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Show Kitcben and Cable, j The Sunday Menu. BREAKFAST. Oranges. Pettijohn and Cream. Pork Tenderloin. Waffles and Maple Syrup. Creamed Potatoes. Coffee. DINNER. Cream of Celery Soup. Vilet of Veal, Larded with Pork. Spinach.- Mashed .potatoes. Mixed Vegetable Salad. - Cheese. Rice Pudding. Nuts. Coffee. SUPPER. Creamed Eggs on'Toast. Orange Marmalade. Water (Tress Salad. Maple Layer Cake. Canned Peaches. Tea. Household Hints. FOR THE COOK. I Always save the water in which rice, macaroni or anything of a like nature has been -boiled. It is excellent for soups, gravies, etc. TO KEEP OLIVES. If you open a bottle of olives and only want to use half, grate some horseradish and put a layer of it over those left in the bottle. This will prevent pre-vent 'them from getting mouldy. A SEWING SUGGESTION. The best way to finish off a machine seam is to turn the material round and stitch back for about an inch. This, saves tying the ends of cotton, which is fidgety work, and 'takes up a lot of time if there are many seams. TO REMOVE STAINS ON CHINA. Salt is excellent for . this. Wash the china first, then rub with dry salt till every trace of stain is removed, rinse and w ipe. Some people use potato parings par-ings or ' Bath brick dust in the same way, but the latter sometimes injures the surface of delicate china.. INKSTAINS ON CARPET. The best way to remove inkstains that have dried is to rub them with milk till. the stain fades away, changing the milk as it becomes discolored; afterward aft-erward rub with ammonia to remove the grease. Fresh inkstains should be sprinkled with salt, which absorbs the ink, and so prevents the stain from spreading. Brush it into a dustpan as soon as it is discolored and sprinkle with fresh, removing 'that in the same way. FOR A COUGH. A paroxysm of coughing may often be arrested by taking a teaspoonful of glycerine in a little hot milk. TO BEAT EGGS TO A FROTH. If you rinse a plate with cold water before breaking the eggs on it, add to them a pinch of saK, and then stand where there is a current of air, you will have no difficulty" in beating them to a froth. . WORTH KNOWING. If your dress is covered with pieces of fluff or lint, dampen your clothes brush, shake off all the water you can, and then brush. The bits will come off without any trouble, and the damp brush will not injure the material in the least. TO FRESHEN STALE CAKE. Dip it for a second in cold milk or water, and then rebake in a rather cool oven. Cake that has been treated in this way is very similar to when newly baked, and may be eaten by any one without fear of indigestion. Stale bread may be treated in the same way. TO FRESHEN FURS. Fur often gets rubbed and crushed and the best way to freshen it Is to brush It with a clothes brush that has been dipped in cold water and then shaken as dry as possible. Brush the wrong, way, then shake thoroughly and ry in the open air. beating it occasionally occa-sionally with a stick. Some kinds of fur need to be combed when dry, but it must be carefully done, or .the hair win be combed out in the process American Herald. Household Uses of Ammonia. Ammonia is of such great value in shoufdhfair,ttte1rS that no hekeeper" V L,aV0 keep a svv&y always at hand. For instance, a few droDs put into the bath water will mak! t most invigorating, its uses n clean-fM clean-fM remyin& grease are manifold. mani-fold. .When a freshly oiled sewing machine ma-chine has left yellow stainj, on thf fab-' no sewn, these can be remove bv rubbing them over with a little liquid ; ammonia and then washing, in the ! ordinary way. Again, a teaspoonful ' of ammonia in a cupful of water will i clean gold or silver jewelry, and a few drops on the under side of a dla-i dla-i mond will clean it immediately and increase its brilliancy. When acid has been spilled on cloth and has taken : out the color, ammonia should be ap-j ap-j plied to the sDOt. after which a liutle chloroform rubbed on will, in almost all cases, restore the color. |