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Show AROUND THE HOUSE GENERAL MATTERS OF INTEREST IN THE HOME. f. Arabian System of Making Coffee Has t. Much to Commend It Good r Cement for Mending of Broken China. Arnblnn Coffee The Arabian plan of making coffee Is to boll tbo grounds . r"" one menl for about an hour and n. n hnlf, to strain It, nnd to use the i l'qllld ,mrt uolllll ot next dav. Dy "T?L this method, the small amount or nour-w nour-w Ishmcnt which coffee contains Is extracted ex-tracted and the flavor of the coffee Is Improved. Papor Hags Never store food for any length of time In paper bags. The paper of such bags Is manufactured from coarso nnd dirty rags, which are, however, to somo extent cleansed and sterilized during manufacture, but the paste with which the bags are stuck Is of tho coarseBt description, and the manufacture of tho bags is not always carried on amid tho most sanitary sani-tary conditions. Good tins or earthenware earthen-ware or glass Jars with well-fitting lids answer tho purpose best. Uroken China An excellent cement for broken china can bo mndo by mixing mix-ing lime to n pnsto with tho whlto of nn egg. A little should bo smenred on the broken edges, which should bo pressed tightly together, and kept In position by tying with tnpo or by straps of Btanip edging. Tho great secret se-cret In mending any fracture, no matter mat-ter whether china with cement or wood with glue, Is to use as little as possible of tho adhesive substance, nnd to press tho broken edges verv firmly together. d , Color Stains Often a garment has becomo stained by n color which has run out of nnothcr when many garments gar-ments wore nil washed together or - when a moist garment has been worn over nnother nnd Imparted its color. Tho garment should bo covered at once with plenty of clear cold water nnd left for 12 hours, then hung out to dry. Ilemove Glass Stopper Wind a soft stout string around tho neck of the lwttlo twice nnd whllo somo one holds it draw tho string back nnd forth at great speed. This friction heats and expands tho neck so that the stopper is easily removed. Draw Curtains A satisfactory substitute sub-stitute for a brass rod Is a pleco of narrow band olnstic drawn through nnd sowed securely nt each end and catching In a loop of narrow tape. Tho length of tho elastic should bo about ' . two lnc,ics 'ess than the width of the ' - windows and tho loops caught over a hook, nail or screw at oach side of tho casement. This will keep tho top edge of tho curtnln In a straight line. Toothbrushes A toothbrush, llko shoes, will wear much longer if it Is alternated with another toothbrush and thus is wot only every other day. Every toothbrush should either stand up or hung up, thus allowing all mois-turo mois-turo to dry off quickly, -v. Wicker Wnre Stnlns on willow or wicker furniture mny be . readily washed off with hot water nnd soap, nnd when thoroughly dried In tho sun tho cleansed parts, if shellacked, will look just llko tho rest of the chair, table or settee. This treatment Is only for tho pieces that have a natural finish. |