Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-03

laundry work In winter meets with many
discumforts II she still olings to the old
fashioned methods. Vacuum washers
can be had ut all prices now-and, by the
way, recently found . most satisfact,
ory one-but tho new and improved
method of sprinkling the clothes 10 what
I want to tell you about now.
This simple clothes sprinkler that J
found really makes my ironing much
less tedious task than 1t has been hereto
fore. OF course, We housewives are a.
vays glad to get new devices that will
save the hands from undue exposure
but the best thing about this sprinkler u
that It dampens the clothes 30 evenly
that they can be ironed Immediately. this
making 1t . great time.saver.
The sprinkler 10 made Of brass and 10
finished in polished nickel, therefore
should last q life time. A miniature
nozzle with evenly distributed holes act.
ually does the work. This nozzle fit
into cork stopper that can be inserted
into tho neck OF any medium-size bottle
There is no special bottle made for It,
any you have can be utilized. The
bottle ia filled with water and shaken
over the clothes. This little device car
be used to water house plants also, and
for many other purposes when fine
spray is required.
Breakfast is much more easily prepar'
ed since found such convenient bacon
cooker. While cooked bacon on tor
of the stove, constant watching was re-
ouired to turn 1t, to see that 1t did not
burn, and to take it of at just the prop
or moment. With the now bacon ract
this delicious breakfast dish practically
cooks itself. You can put It In the over
and forget about 1t, 1t needs no turning
40 fumes come from 1t to I'll the house.
and It has economical value in that you
can use the grease that drips from the
bacon in many ways that are impossible
with the grease obtained By cooking II
in the old way.
The bacon rack is composed Of wire
frame that sets inside of ordinary bak'
ing pan. You lay your strips OF bacon
on the rack and set the whole inside the
oven. Let the bacon remain In till cook
ed as crisp az desired. II your oven Il
of an even temperature, you will be able
10 Judge in one or two trials just how
many minutes are required for the cook
ing. 1t needs no attention In the mean
time.
The wire rack allows the grease cook
ed from the bacon to drip through into
the pan below, in this way producing
far more tempting dish than the usual
grease soaked bacon. All the delicious
flavor of the bacon IL retained by the
delicacy in the mode of cooking.
lam sure you have known the trials Of
attemp ting to get an iced cake from the
old square shaped cake box. The re
suits are too perilous to be repeated
with any great frequency. And ye'
there seems no other place for the newly
baked cake where 1t will be safe from
the air, dust and tempted fingers. Al
cake is counted staple article OF diet IN
my household, l commended with thii
seemingly unsolvable problem for years
At last found cake closet. Have you
ever seen one, wonder. Then let me-
tell you abOutit.
The closet is ten by fifteen by ter
inches in size and can be hung up OF
placed ON the back of the pantry shelf
Small feet make 1t possible to open the
door without scratching the table OF
shelf, aud strong handle Is fitted In the
top 80 that the cabinet can be hung u
desired. The cabinet Is made of japan
ned black tin with wooden knob to
open the door. Fitted with two remov.
able shelves, there Is no part about the
closet that is not neat looking and thor
oughly hygenic. The shelf may be slip.
ped out with the cake on 1t, without dis
turbipg the cake. The closet is sufh
ciently large to hold several loaves o.
bread-in fact, quite what one would
put into the old inconvenient cake and
bread boxes.
Speaking of cabinets reminds me Of
the new kitchen cabinet l saw while
making a recent "back door" visit to ont
of my negihbors. She counts 1t joy
and doubtless so will you when I tel
you about 1t.
Truly 1t must have been man Of gen
Jus who invented an article of furniture
to hold the entire kitchens most neces
sary belongings, and most used articles
formerly kept In the pantry. One step
saved is just that much energy stored
up. Think OF the steps taken 10 getting
one meal when you are compelled to
make countless trips into the pantry, to
the safe on the porch or to the kitchen
table and back again. Much of this en-
ergy can be saved.
The cabinet want to tell you about
has white enamel working space OF
twenty eight inches by forty. with o
sliding nickeloid top. In the upper par'
are various Compartments; china cup
board; five tidy, alright tins for spices;
draws for linen and cutlery; six.bound
capacity bin for -four With q sitter At
tached; q sugar bin and bin to hold
coffee; everything alright, mouse proof
and sanitary. Against the door Of the
bottom compartment Ia rack to hold
pan covers, while cooking vessels OF oil
kinds may be kept in the bottom.
The woman who can keep house and
keep her health, too, without the aid oil
a cabinet In her kitchen, 10, in my opin
Ion, wonderfully strong person, physl
cally and spiritually. Many Of US can
not do this however and find 1t wiser Ia
use the cabinet.
The care of the toilet has always been
looked upon as one of the most disagree
able features of bathroom cleaning. II
Is duty that needs to be attended to
with systematic regularity, for its ne.
glect may result in grave consequences.
The toilet brush that comes specially fol-
the purpose of cleaning the toilet basin
eliminates, In large measure, the I'M.
pleasantness OF the task. The handle
forms central axis, one end Of which,
to the length of about seven or eight
inches, 10 surrounded with bristles, held
In place firmly with strong wire. An
other device for cleansing the toilet IL q
nickel forceps arrangement which ID
used In combination with soaped paper.
The advantage of this appliance Is that
It can be wiped dry after use and does
away With wet cloths hanging about.
Besides It Ia altogether sanitary and pro.
tects the hands from exposure.