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Show &a the m flKITCrlENpi Oh! joy is like a magic cup: I lift it to the sky And still the more I offer up. The fuller joy have I. Charlotta Porter. REFRIGERATOR TALK. The care of foods in the ice chest Is one that is most important. Careless Care-less cleaning may f Prove disastrous yrjjv and even fatal to Vi 'w jj) members of the family. Food will fey??s3)gL. not keep lndefl- t 1ip??55i nately even on jJgfcjji-JiSlSjj ice nnd food even E3L slightly tainted which would not affect a normal person might be fatal fa-tal to a young child. Foods that should be kept moist may be rolled in damp linen nnd placed in the ice chest, this will keep them from drying out at the edges. All boiled water or spring water of any kind should be kept tightly corked to keep out impurities. Boiled water absorbs impurities more quickly quick-ly than the fresh. Porcelain-lined plates are convenient con-venient for use in the Ice chest as they are not easily injured and are sanitary. Keep plenty of waxed paper pa-per to cover food of different kinds as it is much more attractive when kept fresh. Sliced vegetables or fruits may be chilled and placed upon a sheet of waxed paper then laid directly on ice, The square porcelain-lined pans, two or three inches deep, make excellent ex-cellent receptacles for keeping raw or cooked meat ; they take up less room than the round plutes. These pans make excellent trays to hold custard cups or sherbet glasses that are set In the chest to cool. The ice box should be thoroughly gone over once a week and two or three times a week carefully looked over to see that all foods are being used in proper time. The box should be aired and the drain pipe carefully flushed out as particles in the ice often of-ten stop the drain, making serious trouble. A strong solution of hot soda and water should be used to clean the dwtin. Small brushes made for the purpose of keeping the drain clean, are most useful, although a swab may be made that will answer every purpose. It is vastly more Important that the Inside of the ice box should shine with good care than that the outside be attractive. This I learned from the ahadow of a tree That to and fro did sway upon a wall Our shadow-selves, our Influence, may fall ., . j Where we can never be. ' -'.V.'!"V r.i. . Anna. E. Hamilton. THINGS THAT HELP. When washing windows add a few drops of kerosene to the water and with little rubbing the E " "aW5 windows will shine. A JkTSt little bluing is another kYsT. improver. i An ordinary dish liiop sy J Is a useful cleaner, Caching to spots not ac-"VA ac-"VA cessible with an ordinary ordi-nary dust mop. To clean spiral springs they are especially helpful, help-ful, as they may be twisted Into the springs, cleaning out nil dust. Dip 01 moisten in kerosene before using. A clever woman who has had several sev-eral falls In n dark hall has painted the first step while; this can he used for the cellar stairs also. Keeping the porch and cellar steps scrubbed and clean will save the skirts, as much soil comes trailing over damp, dusty stairs or steps. Stains on white goods of various kinds, whether from dye or Ink, may be removed by soaking In buiteriuilk several days. Strong coffee will make better Ink It added to the bottle of thickened ink, Instead of water. Dampen the brush of the carpet sweeper before using. Remove nil llnf and hairs and rub well with kerosene; dry In the nlr, and It will make the carpet much brighter with Utile scattering scat-tering of dust. It Is a problem to keep food hot when using gas. A good-sized piece of sheetlron placed on one of the burners burn-ers and extending over the shelf will hold plates and dishes to be kepi warm. Tho little simmering burner will give sufficient hent, nnd some dbsh may be cooking on It at the same t'xie. The dish rlrniner which has a vase-shaped vase-shaped centerpiece and holds the small silver, and around which the plate? may be placed for scalding. Is a splendid splen-did labor saver. The dishes may b washed and scolded and placed on thf table In the drainer, then when readj to wipe they will be found to be needing need-ing little attention, as they will drain dry. A pan of hot suds, n dish mop. and, presto I the dishes are washed; then while the bakint: pans and kettles f,re oelni: done Ihe dishes are draining. Rice, macaroni, barley, spaghetti, and other pastes may be cooked in salted water and adder to pnupn. Croutons of bread are small cubey well buttered and browned, served with the soup. A broken egg will. If placed In cup and covered with a wet cloth. thn with paper, keep fresh for some tlmei |