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Show ryj OST mothers know wLat It is ly I nave a chile screaming ""I with toothache Tho next timo our eais aro so tortured tor-tured try putting a littlo baking soda in the cavity, if there is one. The mouth should first havo been rinsed with hot water Een simpler and almost al-most certain to give relief is hot witch hazel used to rinso the mouth. Repeat every littlo whilo until the pain Is gone. Fst RY" bread crumbs will clean nJ cretonne, chintz or any simi-Ecl simi-Ecl lai material when one fears that the colors will run. The crumbs may bo either tied in a pieco of strong muslin or used loosely, a large handful at a time Chair covers that aro not rcmocd may bo cleaned beautifully In this way r5t ERE is a clever way to perfumo S J handkerchiefs and underwear. uJJi Supply your washwoman with a good sized piece of orris root which she Ib to throw into tho water in which your linen is boiled. When it comes back to you It will bo delightfully perfumed. Slip your handkerchiefs between tho folds of a sachet filled with violet powder, as violet combines dellclously with oris. pal ON'T allow the sheets of sick S j person's bed to become wnn-&zL wnn-&zL kled. Don't jar the bed by leaning or sitting upon it Don't allow stalo lowers to remain in tho room Don't appear anxious. Peo-plo Peo-plo who are ill are "tery sensitive Don't rattlo papers Nothing gets on a patient's nerves moio quickly than this Don't shut out light when tho patient is able to tolerato It Mako tho sickroom tho most cheerful and best ventilated room In the house. Fresh air is imperative, but when cool there should be a fire in the room to tako off tho chill. raFs) T is an easy matter to find out mM w hcthor an eg is fresh or not mM without breaking tho shell. Place a caudlo In a dark room or cupboard and hold up tho egg between oneself and the light In a now-laid egg thero Is an air spaco at tho larger end. and, under examination examina-tion with the candle, this will appear as a dark shadow. After about a week the air spaco fills up, so that an egg of this age will appear to bo translucent all over. An egg in this Btato Is ccitainly good enough for use, although it cannot be described as new-laid. An egg which is old and beginning to go bad will show dark spots all over it jrcggl OOKS need not wait or worry E If tho oven is too hot, as put-ks-a ting a cup of cold water in the oven will do just as much good as keeping tho door open. In baking cakes it Is alwas best to keep a 'small dish of water in tho oven. When you uso tho gas oven open tho door wido for a minute after lighting light-ing tho burner. In this vay a great deal of moist air escapes and tho oveu heats far moro quickly. It Is even moro Important to remember to lca-e tho ocn door open after you ha-o taken tho food out This dries out tho oven and prevents rust from forming on tho sides Jf the oven top is Bwept off frequently you will find lhat your cakes and biscuits vill biown much more quickly. rpTj URIOUSLY enough when a wo-&3 wo-&3 man, from lack of means, is 831 forced to practice economy in dress, she, as a rulo, dresses far better than her financially moio foitunato sister. Tho latter spends what sho llkOB without giving much thought to tho matter and too often reflects tho taste of her dressmaker rather than her own individuality. On tho other hand tho woman whoso dress allowanco ia small flnds-it necessary. to put careful thought and individual- Bfl ism into the selection of each jarmnt 1 Dn She learns very quickly tho aluo of i WKM simple, good fabrics and becoming l HH colors, also she finds that sho must mmM discard the gai ish etceteras beloved j mm by so many women of means. It is an f WW established fact that the very bestjf' flM dressed women at all times practice HI an extravagant simplicity Women ot WJM wealth pay highly for perfect style. I Hfl Their less fortunate sisters attain tho WLM same result simplicity without tha HH extravagance If women take sim- J VI pllcity as their kejnoto they como far h MM nearer reaching saitorial perfection H than if they indulged in all tho gew- H gaws launched by Dame Fashion. Hi fjjF9 HERE are many lovely things if MB that can bo mado from hand- 1 P"5J kerchiefs if ono follors tho It cxamplo of ono clever girl. 1 Sho had four hemstitched and em- I broidered handkerchiefs given to her, I which sho considered too pretty for m oidlnary use. Tho idea occurred to 1 her to join them together with str'tj 1 of lace and edge the whole thing wi val edging. This sho did, leaving qj j opening in the square, where tho slde3 i-E of two handkerchiefs met, and sewmg J I lace on each side instead of joining ' them together with ono piece. Then ' I she threw the pretty thing about her 1 I shoulders, never even cutting a neck I line, and the cunnlngcst short negli- I gee was tho result A few libbons at j tho neck and under tho arms to hold j I tho jacket on made it prettier still I While she was making this negligee j I several other ideas for using handker- .fl chiefs came to her. That afternoon at I a handkerchief sale sho picked up ( j I three plain linen handkerchiefs with pB narrow pink borders her room was j iM "done" In pink and at tho next table j I a piece 0 fine torchon laco which I looked almost like cluny. A scarf for 1 II her dressing table was tho result III |