Show OUR BASKE THE WEEK IN HISTORY monday 11 alexander hamilton born 1757 tuesday 12 john hancock born 1737 wednesday 13 first copy of london times printed 1785 thursday 14 peace treaty between U S and england 1784 friday 15 First locomotive in U S 1831 saturday lc 16 admiral rodney y captures spanish blimps 1870 sunday 17 benjamin Frnnk franklin lin born 1706 FACTS WORTH KNOWING ifa person takes poian oither either accidentally or intentionally often valuable moments are wasted in confusion in to fo decide what should be done there fore instead of giving a long list of particular antidotes for particular poisons wo we wish to give giro one or two general rules which are easily remembered and may inay be followed in all cases cased 3 1 send for a doctor immediately 2 in half a glass of water mix a teaspoonful of salt and an equal portion of ground mustard and give to the patient this will produce vomiting almost immediately and will get rid of the larger portion of the poison if the doctor lias has not arrived by this time give giro the patient the white of an egg which is a good antidote for most poisons HOMES A home is an institution that families maintain as a sort of headquarters for meals and lodging most alost families think a great deal of their home hoine and to prevent wearing it out use it no more than is absolutely ne ceBary we suppose there are both men and women who really enjoy living at home but these peculiar characters seeni seem never to meet before they establish a homo of their own and wa its dangerous for thorn to meet afterward WISE AND OTHERWISE if tho foot and mouth disease keeps spread g it might inight bo be well to put of beef ii in tile the museums as historical specimens the young man of today who wants a iress dress suit before lie ho lias has a bauk account is not going to gut very far on the road to financial success johnny poe foe the fanions famous princeton football star has gone to the front with tho the british forces ho he probably will find the war pretty tame compared with his gridiron battles KINKS add a sliced banana to tile tho white of ono one egg and beat until unta the banana will entirely entire y entirely dissolve and a delicious substance for whipped cream will result if now new cake puns pans aro are put on top of the stove until they leavo lave a bluish color budnot until they become burned cake will not stick to them thein during baking as it always does io a now new tin sweet potato croquettes croquet tes are made with 0 one ie beaten egg one tablespoonful tablespoons table ul cream a little salt beaten with cold boiled sweet potatoes shape in to balls dip in broken egg then in cru crumbs nibs fry to a golden brown HOUSEHOLD HINTS to loan clean collars on mens coti i sponge with ammonia water first then finish with alcohol alco liol when there is a tendency for rt a pitcher to drip try ever so little butter under the edge of 0 tho lip dampen a carpet a small portion at a time with a cloth wrung out in strongly salted water then rub dry with a clean luster duster this will revive rc the color wonderfully |