate the ashes, and
put the can in safe place away
from the fire. A tablespoonful is
plenty to keep a blaze till the
wood is caught, and it is worth all
the patent fire-kindlers. There is
absolutely no danger, and by keep
ing a supply always made up the
children will not be tempted to use
the kerosene can with the too of
ten fatal result. ...-
When wishing a new and mex
pensive dish, try Drowned rice, eth
err as cereal with cream or as vege-
table with butter or tomato sauce.
Brown the dry kernels in the ov-
en- until they are the color of ripe
wheat and put them away to cook
when convenient. A cup of these
with two cupfuls of hot water and
half a teaspoonful Of salt can be
steamed in the top OF a double boil
er in forty minutes. Then the rice
should be dry and light, although
the kernels will not remain whole.
An easy way to make soap: For
five pounds of fat drippings (clean-
ed and clarified by boiling 1t up
with water and when cold taking it
off in a solid cake) use can Of
I've, sc worth of borax Ia hall
poundl and two cents worth nj