The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-01-05

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The fastest aylng machine is COS
sip.
There Is always room on the sunny
side OF the road: let US walk there.
When the spare-rib Ii put TO roast,
sprinkle 1t lightly with powdered sage
and minced onion.
1t is an easy matter to size up
man IL his dog crawls under the
house when 1t sees him approaching.
Sifted coal ashes, mixed with lit
tie vinegar. make a splendid mixture
for polishing faucets. brass kettles
and the like.
Tack pieces of rubber. cut from
over-shoes, to the bottom of the step
ladder legs, and they will not slide on
slippery floor.
Whenever a bottle has been emp
tied. wash 1t right out, and do not set
1t away to dry. You can clean 1t
more easily by doing this.
The cork in a bottle Of cement or
glue is apt to stick and break when
it Is opened for the second time. To
prevent this, grease it lightly when
first taken out.
If housewives would have rubber
heels and soles on their everyday
shoes, they would find that much dis
comfort from aching, tired feet would
be avoided.
Cabbage is more delicate if, after it
Is boiled little while, it is turned
out into colander and cold water
run over it; then put again in boiling
water and finished.
After boiling salt ham or tongue,
remove it from the fire and plunge it
at once in cold water. This instantly
loosens the skin, which then pulls off
without any trouble.
Save the good pieces Of the mems
| winter underclothes. From them you
can make the children some shirts,
drawers or petticoats that will be as
warm and last nearly as long as new.
Save money, too.
Have buttons, or hooks and eyes,
for the slips you use on the sofa-pil-
lows. Then you can often take the
pillows out and wash the slips. Saves
lot of sewing and the slips are apt
to get washed a good deal oftener
A handy funnel for pouring liquid
| into a bottle may be quickly made
anywhere by taking piece of thick,
smooth white paper, rolling it into a
cornucopia and fastening it with a
pin. Cut the pointed end off and it's
ready to use.
When any one is taken ill in the
night and needs quick application
of heat, light lamp. The chimney
swer until water or a brick can be
heated. 1t can be slipped into stock
ing leg and applied at once.
Knit the baby's mittens without
any thumb; then, no matter which
way they are put on, they are all
right. If large enough he can move
his fingers all around inside, while
the long wrists keep the sleeves of his
dress down over his arms and make
/ him comfortable.
1t saves much hard work in keep
ing heavy bedclothes tidy under the
usage they ordinarily receive from
the boys and hired men, to have a
breadth of muslin or calico firmly
basted over the upper end of quilts
and bed comforters. This can be re-
moved often and washed with much
less work than to put the whole big
| comforter in the tub.
Light and wholesome griddIe-
/ cakes: Pare the crust from a stale
loaf of bakers or light homemade
bread, crumb it into porcelain dish
and pour over it pint of boiling
milk. Cover and let it stand for ten
minutes. When it swells add the yolk
of two eggs, well beaten, a table
spoonful of melted butter, half
teaspoonful of salt, fourth of cup
full of sifted -four and the stif1y beat
en- whites of the eggs. Then beat un-
til the batter is smooth and velvety
as cream. Add no baking powder
as the beating makes it light. Drop
it in little cakes on a hot griddle:
bake quickly.-From January Farm
Journal.