Show DOMESTIC SCIENCE snows were melting down the vale and earth unlaced her icy mail and march his stormy trumpet blew and tender green came peeping through even in so simple a matter as the boiling of a potato authorities differ some say that the water must be boiling in order to burst the starch granules others that cold water especially if the potatoes are old gives a more mealy result moo miss parloa splits the gordion knot by declaring that the result by either process is the same but that the boiling water has the preference in that the time re quiren for the cooking can then be estimated to the moment this obviates the necessity of constant watching and trying tin sin boiling water thirty minutes suffices for a potato of moderate size when the potatoes are put in reduce the heat beat so that they may not boll boil so rapidly as to break when done pour oft off all the water and if they are to C be washed do so immediately they it chev require to be hot set in a basin water or on the back of the range and cover with a coarse towel which allows the moisture to pass through it left closely cov covered cred they will be heavy dark and strong flavored A plain awn square centre piece of linen for every everyday aay use on the polished lunch eon table may be made effective by having g the la undress mark an eighteen inch square in its centre and then passing this fold through a very narrow fluting lo 10 g machine place diamond wise on the table A lamp wick should never be allowed to crowd the tube it tight pull out two or three threads lengthwise in buying rice south carolina is considered best I 1 it I 1 the rice is to be used as a vegetable the grains should be whole but if for soup or puddings the broken grains answer quite as well and are less expensive A frequent complaint among housekeepers is that while using the same feci recipes ea for gingerbread and molasses booties cooties cookies that they have always used the result in late years is not satisfactory the reason may be attributed to the molasses the old porto rico molasses with the distinctive add acid taste is now almost entirely superseded by the new Orleans which is more nearly like syrup in the old method of manufacturing the kaching lee ching process was so long as to product produce fermentation and acidify but the shorter methods of today preclude that chemical change in order to produce the same results when using new orleans molasses with bicarbonate of soda enough add acid must be added to the molasses to neutralize the alkali of the soda lin in making the ordinary tin of gin letb ger read bread or 4 batch teh of coo cookies es one tablespoonful tablespoon lul of vinegar or one tea spoonful of lemon aice juice should be added to the molasses with the usual spring exodus to europe in prospect the quantity and dispo dipo of baggage becomes a question of absorbing interest suggestions offered to those intending to take one of the cooks tours is that baggage ba 9 gage should con of one steamer trunk and a hand bag each marked with the owners name in full trunks intended for staterooms state rooms should not exceed twelve inches in height two feet in width and three leet feet in length in all cases of transference each article of 0 baggage must be identified by the owner especially on entering and leaving hotels and railway stations and whenever baggage is subject to customs examination its owner must be present to answer for it for the atlantic voy age warm clothing is advisable which can be left with steamer chair rugs etc at port of arrival until the return for traveling on land medium weight underclothing is recommended for travel in the east a warm woolen dress good waterproof strong boots rubbers leggings and umbrella will be found necessary costly dresses and jewelry are generally best left at home A foreign scientific journal is ble for the statement that the raw juice of the poppy applied to the sting of bees or wasps is a speedy cure alleviating both thol the pain and inflammation if the poppy is obtainable atie remedy is certainly worth a trial it seems a lamentable thing that even to this day some nurses persist in div giving i ang their patients corn starch pudding removed from the fire as soon as thickened under the delusion that it is H light g fit goes down easily and is therefore digestible nothing could be more erroneous rone ous the thickening is no indication that the starch is cooked sufficient ly for it is not and as the gastric juices j have little effect on in the raw state stale the already weakened stomach is driven from incipient to active rebellion all starches should be well cooked corn starch requiring at least a half hour during which time they become thinner and in the case of arrowroot transparent the higher the temperature at which they can be cooked without burning the better and they should be kept covered during the process an appetizing potato salad that is very popular at a large school restaurant is made in quantity this way boil the potatoes with the skins on when cold slice in round slices sprinkle among them a little chopped onion and pour over a dressing dressi og made of salt pepper a half pint oi of olive oil and a pint of vinegar over the top sprinkle a little littie parsley cut fine in preparing fresh vegetables for the table the first point to be seen to is that they are perfectly crisp if they have lest this essential it may be returned to a great extent by soaking in cold water ice it possible the water in which they are cooked should be boiling and kept so all the time if the kettle is uncovered or hall covered the green color cf the vegetable will be retained retain id td cook only until done as too long cooking dari darkens cens renders soggy strong and indigestible fireproof fire proof proff lumber hardened by a process that defies combustion is one ol of the latest achievements of applied science esice the new commercial cable building buil dins on broad street new york city is believed to be the first building of any considerable size in which this wood is used the structure is more than twenty stories high and is expected to be so thoroughly fireproof that a fire started in any room will not be able to make headway beyond that department in appearance the wood resembles ordinary red birch except that it is a shade darker there is no perceptible increase in the weight of the lumber thus treated and its adaptability for receiving varnish or other finish is not affected its superior p brior hardness however renders the r replacing e PI acing of the cutting tools on planers and mol dine machines necessary a bout about four times as often as when using ord ordinary lumber it if this wood fulfills the promise expected every mother will lift up her voice in favor ot of its use in all the new school abuid ings at least A point to remember in bread baking is that well kneaded bread retains itt its moisture and keeps much longer practical and popular are the private millinery classes that are now improving the quiet days of lent to furnish forth their easter braveries bra veries A competent instructor is engaged ft a store of milliners milio ers needles silk cotton pins hat bat wire linia linings gs straw braid riaz bons bon flowers rs gauzes and sott soft muslin tov tor the sherred shirred garden hats hate are laid in anar the class begins its work in earnest while in some cases the class meets from house bouse to house the easier and more common way is to hold the meetings at the same house in order to obviate the shifting of the club properties these classes are the outgrowth of those started last year which proved si signally ally successful the woman who to is a at g all 11 clever with her needle can usually under efficient direction compass the family hats with infinite satisfaction to herself and with much less of a drain draia upon her purse bye baby 0 O will have no meaning to the new baby who iser is ex pecked to be hygienic in his methods and regular in his sleeping habits from the very start while there are for the frivolous babe who is to be allowed to rock and swing to his bis hearts content the bed most approved by sensible mothers stands standi decorously upon its is well turned legs aside from this con COB cession to hygiene the fin de siccle au socrat to crat the crib may be as elaborate and luxurious as circumstances permit the inette itself may be of brass arm iron painted in delicate colors or w white bentwood or wicker it may be d draped with silk and point despret de sprit lace or tho the dainty dotted swiss over a lining of pink or white or blue but when it comes to the furnishings of the little bed nothing is too good that shall tend to the health and perfect rest of its tiny occupant 1 the mattress should be made of the best hair the natu natural a 1 white hair that comes from south tm america erica and over it should be a sott soft protector of cheese cloth made with one thin sheet of wad ding the little sheets maybe may be made of cam brie bric or linen hem stitched at the too and hemmed at the bottom the covers calvers mf may be the soft role or CaH fonda blankets blanket the coverlet of wash after sift fir cotton a ito and the dainty pillow preferably of tine fine hair JIM with its case of maen cambric with this downy nest the baby of 97 can caa certainly make no complaint in raising an invalid head slip the hand baud under the upper pillow and lift gently but firmly in making tea allow a teaspoonful for each half pint of water white stains on furniture may be removed by rubbing with hot milk and turpentine or oil and turpentine that at least one housewife of the eighteenth century was frugally inclined Is evidenced by a curious sugar bowl so r on cm exhibition it is is a two handled little jar with a cover inscribed mth the following legend and date I 1 am but small for sugars dear of it be sure that you take care molly 1791 pelt it is astonishing says a well known teacher of swedish gymnastics how little people know about correct breath ift afar almost everyone uses the ab doto inal muscles too freely expanding the ibo lower part of the lungs at the expense of the upper in correct breath laurthe the che chest st should be lifted inhaling inhaling 99 the whole lungs are used with lifting of the body and head rj baw back a hollow chest is impossible s EMMA edma PADDOCK TELFORD |