OCTOBER 11, l(f7
11
The Commoner.
nothing is better than poroxydo of
hydrogen and finely powdered pum
ice stone, used by dipping a bit of
cotton in the mixture and applying
it to the teeth with a soft wood stick,
gently rubbing tho discolored por
tions, about once in ten days. The
druggist will give the proper mix
ture. The tartaric deposit should bo
removed by a good dentist.
A lotion valuable for the diseased
gums is made by adding six ounces
of milk of magnesia to two ounces
of lime water and one ounce each
of myrrh and balsam of Peru. Den
trifices should be selected with a
great deal of caution, if used at all.
The mouth should be washed out
every time after eating, with tepid
water in which a few drops of lister
ine are poured.
An Excellent Lip Salve
This salve is easily ' made, . inex
pensive and effective: Four ounces
of almond oil, one ounce cf sperma
ceti, half an ounce of white wax, one
dram of lanolin, and one dram of
pure syrup made by melting rock
candy in a little water. Keep in
small porcelain boxes or jars. Apply
a little to the lips immediately be
fore and after going out into the
cold. One or two grains of carmine
may be 'added, to give a little color
to the salve.
are recommended. Woolons should
not bo rubbed, except gently with
the hands, or put through a good
washing machine that "swashes" tho
clothes around. All badly soiled
places should have a thread run
around them as a marker boforo wet
ting, and given more attention than
the rest of the article. Many good
laundresses recommend putting tho
articles in tho borax-soap-suds and
leaving Ho over night, while others
advise letting He but a few minutes,
to be followed by immediate wash
ing, rinsing and drying. Flannels
should not bo allowed to freeze.
After rinsing, shake, stretch, snap
and pull them into shape to remove
all creases made by the wringer.
Blankets may bo hung up by tho
edges, without wringing, and allowed
to dry by dripping. Woolens should
be washed by themselves, and tho
colored ones should not be washed
or rinsed in tho same water used for
cottons, as they gather all lint left
in the water, as well as leave a lit
tle of thejlr own. White flannels and
blankets should have a little good
bluing in the rinse.
Cold Weather Laundering
During cold weather, laundering
is very different from the same work
in the hot months, as woolens, mixed
goods, imitation woolens and fleecy
cotton goods require very different
conditions from the lighter fabrics
of the summer. The hardest goods
to clean satisfactorily are the cot
tons which fade and the woolens
which shrink, harden and come out
of the wash yellow and "gummy'
Flannels or winter cottons should
never have soap used on them; they
should always be washed in suds
made by dissolving In hot water suffi
cient soaps that are free from too
much alkali or rosin; in the case of
the free alkali, the goods will soften
and become yellow, and with rosin,
they will become hard, gummy and
wiry. Powdered borax, one or two
tablespoonfuls to a half tubful of
water, should be used. All the wa
ters used, suds or rinse water, should
be of the same temperature, whether
hot, warm, or cold water is used,
x-ach of these temperatures have
their advocate. The soap a good,
white soap should be dissolved in
hot water before adding to the wash
water. Several of the soap powders
vory hard to break, but the evil ef
fects of its indulgence aro po many
and so serious that wo should not
surrondor to tho temporary comfort
or tne position. Tho use of a. foot
stool would holp to ovorcorao tho inclination.
For Polishing Silver
Cyanide of potassium, In propor
tion of one ounce to a quart of soft
water, Is said to be a perfect clean
spr for badly oxidized silver. Pre
pare a sufficient quantity of tho so
lution to cover tho artlclo; examine
overy fow minutes, but return to
the bath until clean, when it must
bo immediately rubbed dry with a
soft woolen cloth to prevent streak
ing, and polished vigorously with a
clean chamois skin. Tho prepara
tion will not hurt tho hands, but is
poison, which should not bo care
lessly kept.
A satisfactory polish for sliver is
one quart of rain-water, two ounces
of ammonia, and threo ounces pre
pared chalk. Put into a bottfc'ahd
keep well corked, shaking boforo
using, , -
SUvor-plated ware should rnot bo
clcanqd with soap, as this gives it a
leaden color. For tarnished silver,
wot & little Spanish whiting with
ammonia and rub carefully; after-''
wards polish with flno whiting,-'''
If tho plato be much tarnished,
mix as nvich hartshorn powder as
will, be required into w thick pas to
lightly over the plate with a piece of
soft cloth, -and leave it to dry on.
When perfectly dry, brush it olf care
fully with a clean, soft :late- brush,
and polish with n dry chamois skin.
Silversmiths polish , with special
apparatuses, and thus, glvo a polish
which can not be Imitated by tho
homo processes. If silver wnro has
once b ceo mo oa .y tarnished, it
Would be best to put It Into tho
hands of professiouals for cleaning.
TRANSFORMATIONS '
Curious Results When Coffee Drink
, . ing is Abandoned
It is almost as hard for an old cof
fee toper to quit the use of coffee as
it" is for a whiskey or tobacco fiend
to break off, except that the coffee
user can quit coffee and take up Pos
tum without any feeling of a loss
of the morning beverage, for when
Pbstum is well boiled and -served
with cream, it is really better in point
of flavor than most of the coffee
served nowadays, and to the taste of
the connoisseur it is like the flavor
of 'fine, mild Java.
A great transformation takes place
in the body within "ten days-or twn
--weeks "after coffee h left oft .and Pqs-r
tumused, for the1 reason Tliat :the.
poison to tho nerves fcaffeine has
been '-discontinued im'fliil its. place
is taken" a 'liquid 'food' that contains
the most powerful elements of nour
ishment. . -it -tfseasy :to Unakp v'ihis .-test .And
pfoyb ftheseitateraeritp ?by -changing
from -coffee to -Tostum. Read 'The
Road' to W6llville,"'hi.pkgs. "There's
Reason." --.?. . -.- . .
Home Helps
To mend a broken grindstone,
thoroughly wet the stone and the
piece; make a thin pasto of pure
Portland cement, and apply to the
broken surfaces just enough to make
them stick together. Place them
firmly together and cover with a sack
or heavy cloth, keeping It damp for
twenty-four .hours, when it will be
ready for use.
To mend granite 'ware, fuse to
gether equal parts of sulphur and
black lead, and melt a portion of
this into the hole with a hot iron, as
in soldering..
To clean enameled ware which has
been burned, or enameled jugs which
have become discolored, fill the ves
sel with cold water, add a small piece
of chloride of lime and set in a cool
place on the back of the range where
it will not boil, and leave for several
hours. As the water gradually heats
the discoloration will disappear, and
the burnt place will clear, leaving it
white and smooth, as before the
damage.
To remove the lime deposit which
crusts the inside of copper kettles,
set the kettle, empty, over a clear
fire for a few minutes. The deposit
will crack and peel off, and can read
ily be removed. Do not let the ket
tle burn, but remove from the fire
as soon as the deposit begins to fall
away.
Dressing combs should not be
washed, as water often causes the
teeth to split, and roughens them,
if made of horn, or tortoise shell.
Brush them well with a small, stiff
brush, removing the lint that lodges
between the teeth by combing tightly-stretched
threads with tho comb,
as you would hair. By frequent car
ing for the toilet articles, they are
kept clean with a very little tronble.
If the door hinges creak, oil the
hinges with a feather dipped in oil
and applied to the joining of the
hinges. Black lead is also good. If
I the 'door "hangs," it is a jnatter t,l
economy to have a'darpenter.'easel.
it at once.
An -Injurious Habit
The habit of sitting with one lee
swung over the-Joiee of the other-
is very of ten. tin cause of .headaches,
-C01Q ipe,k? TUiT.Uliat5. VtiUJH, IXlUCltS, XLfJlU
otfren disorders' resulting rojn.arrest
ed circulation of the Jloon Under
Hie knee, -where the pressure ;of such
a position is the greatest, there aire
many large veins, arteries and nerves
and the pressure crowds all these .to
gether, flattening and cIoaingthem
.and lhus interferes seriously, .with
the work they are -intended to .do.
Thia habit is common to both men
Paris Fashions for Readers of
The Commoner
No. 20C7 Ladles' Tucked Kton Jack
et, with Long or Three-quarter Length
Sleeves. TIiIh model In suitable for
lady's cjoth, or tailor-suiting, and Ih
pno of thu smartest ami most becom
ing designs nhowri this season. Six
sizes 32 to 42 Inches, bUHt measure.
No. 20C8 Misses' NJno fiorod Skirt,
with un Inverted Box-Plait at Centre
Back Seam and Side-Plaits below Hip
at the other Scams. This model hangs
In graceful folds around tho feet, and
litis tho advantage of looking well
made In any material. Threo sizes
13 to 17 years.
No. 2050 Child's Onc-PIcco Dress,
with Round Yoke. This little garment
is up, simple and easy to make that it
invites attempt, Thq skirt and sloeves
are mudo in ono. It may bo developed
in chains, albatross or cashmere, and
trimmed with lace. Four sizes 1 to
7 years.
No. 20G5 Ladles' Kimono Dressing
Sack. Mudo up In flowered challis,
lined with roso colored silk, this little
jacket is easily slipped on, and is
dainty enough to wear down to break
fast. It would develop well In plain
colored flannel with a flowered border.
Seven sizes 32 to 44 inches, bust
measure.
No. 2079 Ladles' Yoko Shirt Waist,
with Long or Three-quarter Length
Sleeves. This pretty model is capable
of many variations, and In two toned
jasper taffetas combined with Inser
tions of Cluny laco it would bo ex
quisite. Six sizes 32 to 42 Inches
bust measure.
No. 2089 Ladies' Nineteen Gored
Ripple Skirt, with an Inverted Box
Plait at Centre-Front and Back. This
model Is especially desirable for the
woman who desires a slender appcar
anco around the hips. It is appro
priate made up in tailor suiting or
tweed. Eight sizes 22 to 3G inches,
waist measure.
No. 2062 ChJld'B Dress, with Gulinpe.
Made up in light blue French flannel,
and tho scalloped edges of tho round
neck and wide arm holes are em
broidered by hand in white wash silk.
Tho guimpc is of flno white embroid
ered batiste. Four sizes 3 to 9 years.
No. 2087 Ladies' Jumper Dress, with
Princess Front Panel. This modish
xroelc of silver-gray tussor nas all tile
latest requirements that dame fashion
demands. IThn princess panol. and
wido mandarin, sleeves make it very
becoming to all figures. 8ix sizes 32
J to 42 inches, bust measure.
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