| Show HOUSEHOLD HINTS To CUanse Gilt Frames Fast ba euro they are the real gold asa if so I and not the imitation that water j washes oil they may be cleaned ry dusting them Veil with a soft brush and t with a piece of cotton apply alcohol or gin to the spot and they will almost immediately disappear If on the contrary they are tilt in oil or ImItation gold httlu a water applied careloly w fj n 8pooKo nil have the ilceind ctlcct and be vey careful not to reverse these directions as what cure one kills the other To prevent flies injuring picture frames to 1 three or four onions in one pint of water brush your frames over witb the liquid no fly will touch them and it will not injure the frames N Y Time Some of Miss CorsoiCs leaching Potstoee any time of the year can be made mealy il loiltd in salt and water and drained and then clY red with a thick towel and felt in back oi too range five minutes To retalu the color of any vegetable plunge it into cjld water after boiling Cooks make the mistake of boiling things too much After reaching tile boiling boil-ing point meats should simmer 1 he toughest meats can be made tender by EO doing It is i always beat to unduaeaeon rather than to over seaeou food When iuj thing IB ac cideutally made too salt it cau be counteracted by adding a tablespoon ful of vinegar and a tablespooutul oi sugar Meats of any kind thculd not be washed but wiped with a towel to preserve the juices and quality How to Cut Glas3It is nut glue rally knaves that panes of glass can be cut under water with ease to almost uny shape by meuns of a pair of scissors Two things However are necessary for success First the jl < i38 must be kept quite level in the water while the scissors are applied and secondly to avoid rirk it la i better to perform the cutting by cropping cil i small pieces at tho corners and along tne edges thus reducing the form gradualy to that required for if HUJ attempt be made lo cut the glass at once to a proper shape as ouo would cut A en dhoiird it will most likely fracture where it is not wanted The jotter yLtscs cut beat and the dcireora nesd not be very sharp When tho operation goed on well the glass i breaks away from the scissora in small pieces in n straight line with the blades Whooping CovgJi The following remedy is Ead on good authority to greatly alleviate whcopmg cough and if applied in the earlier stage will modlly it EO that the patient will suffer no more than from an ordinary cough Evaporate sowly ever tho gas or a spirit lamp a weak solution of carbolic acid in the room closed where the child who already has theO the-O or who may have been exposed to it ia at play or asleep icr ball an hoar twico a day while any symptoms whooping remain This cough is supposed to be caused by a fungus and weak Eolutions of carbolic acid produce conditions unfavorable to the formation and development of the lower organisms whether vegetable vege-table or animal A Pretty Soja Cushion To knit a simple but very effective sofa cushion have a pair of bono knitting needles and doublo zephyr wool of three shades say a handsome shade of red and white and black or you may have a French gray and r I bright crimson or any other shades tlut may suit your fancy Cast on thii teen stitches Knit across once plain make one at the beginning of the next row by putting your worsted over your needle and knitting six stitches plain then knit two together and knit the remaining stitches plain repeat this last row continually This is all tho pattern and it is knit in rows as long as you may desire The length of the ron will decide the number of rows You will need to make it of good proportions Jim in the rows by crocheting together with plain crochet stitch in old gold and blackNew England Homestead Hard Soap Slake three pounds of lime in a gallon of boiling water add six pounds of washing scda and three I gallons more of boiling water Let these stand until clear then draw off the lye and replace it with two gallons of water Boil the lye in an iron kettle with six pounds of clear grease and stir it almost constantly It must cook until it is cf the consistency of honey Try a little in a cup when you think it is done and use the water which is standing on the lime and soda as it may be needed to make the soap tho right thickness Pour it oil clear and put in only a portion at a time Finally stir in a tea cup of salt and pour the soap into a wet tub You may if you choose substitute a couple of pounds of crude potash for an equal weight of soda When solid cut the soap into bars and spread it out to dry It should harden slowly if dried tea fast it will crack Soap is better for being kept some time For economy sake it I should never be used fresh How Rice is Cooked in JapallA recent traveller in Japan says They do know how to conk rice here though and for the benefit of grocers and consumers in the United States I investigated the matter Only just enough cold water is poured on Jo prevent the rico from buruidg to the pot which has a closefitting cover and is set on a moderate fire The rico is eteamed rather than boiled until it is nearly done then the cover of the pot is taken ofl the surplus steam and moisture are allowed to escape and the rice turns out a mass of snowwhite kernels each goparate from the other and as much superior to tho soggy mass we usually get in the United States 1 a fine mealy potato is to tho water 1 aoaked article I havn sen something some-thing approaching this in our Southern South-ern States but I do not think oven there they do it as skilfully as it is done here and in the Northern States but very faw persona understand under-stand how to cook rico properly I Jin euro that if cocked as it is here the consumption of this wholesome and delicious cereal Kould largely increase in-crease in America I |
