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Remove the sauco from tho Are and
add tho ogg mixture, putting in a
spoonful at a timo and stirring con
stantly; "when the whole ia well
blended return to the fire for two or
three minutes, stirring, but do not
allow to boil. If the sauce is too
thick when ready to servo, thin it
with meat stock. '
Drawn butter sauce is made of two
tablespoonfuls of flour, half a cup
ful of butter, one pint of boiling wa
ter and half a teaspoonful of salt.
Mix the flour and butter until light
and creamy, then gradually add the
boiling water, stirring constantly.
This should be made In a double
boiler. It should not be allowed to
boil, but kept at the boiling point,
stirring constantly until thick
enough, the salt added, removed, from
the fire, and served. A tablespoon
ful of lemon juice, or of chopped
parsley will add to its flavor. The
common practice of wetting the flour
and then stirring it into the boiling
water is sure to result in a lumpy
mass with the butter oftentimes
floating on top.
Timely Suggestions
In the cleaning up process; do not
forget that the cellar, or basement,
back yard, and all the house plumb
ing and drainage should be attended
to; damp basement floors, mold on
cellar walls, and leaky sewer or
drainage pipes mean infection, and
are a menace to health. All cracks
or dark corners, and other lodging
places for noxious Insects should be
cleaned with hot soap suds to which
has been1 added a little carbolic acid,
then dustpd with insect powder.
"Were it can be done, a good lime
whitewash is the best and least ex
pensive thing to use.
Disagreeable and dangerous odors
arising from cess pools, outhouses,
stabjes and yards in which stock is
k'ept, fjom heaps of decaying gar
baget rotting manures, and other
masses of decaying matter, may lead
to serious sickness, and a few dol
lars, and a few days' work will bo
less expensive than doctor and drug
wells, cisterns orsprings, care should
bo taken to see that no filth or offen
sive matter is allowed in tho vicin
ity of tho supply. This is too often
overlooked by the country dweller.
Where plumbing is used, as in the
city, or largo village, attention must
be given to pipes, traps and fixtures
with which too often the housewife
has but little acquaintance as to con
struction; but every woman should
know enough of such things to recog
nize the leakage of foul water and
gases, and to know when tho faucets,
traps and drains are in good repair,
and to report the same. If sewerage
terminates in a cess-pool, a ventilat
ing shaft should be run up several
feet above the roof. There is great
danger that the uncemented cess
pool may discharge its contents into
some water supply, by underground
communication.
CHANGE IN FOOD
Works Wonders in Health
Renovating
For washing doeskin gloves, any
of the white soaps are good, and the
water should be warm, but by no
means hot. Each glove Is to be well
rubbed with the soap, which should
be dissolved in warm water to the
consistency of thick Jelly, and rolled
into a sort of ball in the palm of the
hand; then rinse In fresh water until
all the suds are out by dipping up
and down, but squeezing as little as
possible. They must be rubbed until
soft when nearly dry.
For cleaning white gloves, a pure
white soap should be shaved until
the desired amount has been cut
from the bar, then placed over the
fire In a little soft water and heated
.gently until entirely melted, having
enough water so that, when dis
solved, the mixture will be of a jelly
like consistency. To use, put on one
glove and clean by rubbing with a
cloth moistened in the t soap jelly,
turning the cloth so as to use a clean
place as soon as one spot is soiled.
When clean," sponge gently with
fresh, clean warm water, rubbing
dry with a dry cloth, while still on
the hand. The soap contains but
little moisture, and the sponging to
bills. remove it should be done with as
Where water is brought in from little water as possible, and it leaves
the gloves soft and pliable and odor
less. Delicate velvets may b6 washed In
tepid soapsuds, but It must not be
rubbed. Gently press in the water
with the hands, and when the wa
ter is the least soiled, change; when
clean, rinse and dry quickly, either
in the sun or In the wind. Heat an
iron, turn it upside down, cover
with a wet cloth, and place the vel
vet on the cloth on the wrong side,
allowing the steam to raise the pile.
If a second person can assist, the
job will be a neater one, as one can
brush the pile up while the velvet is
being steamed by the other. The
work must be done rapidly, or it
will be a failure. Many failures in
renovating are caused by slow mo
tions and carelessness In handling.
Tan shoes should be wiped with a
damp cloth to remove spots, or
rubbed hard if much soiled, then
polished with a soft, dry flannel, and
they will not turn like they do if
polish Is used on them.
For tho Hair
Put three pints of water Into a
bottle, add to it one ounce each of
bergamot, flour of sulphur and sugar
of lead; shake well and let stand un
til thoroughly mixed before using.
When wanted, shake well each time,
and apply to the scalp with the finger
tips, rubbing well in, two or three
times a day. This is said to restore
foriPfl hair.
An old, tried preparation for the
hair, known as Dr. Wilson's hair ton
ic is made as follows: Three drachms
of tincture of cantharides, one ounce
of olive oil, one oUtfco of .rosemary,
six ounces of best bay rum, " For re
tarding the coming of ray hair, it is
recommended to add'to.tbis an ounce
of rock sulphur, broken to pieces, but
not powdered. Sulphur is claimed
to strengthen tho rodt of the hair and
enable it to secreto moro coloring
matter. Apply to tho scalp with tho
fingertips, rubbing well into tho roots
of the hair.
Women with dry hair should not
shampoo it oftoner than once in six
weeks. Oily hair may bo washed
sometimes as often as once a week
with benefit. Castile or tar soap may
be used, but must never bo rubbed
on the hair; use in form of suds only.
When dry and dead-looking, wash
once a month, using fairly warm
water with the yolk of a fresh egg
well beaten and added to it, rinsing
well to remove all trace of the egg.
Borax or soda must not bo used on
Ammonia tends
dry or lifeless hair,
to turn hair gray.
No amount of caro will do the hair ,
much good if disease of tho scalp is
allowed to remain. Dandruff is un
sightly, as well as disagreeable, and
often accompanied by intolerable
itching, fading and falling of tho
hair. To cure it, got of your drug
gist five grains of witch hazel and ton
grains of corrosive sublimate. Get
some one to part tho hair, applying
tho lotion to tho scalp with a medi
cine dropper, rubbing it well into tho
scalp, wherever tho scalp is affectod,
twice overy day for a month. This
is a poison, if taken Internally, and
should be protected from caroloss
hands. Then wash the hair with
castllo soap and warm water, and go
on applying tho lotion twice a week
for another month, or as long as no
cessary. Do not use the egg shampoo
until the dandruff is cured. It may
take several bottles to effect a euro.
It is worth knowing that a change
in food can cure dyspepsia. "I deem
it my duty to let you know how
Grape-Nuts food has cured me of in
digestion. "I had been troubled with it for
years, until last year my doctor
recommended Grape-Nuts food to be
used every morning. I followed in
structions and now I am entirely
well.
"The whole family like Grape
Nuts, we use four packages a week.
You are welcome to use this testi
monial as you see fit."
The reason this lady was helped by
the use" of Grape-Nuts food, is that it
is predigested by natural processes
and therefore does not tax the stom
ach as the food she had been using;
it also contains the elements required
for building up the nervous system.
If that part of the human body is in
perfect working order, there can be
no dyspepsia, for nervous energy
represents the steam that drives the
engine.
When the nervous system is run
down, the machinery of the body
work's badly. Grape-Nuts food can
be used by small children as well as
adults. It is perfectly cooked and
ready for instant use.
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