The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-24
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

When the eyes atche and burn, bathe them in hot water into which a, dash of witch hazel has been added
 A slice of potato is an excellent thing to clean white oi1cloth which has become disfigured by hot cooking Pots and kettles should not be scraped. Use piece of sandpaper to remove any burned particles or discol- ora ationS.
 When silver has been discolored with egg, dip a damp cloth in salt water and rub the silver; the stain will disappear
 lump of sugar in it before putting it away. It will smell sweet when you want to use it.
 If the stepladder slips, paste a piece of old rubber over each support; this will not only prevent falI but it will protect the floors.
 Raw starch is not digestible, so all foods containing starch should be sub- jected to boiling water or dry heat and thoroughly cooked.
 If you are caught in a shower and your hat gets wet, take it off and turn it upside down to dry. The trimming will not be so apt to sag.
 If you have castors put on your wood-box it will be much more con- venient to sweep around and under it, or to move it from place to place.
 When cooking mushrooms it is safe the spoon turn dark, you can be sure there is a toadstooI in the pan.
 If you shave a cold, bake a. lemon thoroughly until it is tender, cut it in half, sprinkle each half with sugar and eat while hot and Just before go- ing to bed.
 The ends or candles are very useful in kindling the fire. Cut them into small pieces and distribute them among the kindling; the fire will burn up much more quickly.
 The skirt worn in the business off, fee is apt to wear shiny This can be prevented if there is provided 3, small cushion or strip of baize to fit the of flee chair or stool.
 When a patient cannot retain nour- ishmenf, aEbumen water is very often given. Beat up the whites. of two eggs, add half a pint of tepid water and pinch of salt.
 All the boxes on the top of the pam try shelf should have labels on the end telling the contents of the box This saves a great deal of time when you are hunting articles
 To keep copper utensils from tar nishing, clean with sand and a hand full Of flour. and salt mixed with vine gar. then rinse in hot water and dry, then polish with dry whiting:
 Peppers can be kept firm and solid stone crock, then heat enough vinegar to entirely cover them. In this way they will keep all winter. @ Black pepper Is ground peppercorns; white pepper is made. from the same berry the outer husk being removed before grinding. Cayenne pepper IS the powdered pOd or cdpfSlcu1n
 When the woodwork around the gas stove becomes grease spattered, put a little gasoline on cloth and go over the woodwork. This must be done when. there is no fire in the kitchen.
 Finger marks on doors can be re- moved easily by using & clean piece Of flannel dipped in kerosene; then wipe them with a cloth wrung out of hot water. This destroys the smell of kerosene.
 Hot-water bottles, before being hung away should first be dried, then in Hated with air and the stopper put in securely. This prevents sticking to- gether, which in a short time ruins the rubber.
 A room can be papered cheaply and have an artistic effect if rolls of coarse brown paper butchers use for wrapping are used. It can be put on the walls in the same way as ordinary wallpaper
 A delicious salad is made with eel erv and tomatoes. Slice four toma- toes and cut in small pieces. Mix with an equal amount of cut celery, arrange on lettuce and cover with mayonnaise dressing.
 The cuticle about your nails some times grows tough and there is ten dency to hang nails. Rub in little vaseline or cold cream every night be- fore retiring. You will soon notice