The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-08-04

Chicago Inter Ocean.
In the August Woman's Home. Com
panipn, on The Doctors Page the
author talks with great good sense about
home sanitation in summer. Following
is some good advice about the ice-boX;
1T seems scarcely necessary to say here
that dirty, ill.kept ice-box i grave
danger to health OF course, the modern
porcelain or glasslned cabinets are most
desirable and very easily kept clean. IN
fortunately these are, as yet, not Tor the
majority, However, a sanitary lceboN IS
possible to every housewife who demands
IT, Be careful not TO spill food on the
shelves cover closely all eatatHes 10 he
put away: insist upon clean ice; scrub and
scald the interior Of the lce'boN with
strong soda.water once week, completing
the oueration by pouring down the dram
a solution Of Platt's Chlorides, an odor,
less disinfectant An ice-hoN dram should
never be closely connected with the gen
eral sewerage system, unless TINS has heeh
done in a perfectly sanitary way, by
responsible plumber. To save the constant
emptving of the waste water a rubber
tube NAV be fitted over the small drain,
pipe. in the bottom of the ice-boX, and led
out Of doors through a small hole m the
floor and other necessary outlets. being
finally carried away as surface-water.
The secret OF a good fire is the putting
on of the coal Make a quick hot hfe'
wood and coal for breakfast. After break
fast put on coal 10 nearly the top OF the
box in the range; as il starts to burn shut
up all damuers if Won are not going 10
bake. When the kitchen is cleaned there
will be slow fire, well started. Put on
one or two shovelfuls OF coal when needed,
After luncheon shake down ashes ana
nearly fill again with coal; shut up tight
if not baking.
To prevent smells in kitchen, cook meat
or vegetables in kettles full OF boiling
water. adding to it as it bolls away, and
nut no cover on it. Air kitchen after each
meal. Use fireless cooker for soups, Cook
pork chops in oven
To wash dishes and silver have two
tubs of hot water Wash glasses first and
wine them out Of hot water and polish
with dry towel. Wash silver clean, put IN
second tub Of hot water with a little boraN
in it. and wipe il out Of the hot water
Polish it with canton flannel cloth and put
in basket If stained with egg use a
| little salt. Get clean water, wash cups
and saucers rinse them and put on dram
board, wipe with dry cloth, put on a tray
and carry to place. Plates, same way;
Cream pitcher and glasses that have had
milk in them should be filed with cold
water when taken from the table, Wash
dish towels daily, and have them boiled
once week,
To clean rugs, roll them up in neat rolls
and lay them on rug cloths: take them on
grass plot in summer on side terraces IN
winter; sweep thoroughly on both sides;
whip gently, face downward, ",,tap-tap'
with two whisk carpet.beaters till no dust
comes out of them. Sweep again, shake
| and roll up Learn which ones are old ana
valuable and he tender of those Auto
matte foot cleaner can be used in winter.
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| A reader from Marlboro would like to
| know if now is the right time to make
green grape Jelly, and how to do it. This
exchange Of Housekeeping hints cannot
but be very helpful, and if some one Is
willing to send a good recipe for green
grape Jelly it will be appreciated by others
as well as the Marlboro reader.
VIII some housewife of long experience
who has been in the habit Of putting up
her own canned fruits and preserves tell
me what she does with currant Jelly when
| it doesn't 'jell"? Is there better way
than to put it back on the stove and cook
second time? A prompt response will
be very welcome. Several appeals by telee-
phone yesterday elected no other method.
| / am asking for housewife who is having
trouble. and while she fears she knows the
reason Chat her fruit was too ripe), she
would like to get help if possible
An Improvement on the domestic pin
| is being put on the market now. 1t va
ries from the common pin IN that 1t mas
cross piece at the top instead OF the
round knob to which we are accustomed,
There are several advantages in this; 1t
can be pushed in without injury to the
hands. the head doesn't work through the
material nor roll out of sight when drop
ped.
Much easier than painting all of ones
large pieces of silver to keep them IRON
furnishing while away on a long vacation
is to put plenty of camphor gum IN the
drawers and on the shelves where 1t Is
kept.
Girls who are filling dover chest are
wise who do not select designs in linen,
for instance. that are exclusive and smart
lust at the time perhaps, but are OF such
sort as will be likely to pass before the
need for them arrives. Simple things OF
the finest and plainest are most apt to oe
those that will prove a source OF the