The North Cumberland Reformer. — 1890-07-04 (Carlisle, Cumbria, England)

RESTORE THE FRBERNRES OF WORN CLOTHING.— Take, for instance, • shiny old coat, vest, or pair of pants, of broadcloth, cassimere, or diagonal. The scourer makes a strong, warm, soapsuds, and plunges the garment into it, souses it up and down, rubs the dirty places, if necessary puts it through the second suds, then rinses it through several waters, and bangs It to dry on the line. When nearly dry, he takes it in, rolls it up for an hour or two, and then presses it. An old cotton cloth is laid on the outside of the coat, arid the iron passed over that until the wrinkles are out; but the iron is removed before the steam ceases to rise from the goods else they would be shiny. Wrinkles that are obstinate are removed by laying a wet cloth over them, and passing the iron over that. If any shiny places are seen, they are treated as the wrinkles are; the iron is lifted, while the full cloud of steam rises, and brings the nap up with it. Cloth should always have a rude made especially for it, since in that which has been used for white cotton or woollen clothes lint will be left and cling to the cloth. —Hall's Journal of Health. Barr Juicz.—To obtain only the juice of the beef, cut it in small pieoer, put it in a glass self-sealing jar and place it in a kettle of cold water, with a saucer or plate in the bottom, to prevent the jar from breaking. Let it heat gradually, and cook until the juice Ii well extracted from the meat, but do not attempt to take the jar from the water while it is still hot, else the jar will likely be broken, and the time spent will be for naught. A little water can be put in with the meat, but of course the extract will not be as strong. A very good way for immediate use is to get a nice, thick, juicy steak; broil it for • moment or two only on each side over charcoal, sufficiently to heat it through. Then with a meat squeezer (a very good article to have in the house for the use of invalids), held over • bowl set in hot water, press out all the juice possible. Felt it slightly and give to the patient at once, or have a piece of bread toasted very carefully and evenly and free from crust, and pour over it the juice of the meat, covering it with a hot plate, to prevent its cooling. Lukewarm dishes of any kind are not agreeable either to the sick or the well.  EGG Srosecs—The work of storing may be delayed for a abort time to tide over the hot weather and carry on the supply as far towards winter as possible, but it must be commenced before there is any material diminution in the daily supply. No general rule can be given, because upon the time poultry begin to lay depends the time when they will leave off, and there is no breed that will lay the whole year round without a rest. A cool place, not thoroughly dry, will keep eggs better than a place dust dry; therefore the bottom of the house is better than the top for egg preserving, and in packing it is a decided advantage to place them large ends upwards. As to the various dressings adopted, they are not of much use; and we have found eggs keep as well without say of these preparations as with them; we know of no better way to keep them than to pack them, large end upwards, in fine charcoal, covering each layer completely, and a small tea chest or an old box, not very large, will come in useful for • lot. Several small boxes filled will prove more useful than one large one, and of course the date when filled should be written on each, so as to ensure the using of the stalest first— The Gardeners' Magazine.  lz az mut& difference In Wit as there iz in the strength of gunpowder; sum kinds of takt lokate their bullets, not only right between the eyes, but deep in the meat, while other kinds hit everything but the center, and 'anal oph at that. CAirrric Griffin (the tramp): "Madam, will you please give me a piece of that mince pie you had when I visited this part of the country last." Housewife: "No; go away, or I'll call the dog." Tramp: "Thanks, madam, thanks." Housewife : "And for what?" Tramp (sacheting away): "For giving me another chance to live. I called for that pie with the Intention of committing suicide, but now I teel little fonder of life. Good day, madam." . . .  You are fined 10 dOis.," cried the fair girl as the old gentleman poked his head in the room where she was entertaining her best beau. "What for ?" inquired pater. "Contempt of court, of course." RRADY for the Question President of literary society (in co-educational college) : "Are you ready for the question ?" Mettle Bond (wh) spends her vacations at Bar Harbour) : "Yes—cop it.'  A PROFESSOR of the Michigan University, who vu on a visit to the Sandwich Islands, was presented with a ARO parrot that was able to speak agood many English words. On the professor's way home be gave the bird to a boy to take care of. The boy, thinking that Polly needed warmth, pat her in a close room next to the boiler. When her muter went to look at her the next day he found her completely prostrated with the beat, and removing her immediately to his own state room he did his best to revive her. She did rally for a little while, but oily long enough to say in a very solemn manner : " I'd lull myself for r lent l'' A few minutes lake she was dead..