The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

If turpentine Is pit on a burn immediately, 1t will stop the burning and there will be no pain. <Saturate a piece of bandage with turpentine, then wrap the burn carefully and eaturate again and again. keeping the. bandage wet for some time.
 In every way possible, beauty and utility should be combined in the home. Dispense with everything that does not serve we'll for the use or ornamentation Gaudiness and con- gestion. are not suggestive of pretti- ness, and things unnecessary only collect dust.
 The work of polishing windows and nnirrowss can be made much lighter if instead of using wet cloths or whit ening you sprinkle little liquid brass polish on 9 rag and apply to the glass.
 allow it to dry and clean off with a
 soft dry duster. The result will be most satisfactory.
 In cooking meat, the idea. is to re- tain the nourtshmert and flavor. The flavor and juices debend as much on the method of cooking as upon the quality of the meat Boiling water
 or strong. dry heat will retain flavor,
 inc1osinE the meat in a crust which
 will not permit the juices to flow out.
 The flesh of fish out of season is unwhblesome. If necessary to keep fish overnight, place them where the
 
 feet is as bad as hot sunshine. Cod, haddoclx and halibut may be kept a bay before using. but mackerel and white fish lose their life as soon as
 they leave the water.
 A simple and easy way to iron sheets is to first fold the two henas together right side out then fold the
 sheet across the center forming a square, with the broad hem on top of the sheet outside. Then simply iron the square on both sides and the sheet will have we'll -ironed appear4
 ance when on the bed.
 A quick and easy way to dry the hair is as follows Remove the crown from an old straw hat. After the shampoo, remove the greater part or with towel, then lift the9 hair with a towel then list the hair through the crown Of the hat, rest the hat on the head and spread the hair out around the brfm to dry.
 If convenient, the waffle batter may be made the evening before it Is used The cakes will be lighter and any batter which is cooked fast, such as gridd1e cake or fritter batter, IS more easily digested if made long enough ahead to allow the starch grains in the flour to swell so that they will burst when heat is applied. The richer the cake the more
 easily it is spoiled if the oven is too hot As soon as the cake has risen and taken a rich brown color, the neat should be lessened to what cooks know as 8 soaking heat and the cake should be kept in this moderate heat until 3 pointed knife or skewer stuck in the middle of the cake can be drawn out without uheooked paste sticking to it.
 ] A very handy bincushion for the sewing machine is made or two pieces Of black velvet ribbon six inches long and three inches wide, sewed together on their edges and stuffed with wool. This makes a long, rather Hat cushion very easy to stick pins in. Marrow black ribbons were seWed to each end and the cushion was tied to the sewing machine in a convenient place and stacked full of pins and needles. Thursday is generally set apart for
 cleaning windows and sweeping the living room and cleaning the bath room-Thursday afternoon and evening being the maids outing times. Friday is general sweeping day. Saturday 1 being baking day. There should be one day in every week when the housewife has not planned anything, but does the little odd things which khave no name. But do not become g
 slave of routine; the best rules car be broken with impunity.
 The piano case sometimes needs
 cleaning. For this, provide two basins of clean, lukewarm water, to be reE newed as often as necessary and l three good-Gized pieces of cheese l cloth Wiring one cloth nearly dry 1 from the first basin, rub in Ivory soar 1 and clean about a square foot of the l surface. Wiring the second cloth l nearly dry from the second basin and l wipe off the suds. Rinse and wiring l the cloth again and wipe any moisture I that remains. Rub dry with the th1re 1 cloth, using quick, light strokes ane | little pressure. Proceed in this way 1 until the entire instrument has beer l cleaned. Then go over slightly witt l a clean, soft Handkerchief, or a very soft new channels