Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-05
Paper Bags Have Practical Uses
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

be appreciated. If the room does not
have a CRATE, but a stove, the bag
may be used satisfactorily. AS the
dust and dirt of loose coal also is
prevented from flying about in the
room, there is thrifty reason as well
as quiet one for doing 1t. Cleanli-
ness and quiet are coupled.
Hats i'm Bags.
Hats can be put away in paper
bags and kept from moths, or If they
are Summer hats they can be kept
'spotlessly clean. Be careful no pres
sure comes on the trimming. Hats
SO covered may be hung high up and
out of the way in closets. Tie a loop
of cord in the top of the sealed bag
and suspend so that nothing rests
against it. Other articles may be put
away in this same manner.
Vegetable Bags.
Vegetables, wilted by having air
blow on them, and that need to be
kept cool can be put in paper bags
and placed by an open pantry win
dow. They will have the benefit OF
the cold without harm. Milk put
away in a pitcher will not have skin
form on the top If paper bag is
pulled over the container Also no
particles OF dust can settle in the
milk.
Paper bag COOKERY.
Paper bag cookery is not so preva-
lent as once, but il still remains ex-
cellent in certain cases. For instance,
baking meat in a paper bag prevents
the necessity for basting. So If YOU
are so busy that you find 1T difficult
to spare the time to do the basting
and you do not have a double roasting
pan, put the meat in a strong paper
bag in the open tin and bake as usual.
No favor escapes in steam, and the
moisture is kept intact in the bag.
If cooked properly, the meat will be
tender and of fine flavor.
For Plants.
A paper bag drawn down over a
potted plant in a window when night
Is severely cold will protect the TO-
liage and flowers from getting nipped
by frost. The leaves will be held
away from the glass. Cut flowers
will keep excellently If at night they
are taken from the warm rooms, and,
after having fresh water put in the
vases, are put in some cool spot where
there is fine, fresh air. AS no draught
should blow on them. pull a paper
bag down over the blossoms, and IN
the morning they will be in fine con-
dition.
If you do not like to wash the gar
bage can, try keeping 1t clean by
using paper bags for containers.
After each meal scrape the refuse
into a paper bag and put the bag in
the tin. II garbage has to be taken
outdoors to put in the container, the
bags are convenient receptacles for
carrying the refuse.
Old Rauda~ex Etc
Paper bags may be accessories to
the medicine supplies and be found a
great addition. For instance, IL there
are wounds to be dressed, even slight
ones, such as minor burns, cuts, etc,
but where bandages and gauze are
used, the paper bags make the best
receptacle for the old bits OF. cloth.
Surgeons recommend this use of paper
bags. The handling of the soiled
cloths is practically eliminated, for
once dropped into the bag the whole
thing can be burned. II there Is any
fear of infection from a wound ban
dages and gauze should be burned In
this way. and danger is minimized.
These suggestions for the use of
paper bags are by no means inclu-
sive. Almost every homemaker has
special uses to which she puts these
convenient containers.