The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-29
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

If VOL want a watertight vessel in which to wash dishc1oths, napkins or any small artciles of clothing, fold cloth and lay it over the drain pipe of the sink and turn the saucer up- side down over the cloth. This will make an ideal washbasin to use in- stead of bucket or pan.
 In case your icing is too soft, try tying a band of stiff wrapping paper little higher than the cake, and see how nicely 1t sets the icing. find another help for this band: if left on my cakes and stood in the cake-box they are just as moist week or two later as the first day baked.
 If a small clock is beyond repair do not throw it away, but set it aside for use in the sickroom. It will then be found useful to indicate. the next time for taking medicine. As each dose will be due. This is much bet ter than trusting to memory.
 The glossiness which appears on one's mllch-worn suit may be entirely .eradicated by the judicious use of em- cry paper. The paper should be rub bed against the fabric hard enough to raise the nap. This plan is not injurious to the goods and greatly improves the appearances of the gar ment.
 One wise girl. before sweeping. al ways wrings an old napkin out of water and, pinning the ends of the linen around her head, makes a moist effectual sitter for the dust which would otherwise fill her lungs. The cloth hangs loosely over, her nose and mouth, not interfering with her breathing in the least.
 Nickel silver should be cleaned with ammonia and whitening. Take hali cupful of finely powdered whitening, and work it into paste with a cup full of cold water. in which a table spoonful of rock amonia has been dissolved. Keep thi in well corked bottle. and use it or securing. Af- rewards polish wit& a leather.
 Always wash fruitv before giving it to children, especially figs and dates
 Their sweetness attracts flies and other insects. and their sticldness makes a'resting place for dust and it's undesirable germs. The bushes of small fruits, grapevines and fruit trees are frequently sprayed with poisons to prevent the inroad kof worms and insects; so it is never safe to eat fruit without cleansing.
 One of the best ways of covering jams and jellies, so, that they will keep we'll, is to cover the jars as soon as they are filled. Have the papers cut ready and the white of an egg slightly beaten, brush the papers with the white of the egg, and tie down quickly The heat of the jam destroys all germs that might cause it to mould and dries the egg so quickly that it is dramatically sealed.
 Very few women seem to know that the ripe sweet peppers can be econo- mically, quickly and successfully cam ed at home to take the place of the Spanish pimentos that are so tooth some in salads, sandwiches, etc. Wash the peppers thoroughly take out the inner veins and seeds, cut them to size suitable for packing in glass can, pack as many as possible in the can and fill full with cold vinegar, and seal
 A trained nurse tells of a curious home remedy for erysipelas that ef- fected a cure. Ripe cranberries were pounded to a paste and applied over the afflicted parts. They were bound with this muslin and kept on until they dried, when aT new portion was applied until the inflammation was drawn out. Cranberries reduce inflam- nation; they are almost as if cooked from the absorbed heat, but they do not act as would poultice.
 To make pear conserve wash the peel of one lemon and one orange chop the peel and add to four pounds pounds of sugar, the juice of three lemons, one can of shredded pineapple, half-pound of raisins, one orange and one cupfuF of water. Cook several hours About half-hour before re- moving from the fire add one pound of chopped meat nuts Keep in a stone far s-3gs sssJ