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grains of corrosive sublimate, and
fill the bottle with witch hazel. Wash
and dry well the hair, then twice a
day -night and morning apply the
solution to the scalp, either drop
ping it on the scalp with a five cent
medicino dropper, or applying with
a bit of soft cloth, rubbing it in well.
A cure may be effected with one bot
tle, but it may take more. Tho hair
must not be combed with a fine-tooth
comb, as this aggravates the disease.
Shampoo the hair once or twice a
month, with castilo soap and warm
water. Do not use tho egg sham
poo until the dandruff is cured.
For the faco bleach, here are two
formulas. The first is called Dr.
Shoemaker's bleach, and is made by
dissolving eight grains of bichloride
of mercury (corrosivo sublimate) in
coarse powder in two ounces of witch
hazel, the same of rose water and
one ounce of soft water. Mop the
faco with this.
The second is: One pint of fresh
rain water, one-fourth ounce corro
sive sublimate, one-half ounce of
saltpeter; perfume, and apply even
ly to the face, neck and arms and
let dry. It is well to begin with it
diluted one-half. The best bleach,
however, is good health, and nothing
will take out discoloration so well as
keeping the internal organs In a good
condition. Face bleaches are often
ineffective.
Extermination of Roaches
Answering our call for "roach"
remedies, these methods have been
sent in, which we gladly pass on,
with thanks to tho senders:
H. F., Minnesota, sends the fol
lowing: I have a tried recipe for
the destruction of roaches which I
know will,, not; fail, and is" not a
poison. Make a sifted powder of
the following ingredients and
sprinkle in every crevice where
roaches, are found: One pound of
powdered borax, half a pound of
plaster' of paris, one-fourth pound of
sugar, one-fourth pound of ground
cloves. Mix well by sifting.
G. F., New Jersey, says that fumi
gating with sulphur will exterminate
all house pests, roaches, as well as
others. This he tried to his satis
faction. For a dish closet, or other
closet, fumigate. This he says clears
out rats, mice, roaches, black ants,
bugs, and any house vermin.
Mrs. R. H. S., New York City; A.
H., Ohio; G. L. V., Missouri, and half
a dozen others recommend a proprie
tary powder, the name of which we
can not give here.
C. A. H., gives this method for
clearing the premises of ants: Bury
a glass tumbler to Its brim where
the ants insist on making a home;
tho ants will drop into the glass and
can not get out, as the inside is
wiped dry. They can then be dis
posed of.
R. W., New York, says: Dissolve
in one tablespoonful of water as
much tartar emetic as can be taken
up on a silver ten cent piece, annd
place it where the ants will have
access to it; replenish the water
when necessary. This is a' poison,
and Bhould be put out of reach of
little hands.
There should be persistent use
made of any of these destructives,,
during 'the season when the pests
are troublesome, as, a new genera
tion may be hatched out -after the
first one is' destroyed.
flour apd then a little whlto, alter
nately, until all is in the bowl.
Flavor rosewater is Jho orthodox
flavoring for sponge cake, but of
course, any liked may bo used. Last
ly, squeeze in the juice of a lemon,
beat quickly and put to bake. Sponge
is usually baked in sheets, takes
about twenty minutes, but if tho
wholo Is baked in a loaf, it will take
about forty minutes. I use ten eggs,
as they usually weigh one pound.
Mrs. M. (No address given.)
Old Fashioned Spongo Cake Take
five eggs and half a pound of loaf
sugar, sifted; break tho eggs over
the sugar and beat well together
with a silver fork for half an hour;
previously take the weight of two
and one-half eggs in their shells in
flour. After you havo beaten tho
eggs and sugar the required time,
grate in the yellow rind of one
lemon, or use the juico with tho rind,
as preferred, then stir in the flour a
little at a time, beating well until
perfectly blended; pour at once on
tin sheets, lined with buttered paper,
and bake at once in a' moderate
oven. Mrs. IS. a. M., Missouri.
Sponge Cake Equal parts of eggs
and sugar by weight; half tho weight
of tho eggs in sifted flour. To one
pound of eggs, use tho grated rind
and juice of one large, fresh lemon.
Beat the yolks and whites separate
ly, very stiffly, before adding flour to
both. Beat until perfectly smooth,
with up and down strokes, and bake
on sheets of tin immediately, in a
quick, but not too hot, oven.
"Lassie M.," St. Louis.
"Old Fashioned Salt Pickles"
Select large, thick green cucum
bers and scrub lightly with a small
vegetable brush; coVer them with
clear cold water, leaving a bit of the
stem on, and let stand until the next
day, then drain and examino care
fully, discarding all that are soft at
tho ends. Cover the bottom of a
wooden cask or large stone jar with
a thin layer of common coarse barrel
salt, pack the cucumbers on this in
layers and cover with a brine strong
enough to float an egg. Spread a
cloth over the top, tucking it in
closely around the edges, and on this
place a plate or board with a -light
weight on top, just heavy enough to
keep the pickles well under the
brine; then cover closely with a cloth
or lid. Look after thorn frequently
at first, afterwards only occasionally.
Wash off tho scum which will prob
ably como to tho surfaco, and re
move any soft pickles. In removing
tho cloth to wash them, take hold
of each corner and lift out gently so
that none of tho scum can get back
into tho cask. When ready to pro
pare tho pickles for tho table, wash
oft thoroughly, take out the desired
quantity, return tho cloth, board and
weight, and cover closely. The brine
must at all times cover tho pickles
In tho cask. Cover thoso taken out
with clear cold water and change it
often until they aro sufficiently
freshened, which can bo told only by
tasting. Boiling water may be used
to hasten tho freshening. Put the
freshened pickles in a granite ware
or porcelain-lined kettle and cover
with pure cider vinegar, diluted until
medium strength. Measure tho vin
egar, and to each gallon, add eight
red ponners and four thin rinds of
horseradish root. Heat tho pickles
slowly to boiling, then removo to a
stono jar, and by next day they will
bo ready for use. The same vinegar
may bo used a second time, if after
straining, sufficient fresh vinegar is
added to it to give it the desired
strength. Good Housekeeping. (Re
quested by H. R., Illinois.)
Some "Beauty". Recipes
A warm bath, a light lunch and a
clean mouth are good things to take;
they promote sleep, and promise a
"clean" tongue irl the morning. Tho
juice of a couple of oranges, half a
bread fruit, a cup of tea, with dry
toast, a sandwich and some light
summer beverage, cup hot bouillon,
crackers and milk, aro all good for
these lunches, according to whether
they "fit in" with tho comfort of the
stomach, or not.
A tablespoonful, more or less, of
olivo oil is also ono of the best of
"Hvor correctors," taken morning
and evening. This Is a food, as well
as a medicine, and if not taken to
excess, will not harm.
The best thing in the morning,
after a cold bath or sponging, Is a
cup of hot water with a little lemon
juice in it; it should precede the
breakfast by at least half an hour.
It is a comfort to the stomach and
sots tho dlgcstivo organs in order for
tho day's work. For anything but
tho abuslvo. cup of cold water, tho
stomach will bo grateful. If rnoro
is ncodedy to induco an appotlte, try
taking a short walk, Inhaling and
forcibly exhaling the air through tho
nostrils never through tho mouth.
Another valuable prescription Is to
cat just a little less than the healthy
appetite craves; a short fast will not
work harm, now and thon. ""
Little Things
Womon, as a rule, aTO caroless
about tho "hang" of thoir skirts, and
it is no unusual thing to sco ono
who Is well dressed In evory othor
particular, yet whoso dress skirt
"sags" out of all reason, and tho
bottom of whoso skirts aro unovon, to
real untidiness. It is not easy for
ono woman to even tho bottom of
her own skirt, and tho obliging
friend may not always bo at hand
to undertake the job; and again, if
undertaken, so many womon mako a
slip-shod Job of it. In every homo
there should be a mirror of sufficient
length to admit of tho wholo skirt
length being shown; a full length
mirror would bo much better. A mir
ror on tho dresser, which is wido, and
tips, Is bettor than nothing.
To prepare soap bark for use, pour
a quart of boiling water over tho
contents of a five-cent package of tho
bark, and steep gently for two hourf,
keeping tho heat of tho water so low
that it will not bo perceptibly re
duced, then strain tho liquid through
a cheese cloth, and placo in an
earthen-waro bowl. Tho material to
be sponged should bo well dusted and
brushed, and tho sponging should bo
givqn on both sides, then tho goods
Ironed entirely dry.
When cleaning windows, rub tho
panes with a cloth dipped in a paste
of whiting and ammonia, let dry,
then polish with a soft cloth. Just
wet tho whiting enough to mtflco into
a1 pasto that can be applied to tho
glass. This is good for mirrors also.
If ink is spilled on the carpet,
spread salt on it, let stay half an
hour, then sweep off; repeat, if onco
is not enough. Wine stains on table
linen should bo covered with salt im
mediately, and washed in borax or
soda water as soon as possible.
Requested Recipes
Mrs. -F. C. M. asks for a recipe
for old-fashioned sponge cake. Here
Is mine; it is perfection: Weight
of the eggs in sugar and half
the weight in flour. Separate the
yolks and whites of the eggs and, as
no baking powder is used, they must
be beaten very light.. After beating
the yolks and sugar until they froth,
and tho whites until they stand
alone, blend by putting in ft little
mmotomns
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